CITY OF DORCHESTER City Hall 3731 Main St. Dorchester, Tx 75459 AGENDA ANDI NOTICE OF MEETING SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING September 23, 2024 6:301 PM AGENDA  Members of the public may appear before the City Council to address items listed on this meeting agenda and topics not already. scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda in accordance with procedural rules as determined by the meeting Chair and by submitting a "Public Comment Form" to the City of Secretary no later than the conclusion of Agenda  litem 1 (Call meeting 10 Order) I.CALL MEETING TO ORDER:  II. Public Comments: The City Council invites members of the public to: speak to the Council on items listed on this meeting agenda and topics not already scheduled, for public hearing or on the agenda. Citizens may address the Council for a maximum of rwo minutes, unless the member of the) public is a non - English speaker andi must address the Council through a translator, in which case the person may address the Council for a maximum of) four minutes. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this item that are not on the agenda, other than to make: statements ofspecific) factual information in response t0 a citizen' 's inquiry or to recite existing policy in response to the inquiry.  III. ACTION ITEMS:  A. PUBLIC HEARING:  1. Introduction and Public Hearing of Ordinance No. a4(3 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dorchester, Texas, approving and adopting a budget in the amount $840,600.00 for the City of Dorchester for Fiscal Year beginning October 1,2 2024, and ending on September 30, 2025. 2. Introduction and Public Hearing of Ordinance No. 313 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Dorchester, Texas making appropriations of $840,600.00 for the support, maintenance, building and improvement of the City of Dorchester, Texas for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2024, and ending September 30, 2025 both dates inclusive; adopting the budget figures and accounts as part of said appropriation.    B. Close Public Hearing and Consider Adoption of Ordinances  Adoption ofOrdinances:  1. Consider and Act on approval of Ordinance 343 to adopt fiscal year 2024-2025 budget in the amount of $840,600.00 2. Consider and Act on approval of Ordinance 413_t0 authorize expenditures of the City of Dorchester in the amount  of$840,600.00. C. New Business  1. Consider/Discuss/Act on accepting bid from Hankins Eastup Deaton Tony Seay & Scarborough, LLC for preparing City  ofDorchester 2023-2024 audit.  IV. Executive Session:  1. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, the City Council will hold an Executive Session on the items  identifiedbelow  Tex. Gov'tCode 551.072 Deliberating the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property ifdeliberation in an Open Meeting would have a detrimental effect on the  position ofthe City in negotiations with a third person.  2. Reconvene into Regular Session and take any action necessary as a  result ofthe Executive Session.  V.ADJOURNMENT: Respectfully submitted, Zh5 David Smith, Mayor City of Dorchester  If, during the course of the meeting covered by this notice, the City Council should determine that a closed or executive session of the City Council should be held or is required, then such closed or executive session as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code.. will be held by the City Council at the date, hour and place giveni in this notice as the City Council may conveniently meet in such closed or executive: session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes permitted by the Act, including, but  notl limited to, the following sanctions and purposes: Texas Government Code Section: 551.071-1 Private consultation" with the attorney for the City. 551.072- Deliberating the purchase, exchange. lease or value ofr real property, 551.073-Deliberating: a negotiated contract foraj prospective gift or donation tot the City. 551.074-Deliberating: personnel ort tol hear complaints against personnel.  551. .076- Deliberating deployment, or specific occasions for implementation. of security personnel or devises or  security audit    551. .087- Deliberating commercial or financial information that the City has received from a business prospect or 551.089-1 Deliberating security assessments or deployments relating tos security or criticali infrastructure.  deliberating the offer of financial or otheri incentives toa al business prospect.  CERTIFICATION  Ithe undersigned authority, dol hereby certify that thez above Agenda and' Notice of Meeting oft the City Council of the City ofDorchester, is at true and correct copy ofs said Notice. posted at true and correct copy ofs said notice at Dorchester City Hall located: at3 373 Main Street Dorchester, Texas, aj place convenient andr readily accessible tot the public ata allt times, and ont the City website:-and: said Notice was posted on 20thc of September, 2024 at 4:00pm and  remaineds so posted fora al least 721 hours preceding the scheduled time and said meeting.  Datedt this 20th day fSeptember, City Secretary, Becky Vincent bicy  rank  NOTICEOF, ASSISTANCEATF PUBLICMEETINGS  Thel location oft this meeting is wheelchair accessible. Access tot thel building and special parking are available att the primary entrance oft the meeting location. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids ors services such asi interpreters forp persons who are deafc orl hearingi impaired, readers orl large print, arer requested to contact the City Secretary's 'sOffice atl least 48- hours priort to ther meeting. Braille is not  available.