Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the
14th of May 2024, at 7:00 PM at the Town Hall located at 415 Hill St, Anderson, TX 77830, at which time the following subjects will be considered, to wit:
1. Call meeting to order and establish quorum.
2. Invocation
3. Pledges to the flags.
“Honor the Texas Flag. I pledge allegiance to thee, Texas, one state under God, one and indivisible.”
4. Take action to canvas the results of the May 4th municipal election and accept results.
5. New and returning alderman shall qualify by taking their Oath of Office.
6. Recognition of service of departing Alderman Daryl Alford.
7. Public Comment
8. Mayor’s Update
a. Spring cleanup results
b. May events
c. Hall bathrooms remodel
d. IT Audit / Cybersecurity reminder
9. Consent Agenda:
All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
a. Approval of the April 11, 2024 Town Council Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of the list of claims and bills
10. Reports:
Informational reports only, no action to be taken.
a. Permit Report
b. Sewer Report
c. Grants Report
i. 2017 Harvey Grant
ii. ARPA Grant
iii. 2023-2024 CDBG
iv. CDBG MIT-MOD
v. Harvey Reallocation Funds
vi. RCP
d. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
11. Business:
Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
a. The Aldermen shall re-organize by electing one of its members Mayor Pro-Tem and one Secretary.
b. Consider and take action to approve two signers for the bank accounts.
c. Consider and take action to approve modification of Ordinance 153-22 to include variance procedures.
d. Consider and take action to approve variance request from Grimes County against Ordinance 153.22.
e. Consider and take action to approve MOU between Town of Anderson and Grimes County to allow use of outdoor electric access during Town sponsored events.
f. Consider and take action to approve execution of Engagement Letter with Taylor Boeker, CPA to conduct our FY2023 audit and authorize the mayor as signatory. Action will also require a line-item transfer of $13,500 to cover the additional audit cost.
g. Consider and take action to identify roads and accept quote from Grimes County for road improvements. Depending on amount of work approved, this action may require up to a $6,000 line-item transfer.
h. Discussion on adopting the 2021 International Building Codes.
i. Discussion on adopting the Grimes County 2024 Hazard Mitigation Plan.
12. Executive Session
a. Convene into Executive Session pursuant to Sec. 551.072, Texas Government Code, to deliberate personnel matters.
13. Possible Action from Executive Session
a. Reconvene into public session and take action as appropriate at the discretion of the Town Council regarding personnel matters.
14. Around Town
15. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
16. Adjourn
This meeting shall be conducted pursuant to the Texas Government Code Section 551.001 et seq. At any time during the meeting the Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session on any of the above posted agenda items in accordance with the sections 551.071, and Section 1.05, Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct (Consultation with Attorney), §551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), §551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), §551.074 (Personnel Matters), and/or §551.087 (Economic Development). All items listed above are eligible for Council discussion and/or action.
I, the undersigned Town Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of the Regular Meeting of the above-named Town of Anderson is a true and correct copy of the said notice which was posted in the bulletin board at the front of the Town Hall, Anderson, Grimes County, Texas, on the 9th day of May 2024, at 4:00 p.m.
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Rebecca Ray,
Town Clerk, Town of Anderson