09-01-2015 (City Council) Minutes 1 Wylie City Council
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Wylie City Council
Special Called Meeting
Tuesday, September 1, 2015 -6:00 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex-Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100
Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Mayor Eric Hogue called the meeting to order at 6:01 p.m. with the following City Council
members present: Mayor Eric Hogue, Councilwoman Candy Arrington, Councilwoman Diane
Culver, Councilman William Whitney III, and Councilman David Dahl. Mayor pro tem Keith
Stephens and Councilman Todd Wintters were absent.
Staff present were: City Manager, Mindy Manson; Finance Director, Linda Bantz; City
Secretary, Carole Ehrlich; Public Information Officer, Craig Kelly; and various support staff.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Public Information Officer Craig Kelly gave the invocation and Budget Officer Ron Arp led the
Pledge of Allegiance.
REGULAR AGENDA
Public Hearing
1. Hold the second Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate of$0.8689 for fiscal year 2015-
2016 and provide all interested persons an opportunity to be heard,either for or against the
proposed tax rate; and announce the date, time and place of the meeting at which the
Council will vote on the tax rate. (L. Bantz, Finance Director)
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Staff Comments
Finance Director Bantz addressed Council stating that in accordance with the "Truth in Taxation" laws of
the State of Texas, on August 11, 2015, the City Council voted on the proposed tax rate and scheduled
two public hearings on the proposed tax rate. The first public hearing was held on August 25, 2015 and
this is the second public hearing. The proposed 2015-16 budget is based on a tax rate of$0.8689 per
$100 valuation. Any changes made to the proposed tax rate or Proposed Budget could affect required
publications and steps in the tax rate and budget approval process.
At the end of the public hearing the Council may take action to designate the time and place for
consideration to adopt the proposed tax rate.
Public Hearing
Mayor Hogue opened the second public hearing on the proposed tax rate at 6:05 p.m. asking anyone
present wishing to address Council to come forward.
No citizens were present wishing to address Council.
Mayor Hogue closed the public hearing at 6:06 p.m.
Council Action
A motion was made by Councilwoman Culver, seconded by Councilman Dahl to set September
8, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Wylie Municipal Complex, 300 Country
Club Road, Wylie, TX as the date, time and place at which Council will vote on the tax rate. A
vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with Mayor pro tern Stephens and Councilman
Wintters absent.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Councilman Whitney, seconded by Councilwoman Arrington to adjourn the
meeting at 6:08 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 5-0 with Mayor pro tern Stephens
and Councilman Wintters absent.
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