CITY OF CLARENDON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA  Notice is hereby given of a CALLED MEETING of the City Council of the City of Clarendon to be held on Thursday September 26, 2024, at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall - 313 South Sully Street, Clarendon, Texas, for the purpose of the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. City Council meetings are tape recorded.  CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PUBLIC FORUM  Citizens who have signed a card to speak to the City Council will be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the city staff and City Council members are prevented from discussing the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy. Citizens are limited to three (3) minutes for their  presentation to the City Council. PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS  The Public Comment on Agenda Items portion of the City Council meeting is set aside for members of the public who have signed a card to address the City Council on any  agenda item. Presentations shall be limited to three (3) minutes.  AUTHORIZATIONS BY CITY COUNCIL  1. Discussion and possible action on approving the Clarendon Economic Development 2. Discussion and possible action on approving the Clarendon Economic Development Corporation Hotel Occupancy Tax Budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. 3. Discussion and possible action on approving the Clarendon Chamber of Commerce Hotel Occupancy Tax Budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year. 4. Discussion and possible action to continue next phase of Groundwater Project. 5. Discussion and possible action to allow the City Administrator to change the current deductible with Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool from $250.00t to  Corporation Annual Budget for the 2024-2025 Fiscal Year.  $1,000.00 MAYOR COMMENTS COUNCIL COMMENTS ADJOURMMENT  The City Council reserves the right to meet in closed session on any agenda item pursuant to section 551.071, Consulting with Attorney; 551.072, Deliberations about Real Property; 551.073, Deliberations about Gifts & Donations; 551.074, Personnel Matters;    551.076, Deliberations about Security Devices; AND/OR 551.086, Discuss (A) Commercial or Financial Information Received From a Business Prospect with which the City is Conduction Negotiations, OR (B) Financial or Other Incentives to the Business  Project; according to the Texas Government Code.  CERTIFICATION  Icertify that the agenda of items to be considered by the City of Clarendon City Council was posted on the window of Clarendon City Hall facing Sully Street on Monday,  September 23, 2024, at 8:34 a.m.  Machiel  Vlllay Covey, City Secretary!  Icertify that the agenda of items to be considered by the City of Clarendon City Council was removed from the window of Clarendon City Hall facing Sully Street  on Friday, September 27, 2024.  Machiel Covey, City Secretary ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT  City Hall is wheelchair accessible. A sloped curb entry is available at the front entrance; accessible parking space is available. Requests for accommodation or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the Office of the City Secretary at (806)874-3438 or FAX (806)874-5136 for further information.