Notice is hereby given that a REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE MARLIN CITY COUNCIL will be held on Tuesday, the 12th day of December 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, 101 Fortune Street, Marlin, Texas at which the following subjects will be discussed: 1. Call to Order. 2. Roll Call. 3. Certify Posting. 4. Pledge & Invocation. 5. Citizens Comments (3 mins.) on Agenda items. Speaker shall address the presiding officer and not any individual council member; or staff member: Texas Open Meetings Act sec. 551.041, the council cannot discuss, deliberate, or take action on matters not listed on the agenda. City Council may refer speaker to City stafffor research, resolution, or referral for future agenda. Tex. Penal Code 42.05. Any disruptive behavior by the speaker or audience member will subject the individual to removal from the meeting/city property and charge with the crime of Disruption ofa lawful meeting. Comments can be e-mailed to nsetunemermang by 4:00 pm on December 12, 2023. CONSENT AGENDA Items on the Consent Agenda are routine items that may be approved by a single motion and vote without debate. If a member of City Council objects to an item included on the Consent Agenda, or otherwise wishes to have discussion and debate on the item, upon the request of the City Council Member, the Consent Agenda item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as part of the Regular Agenda. 6. Approval of the Council Meeting Minutes from the November 14, 2023 City Council Meeting. REGULAR AGENDA 7. Update on TWDB, CWSRF, & DWSRF Projects And city road projects including but not limited to Robert E. Lee from the MRB Group. 8. UPDATES/STATUS: City Business Not needing immediate discussion or action from City Council. (2-3 mins.): City Manager - Updates (City Manager) Court - Update (Court Clerk Supervisor) Police - Update (Chief] Hommel) Fire Department - Update (Chief Parker) Finance Department - Update (Finance Director) Water Department - Update (Water Office Supervisor) Public Works - Update (Public Works Director) Water Plant - Update (Water Plant Supervisor) 9. Discuss and take action to appoint additional members to serve on the Charter Committee. 10. Discuss and take action on purchase of vehicle for the City Manager. 11. Discuss and take action to allow Procurement for an engineer for ARPA fund projects and to authorize publication of request for qualifications or proposals. 12. Discuss and take action on allowing City Manager to move forward with utilizing Scoopline to treat and service wastewater lagoons. 13. Discuss and take action to allow the Police Chiefto delete a traffic patrol officer position and reallocate funds for a pay increase throughout the Police Department. 14. Discuss and take action on using currently leased land behind Hillcrest Cemetery and surveying for additional burial plots. 15. Discuss and take action on prior Council action to select a firm to provide auditing/accounting services to the City. Take action to select and approve a qualified firm to provide auditing/accounting services to the City and take action to approve aj professional services contract for auditing/accounting services. 16. Discuss and take action to adopt an ordinance or resolution to amend the 2023-2024 municipal budget to approve and authorize line-item transfers from amounts budgetedappropriated for the City Manager. 17. Discuss, consider, and take action on the appointment of applicant to the City's Planning and Zoning Commission. 18. Conduct a public hearing on the amendment of the City's current tax abatement procedures and tax abatement policies for tax abatements in the City of Marlin and for the adoption of new proposed Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatements in an Enterprise or Reinvestment Zone Created in the City of Marlin, Texas. a) Speak in favor b) Speak in opposition c) Questions by citizens d) Close public hearing 19. Discuss and take action to adopt a Resolution amending the City's current tax abatement procedures and tax abatement policies by the adoption of new Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatements in an Enterprise or Reinvestment Zone Created in the City of Marlin, Texas, for the purpose of attracting and promoting economic development. 20. Discuss and take action on Resolution approving and authorizing an increase in rates for municipal solid waste disposal charges to reflect the change in rates due to fuel cost adjustments. 21. Discussion and or take action on approval of] Municipal Court Judge Contract. 22. a. Convene into executive session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code 551.074 (Personnel Matters) to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, and duties of the City Manager. b. Reconvene into public session and discuss and take action as appropriate in the City Council's discretion with regard to the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, and duties of the City Manager. 23. a. Convene into executive session pursuant to Tex. Gov't. Code 551.071 of the Texas Government Code, and section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, to consult with the City Attorney regarding the authority, powers, and roles of the Mayor, Council Members, and the City Manager under the City Charter and the City ordinances. b. Reconvene into public and open session to take action as appropriate in the City Council's discretion regarding the authority, powers, and roles of the Mayor, Council Members, and the City Manager under the City Charter and the City ordinances. 24. Future agenda items: Discuss and Consider items for placement on a future City Council Agenda. 25. Adjourn. 2 We, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify that the above Notice ofl Meeting ofthe governing body ofthe City of Marlin is a true and correct copy ofs said Notice and that what is posted is a true and correct copy of said Notice in City Bulletin Board of City Hall in Marlin, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on 8th day of December, 2023 at 450p and remained posted continuously, for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said Meeting. Dated this the 8th day of December 2023. Susan Byrd, Mayor 1866 This meeting shall be conducted pursuant to the Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq. At any time during the meeting the City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session on any oft the above posted agenda items in accordance with the sections 551.071, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules ofProfessional Conduct (Consultation with Attorney), $551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), $551.073 (Deliberations about Gifls and Donations), $551.074 (Personnel Matters), and/or $551.087 (Economic Development). All items listed above are eligiblefor Council discussion and/or action. 3