CITY OF CHICO REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL September 10, 2024- 6:30 p.m. City Hall, 400 S. Hovey, Chico, Texas 76431  MINUTES  1. Invocation- - Mayor Colleen Self to givel Invocation. 2. Pledge of Allegiance (U.S. &1 Texas) was led! by Mayor Colleen Self. 3. Roll Call & Establish Quorum- - City Secretary Rhondal Richey Jack Souther- present Mayor Pro-TemJ Jimmy Counts present Josh McDaniel- - present Mayor Colleen Self - present Hannah Huffman- - present Chuck Reneau- present  Calll Meetingt to Order- - Mayor Coleen Self calledt the meetingt to order at 6:30p.m. OPENF PUBLICH HEARING ONT THE PROPOSED! BUDGET FORI FISCAL) YEAR: 2024- -2025.  Motion by Jimmy Counts and seconded by Hannah Huffmant to Open Public Hearing for fiscal year 2024-2025 THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT OF $10,869, WHICH ISA A3.19% PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR' 'S BUDGET. THE PROPERTY TAXI REVENUE TO BE JAMES WRIGHT WAS PRESENT AND ASKED1 THE QUESTION, ABOUTPUTTING AF FREEZE ONF RESIDENTS TAXES THATA ARE 65&OVER. MAYOR COUEENSEFANSWERED: THATTHE CITYCOUNCIL! HASA AIREADYTAKENSTEPS TOPUTTHEI FREEZE CLOSE PUBLICI HEARING. MOTION BYJ JIMMY COUNTS AND SECONDEDI BYJ JOSH MCDANIEL TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC Open Public Hearing. Motin! byJ Jimmy Counts and seconded! by. Jack Souther opened Public Hearing for thep proposed 7. OPEN PUBLICH HEARING ONT THE PROPOSED: 2024 TAXF RATE FORT TAX) YEAR: 2024 &F FISCAL YEAR 2024- -2025. THE CITY IS CONSIDERING ADOPTING A PROPOSED TAX RATE FOR TAX YEAR 2024. THE PROPOSED TAX RATE IS $0.372720 PER $100 OF VALUE. THE PROPOSED TAXRATE WOULDI INCREASE THET TOTAL TAXES IN THE CITYOF CHICO 3. CLOSE PUBLICHEARING. MOTION BYJ JACKS SOUTHER AND: SECONDEDI BYH HANNAHI HUFFMANT TOC CLOSE PUBLIC 9. Citizen Comments- (State law prohibits the City Council from considering or deliberations on any item not listed on the posted City Council Agenda. A person may address the Council oni items not ont the printedo agenda and on the printed agenda. Comments are limited to five (5) minutes. The Council may not comment or deliberate regarding such statements or comments during this period. Any discussion of the subjects must be limited to a proposal top place the subject on the agendaj for aj future meeting. Sec. 551.042 of Open Meetings Act). 10. Discuss/Consider/Act: ona an Ordinance Approving and/ Adopting al Budget fort the fiscaly year 2024-2025.  on at6 6:31p.m. Alli inf favor. Motion Carried 5-0.  RAISEDF FROMI NEW PROPERTYADDED TOTHETAXROLLT THIS YEARI IS$2,419.  INP PLACE. HEARING AT6 6:37P.M. ALL INF FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED5-0. 20241 taxr rate. Alli inf favor. Motion Carried 5-0.  BY2.43%  HEARING ON2 2024 TAXF RATE AT6 6:41P.M. ALLI INF FAVOR. MOTION CARRIED5-0.  ORDINANCE! NO.9-2024-1  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER: 1, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER: 30, 2025, INA ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 102, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES ANDI RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING AS SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; ANDE ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE! DATE. IJOSH MCDANIEL, MOVE TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 9-2024-1, ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2024, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2025, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 102, LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE; APPROPRIATING THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS; INCLUDING A  SEVERABLITY/CLAUSE, ANDI ESTABLISHING ANI EFFECTIVE DATE.    Colleen Self, Mayor- Abstain/ / Not Voting Hannah Avants Huffman, Council Member- -Inf favor Jimmy Counts, Mayor Pro Tem- Inf favor Chuck Reneau, Council Member- Inf favor Josh McDaniel, Council Member- - Inf favor Jack Souther, Council Member- - Int favor  5-F Favor 0-Against 1- Abstain  11. Discuss/Consider/Act: ona an Ordinancel Ratifyingt thel Taxi Revenue Reflected int the 2024- 2025 Budget.  ORDINANCE! NO. 9-2024-2  AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS, RATIFYING THAT THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024-2025 ANNUAL BUDGET WILL REQUIRE RAISING MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN IN THE 1,CHUCK RENEAU, MOVE TOI PASS ORDINANCE NO. 9-2024-2, RATIFYING THATT THE ADOPTION OF THE 2024-2025, ANNUAL BUDGETY WILL RAISE MORE REVENUE FROM PROPERTYTAXES THANLAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY AN AMOUNT OF $10,869, WHICH IS A 3.19% PERCENT INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR 'S BUDGET AND THE PROPERTY TAXI REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROMI NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAXI ROLL THIS YEARI IS $2,419, AND THISI BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE, AND  PREVIOUS YEAR.  OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAXRATE by $9,372. Colleen Self, Mayor Abstain, /Not Voting Hannah Avants Huffman, Council Member- -Inf favor Jimmy Counts, Mayor Pro Tem - Inf favor Chuck Reneau, Council Member -Inf favor Josh McDaniel, Council Member- - Inf favor Jack Souther, Council Member- Inf favor  5-Favor 0-Against 1-Abstain  12. Discuss/Consider/Act: ona an Ordinance. Adopting and Levying the ad valorem Tax Rate for 2024 for Maintenance and Operations oft the City of Chico at $0.242963 cents per $100 oftaxable valuationi for thel Tax) Year beginning onJ January AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO ADOPTING' THE TAXI RATE OF $0.242963 PER $100 TAXABLE VALUATIONI FOR OPERATIONS ANDI MAINTENANCE. ANDL LEVYING A1 TAXI UPON ALLI PROPERTY: SUBJECT TOTAXATION WITHINT THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS, FORT THE: 2024TAXYEARI BEGINNING ONJ JANUARY1 1, 2024, AND ENDING ONI DECEMBER: 31, 2024, FOR1 THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF CHICOFORTHE FISCALYEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER1 1, 2024 ANDI ENDING ONS SEPTEMBER: 30, 2025; APPORTIONING SAIDI LEVY AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNDS ANDI ITEMS FORI WHICH REVENUE MUST BEF RAISED; ANDI ESTABLISHING ,JOSH MCDANIEL, MOVE TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 9-2024-3, ADOPTING AND LEVYING. A TAX RATE FORI MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF CHICO AT $0.242963 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION FOR THE TAX YEAR BEGINNING ON JANUARY 1, 2024, AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2024; AND, I FURTHER MOVE THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE AND THAT THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.27% PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND  1,2 2024, and ending onD December: 31, 2024.  ORDINANCE! NO. 9-2024-3  AN EFFECTIVE DATE.  OPERATIONS ONA A$100,000 HOME BY APPROAMATELYSI,  Colleen! Self, Mayor- Abstain /Not Voting Hannah Avants Huffman, Council Member- - Inf favor Jimmy Counts, Mayor Pro Tem- - Inf favor Chuck Reneau, Council Member- -Inf favor Josh McDaniel, Council Member- - Inf favor Jack Souther, Council Member- - Inf favor  5-Favor 0-Against 1-Abstain    13. Discuss/Consider/Act: ona and Ordinance Adopting andl Levyingt the adv valorem Tax Ratei for 20241 top pay the Principal and Interest ont the funded debt oft the City of Chico at $0.129757 cents per $100 of taxable valuation for the Tax Year AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICO ADOPTING THE TAX RATE OF $0.129757 PER $100 TAXABLE VALUATION TOF PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE FUNDED DEBT OF THE CITY AND LEVYING A TAX UPON ALL PROPERTY: SUBJECT TO TAXATION WITHIN THE CITY OF CHICO, TEXAS, FOR THE 2024 TAX YEAR BEGINNING ON. JANUARY 1, 2024, AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2024; APPORTIONING SAID LEVY AMONG THE VARIOUS FUNDS ANDI ITEMS FOR WHICH REVENUE MUST BE RAISED INCLUDING PROVIDING. A SINKING FUNDI FOR THE RETIREMENT OF THE BONDEDI DEBT OF THE CITY; ANDI ESTABLISHING ANE EFFECTIVE DATE. LHANNAH AVANTS HUFFMAN, MOVE TO PASS ORDINANCE NO. 9-2024-4, ADOPTING AND LEVYING A TAX RATE FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS OF THE CITY OF CHICO AT $0.129757 CENTS PER $100 OF TAXABLE VALUATION FOR THE TAX YEARE BEGINNING ON. JANUARY 1,2024, AND ENDING ON DECEMBER 31, 2024; AND, I FURTHER MOVE THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE AND THAT THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.27% PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND  beginning onJ January 1, 2024, ande ending on December 31, 2024.  ORDINANCE NO. 9-2024-4  OPERATIONS ONA A$100,000 HOMEE BY APPROXIMATELY/S1.00. Colleen Self, Mayor- - Abstain /Not Voting Hannah Avants Huffman, Council Member- Inf favor Jimmy Counts, Mayor Pro Tem Inf favor Chuck Reneau, Council Member- -Inf favor Josh McDaniel, Council Member- Inf favor Jack Souther, Council Member Inf favor  5-Favor 0-Against 1-Abstain  14. Discuss/Consider/At: onr repairs for City Employee Vehicles. employees stated that one vehicle is 23y years old. leasing/purchasing/ new city vehicles. Alli inf favor. Motion Carried5 5-0 September 17th ate 6:315 p.m. Allin inf favor. Motion Carried5 5-0.  This year the city has spent approximately $4,000 on city employee's vehicles for maintenance and repairs. City Motion byJ Jimmy Counts ands secondedb by Hannah! Huffman tog givet ther mayor thea authority tos seek bidst for possible Motion by. Jimmy Counts and seconded byJ Josh McDaniel tos set a date for the Planning &2 Zoning meeting Tuesday,  15. Consider/Act on a date andt time fora a Planning & Zoning Meeting.  16. Discuss/Consider/Act: onr repairing West! Kentucky Street.  Motion byJ Jimmy Counts ands seconded by Chuck Reneau to givet the Mayor the authority tol looki into installing two  newt tinl horns tol help alleviate flooding and washing out streets when itr rains.  Alli inf favor. Motion Carried5 5-0. 17. Discuss/Consider/Act: on GTGI Bulk water sales. until the next meeting. Alli ini favor. Motion Carried! 5-0. Alli inf favor. Motion Carried 5-0  Motion! by. Joshl McDaniel: and seconded byk Hannah! Huffmant tot table discussion on raising! bulk waterr rates 18. Adjourn Meeting. Motion by Hannah Huffman and: seconded by. Jack Souther toa adjourn meeting at 7:24p.m.  Callesit Colleen Self, Mayor  dbahiels