09-04-2018 (City Council) Minutes IA/
CITY OF Wylie City Council
WYLIE
Minutes
Special Called Meeting
Tuesday, September 4, 2018—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 6:00 p.m. City Secretary Stephanie Storm took roll call
with the following City Council members present: Mayor pro tem Keith Stephens, Councilman Matthew
Porter, Councilman Jeff Forrester, Councilwoman Candy Arrington, Councilman Timothy Wallis, and
Councilman David Dahl.
Staff present included: City Manager Mindy Manson; Assistant City Manager Chris Holsted; Police
Lieutenant Matt Miller; Fire Chief Brent Parker; Public Information Officer Craig Kelly; Parks and
Recreation Director Robert Diaz; Finance Director Melissa Beard; Human Resources Director Lety
Yanez; Library Director Rachel Orozco; City Secretary Stephanie Storm, and various support staff.
INVOCATION&PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Mayor pro tern Stephens gave the invocation and Councilman Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC HEARING
1. Hold the second Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate of$0.735848 for fiscal year 2018-
2019 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. (M. Beard, Finance Director)
Staff Comments
In accordance with the "Truth in Taxation" laws of the State of Texas, on August 14, 2018, 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 28, 2018 and this is the second public hearing. The proposed
2018-19 budget is based on a tax rate of$0.735848 per $100 valuation. At the end of the hearing, the
City Council will schedule the date,time and place that the vote will be taken on the final tax rate.
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Public Hearing
Mayor Hogue opened the public hearing on the proposed tax rate at 6:02 p.m. asking anyone present
wishing to address Council to come forward.
Lauryl Duncan, Meg Elmore, Melvin Fritze, David Bressert, Latonya Ferrell, Rachel Seumalo, Joshua
Seuinalo, Eugene Hauptmann, Shannon Reitz, and Jonathan Davis, Wylie residents, addressed Council
requesting a decrease in the tax rate.
Mayor Hogue closed the public hearing at 6:22 p.m.
Council Action
A motion was made by Councilman Dahl, seconded by Councilwoman Arrington,to set September 11,
2018 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 7-0.
ADJOURNMENT
A motion was made by Councilman Wallis, seconded by Councilman Dahl,to adjourn the meeting at
6:26 p.m. A vote was taken and the motion passed 7-0.
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