GUNERI 105N.4ths Street, P.O. Box 349 Gunter, TX 75058-0349 903-433-5185 Fax: 903-433-8039 MINUTES Gunter City Council Regular Meeting Thursday, September 5, 2024 5:00 p.m. Meeting Opened. At 5:10 p.m.  EST.1901  Members Present: Mayor Karen Souther, Cyndy Davis, Alan Richins, David Self, Mayor Pro Staff Present: Detra Gaines City Secretary, Eric Wilhite. Director ofPlanning & Development, Adam Adams Director of Parks & Public Services, Danny Jones Police Chief, Courtney  Tem William Stevens Phone Conference: Wade. Burtsfield  Morris City Attorney  Pursuant to Chapter 551 ofthe' Texas Government Code, notice is hereby given ofal Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Gunter, Texas to be held on September 5, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. ini the Gunter Public Safety Building located at 105N 4th Street, Gunter, Texas, Pursuant to. Section 551.127, Texas Government Code, one or more Councilmembers or employees may attend this meeting remotely using videoconferencing technology. The video and audio feed of the videoconferencing equipment can be viewed and heard by the public at the address posted above as the Welcome to the City Council Meeting. Please sign the Sign-In-Sheet as a record ofattendance. Ifyou wish to speak on an open-session agenda item, please fill out the Opinion/Speaker Registration Form and turn it in to the City Secretary before the meeting starts. A card to speak at a public hearing may be CALLTO ORDER SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING [Mayor will call the meeting to order, establish a quorum ifi present, and declare notice is legally, posted pursuant to the Open Meetings Act. During the course oft the meeting, members ofthe audience wishing to speak must be recognized by  at which time the following will be discussed and considered:  location of the meeting.  submitted any time before the public hearing is closed.  the Presiding Officer.]  INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE  1. CITIZEN COMMENTS [The City Council invites citizens to speak tot the Council on topics not already scheduled for public hearing or on the agenda. Citizens may address the Council fora maximum of three minutes. Citizen comments shall be made from the podium. Please state your name and address for the record. The Council is unable to respond to or discuss any issues that are brought up during this section that are not on the agenda, other than to make statements of specific factual information in response to a citizen's inquiry or to recite existing policy in  response to the inquiry.]    Citizen comments were, given by Barb Milczarek regarding supportf for the library. 2. AGENDA ITEM COMMENTS [The city council allows citizens to: speak before an agenda item. Comments must be on topic. Citizens may address the Council for a maximum oft three minutes. Comments shall be made from the podium. Please state your name and address for the record. The Open Meetings Act Section 551.007 allows, but does not require, the City Council  members to respond.] REGULAR. AGENDA  3. Discuss, consider, and act upon authorizing staff to facilitate the terms of an agreement Citizen comments were, given by Nancy. Dechaud regarding supportf for the library. Citizen comments were, given by Fra Mask regarding support for the library. Citizen comments were, given by Kathy. Barton regarding support for the library. The. Presentation for the Gunter. Library & Museum was given by, Sue Stratton.  between the City of Gunter and the Gunter Library & Museum.  No Action. Discussion continued.  4. Discuss, consider, and act upon any revisions needed for the FY2024-2025 Budget, and  Adoption with al Public Hearing on Monday, September 9, 2024.  No Action. Discussion continued.  5. COUNCIL BUSINESS EXECUTIVE SESSION  Mayor. Karen Souther Opened. Executive Session at 6:57 p.m., and requested. Eric Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, The Council will convene into A. $551.071: Consultation with the City Attorney on a matter in which the duty oft the attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of] Professional Conduct ofthe State Bar ofTexas clearly conflicts with the Texas Open Meetings Act regarding pending or contemplated litigation; or a settlement offer re:  Wilhite to be in attendance.  executive session (closed meeting) to discuss the following:  a. BNSF Litigation  Mayor Kaen Souther Closed. Executive Session at 8:11 p.m.  RECONVENE TO OPEN SESSION    Ina accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 551, the City Council will reconvene into Open Session to consider action, ifany, on matters discussed in Executive Session. 6.1 Discuss, and take appropriate action on any Executive Session item.  Noz Action.  7. Discuss, consider, and act on determining agenda items to be placed on future City Council meeting agendas and direct the City Secretary as to which future agendas the  item should be placed upon.  Contractj for executive staff Media Policy Website  ADJOURN  Adjourned. At 8:13 p.m.  Karen Souther, Mayor  RR  ATTEST: Detra Gaines, City Secretary A  ER,