CITY OF COOPER CITY COUNCIL MEETING - PUBLIC HEARING AUGUST 31, 2017 5:00 PM COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: MAYOR; DARREN BRADDY, DAVID PHILLIPS, E.J. CATES, ALLEN FOSTER, DONNA THOMASON, AND WILLIE "BEAR" WILKINS CITY ATTORNEY: JAY GARRETT = ABSENT OTHERS PRESENT: EMILY HOWSE, MERCEDES VALDEZ, BUSTER GIFFORD, SUMMER PHELPS, GABRIEL ROSS, JAIDEE ROBERTSON, AND MARSHALL ROGERS AGENDA ITEM #1 Mayor Darren Braddy called the meeting to order and also voiced the prayer. AGENDA ITEM #2 Mayor Braddy opened the public hearing. He stated that this proposed budget would raise the total property taxes than last year's budget by $31,632.34 and 5.63%, and ofthat amount $19,166.79 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. Tex. Loc. Govt. Code 102.005(b). Mayor Braddy stated that the city needed to stay with the current rate of 1.083595 (1.032388 M&O and 0.051207 1&5) due to the increase in employee insurance premium cost. Buster Gifford asked what the roll back rate was. Mayor Braddy stated that the rollback rate was 1.101944 which was higher that the proposed rate. Mayor Braddy explained that if the city chose to go with a rate higher than the rollback rate then the citizens could petition to have an election to deny the proposed rate which would cause the rate for the city to be the roll back rate. Mayor Braddy asked for comments. Hearing no comments, Mayor Braddy closed the public hearing. TIME: 5:16 PM APPROVED: ATTEST: a A bif dowpe Owm DARREN BRADDY, MAYOR EMILY HOWSE CITY OF COOPER CITY SECRETARY