ENixon,  Est. 1906  Nixon City Council Minutes for 1.22.2024 Special Meeting  The Nixon City Council met in Special Session on the 22nd day of January 2024 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Members present were Mayor Dorothy Riojas, Justin La Fleur, Maggie Gaytan, Ellie Dominguez, Patsy Scherrer, Melissa Pompa, Eddie Escobar, Tanya Torres, Jeremy Bustos, Chief Miguel Cantu, Doug Havemann, Virginia Pena, Donald Hoffman, Margaret Davis, Gladyne Finch, Jessica Smith, and Natividad  Chambers at City Hall 302 E. Central Ave Nixon, TX 78140.  Ruiz.  The meeting was called by Mayor Dorothy Riojas at 5:30 pm. Roll call was conducted and all council members were present. The invocation was given by City Secretary Tanya Torres.  Under citizens to be heard Mrs. Virginia Pena asked that during the budget workshop, the council take into An motion was made by. Justin La Fleur and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to reduce the budget by 25,000.00 by removing the funding fori the festival in the General Fund. Motion carried 5-0. An motion was made by Melissa Pompa and seconded by Patsy Scherrer that they lower the payroll under An motion was made by Maggie Gaytan and seconded by Patsy Scherrer to reduce the garbage expense at Ar motion was made by Maggie Gaytan and seconded by Justin La Fleur to rescind the previous motion to Ar motion was made by Maggie Gaytan and seconded by Patsy Scherrer to reduce the garbage expense to Ar motion was made by Maggie Gaytan and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to reduce the Police department AI motion was made by Jusitn Lal Fleur and seconded by Melissa Pompa to approve our reduction in the budget under the police department vehicles from $60,000 to $32,000. Motion carried 5-0. AI motion was made by Ellie Dominguez and seconded by Patsy Scherrer to reduce the payroll expenses An motion was made by Melissa Pompa and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to defund the excavator lease by  consideration the citizens and businesses of the city when making their decisions.  General Fund Payroll expense by $42,200. Motion carried 5-0.  the city hall by $35,000. Motion carried 5-0.  reduce the garbage expense at the city hall by $35,000. Motion carried 5-0.  the city hall by $15,000. Motion carried 5-0.  repair, maintenance, and supplies by $10,000. Motion carried 5-0.  under the municipal court payroll by $8,000. Motion carried 5-0.  $32,728. Motion carried 5-0.    A motion was made by Ellie Dominguez and seconded by Patsy Scherrer to reduce the building equipment maintenance that falls under the libraryt through the General Fund by $10,500. Motion carried 5-0. Ar motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Melissa Pompa to remove the brush pickup fees Ar motion was made by Ellie Dominguez and seconded by Melissa Pompa to remove the brush fee from the Ar motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to remove all brush pickup in the Ar motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to increase the dump fees to $50 at truckload, $150 for a 16-foot trailer and if it exceeds a 16-footi trailer it will be another $150, a small utility trailer $50 and a truck and small utility trailer would be $100. Residents can use the dump two Ar motion was made by. Justin La Fleur and seconded by Melissa Pompa to approve the residential water rates and meter charges plus usage under Exhibit A water usage rate at $3.80 per 1000 gallons and outside city limits multiplier at 35% percent provided by the Utilities Director. Motion carried 5-0. A motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Maggie Gaytan to approve the commercial water section in Exhibit A with one amendment which is a commercial water usage rate of $3.90 per 1000 Ar motion was made by. Justin La Fleur and seconded by Patsy Scherrer to approve the industrial water rates as presented in Exhibit A, this coincides with our last meeting dropping industrial rates to $4.18 per A motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Ellie Dominguez to approve the water meter A motion was made by Justin Melissa Pompa and seconded by Justin La Fleur to adopt the sewer tap rates A motion was made by Melissa Pompa and seconded by. Justin La Fleur to lower revenue by $80,000 on A motion was made by Justin La Fleur and seconded by Maggie Gaytan to add a budget increase of $44,380 to our water billing revenue line item because of the increase in water rates that were adopted A motion was made by Ellie Dominguez and seconded by Melissa Pompa to reduce $40,716 from the Ar motion was made by Ellie Dominguez and seconded by. Justin La Fleur to give Darryl Becker, newly appointed Interim City Manager the authority to sign for the Splash Pad Renewal Loan and to sign all A motion was made by. Justin La Fleur and seconded by Maggie Gaytan to adjourn the meeting. Motion  from our current adopted budget as they sit now. Motion carried 5-0. general budget revenue by a $76,000 reduction. Motion carried 5-0.  City of Nixon. Motion carried 5-0.  times a month. Motion carried 3-2. Melissa Pompa and Patsy Scherrer voted nay.  gallons, outside city limits multiplier at 35% percent. Motion carried 5-0.  1000. Motion carried 5-0.  installation fees as listed on Exhibit A on the second page. Motion carried 5-0.  on Exhibit A as presented. Motion carried 5-0. the industrial water revenue. Motion carried 5-0.  per Exhibit A. Motion carried 5-0.  police department for Nick Gaytan's payroll. Motion carried 5-0  documents on behalf of the City of Nixon. Motion carried 5-0.  carried 5-0.    sEDap Mayor, DorothyRiojas  mupDa, Alderman, Maggie Gaytan L  Alderman,  Fleur  Scherrer Yfnpe  *  Ms  Alderman, Ellie GADsy Attest:  Alderman, Melissa Pompa  Juyonr Tanya Torres City of Nixon Secretary