COL 1836  The City Council ofthe City ofColumbus, Texas met in special session on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at 5:30 PM, int the Council Chambers ofCity Hall located at 605 Spring St., Columbus, Texas, with the following  present:  Mayor - Lori An Gobert Mayor Pro Tem - Chuck Rankin (via Microsoft Teams) Councilman - Keith Cummings (arrived at 5:58 p.m.) Councilman - Ronny Daley Councilwoman - Paige Sciba Councilman - Michael Ridlen (arrived 5:46] p.m.) City Manager - Donald Warschak City Secretary - Bana Schneider Assistant City Secretary - Dinah Jacobs (absent)  Other City Staff present included:  Police Chief- Skip Edman  1. 2. 3. 4.  Call to Order  Mayor, Lori An Gobert, called the meeting to order at 5:46 p.m.  Pledge of Allegiance and Invocation Gobert led the pledge and invocation. Citizens' Presentations and Comments'  Consideration and Action to. Approve the Certification for Local Governments for City Secretary, Bana Schneider confirmed the completion ofcybersecurity training. Motion to approve the certification for local governments for House Bill 3834  House Bill 3834 Cybersecurity Awareness Training.  CYBERSECURITY 2024.pdf 0  Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Moved by: Ronny Daley Seconded by: Paige Sciba    Aye  Michael Ridlen, Paige Sciba, Chuck Rankin, and  Ronny Daley  Carried 4-0  5.  Executive Session: In Accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.074,  Personnel Matters City Manager Annual Review. Regular session was closed at 5:49 p.m.  6.  Reconvenei into Regular Session and Consideration and Action, if Any, Regarding Regular session reconvened at 6:52 p.m. with all members still present including  Executive Session - City Manager Annual Review. Councilman Cummings who arrived at 5:58 p.m. No action from the executive session was required. Discussion of Budget Workshop:  7.  Schneider gave an overview oft the changes made since the last budget workshop.  7.1  General Fund  Schneider stated a $379,000 overage was corrected leaving the general  fund in a much better position. Utility Fund Capital Projects  7.2 7.3  There was discussion regarding the utility rates.  8.  Consideration and Action Regarding the Proposed 2023 Tax Rate Notification and Public Hearing. TAXJ RATE PUBLIC HEARINGNOTICEn4 0 This item was not needed. It was on the Monday, August 29, 2024 agenda.  9.  Items from Councilmembers' Cummings none Daley none Sciba - none Rankin 1 none Gobert -1 none  Ridlen - asked about the take-home vehicle policy for city employees  10. Announcements  There were no announcements.    11. Adjournment  With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 7:49 p.m.  ConGbeeb Lori An Gobert, Mayor  Attest: B  S 1  Bana Schneider, City Secretary  'During this agenda item, citizens may comment for the record oni items, whicha are not on the agenda. However, the Council mayr not participate in discussion or deliberation ona anyi itemt thati is not ont the: agenda. Citizensr may request thata at topic bea addedtoaf futurea agenda. ?Limited tos statements. Issues raised by councilmembers undert this item cannot bec deliberated by Council. The Open! Meetings Act doest nota allow  Councilto deliberatei items thato don't tappear ont the agenda.