NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING  OFTHEC CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITYOFI HEMPSTEAD  PLEASE NOTE:  Public comments and matters from the floor are limited to 3 minutes per person. Allotted minutes cannot be transterred to other Ifyou would like to request to speak, please do SO in advance of the meeting by filling out a Request to Address Council form available  individuals.  upon entrance to the meeting.  Please silence all cell phones and electronic devices. PRESENTATIONS ARE LIMITED TO 7 MINUTES.  Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of the City Council of the City of Hempstead will be held on' Tuesday, the 3rd day of September, A.D., 2024 at 6:00 P.M. at thel Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead, Texas, at which time the following subjects will be  considered, to-wit:  1. Call to order and invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance. 3. Public Comments.  4. Consideration and action on an Ordinance of the City of Hempstead, Texas providing for the assessment, levy, and collection of ad valorem taxes for the 2024 tax year and for each year thereafter until otherwise provided; proving the date on which such taxes shall be due and payable; providing for severability and repealing all ordinances and parts ofordinances  in conflict therewith.  a. Public Hearing on Tax Rate.  b.Consideration: and action on an: ad valorem taxi rate of$0.051079 on each $100.00 C. Consideration and action on ad valorem tax rate at the rate of $0.512908 on each $100.00 of assessed valuation for maintenance and operations. (Record Vote) d. Consideration and action on an Ordinance providing for the assessment, levy, and collection of ad valorem taxes for the year 2024. MOTION: : "Imove that the property tax be increased by the adoption of tax rate of $0.563987, which is effectively an 5.03% percent increase in the tax rate. "( (Record Vote)  ofassessed valuation for debt service. (Record Vote)  5. Consideration and action on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Hempstead amending Chapter 4, Section 4.06.004 oft the Code of Ordinances to designate the city council as the Historic Preservation Board oft the City of Hempstead Texas; and making findings and 6. Consideration and action on a Master Leasing Agreement with D & M: Leasing. 7. Consideration and action on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hempstead authorizing the Mayor to cast ballot for the Texas Municipal League (TML) Multi-State Intergovernmental Employee Benefits Pool Board ofTrustees-TML Region 14.  other provisions related to the subject.    8. A. Councilmembers Reports-  1.Lonnie Garfield-Support the Hempstead ISD.  2. Nora Hodges- On August 21, the Hempstead EDC Staff, Dr. Ramiro Bautista, EDCAdministrative Assistant Lilliana Rodriguez, Hempstead ISD Trustee Susan Hopkins and I participated in the 2nd Waller County discussion group; held at Pattison House in Pattison, TX hosted by HGAC. Topics of discussion included success stores as well as local community concerns. Also, networking opportunities. Also, I would like to  remind citizens to be aware of email and text scams.  CLOSED SESSION  The City Council of the City of Hempstead reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course ofthis meeting to discuss any ofthe matters listed below 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), 551.087 (Economic Development), and 551.086( (Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters). Council may act in Open Session  on any item listed for Executive Session.  Specifically, Council will convene in Executive Session pursuant to Section 551.087 of the Government Code Economic Development, and Section 551.071 Consultation with  Attorney.  9. Discussion ofHempstead Economic Development Corporations.  OPEN SESSION  Council may act in Open Session on any item listed for Executive Session.  10. Adjourn City Council Meeting. Dated.this the 28th day of August, A.D., 2024.  Sabrina "IDA  Alvaréz/City Secretary  I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice ofal Regular Meeting of the governing body ofthe City ofHempstead is a true and correct copy ofs said Notice, and that a true and correct copy of said Notice was posted on the City Hall bulletin board and entrances to City Hall, of said City of Hempstead, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and that said Notice was posted on August 28, 2024at11:00. A.M. and remained SO posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time ofs said meeting.    Dated this the 28th day of August, A.D., 2024.  By:  City Secretary  A  PUBLIC PARTICIPATION BY TELEPHONE The City of] Hempstead City Council may conduct the meeting scheduled at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday the 3rd day of September 2024 at Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead, Texas. The public will be permitted to offer public comments telephonically as provided by the agenda and as permitted by the presiding officer during the meeting. A recording ofthe telephonic meeting will be made and will be available to the public upon written request.  The toll-free dial-in number to participate in the meeting telephonically is:  1-346-248-7799; Access Code 989-478-2100  IFCITY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE GOING TO APPEAR BY VIDEOCONFERENCEA QUORUM OF COUNCILMEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT AT' THE LOCATION. NOTICE OF MEETING BY VIDEO CONFERENCE The City ofHempstead City Council may conduct the meeting scheduled at 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, the 3rd day of September 2024 at Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, , Hempstead, Texas by videoconference in addition to allowing in person attendance. A quorum of the City Council will be physically present at the Hempstead City Hall, 1125 Austin Street, Hempstead. The public may participate in the City Council Meeting by using the following  information:  1-346-248-7799; Access Code 989-478-2100    HE  City af Sempotead  1125Austin Street . Hempstead, Texas 77445.Tel: 979-826-2486-Fax:979-826-6703  ORDINANCE NO.24-_119  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS PROVIDING FOR THE. ASSESSMENT, LEVY, AND COLLECTION OF AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR AND FOR EACH YEAR THEREAFTER UNTIL OTHERWISE PROVIDED; PROVIDING THE DATE ON WHICH SUCH TAXES SHALL BE DUE AND PAYABLE; PROVIDING FOR PENALTY AND INTEREST ON ALL TAXES NOT TIMELY PAID; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT  HEREWITH.  WHEREAS, Section 26.05 ofthe Texas Tax Code provides that by September 30th or the 60th day after the date the certified appraisal roll is received by the taxing unit, the governing body  of each taxing unit shall adopt a tax rate for the current tax year; and'  WHEREAS, Section 26.05 oft the Texas Tax Code further provides that where the tax rate consists oftwo components (one which will impose the amount of taxes needed to pay the City's debt service and the other which will impose the amount oftaxes needed to fund maintenance and operation expenditures oft the City for the next fiscal year), each of such two components must be  approved separately; and  WHEREAS, the proposed tax rate for the current tax year ofthe City ofHempstead, Texas, consists of two such components, a tax rate of $0.051079 on each $100.00 of assessed valuation for debt service and a tax rate of $0.512908 on each $100.00 of assessed valuation to fund  maintenance and operation expenditures; and  WHEREAS, by separate motions heretofore adopted by the City Council of the City of Hempstead, Texas, at a meeting ofs said City Council held on the 3rd day of September 2024, said City Council have approved separately the tax rate heretofore specified for each of said  components; and  WHEREAS, having thus separately approved the tax rate for each ofs such components, it isr necessary and appropriate for the City Council to now: formally pass, approve, and adopt a 2024  tax rate ordinance for the City ofHempstead, Texas; and  WHEREAS, all notices and hearings required by law as a prerequisite to the passage, approval, and adoption of said tax rate ordinance have been timely and properly given and held;  now, therefore:    BEI IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS: Section 1. The facts and recitations set forth in the preamble ofthis Ordinance are found to be true and correct and are hereby adopted, ratified, confirmed and incorporated herein for all  purposes.  Section 2. All property including real, personal, and mixed subject to ad valorem taxation by the City of Hempstead, Texas, shall be equally and uniformly assessed for such purposes at  One Hundred Percent (100%) ofthe fair market value ofs such property.  Section 3. For the purpose of paying the interest on bonds, warrants, certificates of obligation, or otherl lawfully authorized evidence ofindebtedness issued by the City ofHempstead, Texas, including the various installments ofp principal due on the serial bonds, warrants, certificates of obligation, or other lawfully authorized evidence of indebtedness issued by the City as such installments shall respectively mature, and for the purpose of paying any sums borrowed in anticipation of current revenues for use in the payment of bonds and certificates of obligation and interest thereon maturing in the fiscal year 2024-2025, and for the purpose ofrepaying interest and making provisions for the sinking fund on such other bond issues, warrants, certificates of obligation, or other lawfully authorized evidence ofi indebtedness as may be authorized, there is hereby levied fort the year 2024 and: fore each year thereafter until otherwise provided, to be assessed and collected upon all property described in Section 2 oft this Ordinance, an ad valorem tax at the  rate of $0.563987on each $100.00 of assessed valuation for debt service.  Section 4. There is hereby levied for general purposes and use by the City ofHempstead, Texas, for they year 2024-2025, and for each yeart thereafter until otherwise provided, an ad valorem tax at the rate of $0.563987 on each $100.00 of assessed valuation on all property described in Section 2 ofthis Ordinance. The proceeds from such tax shall be applied to the payment of the general and current expenses, also known as maintenance and operations, of the government of the City. All such taxes shall be assessed and collected in current money of the United States of  America.  THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST  YEAR'S TAX RATE.  THET TAX RATE WILLEFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 5.03_% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000  HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $ 5.25.    Section5 5. All ad valorem taxes levied hereby, in the total amount of $0.563987 on each $100.00 of assessed valuation, as reflected by Sections 3 and 4 hereof, shall be due and payable on or before January 31, 2025. All ad valorem taxes due the City of Hempstead, Texas, and not paid on or before January 315 following the year for which they were. levied shall bear penalty and  interest as prescribed in the Texas Tax Code.  Section 6. In the event any clause, phrase, provision, sentence, or part of this Ordinance or the application of the same to any person or circumstance shall for any reason be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect, impair, or invalidate this Ordinance as a whole or any part or provision hereofother than the part declared to be invalid or unconstitutional; and the City Council oft the City ofl Hempstead, Texas, declares that ity would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, whether there be one or more parts.  Section 7. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent ori in conflict herewith are, to  the extent ofs such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of September, A.D.,2024.  APPROVED:  Katherine Ragston Ward, Mayor  ATTEST:  Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary    City af Stempstead  1125Austin Street . Hempstead, Texas 77445-Tel: 979-826-2486-Fax:979-826-6703  ORDINANCE 24-120  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS, AMENDING CHAPTER 4, SECTION 4.06.004 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCESTO DESIGNATE THE CITYCOUNCILAS THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS; AND MAKING FINDINGS AND OTHER  PROVISIONS RELATEDTOTHESUBJECT  WHEREAS, on May 4, 2009, the City Council of the City of Hempstead, Texas enacted Ordinance No. 09-106 providing for historic preservation regulations necessary for the interest, welfare, and good order of the city and desiring to protect and enhance the city's Historic Downtown Area, including the area's remaining historic buildings, to promote the health, safety, prosperity, education and general welfare oft the people living in and visiting the city; and, included Ordinance No. 09-106. as Article 4.06 of the Code of Ordinances; and  WHEREAS, the Code of Ordinances of the City of Hempstead, Texas has heretofore WHEREAS, the City Council finds that iti is appropriate that the City Council function as the Historic Preservation Board under the provisions of Article 4.06 of the Code of Ordinances;  NOW, THEREFORE, TEXAS:  BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, Section 1. That the recitals and findings are declared to be true and correct and Section 2. That Article 4, Section 4.06.004 of the City of Hempstead, Texas, Code of  incorporated into this Ordinance for all purposes. Ordinances be amended tol hereafter read as follows: 4.06.006 Historic preservation board.  The city council shall constitute the City historic preservation board (the "Board"). The Board shall review and approve or deny all applications for alterations,    construction, demolition, changes or relocation of buildings or other structures Passed, Approved and. Adopted this the 3rd day of September 2024 by the City Council  within the city's Historic Downtown Area.  ofthe City of Hempstead, Texas  APPROVED:  Katherine Ragston Ward. Mayor  ATTEST:  Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary  2    MEMI  City af Sempotead  1125Austin Street . Hempstead, Texas 77445.7 Tel: 979-826-2486-Fax:979-826-6703  ORDINANCE 24-121  AN ORDINANCE. APPROVING A MASTER LEASE. AGREEMENT WITH D&M COMMERCIALLEASING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE BUY BOARD COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAM; AUTHORIZNG THE MAYORTO EXECUTE, ANDTHE CITY SECRETARY TO. ATTEST SUCH. AGREEMENT AND RELATED DOCUMENTS; APPROVING THE OPEN-END LEASE OFTWO CHEVROLETTAHOES ANDAC CHEVROLET CREW CAB WORK TRUCK; MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT.  WHEREAS, on April 1, 2024, the City Council ofthe City ofHempstead, Texas, by Resolution 24-010, authorized an interlocal agreement with the Local Government Purchasing Cooperative, (the "Buy Board") under the provisions of Chapter 791 ofthe Government Code, for the City's participation in the Buy Board Membership Program, aj purchasing cooperative authorized by  Section 271.101 ofthe Local Government Code; and  WHEREAS, D&M COMMERCIALLEASING provides leasing services in the form ofa Master Lease Agreement for vehicles and equipment acquired by members of the Buy Board  cooperative program; and,  WHEREAS, the City ofHempstead 2024-2025 Annual Budget has allocated sufficient funds to pay the lease obligations for the lease ofthe City vehicles authorized hereunder;  NOW, THEREFORE,  BEI IT ORDAINED BYTHE CITY COUNCILOFTHE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS: Section 1. That the recitations contained in the preamble to this Ordinance are found to be true  and correct, and made aj part hereof for all purposes.  Section 2. That the MASTER LEASE. AGREEMENT WITH D&M COMMERCIAL    LEASING attached hereto as Exhibit A isl hereby approved, and the Mayor and the City Secretary is authorized to execute such Agreement and related documents and certifications  needed for the City toj participate in such leasing program.  Section 3. That the City Council approves and authorizes the lease under the terms oft the Master Lease. Agreement oftwo Chevrolet Tahoe police vehicles and Chevrolet Crew Cab Work Truck described and equipped as set forth in the attached Exhibits B and C, respectively. PASSED. ANDAPPROVED THISTHE 3rd DAY OF September 2024.  APPROVED:  Katherine Ragston Ward, Mayor  ATTEST:  Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary    Exhibit A - Master Lease Agreement    MASTER OPEN-END VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT  MASTER OPEN-END VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT ("Master Lease") is entered VEHICLE LEASING, L.L.C., d/b/a D&M Leasing ("Lessor") and the CITY OF HEMPSTEAD,  into as of TEXAS ("Lessee"). 1.  20 ("Effective Date') between COMMERCIAL  Vehicles. Lessor will, from time to time at the request ofLessee, lease to Lessee  motor vehicles (together with all parts, accessions and accessories individually a "Vehicle" and collectively the Vehicles") to bei more fully described in schedules now orhereafter executed with reference to and incorporating therein this Master Lease (individually the "Schedule"). When Lessor accepts Lessee' s request to lease a Vehicle, Lessor will order the Vehicle. If, at the time it requests to lease a Vehicle, Lessee requires any Upfitting (as defined in Section 11 below), Lessee shall communicate its needs to Lessor. As appropriate or otherwise agreed upon, Lessor may coordinate, manage, schedule and/or facilitate the Upfitting and/or incorporate the Upfitting (and the cost ofthe Upfitting) into this Lease, al lease quote and/ora Schedule. Lessee will take delivery oft the Vehicle upon notice that the Vehicle is available for delivery. The taking by Lessee of delivery ofa Vehicle shall conclusively establish Lessee's acceptance thereof for all purposes of this Master Lease. Subsequent to acceptance of the Vehicle, Lessor shall provide Lessee the Schedule applicable to the Vehicle which describes the Vehicle, indicates the applicable rent and sets forth certain other matters relative to the Vehicle as determined in accordance with the prior agreement ofLessor and Lessee. Lessee will promptly execute and return the specified copies of the Schedule to Lessor. Each Schedule shall constitute a separate lease incorporating the terms of this MasterLease. References in this Masterl Lease to the "Lease," "this Lease", hereunder" and "herein" shall be construedi to mean each Schedule together with this Master Lease as incorporated  herein. 2.  Lessee's Obligations. Except as provided in Section 3, the obligations ofLessee  under this Lease respecting the Vehicle commence at the earliest time any purchase order, confirming purchase order or contract ofany nature transfers any right, title, and/or interest in the Vehicle to Lessor or creates or gives rise to any obligation or liability on the part of Lessor respecting the Vehicle. Except as provided in Sections 5, 14 and 19 and subject to Section 7, the term oft this Master Lease with respect to the Vehicle shall end upon the date Lessor no longer has  any interest therein.  3. Rent and Other Payments. Lessee shall pay to Lessor, or to Lessor's assignee (after notice of assignment), rent for the Vehicle in the amounts and at the times set forth in the applicable Schedule. For purposes ofsection 2251.021 ofthe Texas Government Code, acceptance and receipt ofa Schedule constitutes receipt of an invoice: (i) for the Vehicle; and/or (ii) for each scheduled rent payment due hereunder. Further, for purposes of section 2251.021 of the Texas Government Code, delivery of the Vehicle to Lessee constitutes the receipt of goods under this Lease. Amounts other than rent payments due hereunder will be payable within thirty (30) days upon Lessee's receipt of an invoice for same from Lessor, or Lessor's assignee, or as otherwise  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 1    specified in the Schedule. Any and all amounts payable hereunder will be paid tol Lessora at 17090 NI Dallas Parkway, Dallas, TX 75248, or as otherwise directed by Lessor or Lessor's assignee. Payments received under this Lease may be applied tol Lessee's then-accrued obligations to Lessor  in such order as Lessor may choose.  4. Essential Use. Lessee has a need for the Equipment and expects to make use of the Equipment. Lessee's s need for the Equipment is not temporary and Lessee does not expect the  need for any item ofthe Equipment to diminish during the Lease Term.  5. Non-Appropriation, Lessee agrees that its responsible financial officer will take all steps reasonably necessary to seek appropriations each year, to the extent permitted by law, that are sufficient to cover Lessee's payment obligations owed during the term of this Lease. Notwithstanding the foregoing and Section 3, int the event sufficient funds are not appropriated by the applicable government body or authority ofLessee for a budget period prior to the beginning ofthat budget period, or sufficient funds are otherwise not legally available with respect to the rent fort the budget period for one or more elcO@erAppopitin Event"),Lessee shalll have no obligation to make payments for such Vehicle(s) for that budget period. and shall only be obligated to make payments for the then current budget period, including any past due amounts. Ifal Non-Appropriation Event occurs, this Master Lease shall terminate as of the end oft the then current budget period for all Vehicles and Schedules affected by the Non-Appropriation Event. Lessee agrees to provide notice ofany Non-Appropriation Event promptly. Ifthis Master Lease is terminated in accordance with this Section with respect to some or all Vehicles and Schedules, Lessee agrees to deliver the affected Vehicles to the location(s) specified by Lessor. The obligation ofI Lessee toj pay rent hereunder will constitute a current expense ofLessee, is from year to year, and does not constitute a mandatory payment obligation ofLessee in any fiscal year beyond the then current fiscal year ofLessee. Lessee's obligation hereunder will not in any way be construed to be an indebtedness of Lessee in contravention of any applicable constitutional, charter or statutory limitation or requirement concerning the creation ofindebtedness by Lessee, nor will anything contained herein constitute a pledge oft the general credit, tax revenues, funds or  moneys ofLessee.  6. Deposit. Lessee will have deposited or will deposit with Lessor any Deposit amount set forth in the Schedule. Lessor may, but will not be obligated to, apply any Deposit amount toward the cure ofa default ofLessee hereunderorunder: any other agreement under rwhich Lessee has obligations to Lessor, in which event Lessee will promptly restore the Deposit amount to the full amount originally deposited. Upon termination oft the Lease, or ifa default has then occurred hereunder, upon the curing thereof, Lessor will return to Lessee the remaining balance of  any Deposit amount furnished by Lessee with respect to the Schedule.  7. Unconditional Net Lease: No Offset: Survival. This Lease is a net lease, and Lessee will not be entitled to any abatement of rent or other payments due hereunder or any reduction thereof under any circumstances or for any reason whatsoever. Lessee hereby waives any and all existing and future claims and offsets, against any rent or other payments duel hereunder and agrees toj pay suchi rent and other amounts as and when due regardless ofany claim which may  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 2    be asserted by Lessee. Lessee by agreeing to make all payments under this Lease without offset has not waived any rights Lessee may have to prosecute any claim against Lessor in an action unrelated to this Lease. This Lease is terminable only as provided herein. The respective obligations ofLessor or Lessee will not be affected, nor will Lessor have any liability whatsoever tol Lessee, by reason ofa any failure or delay in delivery oft the Vehicle, any defect in or damage to or loss or destruction of the Vehicle from whatever cause, the prohibition of Lessee's use oft the Vehicle, the interference with such use by any government, person or corporation, the invalidity or unenforceability or lack of due authorization or otheri infirmity of this Lease, any lack of right, power or authority ofLessor or Lessee to enter into this Lease or any other cause whether similar ordissimilart to the foregoing. The obligations and liabilitiesofLessee hereunderrespecting: events occurring with respect to the Vehicle while covered hereby will survive the termination of this  Lease.  8. Lessor's Disclaimer ofWarranties: Finance Lease Treatment under UCCand Waiver of UCC and Similar Rights. Lessee agrees that it has selected each Vehicle leased hereunder based upon its own judgment and disclaims any reliance upon any statements or representations made by Lessor. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT: THE VEHICLE IS OF A SIZE, DESIGN, TYPE AND MANUFACTURE SELECTED BY LESSEE; LESSOR IS NOT THE MANUFACTURER OF THE VEHICLE; LESSOR IS NOT AN AGENT FOR THE MANUFACURER OF THE VEHICLE; LESSOR IS NOT A DEALER WITH RESPECT TO THE VEHICLE; LESSEE IS LEASINGTHE VEHICLE AS-IS AND THAT ACCORDINGLY LESSOR HAS NOT MADE, AND DOES NOT HEREBY MAKE, ANY EXPRESS AGREEMENT, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECTTO THE VEHICLE AND FURTHER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AGREEMENT, REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY IMPLIED BY LAW, INCLUDING ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR USE, WITH RESPECT THERETO,TBEINGAGREEDTHATALLSUCH RISKS ARETO BEI BORNE. BYLESSEE. Lessor does warrant, however, that Lessor has whatever quality of title to the Vehicle Lessor obtains from the supplier thereof, subject to this Lease and any liens or encumbrances created by Lessor pursuant to Section 24 hereof or which Lessee is obligated to discharge or satisfy. Lessee will make any claims as to the Vehicle against the manufacturers or suppliers or other appropriate third parties, and in connection therewith Lessor agrees, SO long as no event ofdefault has occurred and is continuing hereunder, that Lessee will have the right to obtain the benefit of and enforce in Lessee's owni namea and atLessee'ssole expense any manuhetureseroherhiad party' 's warranty or agreement in favor of Lessor with respect to the Vehicle to the extent such warranty or agreement is assignable. Lessor will execute and deliver such instruments as may be reasonably LESSEE UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT THIS LEASE WILL BE TREATED AS A "FINANCE LEASE" WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE ("UCC") AND THUS UNDER LAW LESSEE WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE PROMISES AND WARRANTIES LESSOR RECEIVES UNDER THE CONTRACT EVIDENCING LESSOR'S PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE, INCLUDING ANY MANUFACTURER, DEALER OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY WARRANTIES. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT LESSOR HAS ADVISED LESSEE TO CONTACTTHE DEALER  requested by Lessee to enable Lessee to obtain such benefits.  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 3    FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THOSE PROMISES AND WARRANTIES, INCLUDING ANY RELATEDDISCLAIMERSORLIMITATIONS, INCLUDINGOF REMEDIES. CONSISTENT WITHT THE ASSUMPTION BY LESSEE OF ALL RISKS RESPECTINGTHE VEHICLE AND THE TREATMENT OF THIS LEASE AS A "FINANCE LEASE," LESSEE WAIVES ANY RIGHTS, DEFENSES AND CLAIMS AGAINST LESSOR WHICH RELATE TO THE VEHICLE, ARISING UNDER THE UCC OR SIMILAR APPLICABLE LAW.  LESSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO LESSEE FOR ANY LOSS, DAMAGE, OR EXPENSE OF ANY KIND OR NATURE CAUSED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY THE VEHICLE OR THE USE OR MAINTENANCE THEREOF OR THE FAILURE OR OPERATION THEREOF, OR THE REPAIR, SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENT THEREOF, OR BY ANY DELAY OR FAILURE TO PROVIDE ANY SUCH MAINTENANCE, REPAIRS, SERVICE OR ADJUSTMENT, OR BY ANY INTERRUPTION OF SERVICE OR LOSS OF USE THEREOF OR FOR ANY LOSS OF BUSINESS HOWSOEVER CAUSED. LESSOR SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING ANY LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR THE INABILITY  TO USE THE VEHICLE.  9. No Agency. LESSEE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT NO AGENT OF A LEASE FACILITATOR OR THEI DEALER OF THE VEHICLE IS AN. AGENT OF LESSOR. LESSOR IS NOT BOUND BY A REPRESENTATION OF ANY SUCH PARTY AND, AS CONTEMPLATED IN SECTION29BELOW,THEENTIRE AGREEMENTOFLESSORAND LESSEE CONCERNING THE LEASING OF THE VEHICLE IS CONTAINED IN THIS  LEASE ASITI MAY BE. AMENDED AS PROVIDED IN THAT SECTION.  10. Location; Inspection: Use. Lessee will permanently garage the Vehicle at the Garaging Location designated ini the Schedule, or at such other location at which the Vehicle may be garaged with the prior written consent of Lessor, and at all times, unless Lessor otherwise consents in writing, keep the Vehicle in Lessee's possession and control. Lessee will not remove the Vehicle from the United States for any period or from the state in which the Garage Location isl located as specified int the applicable Schedule fori more than thirty (30) consecutive days without Lessor's priorwritten consent. Whenever requested by Lessor, Lessee will advise Lessor as to the exact location oft the Vehicle. Lessor willl have the right to inspect the Vehicle and observe its use during normal business hours, and Lessee will ensure Lessor's ability to enter into and upon the premises where the Vehicle may be located fors such purpose. The Vehicle will at all times be used primarily for commercial or business purposes, exclusive oft transportation for hire, and operated byo duly licensed adult drivers in a careful and propermanner: and in compliance with all applicable laws, ordinances, rules and regulations, all conditions and requirements of the policy or policies ofinsurance required to be carried by Lessee under the terms ofthis Lease and all manufacturer's instructions and warranty requirements. Any modifications or additions to the Vehicle required by any such governmental edict or insurance policy will be promptly made by Lessee at its own  expense.  11. Alterations and Upfitting. For purposes oft this Lease, the term "Upfitting" means any augmentation, alteration or customization by adding or installing extra or auxiliary features or  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 4    equipment to a Vehicle. When requesting Upfitting prior to delivery ofa a Vehicle, Lessor shall have discretion to accept any Upfitting request from Lessee, which will generally not be withheld so long as thei requested Upfitting does not detract from or impairt the Vehicle's value or functional utility. Notwithstanding the foregoing, after delivery ofa Vehicle, Lessee shall obtain Lessor's prior written consent before making any Upfitting, or any other alterations, additions or improvements of whatever kind or nature to a Vehicle. All additions and improvements of whatever kind or nature made to the Vehicle which cannot be removed without detracting from the Vehicle's value or functional utility shall belong to and immediately become the property of Lessor and shall be returned to Lessor with the Vehicle upon the Vehicle's return to Lessor. 12. Vehicle Maintenance: Factory Recall. Lessee, at its own expense, will: (i) maintain the Vehicle in good repair, condition and working order; (ii) will furnish all parts, mechanisms, devices and labor required to keep the Vehicle in such condition; and (iii) will pay all costs of the Vehicle's operation. All maintenance will be procured through qualified service facilities. Ifthe manufacturer announces a recall campaign of which Lessee has knowledge for the repair and/or replacement of defective parts in/on the Vehicle, Lessee shall promptly have the relevant work performed on the Vehicle by a factory-authorized dealer. Lessor will send Lessee acopy of any manufacturer's notification received by Lessor indicating that the Vehicle or any part attached thereto has a potential defect or other possibly unsafe condition unless Lessor has previously sent Lessee the same notice as to another Vehicle of the same type. Lessor has no further obligation with respect to any manufacturer's recall campaign respecting the Vehicle. 13. Lossa and Damage. Lessee assumes the risk of loss or damage to the Vehicle and, except as provided in this Section, no such event will affect the duties of the parties under this Lease. Ifthe Vehicle is lost, stolen, damaged, confiscated, requisitioned, destroyed or otherwise rendered incapable of being in service, Lessee will notify Lessor thereof within two (2) business days. If the Vehicle has been damaged, and Lessor determines the Vehicle is repairable and/or Lessee'si insurer does not declare the Vehicle at total loss, Lessee will cause the repairs to be made. Upon receipt of proofoft the making thereof, Lessor will reimburse Lessee's repair costs up to the amount of any insurance proceeds Lessor receives under any insurance Lessee maintains hereunder with any excess being applied as contemplated in Section 15. IfLessor determines the Vehicle is not reasonably repairable, Lessee's insurer declares the Vehicle a total loss or any of the other events specified in the second preceding sentence occurs, Lessee will pay Lessor the Termination Value (as defined and set forth in Section 14 below) of the Vehicle. Upon such payment this Lease shall terminate with respect to such Vehicle, and Lessee or Lessee's insurer will be entitled to retain possession and ownership oft the Vehicle on an AS-IS, WHERE-IS basis.  14. Lease Settlement: Termination Value.  a. Surrender ofVehicle. At any time after the expiration of one (1)year from  delivery of the Vehicle to Lessee (such one year date, the "First Anniversary Date"), or upon proper notification of Non-Appropriation Event as described in Section 5, Lessee, upon not less than thirty (30) days prior notice to Lessor, may surrender the Vehicle to Lessor, for purposes ofLessor selling the Vehicle, at a location reasonably specified by Lessor, as more fully set forth below, provided the Lease is not then in default. Lessee  MASTER OPEN-END (rev.8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 5    shall SO surrender the Vehicle upon expiration of the term hereof, as specified in the Schedule, unless Lessor and Lessee agree to extend this Lease, in which case the Vehicle will bei returned on or prior to expiration ofthe extended term with the same thirty (30) day notice to be given ifthe return is priort to expiration oft the extended term. Following such surrender, Lessee's obligation to make further rent payments will cease (except as otherwise noted in this Section with respect to any rental adjustments), and Lessor shall sell the Vehicle through Lessor's standard wholesale sales procedure for the highest bona fide bid received and open at the time of sale; provided Lessor may choose ultimately to retain the Vehicle. Lessor may move the Vehicle from the location where surrendered to any other location Lessor deems advisable and/or clean or repair the Vehicle in connection with such sale in Lessor's sole discretion. Ifthe amount received by Lessor on account of such sale or the highest bona fide bid received and open at the time of crediting when the Vehicle is retained by Lessor, as appropriate, net in either instance, minus a handling charge of $750, Lessor's costs ofs sale (including but not limited to sales commission costs and costs of cleaning, repairing or transporting the Vehicle), and, in the event the Vehicle isr returned priort to expiration ofi its term, an early termination charge of $750, exceeds the Vehicle's then Termination Value, Lessee shall have no further settlement obligation to Lessor as to the Vehicle, and the excess shall be returned tol Lessee after application to any amounts then owed by Lessee to Lessor. If the net amount is less than the Vehicle's  Termination Value, Lessee shall pay Lessor the deficiency.  b. Termination Value. The Termination Value" of the Vehicle shall equal  the sum of: (a) all then due amounts hereunder other than rent; and (b) the then-outstanding Capitalized Cost (as set forth in the Schedule) oft the Vehicle plus any accrued and unpaid lease charges. For purposeorcalculating the outstanding Capitalized Cost, any Capitalized Cost Reduction (as set forth in the Schedule) will be deducted at lease inception and thereafter rents will be applied as of receipt first to related taxes, then to lease charges which have accrued on the outstanding Capitalized Cost since the priorrent payment at the "level yield" rate implicit in the Lease as to the Vehicle and finally to reduce the outstanding Capitalized Cost. The level yield rate will be calculated as contemplated in Financial Accounting Standards Board, Standard No. 13 for direct financing leases with reference to the net Capitalized Cost after deducting any Capitalized Cost Reduction, Residual Value (as set forth in the Schedule), rents andi term for the Vehicle and the 30 day month, 360 day year and timely payment assumptions employed under that Standard.  C. Purchase of Vehicle.  i. Early Termination Purchase. As an alternative to surrendering the Vehicle to Lessor, sO long as the Master Lease is not in default, Lessee may purchase the Vehicle fora aj purchase fee of$ $500 plus an early termination charge of $750 plus the Vehicle'st then fair market value as reasonably determined by Lessor; provided, however, that such purchase option may only be exercised on the First Anniversary Date. Payment ofsuch purchase price willl bes subject to the same credit and deficiency rules which apply when a Vehicle is surrendered to Lessor, including but not limited to accrued taxes, lease charges, tolls and other amounts  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGKEEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 6    owed by Lessee per this Master Lease. Any transfer of Lessor's interest in a Vehicle, whether to Lessee or a third party, shall be AS-IS, WHERE-IS and  without any other warranty.  ii. Scheduled Termination Purchase. Further, as an alternative to surrendering the Vehicle to Lessor on the scheduled lease maturity, ifthe Lease is not in default, Lessee may purchase the Vehicle fora a purchase fee of$500 plus the Residual Value, as specified in the Schedule. Payment of such purchase price will be subject to the same credit and deficiency rules which apply when a Vehicle is surrendered to Lessor, including but not limited to accrued taxes, lease charges, tolls and other amounts owed by Lessee per this Master Lease. Any transfer of Lessor's interest in a Vehicle, whether to Lessee or a third party, shall be AS-IS, 15. Insurance. Lessee shall keep the Vehicle insured under a standard collision and comprehensive policy providing coverage for not less than the Termination Value thereof and deductiblesnoti in excesso ofs1,000naming! Lessor and/orsuch other party as Lessor may designate as loss payee, and shall carry public liability and property damage insurance and uninsured motorist coverage with limits of not less than $1,000,000 single limit covering the Vehicle and naming Lessor and such other parties as Lessor may designate as additional insureds and/or loss payee(s). All said insurance shall bej primary, shall name Lessee as a named insured and shall be in a form and with companies approved by Lessor. Lessee shall deliver to Lessor a certificate or other evidence ofthe required insurance satisfactory to Lessor. Lessee'si insurance company shall bel listed on the certificate of insurance. Such insurance shall be in full force and current as ofthe date of this Master Lease and/or any Schedule, and Lessee shall maintain such insurance for the entire term of the Lease for the Vehicle or as long as Lessee has possession of the Vehicle, whichever is longer. Eachi insurer shall agree to give Lessor at least thirty (30) days written notice before the policy in question may be altered or canceled. Lessee agrees that Lessor and any assignee of Lessor are authorized by Lessee to contact Lessee's insurance provider, change the insurance limits, and obtain a copy oft the policy in its entirety. The proceeds of such insurance, at the option of Lessor, will be applied toward (a) the restoration or repair of the Vehicle or (b) payment ofamounts due under Section 12 and/or 13 and (c)payment ofothero obligations ofLessee then due hereunder. Any excess ofs such proceeds remaining shall belong tol Lessee. To the extent Florida law may apply to: an event covered by thei insurance maintained hereunder, the valid and collectible liability insurance and personal injury protection of any authorized rentalo or leasing driver is primary for the limits of liability and personal injury protection required  WHERE-IS and without any other warranty.  by $324.021(7) and 627.736 Florida Statutes.  In the event Lessee is a self-insured governmental unit pursuant to Chapter 2259 of the Texas Government Code, then Lessee shall provide Lessor a certificate or other documentation that demonstrates that insurance coverage is provided through Lessee's self-insurance fund, and that Lessee's self-insurance and/or self-insurance fund meets the requirements of the State of  Texas and this Master Lease.  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 7    16. Titling: Registration. Lessor shall retain title to all Vehicles leased pursuant to this Master Lease, and no right, title or interest in any Vehicles leased hereunder shall pass to Lessee except as expressly set forth in the Master Lease. Except as Lessor may effect titling or registration, in which event Lessee will reimburse Lessor its related expenses, the Vehicle will at all times be titled and/or registered by Lessee, at its own expense and as Lessor's agent and attorney-in-fact with full power and authority to register (but without power to affect title to) the Vehicle, in such manner and in such jurisdiction or jurisdictions as Lessor directs. Lessee will promptly notify Lessorc ofany necessary or advisable re-titling and/or re-registration ofthe Vehicle in a jurisdiction other than one in which the Vehicle is then titled and/or registered. Lessee will use reasonable efforts to cause any and all documents oftitle to be furnished Lessor within sixty (60) days oft the date of filing any application for titling or for re-titling of the Vehicle by or at the direction ofLessee. Absent Lessee' s purchase oft the Vehicle, Lessee understands and agrees that the Vehicle shall never be titled in Lessee'sr name; rather, title forany Vehicle shall reflect] Lessor, Lessor's assignee, ifany, or any other person as Lessor may determine in its sole discretion as the  title owner oft the Vehicle.  17. Taxes: Fines. Lessee will pay as directed by Lessor or reimburse Lessor for all taxes, including but not limited to property, excise and sales and use taxes (exclusive of federal and state taxes based on Lessor's net income, unless such net income taxes are in substitution for or relieve Lessee from any taxes which Lessee would otherwise be obligated to pay under the terms ofthis section 17), registration and other fees, charges and assessments whatsoever, however designated, whether based on the rent orl levied, assessed or imposed upon the Vehicle or upon, or in respect of, the manufacture, purchase, delivery, ownership, leasing, use, return or other disposition of the Vehicle, now or hereafter levied, assessed or imposed under the authority ofa federal, state or local taxing jurisdiction, regardless of when and by whom payable. Returns required in connection with the obligations which Lessee has assumed under this Section 17 will, at Lessor's option, be prepared and filed by Lessor or by Lessee in such manner as Lessor may direct. Each party will upon request furnish the other a copy of any such filing made or any  governmental invoice received by such party covering such obligations.  a. Tax Exemption. IfLessee holds an exemption which would exempt Lessor  and Lessee from any assessment contemplated hereby, Lessee agrees to provide a tax- exempt certificate (or other satisfactory evidence oft the exemption) to Lessor within five (5) business days of the Effective Date of this Master Lease. Upon receipt of the tax- exempt certificate, Lessor will not attempt to pay taxes on Lessee's behalf, and Lessee will not be obligated to reimburse Lessor for any such taxes paid. Until presentation ofat tax- exempt certificate, Lessor will proceed on the assumption that any applicable tax assessment is due. Once Lessee has provided a tax-exempt certificate, Lessor will adjust its procedures prospectively, but not retroactively. Lessor agrees to assign to Lessee, to the extent assignable, any claim for refund Lessor has with respect toj prior payment of an assessment. If Lessee provides a tax-exempt certificate or otherwise claims to be tax exempt and it is subsequently determined that Lessee owes taxes and/or is not tax exempt,  then Lessee shall be solely responsible and liable for any and all taxes.  MASTER OPEN-END (rev.8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 8    b. Tickets. Tolls and Fines. Lessee is solely responsible for paying and shall  be liable for all amounts incurred due to Lessee's possession, use and operation of the Vehicle, including but not limited to traffic tickets, parking tickets, toll charges, and all 18. Lessor's Payment. IfLessee fails to procure or maintain insurance, to pay any taxes or other assessments required to be paid by Lessee or to perform any other obligation hereunder, Lessor shall have the right, but shall not be obligated, to effect suchi insurance, pay said assessments or perform such other obligation. In that event, Lessee will reimburse Lessor's cost  other charges, fines or fees incurred.  thereof and pay Lessor a service charge of $25.  19. Indemnification. Only to extent permissible under applicable law, without waiver ofLessee'ss sovereign immunity rights, and to the extent that the validity oft this Master Lease is not adversely affected, Lessee agrees to indemnify, protect, defend and hold harmless Lessor and Lessor's assignees from and against any and all liabilities, losses, damages, penalties, claims, actions, suits, costs, expenses and disbursements, including court costs and attorney's fees and other legal expenses (including a reasonable fee for services of salaried counsel employed by Lessor or Lessor's assignees), ofwhatever kind and nature, incurred by or asserted againstLessor or Lessor's assignees (whether or not also indemnified against by any other person) in any way relating to or arising out oft this Lease or the manufacture, purchase, ownership, delivery, lease, possession, use, operation, condition, repair, return or other disposition of the Vehicle. To the extent permitted by law, and to the extent that the validity ofthis Master Lease is not adversely affected, this indemnification includes vicarious liability, strict liability and environmental remediation claims respecting the Vehicle, including any of those claims arising out of events occurring during the term ofthis Lease or otherwise while the Vehicle is or was inj possession of Lessee. Lessee agrees to give Lessor, and Lessor agrees to give Lessee, notice of any claim or liability hereby indemnified against within two (2) business days ofl learning thereof.  20. Default. Any ofthe following will constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder: which failure continues for ten (10), days after the due date thereof, provided that a Non-  a. Lessee's failure to pay when due any rent or other amount due hereunder,  Appropriation Event shall not be considered a default hereunder;  b. Lessee's default in performing any other covenant, obligation, term or  condition of this Master Lease or any other agreement between Lessor and Lessee or default under any agreement providing security for the performance by Lessee of its obligations hereunder, other than as referred to in subsection a. above, provided such default continues for more than twenty (20) days, except as provided in C. and d. below; levied on or charged against the Vehicle as a result of Lessee's conduct and said writ or  C. any writ or order of attachment or execution or other legal process being  order is not released or satisfied within ten (10) days;  MASTER OPEN-END (rev.8 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 9    d. Lessee's failure to comply with its obligations under Section 15 or any  attempted assignment of Lessee's interest in this Lease or to the Vehicle in violation of  Section 24;  e. a final judgment for the payment of money in excess of $100,000 being  rendered by a court of record against Lessee which Lessee does not discharge or make provision for discharge in accordance with the terms thereof within ninety (90) days from  the date of entry thereof;  f. death or judicial declaration ofi incompetency ofLessee, if an individual; g. the filing by Lessee of a petition under the Bankruptcy Act or any  amendment thereto or under any other insolvency law or law providing for the relief of debtors, including, without limitation, a petition for reorganization, arrangement or  extension, or the commission by Lessee of an act of bankruptcy;  h. the filing against Lessee of any such petition not dismissed or stayed within  thirty (30) days of the filing thereof and, if the latter, thereafter continually stayed or  dismissed;  i. the voluntary or involuntary making of an assignment of a substantial  portion of its assets by Lessee for the benefit of creditors, appointment ofa receiver or trustee forLessee or forany ofLessee'sassets, institution by or against Lessee or any other type ofi insolvency proceeding (under the Bankruptcy Act or otherwise) or of any formal or informal proceeding for dissolution, liquidation, settlement ofc claims against or winding upofthea affairsofLessee, Lessee'scessation. ofbusiness activities or the making by Lessee ofat transfer of all or a material portion ofLessee's 's assets or inventory not ini the ordinary  course of business;  J. the occurrence of any event described in subsections e., f., g., h. ori i. hereinabove with respect to any guarantor or other party liable forj payment or performance  ofthis Lease;  k. any certificate, statement, representation, warranty or audit heretofore or  hereafter furnished with respect hereto by or on behalf fofLessee or any guarantor or other party liable for payment or pertormance oft this Lease proving to have been false in any material respect at the time as of which the facts therein set forth were stated or certified or having omitted any substantial contingent or unliquidated liability or claim against  Lessee or any such guarantor or other party;  breach by Lessee of any other lease or agreement providing financial  accommodation under which Lessee or its property is bound; or  m. at transfer of effective control ofLessee if an organization.  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 10    21. Remedies. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Lessor may exercise any year of Lessee immediately due and payable, whereupon such amounts shall be  one or more ofthe following remedies:  a. Lessor may declare all amounts under the Lease due in the current fiscal  immediately due and payable;  b. In the event Lessee fails toj pay any amounts owed hereunder to Lessor on  or before the due date, Lessor may suspend performance required under this Agreement upon providing written notice informing Lessee that ()payment ofamounts due and owing have not been received; and (ii) Lessor intends to suspend performance for nonpayment. Such suspension of performance shall take effect on the tenth (10th) day after the date that Lessor gives its written notice to Lessee, and shall continue in effect until Lessee cures its  nonpayment and/or the Lease is terminated;  To the extent permitted by law, as liquidated damages for the loss of the  bargain and not as aj penalty, Lessor may declare due and payable and Lessee shall pay a sum equal to the Termination Value plus the fees set forth in Section 14ifthe Vehicle is  not returned;  d. Lessor may demand the Vehicle be returned to Lessor at a location  designated by Lessor at Lessee'ss sole cost and expense, or Lessor may take possession of the Vehicle, with or without demand or notice, wherever same may be located, without any court order or process of law and without liability for any damages occasioned by such  taking of possession;  e. Lessor may sell or otherwise dispose of the Vehicle, whether or not in  Lessor'sp possession, at public or private sale and with or without notice tol Lessee and apply the net proceeds of such disposal, after deducting all costs thereof, including, but not limited to, costs of transportation, repossession, storage, refurbishing, advertising and broker's fees, to the Termination Value plus the fees set forth in Section 14, in which case the credit and deficiency rules set forth in this Master Lease shall apply. Ifa disposition is by a re-lease, the proceeds of the disposition shall equal the present value of the rental stream, excluding taxes, under the new lease using as the discount rate the implicit rate in the new lease or, ifnone, the then most recently published Wall Street Journal Prime Rate  (or its equivalent if such rate is no longer published) per annum;  f. Lessor may retain the Vehicle and credit the reasonable value thereof, after  deducting all disposition-related costs incurred to the date of crediting, to the Termination Value plus the fees set forth in Section 14, in which case the credit and deficiency rules set  forth in this Master Lease shall apply;  &. Lessor may cancel this Lease on notice to Lessee;  h. Subject to Section 22, Lessor may sue for and recover all amounts then due  hereunder and as they shall thereafter become due; and/or  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLEI LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 11    I Lessor may pursue any other rights and/or remedies available at law or in  equity.  No right or remedy conferred herein is exclusive ofa any other right or remedy conferred herein or by law; but all such remedies are cumulative ofe every other right or remedy conferred hereunder or at law or in equity, by statute or otherwise, and may be exercised concurrently or  separately from time to time.  22. Dispute Resolution. To the extent applicable, and in the event of a dispute regarding whether Lessee has breached the Lease, the parties shall comply with the dispute resolution process as provided in Chapter 2260 of the Texas Government Code. The procedures  contained in Chapter 2260 are aj prerequisite to suit.  23. Lessor's Expenses. Lessee will pay or reimburse Lessor for all costs and expenses, including repossession, Vehicle disposition and court costs and attorney's fees and other legal expenses (including a reasonable fee for services of salaried counsel employed by Lessor) as provided or permitted by law (including but not limited to Texas Government Code $ 2251.043), not offset against amounts recovered or credited as contemplated in Section 21, incurred by Lessor ine exercising any ofi its rights or remedies hereunder or enforcing any of the terms, conditions or provisions hereof. This obligation includes the payment or reimbursement ofall such amounts whether an action is ultimately filed and whether an action filed is ultimately dismissed.  24. Assignment; Liens. Without the prior written consent ofLessor, Lessee shall not: (a) assign or otherwise transfer. any ofLessee's rights or obligations under this Lease, (b) lend the Vehicle to any party or transfer any other interest in the Vehicle to any party by sublease or otherwise or (c) permit the Vehicle or this Lease to be subject to any lien, charge or encumbrance  ofany nature not created by Lessor.  Consent to any oft the foregoing prohibited acts applies only in the specific, given instance and is not a consent to any subsequent like act by Lessee or any other person. Lessee's rights hereunder: are not assignable and shall not be assigned or transferred by operation oflaw. All rights of Lessor hereunder and in and to the Vehicle may be assigned, pledged, mortgaged, transferred or otherwise disposed of, either in whole or in part, without notice to Lessee, but always, however, subject to the rights ofLessee under this Lease. IfLessee is given notice of any such assignment, Lessee will acknowledge receipt thereof in writing and will thereafter pay any amounts due hereunder specified in said notice as directed therein. In the event Lessor assigns this Lease or the rent due or to become due hereunder or any other interest herein, whether as security for any of its indebtedness or otherwise, no breach or default by Lessor hereunder or pursuant to: any other agreement between Lessorand! Lessee will excuse performance by Lessee of any provision hereof, it being understood that in the event of default or breach by Lessor that Lessee will pursue any rights on account thereof solely against Lessor, that the rights ofthe assignee willl bei free ofany claim or defense Lessee may have againstLessor: and that Lessee will not assert against the assignee any claim or defense Lessee may have against Lessor. Without limiting the generality oft the foregoing, the rights of an assignee will not be affected by any claim  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 12    Lessee may have against Lessor resulting from Lessor's rejection of the Lease in a bankruptcy proceeding or Lessor's interference with Lessee's quiet enjoyment of the Vehicle. No such assignee will be obligated to perform any duty, covenant or condition required to be performed by Lessor under the terms ofthis Lease, and Lessee agrees that no such assignment shall be deemed  toi increase or change Lessee's obligations hereunder.  Subject always to the foregoing, this Lease inures to the benefit of, and is binding upon, the heirs, legatees, personal representatives, successors and assigns oft the parties hereto. 25. Late Charge: Dishonored Check. In the event Lessee fails to pay any rent or any other amounts owed under this Lease on or before the due date, then Lessee shall pay interest on all past due amounts at the rate specified in section 2251.025 of the Texas Government Code. Lessee shall pay said interest, together with all accrued, unpaid amounts in accordance with sections 2251.025, 2251.026,2251.027, and/or 2251.029 oft the Texas Government Code. Lessee further willj pay Lessor'sthen standard dishonored check charge for any payment instrument which  isr returned for insufficient funds.  26. Markings. IfLessor supplies Lessee with decals or other markings stating that the Vehicle is owned by Lessor, Lessee will affix and keep the same displayed on the Vehicle as  directed by Lessor.  27. Additional Documents. If requested by a party, the other party shall procure and deliver to the requesting party such documents as the requesting party shall reasonably deem necessary or desirable in connection with this Lease. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Lessee further will furnish Lessor: (a) a fiscal year-end financial statement including balance sheet and profit and loss statement within one hundred twenty (120) days oft the close of each fiscal year; (b) any other information normally provided by Lessee toi the public; and (c) such other financial data or information relative to this Lease and the Vehicle as Lessor may from time  to time request.  28. Non Waiver. No covenant or condition ofthis Lease can be waived except by the written consent of the party whose rights are affected. Forbearance or indulgence by a party in any regard whatever shall not constitute a waiver of the covenant or condition to be performed by the other party, and, until complete performance by said party of said covenant or condition, the party to which the performance is owed shall be entitled to invoke any remedy available to that  party despite such forbearance ori indulgence.  29. Entire Agreement: Amendment and Modification. This Master Lease and the Schedule(s) (and any exhibits or addenda hereto) constitute and contain the entire agreement between Lessee and Lessor regarding the leasing of Vehicles by Lessor to Lessee and any other matters set forth herein. The Master Lease and the Schedule(s) (and any exhibits or addenda hereto) supersede any and all prior agreements and understandings oft the parties, whether written oro oral, that relate to the subject matter hereof. Each of the exhibits and/or addenda, if any, referenced herein and attached hereto are: incorporated herein by reference for all purposes and are made aj part ofthe Lease. The Master Lease and the Schedule(s) cannot be amended or modified  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 13    orally. The parties hereto may amend, alter or supplement the Lease only by a written agreement  signed by the party against whom enforcement is being sought.  30. Notices: Designation of Authorized Representative. Notices under this Lease shall be sufficient ifin writing and given personally, mailed, U.S. mail certified postage prepaid, or sent by electronic means (such as email) to thej party involved at its respective address set forth below or at such address as such party may provide from time to time on notice given as provided int this Section. Any such notice sO mailed to such address shall be effective when deposited in the United States mail, duly addressed, with postage prepaid. Notices personally delivered willl be effective upon delivery. Notice sent via electronic means is effective on the date the recipient receives the notice. For purposes of this Lease, Lessee shall designate its chief administrative officer or other officer or person as its Authorized Representative to receive any notices or other communications required underthis] Lease. Accordingly, Lessee hereby names and designates the  following person as its Authorized Representative: Authorized Representative Name: NAME  Title/Position: Address: Phone Number: Email Address:  INSERT INSERT INSERT INSERT  31. Number: Joint and Several Liability. Whenever the context of this Lease requires, the singular number includes the plural. Ifthere is more than one Lessee named ini this  Lease, the liability of each shall bej joint and several. parties and are not an aid in the interpretation hereof.  32. Titles. The titles to the sections ofthis Lease are solely for the convenience oft the 33. Time. Time is of the essence with respect to Lessee's obligation to pay rent and other amounts owed under this Lease, and its obligations set forth in Sections 11, 12, 13, 15 and  17.  34. Governing Law; Venue. This Lease will be governed by the laws ofthe State of Texas. This Lease is performable in whole or inj part in Tarrant County, Texas. Venue for any action related hereto will be in an appropriate court in Tarrant County, Texas, to which Lessee  consents.  35. Lessee's Representations and Warranties. As of the Effective Date of this Master Lease, and the date on which Lessee signs the Schedule, Lessee represents and warrants to Lessor: (a) Lessee is aj political subdivision duly organized under the constitution and laws oft the State and will do or cause to be done all things to preserve and keep in full force and effect its existence as a political subdivision; (b). Lessee is authorized under the constitution and laws ofthe State to enter into this Lease and the transaction contemplated hereby and to perform all ofits obligations hereunder; (c) the execution and delivery of this Master Lease and any Schedule and the performance of Lessee's obligations hereunder and thereunder have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of Lessee; (d) no event or condition that constitutes, or with the  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 14    giving ofnotice or the lapse oft time or both would constitute, an Event ofDefault exists at the date hereof; (e) as of the date of entering into this Master Lease and/or any Schedule, Lessee has, in accordance with the requirements ofl law, fully budgeted and appropriated sufficient funds for the current fiscal year toj pay the rent scheduled to come due during the current fiscal year and to meet its other obligations under this Lease during the current fiscal year, and such funds have not been expended for other purposes; (f) Lessee has complied with such public bidding requirements as may be applicable tot this Lease and the acquisition by Lessee oft the Vehicle(s)! hereunder; (g) there is no action, suit, proceeding, inquiry or investigation, at law or in equity, before or by any court, public board or body, pending or threatened against or affecting Lessee, nor to the best knowledge of Lessee is there any basis therefor, wherein an unfavorable decision, ruling or finding would materially adversely affect the transactions contemplated by this Lease or any other document, agreement or certificate which is used or contemplated for use in the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Lease or materially adversely affect the financial condition or properties of Lessee; (h) all authorizations, consents and approvals of governmental bodies or agencies required in connection with the execution and delivery by Lessee of this Lease or in connection with the carrying out by Lessee ofits obligations hereunder have been obtained; (i) the entering into and performance of this Lease or any other document or agreement contemplated hereby to which Lessee is orist to be aj party will not violate any judgment, order, law or regulation applicabletol Lessee or result in any breach of, or constitute. a default under, or result int the creation ofany lien, charge, security interest or other encumbrance on any assets ofLessee or the Vehicle(s) pursuant to any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, bank loan or credit agreement or other instrument to which Lessee is a party or by which it or its assets may be bound, except as herein provided; G) each person executing this Master Lease, the Schedule or any other related document on behalfofLessee has been duly authorized to do SO (each person sO signing,joins in and makes this representation and warranty along with Lessee); (k) any and all financial data and other information which Lessee has submitted, or will submit, to Lessor is, or shall be at the time of delivery, as appropriate, a true, correct and complete statement of the matters therein contained; (I) this Master Lease and the Schedule constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation ofI Lessee, enforceable against Lessee in accordance with its terms, except to the extent limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally; (m) the Vehicle, ifdelivered in conjunction herewith by Lessor to a department or agency ofLessee or to any other entity or person designated by Lessee, whether at the request ofLessee, such department, agency, entity or person, is the Vehicle for allj purposes ofthis Lease, and Lessee is primarily liable and shall remain primarily liable for its obligations under this Lease with respect to the Vehicle; (n) the Vehicle is essential to the governmental functions ofLessee, that Lessee has an immediate need for the Vehicle and will be used by Lessee solely for the purpose ofj performing one or more ofLessee's essential governmental functions consistent with the permissible scope of Lessee's governmental authority immediately after delivery and for the foreseeable future; and (0) the Vehicle will not be used in ai non-governmental capacity such as by al business or for the personal  use ofaj person or entity other than the Lessee.  36. Waiver of Trial by Jury. LESSOR AND LESSEE IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHTS TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDINGS ARISINGOUT OF OR RELATINGTOTHIS AGREEMENT. THE PARTIES  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 15    ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A RIGHT TO A JURY IS A CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT, THAT THEY HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSULT WITH INDEPENDENT COUNSEL, AND THAT THIS JURY WAIVER HAS BEEN ENTERED INTO KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY BYTHEI PARTIES. INTHEI EVENTO OFLITIGATION, THIS AGREEMENT MAY BE FILED AS A WRITTEN CONSENTTOTRIAL BY THE COURT.  37. Prohibition Against Boycotting Israel & Doing Business with Foreign Terrorist Organization. Pursuant to sections 2252.152 and 2270.002 oft the Texas Government Code, Lessor represents and warrants that it does not boycott Israel and will not boycott Israel during the term of the Master Lease. Further, Lessor represents and warrants that it does not engage in business with Iran, Sudan, or any foreign terrorist organization (as defined and/or  determined by the Texas Comptroller).  38. Severability. Ifany provision ini this Master Lease is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, void, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect, as if this Master Lease had been executed without any such invalid provision  having been included.  39. Electronic Signatures. The parties hereto agree that this Master Lease (and any Schedules or any other related or ancillary documents) may be signed by electronic means. Any electronic signature and any contract formation or record-keeping through electronic means shall have the same legal validity and enforceability as a manually executed signature or use ofaj paper- based recordkeeping system to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law including the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act and/or any State law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Each party agrees that any electronic signatures may used by the parties in lieu of an original, manual signature page(s) for any and all purposes, and each party agrees that they shall be entitled to rely on any such electronic signature purportedly given by or on behalf of the executing party without further verification. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Lessor is under no obligation to accept an electronic signature in any form ori in any format unless expressly agreed to by Lessor pursuant to procedures approved by it. Lessee agrees that, ifrequested by Lessor, Lessee will provide an original manually executed  counterpart.  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE. LEASE. AGREEMENT- GOVERNMENT  Page 16    Certification by Lessee under Section 7701(h) oft the Internal Revenue Code  Lessee hereby certifies under penalty of perjury that Lessee intends that more than 50% of the use of each Vehicle will be inl Lessee'st trade or business. Lessee further states that Lessee has been advised that Lessee will not be treated as the owner of any of the Vehicles for federal  income tax purposes.  LESSEE:  By: Name: Title:  Signature Page Follows  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE. AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 17    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Master Lease as ofthe  Effective Date set out above.  LESSOR:  LESSEE:  COMMERCIAL VEHICLELEASING, L.L.C., d/b/a D&M Leasing  By: Name: Title: Address: 170901 N Dallas Parkway, Dallas, Texas 75248  By: Name: Title: Address:  MASTER OPEN-END (rev. 8/23)  VEHICLE LEASE AGREEMENT-GOVERNMENT  Page 18    Exhibit B - Open End Lease Two Chevrolet Tahoe  Police Vehicles    COMMERCIAL LEASING Prepared For: Hempstead PD Unit#: 25539  Open-End (Equity) Lease Quote  Quote: 25539 Date: 07/25/2024 Schedule#: 0.00  Unit: 2024 Chevrolet Trucks TAHOE 2WD 4dr Wgn LS PPV> X2 units  OrderType: Ordered Term: 60 State: TX  Customer#: 7064  $74,651.86 $0.00 $21.75 $24,243.86 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $74,673.61 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $74,673.61  Capitalized Cost of Vehicle! UpFront Sales TaxR Rate. 6.25% State_ TX Initial License andF Registration Fees Added Equipment (SeeF Page 2) AcquisitionFee Other CapitalizedFees' Tax on Gain on Prior Vehicle Inventory Tax Extended ServiceContract Gross Capitalized CostL LESS: Cash! Down TradeE Equity Rebate  AllI language and arcknowledgements containedi in the signed quote apply to  allv vehicles ordered under this signed quote Order Information Driver ExtColor IntColor License GWWR 0  Total Capitalized Cost (Delivered Price) $1,025.43 Depreciation Reserve @. 1.373% $321.93 Monthly Lease Charge (Based onF Rate- Subject toa Floor) $1,347.36 Total Monthly Rental Excluding Additional Services Additional Fleet Management and Services $0.00 Full Maintenance Program: $0.00 Miscellaneous $0.00 Additional Services Sub Total $0.00 Monthly Sales Tax. 0.00% $0.00 Totall Monthlyl Insurance $1,347.36 Total Monthly Rentall Including Additional Services $13,147.53 Reduced Book Valuea at_ 60 Months $250.00 Service Charge Due at Leasel Termination  BuyBoard"  Coaperative Purchasing Contract # 652-21  ContractN Miles 0 Incl: #Brakes Sets (1s set= =1a axle).O  Over Mileage Charge_ $0.0000 /Mile #Tires_O Loaner Vehicle Not Incl  Monthly Insurance Premiums and Disclosures $0.00 Commercial Liability Enrollment (Estimate Only) $0.00 PhysicalDamage (Estimate Only) Liability Limit $0.00  Comprehensive/Colion Deductible: $0.00/50.00  Quotel based one estimated annual mileage of 18,000 and a Security Deposit of_ $0.00  (Current marketa andy vehicle conditions may also affect value ofv vehicle) (Quote is Subjectto Customer's Credit Approval) Commercial Vehicle Leasing, L.L.C.. d/bla D&ML Leasing Commercial  Terms:  (Lessor) will bet the owner oft the vehicle(s) covered by this Quote, and shall have all rights and  remedies arising under the Master Lease. Bys signing below, Lessee authorizes Lessor too order the vehicle(s), andl Lessee agrees toa accept delivery and lease the vehicle(s) pursuant to the Master Lease. Int the event Lessee fails orr refuses to accept delivery oft the vehicle(s), Lessor shall have the right tor recover from Lessee any damages (whether actual, general consequential, special, incidental or otherwise) and seek anyo other available relief, at law ori ine equity, arising from suchf failure or refusal. The terms oft the Master Lease are referenced and incorporated herein. Lessee acknowledges and agrees that Lessor makes no promises, representations or warranties concerning ther manufacture ord delivery date fort the vehicle(s). Lessee certifiest thati iti intends forr more thans 50% oft the use oft the vehiclei ist tob bei inat trade orb business of  Lessee. ALL TAXAND LICENSE FEES TO BEE BILLED TO Lessee AS THEYOCCUR.  LESSEE Hempstead PD BY  TITLE  DATE 07/25/2024  INDICATES ITEMS TO BEE BILLED OND DELIVERY. 3Thei inclusionh hereino ofreferencest tor asana authorizeda agent ford collectiono onb behalfo OfLESSOR.  1CapitalizedCoste ofVehicler mayb bea "awmaliwimaanw invoice. Lesseeh herebya assigns tOLESSORa anyN ManufacturerR Rebatesa and/or Manufactureri incentivesi intendedforthe /Quotela alls suchn maintenances servicesa are tobep performedbyLESSOR: anda allsuchn maintenancef feesa are payablel byl Lessees solelyf for thea accounto OfLESSOR pursuanttot thato certains separate [MaintenanceA Agreement)enteredi intob bya andbetweenlessee: andL LESSOR; providedthats suchn maintenancef feesa areb beingl billedbyLESSORa anda arep payablea atthed directionoflESSOR solely  Lessee, whichF Rebatesa and/ori incentives haveb been used byLESSOR tor reducet thec CapitalizedCostofthev Vehicle. 2Monthly! Leasec Chargev will be adjustedtor reflect thel InterestR Rate ont the Delivery Date (SubjecttoaF Floor).  fees/services ares solelyf fort the  convenience oft thel Lessee. Notwithstandingt their inclusionofs suchr referencesint this [Iinvoice/Schedule    Open-End (Equity) Lease Quote  Quote: 25539 Date: 07/25/2024  Prepared For: Hempstead PD Unit#: 25539  Unit: 2024 Chevrolet Trucks TAHOE. 2WD 4dr Wgn LS PPVX2 units  ADDED EQUIPMENT/OTHERTOTALS  Description Police Upfit Package Floor Plan Courtesy Delivery Times 2 units  (B)illed or (C)apped C C C  Price $22,743.86 $1,000.00 $500.00  Total Charges (B)illed Total Charges (C)apitalized  $0.00 $24,243.86 $24,243.86  Total of All Added Equipment and Other Charges    Exhibit C- Open End Lease Chevrolet Crew Cab  Work Truck    COMMERCIAL LEASING Prepared For: Hempstead Unit#: 25936  Open-End (Equity) Lease Quote  Quote: 25936 Date: 08/27/2024 Schedule#: 0.00  Unit: 2024 Chevrolet Trucks SILVERADO 1500 2WD Crew Cab) Work Truck  Order Type: Ordered Term: 60 State: TX  Customer#: 7064  $44,802.00 $0.00 $21.75 $1,050.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44,823.75 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $44,823.75  Capitalized Cost of Vehiclel UpFront Sales TaxRate_ 6.25% State_ TX Initiall License andF Registration Fees AddedE Equipment (SeeF Pagez 2) AcquisitionFee Other CapitalizedFees' Tax Inventory Tax Extended ServiceContract Gross Capitalized Costl LESS: CashDown Trade Equity Rebate  Alll language and acknowledgements containedi in the signed quote apply to  allv vehicles ordered under this signedo quote Order Information Driver ExtColor IntColor License GVWR 0  $0.00 on Gain onP Prior Vehicle  Total Capitalized Cost (Delivered Price) $523.05 Depreciation Reserve @. 1.167% $227.63 Monthly Lease Charge (Basedo onF Rate- Subject toaF Floor) $750.68 Total Monthly RentalE Excluding Additional Services Additional Fleet Management and Services $0.00 Full Maintenance Program $0.00 Miscellaneous $0.00 Additional Services Sub Total $0.00 Monthly Sales Tax, _0.00% $0.00 Totall Monthlyl Insurance $750.68 Total Monthly Rental Including Additional Services $13,440.60 Reduced Book Valuea at_ 60 Months $250.00 Service Charge Due atl Lease Termination  BuyBoard"  Cooperative Purchasing Contract # 652-21  Contract Miles 0 Incl: #Brake Sets (1s set =laxle).Q  Over Mileage Charge_ $0.0000 /Mile #Tires 0 Loaner Vehicle! Not Incl  Monthly Insurance Premiums and Disclosures $0.00 Commercial Liability Enrollment (Estimate Only) $0.00 PhysicalDamage (Estimate Only) Liability Limit. $0.00  Comprehensive/Collion Deductible: $0.00/$0.00  Quote based one estimated: annual mileage of_ 15,000 anda a Security Deposit of $0.00  (Current market and vehicle conditions may also affect value ofv vehicle) (Quote is Subjectt to Customer's Credit Approval) Commercial Vehicle Leasing. LL.C.. d/b/a D&M Leasing Commercial  Terms:  (Lessor) will bet the owner oft the vehicle(s) covered by this Quote, and shall have all rights and  remedies arising undert the Master Lease. Bys signing below, Lessee authorizes Lessor to order the vehicle(s), and Lessee agreest toa accept delivery andl lease thev vehicle(s) pursuant to the Master Lease. Int the event Lessee fails orr refuses to accept delivery oft the vehicle(s), Lessor shall have the right tor recover from Lessee any damages (whether actual, general consequential, special, incidental or otherwise) and seek any other available relief, atl law ori ine equity, arisingf from such failure or refusal. The terms of the Master Lease are referenced and incorporated herein. Lessee acknowledges and agrees that Lessor makes no promises, representations or warranties concerning the manufacture or delivery date fort they vehicle(s). Lessee certifies thati it intends for moret than! 50% oft the use oft the vehicle ist tob beinat trade orb business of  Lessee. ALL TAXAND LICENSE FEES TO BEB BILLED TOL Lessee AS THEYOCCUR.  LESSEE Hempstead BY  TITLE  DATE 08/27/2024  INDICATES ITEMS TO BE BILLED ON DELIVERY.  ICaptaiedCostlvehder maybeac adjustedtoreflecti finalr manufacturer'si invoice. Lesseeh herebya assignst tOLESSOR anyN ManufacturerR Rebates and/or  incentivesi intendedforthe  Lessee, which Rebates and/ori incentivesh haveb beenu usedb byLESSORE tor reducet the CapitalizedCostofthev Vehicle. 2Monthly Leasec Charge will bea adjustedtor reflect thel InterestR Rateo ont the Delivery Date! (SubjecttoaF Floor).  3Their inclusionh hereino ofn referencest ton maintenancef fees/services ares solelyf for thea administrative convenience oft thel Lessee. Notwithstandingt thei inclusionofs suchr referencesint this! Invoice/Schedule /Quote]a alls suchn maintenances servicesa aret tobep performed! byLESSOR anda allsuchn maintenancef feesa arep payable! byl Lessees solelyf for thea accounto OfLESSORE pursuantt toti thatcertains separate [Maintenance/ Agreementie enteredir intobya andb betweenlesseea andLESSOR: providedthats suchm maintenancef feesa areb beingb billedbyLESSORa andarep payablea att thed directionofLESSOR solely  asana authorizeda agentf forc collectionc onb behalfo OfLESSOR.    Open-End (Equity) Lease Quote  Quote: 25936 Date: 08/27/2024  Prepared For: Hempstead Unit#: 25936  Unit: 2024 Chevrolet Trucks SILVERADO 15002 2WD Crew Cab Work Truck  ADDED EQUIPMENT/OTHERTOTALS  Description Courtesy Delivery Amber Warning Lights  (B)illed or (C)apped C C  Price $450.00 $600.00  Total Charges (B)illed Total Charges (C)apitalized  $0.00 $1,050.00 $1,050.00  Total of All Added Equipment and Other Charges    HEA  City af Stempstead  1125Austin Street . Hempstead, Texas 77445.Tel: 979-826-2486-Fax: 979-826-6703  RESOLUTION NO. 24-026  AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO CAST BALLOT FOR THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE (TML) MULTI-STATE INTERGOVERNMENTAL EMPLOYEE BENEFITS POOL BOARD OF TRUSTEES - TML REGION  14.  BEI IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HEMPSTEAD, TEXAS: That Mayor Katherine Ragston Ward is hereby authorized to cast a vote for the Texas Municipal League (TML) Multi-State Intergovernmental Employee Benefits  Pool Board ofTrustees - TML Region 14, as follows:  Frank W. Robinson, Councilmember, City of Shenandoah Joe Zimmerman, Mayor, City of Sugarland  PASSED AND APPROVED this the 3rd day of September, A.D., 2024.  APPROVED:  Katherine R. Ward, Mayor  ATTEST:  n 185  Sabrina Alvarez, City Secretary    TML TEXAS MUNICIPALLEAGUE  OFFICIAL BALLOT  Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 14 Director Election  This is the official ballot for the election ofthe Region 14 director ofthe TML Board ofDirectors. You received this ballot because you are the city's primary contact person with TML. Each TML member city is entitled to one vote, which vote must be cast by a majority vote oft the city's governing body. Please record your city's choice by placing an' "X" in the square beside the candidate'sname or writing int the name ofan eligible person in the space provided. You can only vote for one candidate. The officials listed on this ballot have been nominated to serve a two-year term on the TML Board of Ballots must reach the TML office by 5:00 p.m. Central Time on October 3, 2024. Ballots received after this date cannot be counted. The ballot must be properly signed and mailed to: Rachael Pitts, Texas Municipal League, 1821 Rutherford Lane, Suite 400, Austin, TX 78754, or scanned and  Directors. A brief biography for each candidate isi included after the ballot.  emailed to rpitts@tml.org. Ifthe ballot is not signed, it will not be counted.  Region 14 Director (select one)  Frank W.1 Robinson, Councilmember, Shenandoah Joe Zimmerman, Mayor, Sugar Land (Incumbent)  Certificate  Icertify that the vote cast above has been cast in accordance with the will of the majority of the  governing body of the city named below. Witness my hand, this  day of  2024.  Signature of Authorized Official Printed Name of Authorized Official  Title  Printed Name ofCity    Region 14 Director Candidate Biographies  Frank W. Robinson, Councilmember, Shenandoah Frank W. Robinson, BA, MPA, ICMA-CM (Retired) is an elected member of the City of Shenandoah City Council and an accomplished public administrator. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University ofNorth Texas and a Master of] Public Administration degree from Sam Houston State University. After 38 years of public service, 29 of those years as a chief administrative officer and city manager in Texas and California, Mr. Robinson retired in 2017.N Mr. Robinson began his public service career as a police officer in Denton, eventually receiving an appointment as chiefofpolice! int the CityofWest University Placel before transitioning to city management. He is best known for his role in the  development of The Woodlands downtown. Mr. Robinson served 14 years as the president and township manager for The Woodlands Township (formerly known ast the Town Center Improvement District of Montgomery County). Mr. Robinson led the organization through visioning and goal setting to define the Township's vision and mission as a local government focused on creating public benefit. In 2020, Frank came out ofretirement to assist the City ofConroe in thej position ofdowntown manager and implemented the newly adopted Downtown Conroe Development Plan that promotes the historical preservation and economic development of downtown Conroe. Mr. Robinson successfully attracted new entertainment and dining venues to the downtown's central business district, brought in an estimated $54 million in new development investment, and facilitated the recertification of Conroe as a Texas Main Street Community and receiving the coveted cultural district designation by the Texas Commission on the Arts. In January 2023, Mr. Robinson retired once again and was elected to the City of Shenandoah's City Council in May 2024. He remains an  active member of the Texas City Managers Association.  Joe Zimmerman, Mayor, Sugarl Land (Incumbent) Mayor Zimmerman was elected the 10th mayor of Sugar Land on June 11,2016, after serving four years as the at-large, position 2, city councilman. He is currently serving his fourth and final term as mayor. He serves on the Finance & Audit, Economic Development and Intergovernmental Relations Committees of the City of Sugar Land and is the City's representative on the HGAC Board and Transportation Policy Council. He is a past president of Texas Municipal League (TML) Region 14 and currently represents Region 14 on the TML Board of Directors. Mr. Zimmerman is a Senior Consultant for Halff Associates, Inc., aTexas-based civil engineering  consulting firm founded in 1950. He has extensive business experience, having served in senior management positions in a number of different industries. Mr. Zimmerman earned his BSCE from the University of Houston, an MBA from Houston Baptist University, and is a licensed professional engineer in the State ofTexas. He and his wife of 48 years, Nancy, have lived in Sugar Land since 1990 and are active members of Second Baptist Church Woodway. Their daughter, Allison, her husband Chris Wallace, granddaughter Emmy and grandson Campbell live in Houston.