NOTICE OFA A SPECIAL CALLED COUNCIL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OFT THE CITY OF. JOURDANTON ATTHE. JOURDANTON: MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS, AT 1604HIGHWAY97E JOURDANTON, TEXAS, 78026, ON. AUGUST21,2024. AT6:001 P.M. City Manager. Debbie Molina City Secretary Melissa Gonzalez Interim Chiefof Police. Joe Saucedo Financial Analysts Samanthal Nicholson  Present: Mayor) Robent A. Williams Mayor Pro Tem Chester Gonzales Councilmember Kareni Pesek Councilmember. Pamela! Manning Councilmember. Katrina Wiatrek Councilmember Raul Morales (Mayor) Robert Williams) HEARING OF: RESIDENTS  CALLTO ORDER, INVOCATION, ANDI PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE  Mayor Robert) Willians calledi the meeting 100 order at6 6:01p p.m. Invocation & Pledges lead by) Mayor Robert) Williams.  City Council may present any factual vesponse toi items broughti up! by citizens. (Attorney General Opinion- JC-0169)0 (Limito off fiver minutes each). The City Couricil welcomes citizen participation and comments ats all regulare council meetings. Asa courtesyt toy your fellow citizens and out ofr respect to our elected officials, we requestt thati ify you wish tos speak that youf followt these guidelines. Failure tot follow theseg guidelines may result inat forfeiture ofyour remaining time tos speak and removal from ther meeting: (a). Limit your discussion to one or twoi issues that you wisht to address rather than as generalized: statement; (b) Show the City Council thes same respect and courtesy that you expectt to! bes shown toy you.  and  Noi residents signedi upt tob be) heard. ITEMS CONSIDERATIONDISCUSSION  2.1 Discussion: and possible action proposing: a Tax: Rate for Year 2024; take a: record vote and schedule public) hearing on thel Proposed" Tax] Rate. (City Manager] Debbiel Molina) Councilmember Pesek made a motion, seconded by Councilmember Manning, Councilmember Wiatrek voted againsl, proposing a Tax Ratej for Year 2024; take arecordy vote ands schedle public 2.2 Update from City) Finance Consultant. Randy Hollar. (City Finance Consultant Randy Mr. Hollarg gave ani update ont the current audit being performed.. From a logistical standpoint the cily isi ink betters shape from FY2021-2022. Plamning ont the audit being presented by the auditors at the  hearing ont the Proposed: Tax Rate on September 16, 2024.  The motion) passed. Hollar)  September. 3,2024) meeting.  BUDGET WORKSHOP  The council went into al Budget) Workshop al 6:23p.m. (City Manager Debbiel Molina)  3.1 The City Council shall conduct a budget workshopt to discuss the proposed budget for the fiscal year beginning on October 1, 2024, and concluding on September 30, 2025.  ADJOURN  4.1 Adjourn.  Councimember, Pesek made ai motion, seconded by Manning, to adjourn the meeting. The  motion passedz nanimous.y.  Mayor Williams adjourned the meeting at 7:40p.m.  BobethDillom Robert A. Williams, Mayor  MelissaGonzalez, Mifptls