Minutes Flatonia City Council Special Meeting August 25, 2022  Present:  Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilpersons  Dennis Geesaman Catherine Steinhauser Ginny Sears Allen Kocian Joanye Eversole Travis Seale  City Staff  Sonya, Bishop, City Manager Tammy Louvier, City Secretary Lee Dick, Police Chief Greg Robinson, Fire Chief  Fire Department  Opening Agenda  Call to Order  Mayor Dennis Geesaman called the Special Meeting to order at  5:03 p.m.  Invocation & Pledge Councilman Kocian led the invocation and pledge.  Citizens Participation No citizen participation  Deliberation Agenda DA8.1.2022.1  Councilman Kocian made a motion to approve a rate increase of 10% for fiscal year 2023 and then back to 2.9% increase for fiscal year 2024 for Texas Disposal System. Council member Eversole seconded the motion.  None opposed. Motion carried.  Workshop Agenda  Workshop for FY 2022-2023 General Fund Budget began at 5:41 p.m. We will have the first Public Hearing and Budget workshop on September 7, 2022, at 5 p.m. and the second Budget hearing on September 13, 2022, at  5:00 p.m.    Reports  Police Chief Fire Chief Utility Director City Manager  August Activity August Report August Report  August Report - Put in new streetlight by the Cemetery.  Code Enforcement Officer August Report  Discussion  Mayor Pro Tem Steinhauser would like to have more workshops to discuss streets. August and September Financial Reports will be on the October Agenda. Mayor Pro Tem Steinhauser would like to discuss a retreat for professional development for new and current council members on the next agenda. Council would like to add the City Managers evaluation to the October agenda.  Consent Agenda  C1. Due to technical difficulties, we will have the minutes from the prior meetings on  next month's agenda.  Deliberation Agenda DA9.1.2022.1  Council person Eversole made a motion to take no action on the Official Ballot for the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of Trustee Election. Councilman Seale seconded the motion. None Council person Eversole made a motion to approve the ordinance 2022.09.13 an amendment to Building Code Ordinance Sec.3.02.051 updates to our currently established building codes; adoption by reference ofthe 2020 National Electric Code, 2021 International Building Code, 2021 International Residential Code, 2021 International Energy Conservation Code, 2021 International Mechanical Code, 2021 International Fuel Gas Code, 2021 International Plumbing Code, and the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code and their respective appendices, with automatic adoption of future updates. Mayor Pro Tem Steinhauser seconded the  Opposed. Motion carried.  DA9.1.2022.2  motion. None Opposed. Motion carried.    DA9.1.2022.3 DA9.1.2022.4  No action taken on the 2022-2023 E. E. Arnim Archives & Museum of Councilman Seale made ai motion to approve the 2022-2023 Budget for the Flatonia Economic Development Corporation budget. Mayor Pro Tem Steinhauser seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  Flatonia budget.  DA9.1.2022.5  Council person Sears made a motion to approve Ordinance # 2022.9.2. for the 2022-2023 General Fund Budget. Mayor Pro Tem Steinhauser seconded  the motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  DA9.1.2022.6  Council person Eversole made a motion to approve the Ordinance# 2022.09.09.01 the 2022-2023 Tax Rate. Council Person Sears seconded  the motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  Adjournment  Council person Eversole made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:28 p.m. Council person Sears seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion  carried.  Signed  h  Mayor Attest  City Manager  yhie