HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/23/2005 - Special Minutes City CouncilCITY OF COLLEGE. STATION
Mayor Council. Members
Ron Silvia Ben White
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
John Happ Susan Lancaster
Interim City Manager Chris Scotti.
Glenn Brown Nancy Berry
Minutes
College Station City Council
Special Meeting
Tuesday, August, 23, 2005 at 4:00 pm
City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Mayor Silvia, Mayor Pro Tem Happ Council members
White, Gay, Lancaster, Scotti, Berry
STAFF PRESENT: Interim City Manager Brown, City Attorney Cargill Jr., City Secretary
Hooks, Assistant City Secretary Casares
Mayor Silvia called the special meeting to order at 4:02 p.m.
Special Meetint Agenda Item No. 1 -- Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the FY
2005-2006 Proposed Budget.
Director of Human Resources Julie O'Connell presented an overview of the Pay Play Policy. She
described the components of the Pay Plan, highlighted the 2005 salary survey and pointed out the
findings of the survey. The findings of the survey noted below:
• Police actual salaries 8.2% below market
• Fire actual salaries 9.6% below
• Non-public safety actual salaries 1.2%below market
Ms. O'Connell made the following recommendations:
• Fund skills plan, performance/competency pay
• Fund 2% market adjustment for non-public safety, April 2006
• Fund 3% market adjustment for public safety, April 2006
• Cost - $1,344,263 (City-wide fiscal year cost)
Mr. Kersten described the General Fund regarding Revenue Assumptions, Current Services,
Service Level Adjustments and Impact on Forecast. He also pointed out important budget items
in the General Fund, Police and Fire Departments, and Public Works Department.
Mayor opened the meeting for public comments.
The following citizens addressed the City Council.
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Larry Ringer, St. Andrews Drive addressed the City Council on the need to expand the City
Library and additional funds for a children librarian in the amount of $43,000.
David Hart, 1306 Bayou Woods, addressed outside agency fund request.
Special Meeting A2enda Item No. 2 — Presentation, discussion and possible action to call
public hearings, if needed, on an ad valorem tax rate for fiscal year 2005-2006.
Mr. Kersten noted that the current tax rate is 46.40 cents, the effective tax rate is 43.94 cents per
$100 valuation, and the rollback rate is 46.33 cents per $100 valuation.
Council member Berry directed staff to proceed with the effective tax rate of 43.94 cents to
provide flexibility for monies in the General Fund.
Council member Lancaster moved to hold two public hearings on September 8th and 13th, 2005 at
7:00 p.m., with posting of 46.32 ad valorem tax rate per $100 per evaluation. Included in the
motion was the publication of an ad to explain the tax rate to the citizens of College Station.
Council member Scotti seconded the motion, which carried by a vote of 5-2.
FOR: Silvia, Lancaster, Scotti, Happ, White
AGAINST: Gay, Berry
Council changed the meeting schedule from September 22, 2005 to September 21, 2005 to
accommodate Councilmembers' absences.
Regular A2enda Item No. 3 — Adjourn.
Hearing no objections, the meeting adjourned at 6:33 p.m. Tuesday, August 23, 2005.
APPROVED:
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City Secretary Connie Hooks
CITY of COLLEGESTATION
Mayor Council. Members
Ron Silvia Ben White
Mayor Pro Tempore Ron Gay
John Happ Susan Lancaster
Interim City Manager Chris Scotti.
Glenn Brown Nancy Berry
College Station City Council
Special Meeting
Sign In Sheet
Tuesday, August 23, 2005 at 4:00 p.m.
City Hall Council Chambers, 1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas
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