Minutes  City Council 1- Special City Council Meeting  CITY OF SIMONTON October 1, 2024  This is a true and correct copy, of the Minutes of the City Council - Special Meeting of the  Simonton City Council held on October 1, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.  1.  Call to Order at 6:30 p.m.  A quorum was present with the following City Council Members in attendance: Kelli Matula, Laurie Boudréaux; Courtney Cox, Faith Haley, Justin Boudreau and Burns  Turner City Staff present: City Secretary Nanci Mohr City Finance Specialist Julie Watts Olson and Olson Attorney Philip Boedeker Dan McJunkin and Oscar Lopez. Invocation and Pledge MayorBoudreaux, gave thei invocation.  Public Present:  2.  MayorBoudreaux led the assembly in thel Pledge of Allegiance.  3.  Public Comments None.  4.  Consider and take action on the Consent Agenda  Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are generally enacted in one motion. The exception to this rule ocCurS when a Council Member requests one or more items removedfrom the Consent Agendaj for separate discussion  and action. New Business a.  5.  Budget Adjustment FY 2023-2024.  Mayor Boudreaux provided a detailed description of the necessary proposed budget adjustments. A discussion ensued regarding encumbered funds, interest income and transfers from EDC A and EDC B as they relate to the budget adjustments. Mayor Boudreaux also indicated that ARPA funds are grant money and were not previously allocated on the financial statement. City Finance Specialist Julie Watts explained the difference between the Human Resources and Payroll categories. Keep Simonton  1    Beautiful (KSB) categories were discussed, and City Finance Specialist Julie Watts explained thel KSB transfers. It was also noted that Keep Simonton Beautiful does not Motion by Council Member/Pro Tem Courtney Cox to table the 2023-2024 budget  have interest income as iti is an operating account.  adjustments. Motion seconded by Council Member Faith Haley.  Ayes: Two (Cox and Haley) Noes: Three (Matula, Boudreau and Turner)  Present and: not voting except in the event ofat tie: Mayor Boudreaux.  Motion failed.  Motion by Council Member Justin Boudreau to pass the 2023-2024 budget adjustments including Ordinance 2024-08 - An Ordinance Amending the Budget of the City. of Simonton, Texas for thel Fiscal Yéar Begmming0atober1,2023 and Ending September 30,2024; Containing Findings and Provisions Relating. to the Subject and Declaring an Emergency. Seconded by  Council Member Kelli Matula. Ayes: Three (Matula, Boudreau and Turner) Noes: Two (Cox and Haley) Motion passed. b.  Present and not voting except in the event ofa tie: Mayor Boudreaux.  Budget Adjustment FY 2024-2025.  Mayor Boudreaux and City Finance Specialist. Julie Watts explained how the telephone and internet categories were coded. City Attorney Philip Boedeker stated that  additional ordinances will be required for transfers in the future.  C.  Discussion and action to approve CenterPoint Energy 2025 Compliance Tariffs. Mayor) Boudreaux explained that a challenge has been madei tot thei rider calculation and that action on this item was not recommended per the September 30, 2024 email from  Jamie Maudlin, Principal at Llyod Gosselink.  d.  Discussion and action to approve Tent Rental funding for Simonton Christmas  Roundup.  Council Member Kelli Matula spoke to an increase in vendors as an example of why thet tent is required. Mayor Boudreaux requested that Council approve the cost as there  are: no. KSB funds in the budget.  Ayes: Five Noes: None  Present and not voting except in the event of a tie: Mayor Boudreaux.  Motion passed unanimously.  2    6. Adjourn to Executive Session  Section 551.071 - Consultation with. Legal Counsel  Executive Session was not held. 7. Reconvene to Open Session  Council did not reconvene as Executive Session was not held. 8.s. Consider and take action resulting from Executive Session.  None. 9. Reports a. Mayor  Mayor Boudreaux reported that construction is underway and paid kudos to Boettcher  Hlavinka for their efforts to date. b. City Attorney - none. . City Staff-I none. d. - City Council  Council Member Kelli Matula reminded the community of the October 6, 2024 Trash Out and the need for volunteers with tractors to assist with debris removal.  10. Next City Council Meeting is on October 22, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.  11. Adjournment  Mayor Boudreaux adjourned the City Council Meeting at 7:39 p.m. without objection.  Respectfully submitted, laune Mayor Lauriel Boudreaux DN. MMlird  AA  haudiyg  CitySecretary  3