Notice is hereby given that a Regular Meeting of the governing body of the Town of Anderson will be held on the 12th of September 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 Council 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. Public Hearing
a. The Council will hear any public comments concerning the proposed tax rate for FY 2025.
b. The Council will hear any public comments concerning the proposed budget for FY 2025.
5. Public Comment
6. Mayor’s Update
a. Yarborough Chapel United Methodist Church – 150th Anniversary
b. Community Survey
c. Upcoming Anderson Events
i. GCHC Fall Festival – Historic Park, October 5th
ii. National Night Out
iii. Trunk or Treat Oct 26th
iv. Veteran’s Day Concert Nov 9th
v. Brunch Fest Nov 10th
7. Consent Agenda:
All consent items are considered to be routine and will be enacted by one motion and vote.
a. Approval of the August 8, 2024, Town Council Meeting Minutes
b. Approval of the August 20, 2024, Budget Workshop Minutes
c. Approval of the September 3, 2024, Budget Workshop Minutes
d. Approval of the list of claims and bills
e. Approval of line-item transfers as follows:
i. From Election Expenses (1-5-515) to General Office Supplies (1-5-260), $25.00.
ii. From Election Expenses (1-5-515) to GCAD – Tax Assess. & Collection (1-5-583), $47.00.
iii. From Election Expenses (1-5-515) to Travel/School/Dues (1-5-510), $30.00.
iv. From Election Expenses (1-5-515) to QuickBooks (1-5-525), $400.00.
8. Presentations to the Council
a. Anderson Baptist – Worship Night on Main St.
b. FY2022 and FY2023 audit results by Seidel Schroeder.
9. 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. 2025-2026 CDBG
v. CDBG MIT-MOD
vi. Harvey Reallocation Funds
vii. RCP
d. Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
10. Business:
Discuss, consider, and possibly take action regarding:
a. Consider and take action to approve Tax Roll Ordinance 167-24.
b. Consider and take action to approve Tax Roll Tax Rate Adoption Ordinance 168-24.
c. Consider and take action to approve Tax Roll Budget Adoption Ordinance 169-24.
d. Consider and take action to select an administration/project delivery service provider(s) to complete project application, management and implementation for the 2025-2026 Texas Community Development Block Grant Fund Program of the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA). by Resolution #115-24.
e. Consider and take action to approve estimate of $2,000 from Grimes County Road and Bridge to run 60ft of pipe under College St at Johnson to relieve drainage damage on private property.
11. Around Town
12. Discussion of agenda items for the next scheduled meeting
13. 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 Mayor, 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 September 2024, at 7:00 p.m.
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Marc Benton, Mayor, Town of Anderson