2024SEP-6 PM 3:07 FILED FORRECORD KRYSTAL VALDEZ ELLIS COUNTY CLERK  UNTY  RANDY: STINSON Commissioner Pct. #1 LANE GRAYSON Commissioner Pct. #2  TODD LITTLE County Judge KRYSTAL VALDEZ Ellis County Clerk  LOUISPONDER Commissioner Pct.! #3 KYLE BUTLER Commissioner Pct. #4  NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING ELLIS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT  Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners' Court will be held on Tuesday, September 10th, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom (2nd floor) of the Historic Ellis County Courthouse, located at 101 W. Main Street, Waxahachie, Texas, a quorum of the Court will be physically  present. During this meeting time the following will be discussed and considered:  OPENING COURT  The County. Judge will call the meeting to order, declare quorum if present, and declare that notices have been  legally posted, pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Government Code Chapter 551.  MOTION TO OPEN MEETING  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Precinct 2 Commissioner Lane Grayson  PUBLIC COMMENT- - Members of the public will have the opportunity to make their comments at the time the  agenda item is being addressed.  CONSENT AGENDA- Consideration and action:  Administrative Consent:  A.1 Approval of regular bills, payroll, and officers' reports. - County Treasurer Cheryl Chambers A.2 Approval of the Justice of the Peace, Precinct 2 monthly report for August 2024, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code 5114.044. - The Honorable. Jacke Miller, Justice oft the Peace, Precinct2 2 A.3 Approval of the. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 monthly report for. July 2024, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code $114.044. - The Honorable Dan Cox, Justice of the Peace, Precinct3 3 A.4 Approval of the. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 3 monthly report for August 2024, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code $114.044. = The Honorable Dan Cox, Justice of the Peace, Precinct3 3  Ellis County Commissioners' Court Meeting September 6+, 2024 www.co.ells.K.s  1    A.5 Approval of the. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 4 monthly report for August 2024, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code $114.044. - The Honorable Mike McKenna, Justice of the Peace, Precinct4  REGULAR AGENDA - Discussion, Consideration and Action  Administrative:  3.1 Presentation of Fiscal Year 2025 budget update. - County. Judge Todd Little and Chief of Staff Ryan  Garrett  MOTION TO ENTER PUBLIC HEARING  P.1 Public! hearing regarding the proposed Fiscal Year 2025 property tax rate.  MOTION TO EXIT PUBLIC HEARING  3.2 Discussion, consideration, and action to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025 budget. - County. Judge Todd Little 3.3 Consideration, and action to ratify the property taxi increase reflected in the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget 3.4 Discussion, consideration, and action to adopt the Fiscal Year 2025 proposed tax rate. - County. Judge  pursuant to Local Government Code 5111.008(c). - County. Judge Todd Little  Todd Little  RECESSTO CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION  The Commissioners' Court of Ellis County reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the course oft this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed in this agenda, in the order deemed appropriate, as authorized by Texas Government Code Chapter 551, or to seek the advice ofi its attorney and/or other attorneys representing Ellis County on any matteri in which the duty oft the attorney to the Commissioners Court under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with Texas Government Code Chapter 551 or as otherwise may be permitted under Chapter. 551.  ADIOURNMENT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION ADJOURNMENT OF REGULAR MEETING Signed the 6th of September, 2024-  Todd Little, Ellis Cese  Judge County.  Lt the undersigned, County Clerk Ellis County, do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Ellis County Commissioners' Courtisatrue: and correcto copy ofsaid Notice, thatl Ireceived: said Notice, andi it was posted att the doors oft the Ellis County Courthouse,  ap place readily accessible tot the generalpublic: at all times on the 6th of August, 2024 at 3i07_p.m.  OUR,  Depuhy Clalt  County Clerk  dayA  Ellis County Commissioners' Court Meeting September 6",2024 www.co.ells.tKus  2