Page 655 Page1of2  MINUTES August 13, 2024  SPECIAL CALLED CITY COUNCIL BUDGETWORKSHOP  The City Council of the City of Jasper, Texas met on August 13, 2024, with thet following members  present to wit:  Anderson M. Land, Jr.. Marcus Barber.. DeMarcus Holmes.. Ronald Sample... Angel McCroskey. Lequin Hilderbrand. Greg Kelley.. Liz. Jarrell..  Mayor Council Member Council Member/Absent Council Member Council Member Council Member Interim City Manager .City Secretary  The Special Called City Council Workshop was called to order by! Mayor Land at 6:00pm. Street Department Superintendent Wade Peek gave the opening prayer. All council members were present Mayor Land went on to public comments. We had one request. Mr. William Grant spoke concerning Interim City Manager Greg Kelley started going over the proposed budget with the General Fund. Mr. Kelley stated all departments had to make a! 5% cuti to maket this budget. Mr. Kelley stated that Jasper County no longer pays $17,500.001 toi the animal shelter. This was for1 the! Sheriff's office to be  to wit except Council Member DeMarcus Holmes.  the budget.  able to bring dogs tot the shelter for quarantine only.  Finance Director Robbie Peek mentioned sales tax has gone down.  Interim City Manager Greg Kelley stated thet forensic audit is not included int this budget because Interim City Manager Greg Kelley stated the library needs ar new roof which bids were received fori it. Interim City Manager Greg Kelley stated the sanitation department needs al haul truck and aj pickup truck. Finance Director Robbie Peeki indicated the landfill fees have increased in thel budget because of hauling refuse to a different location than before. The landfill we used before in Leggett nol longer has equipment to unload our truck, and they are nota always open. Finance Director Robbiel Peek spoke about a proposed property taxi increase. Thet tax office statedif we stay low with our rate, it will take at least five years to recover. Finance Director Robbie Peek  Mr. Kelleyi is not sure how much the audit will be.  proposed a property taxi rate of 0.2691.    Page 656 Page2of2  Interim City Manager Greg Kelleyl began review of Light and Power Fund.  Finance Director Robbie Peek mentioned having a meeting with SEnergy on August 28 at 6:00pm for public comments to discuss the proposed electric rates. SEnergy proposed a 3-yeari incremental Finance Director Robbie Peek mentioned thati the Right of Way DepartmenvElectrical Department needs ai tractor and needs to do some reconductoring to some lines. Electric Department Superintendent Lee Wellman stated one of the maini feeders located on Highway 190 is loaded Interim City! Manager Greg Kelley stated we need to upgrade some water lines. Mr. Kelley mentioned eight lines need to be updated, and we willi install fire protection on those lines as well. Interim City! Manager Greg! Kelley said this proposed budget includes a 2.5% pay increasel instead of the usual 3%i increase for employees noti including the police chief, judge, lawyer, and city manager. The council was asked to review the working proposed budget and notify staff of any changes  rate adjustment fori the electric rates.  down and needs reconductoring.  needed before final proposal completed.  With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 7:06pm.  ALE  Attest:  Secretary  dB