CITY OF  KEMPNER  KEMPNER EST1907  REGULAR MEETING AGENDA TUESDAY, August 22, 2023, AT 6:00 PM Notice is hereby given:  THE CITY COUNCIL WILL CONVENE IN A REGULAR MEETING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 12288 E. Hwy 190 Kempner, Texas 76539. 1. CALLTO ORDEL.NVOCATON-AND PIEDGESTOFIAGS  2. NON-ACTION ITEMS  Citizen Comments: Any person with business before the Council not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Council. No formal action can be taken on these items at this meeting. This is an opportunity for members of the public to suggest the addition of topics fort the discussion or to address topics of interest, with the presentation limited tot three (3) minutes. All: speakers will conduct themselves in an orderly and lawful manner. No profane or threatening language willl be tolerated. All: speakers will be recognized prior to speaking and will announce their name for the  minutes' purpose. Reports  CityManager/ Police Report- Presented by the City Manager or designee. Mayor's Report - Presented by the Mayor or designee. Fire Chiefs Report- Presented by the Chief or designee.  3. CONSENT AGENDA  (AIl items ont the Consent agenda are considered routine andi may be approved byas single motion. Thei items listed below needr noth bea approved independently, however any oft thei items mayl ber removed and consideredi in ani independent motion A. Approval of meeting minutes from the meeting held on. July 25, 2023.  upon request ofa anyr member of the City Council) B. Approval of Financials fort the month of July 2023.  4. Action Items  The Council will discuss, and MAY take action on the following: A. Approval and adoption of updated policy changes in Title 9 1. Chapter 1. Prohibited Technologies Security Policy  1/Page  REGULAR CALLED MEETING    B. Consider formal offer to purchase city owned land consisting of .15 acres of land that isa approximately 55.75' by 117.00' situated north of FM: 2313 and between the 1.96 acres owned by Mickan Family Limited recorded as Tract 3 of abstract 132, and the .33 acres owned by Brenda Caraway recorded as Parcel ID 4613 in the Lampasas County Central Council to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal ofa a public officer or employee; To wit: Chief of Police/City Manager D. Council to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; To wit: Court Clerk/Assistant City  Appraisal District map. Heriberto Rodriguez.  Secretary Rebecca Ramos.  5. WORKSHOP  Budget Discussion 6. NON-ACTION ITEMS A. Staff Comments B. Mayor/Council Comments  Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting - Tuesday, September 12, 2023, with public  hearing on proposed FY23-24 tax rate.  7. ADJOURNMENT  All items on the agenda are for discussion and/or action. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive. session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about. Security Devices,) and 551.086 (Economic The City of Kempner is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodations and equal access to communications will be provided to those who provide notice tot the City Secretary at (512)932-2180 at least 48 hours in advance. Agenda Posted by Friday, August 18, 2023, on or before 5:00 pm. Posted by: Hayleigh Talasek, City Secretary  Development).  2/Page  REGULAR CALLED MEETING    CITYOF  CITY OF  KEMPNER  KEMPNER, EST 1991  REGULAR MEETING MINUTES August - 22, 2023 Notice is hereby given:  THE CITY COUNCIL CONVENED IN A REGULAR CALLED MEETING IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, LOCATED AT 12288 E. Hwy 190 Kempner, Texas 76539. 1. CALLTO ORDER.INVOCATION. AND PLEDGESTOI FLAGS  The quorum consisted of David Richardson (Place 1), Tom Combs (Place 2), Rob Green (Place 3),  Dan long (Place 4), Debbie Hernandez (Place 5), and Mayor Wilkerson  2. NON-ACTION ITEMS  Citizen Comments. Any person with business before the Council not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Council. No formal action can be taken on these items at this  meeting. Reports  City! Manager/Police Report- Presented by City Manager/Police chief- See Attached Fire Chiefs report- Presented by Chief Connie Green- See Attached Mayor's Report- Presented by Mayor Wilkerson- Mayor Wilkerson stated that at the last meeting Tom Combs (Place. 2) recommended Officer Walker be rewarded with a paid day offi in regards to a letter rreceived from a citizen. Officer Walker was awarded such, and Chief Rodriguez's file contains a copy reflecting his involvement. He also informed the council to be mindful of the fact that they have much to accomplish  tonight.  3.  CONSENT AGENDA  (All items ont the Consent agenda are considered routine andr may! bea approved byas single motion. Thei items listed below need not bez approvedi independently, however any oft thei items may! ber removed and consideredi in: ani independent motion A. Approvalofmeeting: minutest from ther meeting held on July 25, 2023.  upon request ofa anyr member oft the City Council)  B. Approvalof Financials fort the monthof] July 2023.  Rob Green (Place 3) made the following motion: To approve the consent agenda.  1Page  REGULAR CALLED MEETING    Second by: Dan Long (Place 4) Motion passed by all present.  4. Action! Items  The Council will discuss, and MAY1 take action on the following: A. Approval and adoption of updated policy changes in Title 9 1. Chapter 1. Prohibited Technologies Security Policy  Mayor Wilkerson stated the reason we are adopting this policy is because state law Rob Green (Place 3) made the following motion: To approve and adopt Title 9, Chapter  requires us to.  1.Prohibited Technologies Security Policy. Second by: Debbie Hernandez (Place! 5) Motion passed by all present. session item. None opposed. Entered executive session. Time in: 6:05 PM Secretary Rebecca Ramos.  Mayor Wilkerson asked the council to move Item D on the agenda to the first executive  Time Out:6:17 PM  B. Council to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; To wit: Court Clerk/Assistant City Tom Combs (Place 2) made thei following motion: To proceed with the hiring of Rebecca  Ramos as the Court Clerk/ Assistant City Secretary. Second by: David Richardson (Place 1) Motion passed by all present. Clerk/ Assistant City Secretary Time In: 6:20PM  Mayor Wilkerson administered the oath of office to Rebecca Ramos as Municipal Court Entered executive session to discuss the remaining action items on the agenda. Consider formal offer to purchase city owned land consisting of .15 acres of land that isa approximately 55.75' by 117.00' situated north of FM: 2313 and between the 1.96 acres owned by Mickan Family Limited recorded as Tract 3 of abstract 132, and the. .33 acres owned by Brenda Caraway recorded as Parcel ID 4613 in the Lampasas County Central Rob Green (Place 3) made thei following motion: Toaccept the formal offer by Mr. Mikan.  Time out: 6:42PM  Appraisal District map. Second by: Tom Combs (Place 2) Motion passed by all present  D. Council to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee; To wit: Chief of Police/City Manager  Heriberto Rodriguez.  2Page  REGULAR CALLED MEETING    Tom Combs (Place 2) made the following motion: To table 4C. remain as pending business for the following council meeting.  Second by: Rob Green (Place 3)  Motion Passed by all present. This motion was not brought back up byt the council and will  5. WORKSHOP  Budget Discussion - The council discussed many different options for personnel. Tom Combs (Place. 2) and Rob Green (Place 3) came up with different options while Mayor Wilkerson computed the options and how they would affect the tax rate. The council took a break at 8:35 PM and reconvened at 8:43 pm. The council decided unanimously to: have an independent City Manager at 30 hours a week.  Keep the court clerk and city secretary at. 30 hours a week with a. 3% cost of living Have the Police Chief position at. 30 hours a week at a modified rate that meets Fair Keep the one officer at 40 hours a week with a raise from. $20 to. $24 per hour. Added a line itemj for Admin Vehicle Gas and Oil with a budget amount of $2500. Changed the line-item Bookkeeping Fees from $2000 to. $2400, and Changed the New Police Vehicle line item from $65000 to. $0. The council unanimously gave guidance to the City Manager and Mayor to proceed with the budget proposal with the recommended changes cataloged above.  adjustment (COLA). Labor. Standards Act requirements.  6. NON-ACTION ITEMS A. Staff Comments-  B. Mayor/Council Comments- Tom Combs (Place 2) thanked the council for the dialogue andj for voicing their differing opinions. Mayor Wilkerson reiterated the thank you and he added a thank you to the council for caring and that he advocates for every council - Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting - Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 6PM, where the  member to have a voice.  Council will conduct a public hearing oni the proposed tax rate.  7. ADJOURNMENT  Tom Combs (Place 2) made the following motion: To adjourn.  Second by: David Richardson (Place 1) Motion passed by all present.  APPROVED: John 3IPage  ATTEST: Hayleigh  R  AE  REGULAR CALLED MEETING    CITYOR  KEMPNER/ ST. 1991 August 2023  CITY MANAGER/ CHIEF OF POLICE REPORT  City Management:  Grant updates: (list the status of any grants pertaining to city affairs, steps taken to move them forward, and any that Updates on Employees: Tracey Martin and Officer Aspen Walker have had Commendations placed in their file due to Updates on Financials: We made contact with the auditor today. He advised us he would be finished by  have come in)  work above and beyond, their normal duties. approximately September 8, 2023.  We are still waiting for the approximate cost for him to do start 22-23 fiscal year. tower. This company cut the line rendering land lines and internet useless.  Tower, City hall was down for a day, due to a company hired by bright speed to prep the fiber line for ueing poured today and takes approximately 45 days to cure. The city can start looking into  city hall and the  oke with Nathan Stone who advised me as of today we are approximately 8 weeks to completion. Concrete  was  ready for when thei tower goes live for us. Trunk or Treat will be on Halloween this year at City Hall  Voip equipment to be  National Night Out will be done with all agencies ini the County, at HEB in Lampasas.  Police Department:  Approximately 54 Traffic Stops were made in the month of July  31.  HA    Kempner Volunteer Fire Department  Kempner, TX  This report was generated on 8/2/2023 7:33:30. AM Breakdown by Major Incident Types for Date Range  Zone(s): City Limits Kempner I Start Date: 07/01/2023 End Date: 07/31/2023  Service Call 15.79% False Alarm & False Call 5.26%  Rescue & Emergency..  42.11%  Fires 36.84%  MAJOR INCIDENT TYPE  #1 INCIDENTS 7 8 3 1 19  %0fTOTAL 36.84% 42.11% 15.79% 5.26% 100%  Fires Rescue & Emergency Medical Service Service Call False Alarm & False Call  TOTAL  REVIEWED and/or LOCKED IMPORTED incidents are included. Summary results for ar major incident type are  EMERGENCY REPORTING emergencyreporting. com Docl Id:5 553 Paget #1of2  Only  not displayed if the counti is zero.