HomeMy WebLinkAbout(1) 09/01/2022 SPECIAL MEETING SPECIAL MEETING — September 1, 2022
I. INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL
Councilmember Moses gave the invocation followed with the pledge to the flag.
The City Council of the City of Port Arthur met in Special Session on Thursday,
September 1, 2022 at 10:14 a.m. in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, with the
following members present: Mayor Pro Tern Ingrid Holmes; Councilmembers Thomas
Kinlaw, III, Kenneth Marks, Charlotte Moses and Donald Frank, Sr.; City Manager Ron
Burton; City Secretary Kelly Moore; City Attorney Valecia R. Tizeno and Sergeant At
Arms Police Chief Tim Duriso.
Mayor Thurman Bill Bartie was absent from the Special Meeting. Mayor Pro Tern Holmes
chaired the meeting.
Councilmember Cal Jones joined the meeting at 10:20 a.m.
II. PUBLIC HEARINGS — 10:00 A.M.
To Receive And Consider And Consider Public Comment(s) For All Interested
Citizens With Regard To The City Of Port Arthur's Proposed Tax Rate For The
2022 Tax Year
A Tax Rate Of 0.0691535 Per $100 Valuation Has Been Proposed By The
Governing Body Of City Of Port Arthur
PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.691535 per $100
NO-NEW REVENUE TAX RATE $0.617512 per $100
VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.691535 per $100
The No-New-Revenue Tax Rate Is The Tax Rate For The 2022 Tax Year That Will
Raise The Same Amount Of Property Tax Revenue For City Of Port Arthur From
The Same Properties In Both The 2021 Tax Year And The 2022 Tax Year
0 The Voter-Approval Rate Is The Highest Tax Rate That City Of Port Arthur May
Adopt Without Holding An Election To Seek Voter Approval Of The Tax Rate
The Proposed Tax Rate Is Greater Than The No-New-Revenue Tax Rate. This
Means That City Of Port Arthur Is Proposing To Increase Property Taxes For The
2022 Tax Year
The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City's Website
At www.portarthurtx.gov
The Mayor Pro Tem introduced the above-mentioned Public Hearing at 10:18 a.m.
Finance Director Kandy Daniel appeared before the City Council and gave an overview
of the above-mentioned item.
The Mayor Pro Tem requested to hear from anyone present in the audience who wished
to speak regarding the above-mentioned item.
No one appeared before the City Council to address the above-mentioned item.
Upon the motion of Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Frank and
carried unanimously, the City Council closed the Public Hearing at 10:25 a.m.
III. ITEMS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL ACTION NON-CONSENT
(1) P.O. No. 7092 — An Appropriation Ordinance Adopting A
Budget For The Ensuing Fiscal Year Beginning October 1,
2022 And Ending September 30, 2023, In Accordance With
Section 7, Article XII Of The Charter Of The City Of Port
Arthur. A Separate Ratification Vote Is Required Pursuant
To Section 102.007(c) Of The Texas Local Government
Code
Two (2) Record Votes Required
The Mayor Pro Tern introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
The motion was made by Councilmember Moses and seconded by Councilmember
Kinlaw that Proposed Ordinance No. 7092 be adopted.
Finance Director Kandy Daniel appeared before the City Council to answer inquiries
regarding the above-mentioned topic and outlined the proposed amendment.
The motion was made by Councilmember Kinlaw and seconded by Councilmember
Frank that Proposed Ordinance No. 7092 be amended by changing the cost of living
raise from 3.5% to 4.0% with changes the following set forth by the Finance Director
Kandy Daniel:
General Fund
Remove legal services in Special Purpose Reduction ($70,000.00)
Fund Emergency Preparedness Position Reduction ($98,000.00)
Reduce transfer for Cap Res — Generator to be grant Reduction ($100,000.00)
funded
($268,000.00)
Water Fund
Reduce transfer for Cap Res-Vactor Truck Reduction ($480,000.00)
Reduce transfer for CIP — Lift Stations Reduction ($1,000,000.00)
($1,480,000.00)
Total Operating Funds Reduction 1 748 000.00
P 9 ($ � � )
Capital Reserve Fund
Remove Generator at H.O. Mills Reduction ($100,000.00)
Remove Water Vactor Truck Reduction ($480,000.00)
($580,000.00)
Capital Improvements
Reduce Lift Stations Reduction ($1,000,000.00)
Reduce Elevated Storage Tank Rehab Reduction ($100,000.00)
Emergency Generators at City Facilities — Grant Reduction ($499,500.00)
Funded
Increase to cost of 2 Trash Trucks Increase ($100,000.00)
Pleasure Island-move Bulkhead Project to FY24 Reduction ($800,000.00)
Lakefront Park Playscape Project Increase ($800,000.00)
($500,500.00)
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to amend Proposed Ordinance No.
7092:
Mayor Pro Tem Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember ]ones "Yes"
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Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
Proposed Ordinance No. 7092 was amended.
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to adopt Proposed Ordinance No.
7092 as amended:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
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Proposed Ordinance No. 7092 was adopted, as amended, becoming Ordinance No. 22-
62.
IThe caption of Ordinance No. 22-62 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 22-62
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE ADOPTING A
BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR
0 BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND ENDING
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SECTION 7, ARTICLE XII OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR. A SEPARATE
RATIFICATION VOTE IS REQUIRED PURSUANT
TO SECTION 102.007(C) OF THE TEXAS LOCAL
GOVERNMENT CODE
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Councilmember Marks read the following motion into the record:
I Make A Motion That The City Of Port Arthur Ratify The Property
Tax Increase Reflected In The Budget For FY 2022-2023 As It
Will Raise More Revenue From Property Taxes Than Last Year's
Budget By An Amount Of $2,999,794.00 13.45% And Of That
Amount $266,707.00 Is Tax Revenue To Be Raised From New
Property Added To The Tax Roll This Year
The motion was made by Councilmember Marks and seconded by Councilmember Frank
that the above-mentioned motion be adopted.
The following roll call vote was taken to adopt the above-mentioned motion:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
The above-mentioned motion was adopted.
(2) P.O. No. 7093 — An Appropriation Ordinance Approving And
Adopting A Budget For The City Of Port Arthur Section 4A
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Economic Development Corporation For The Ensuing Fiscal
Year Beginning October 1, 2022 And Ending September 30,
2023 In Accordance With Section 12.03 Of The Bylaws Of
The Corporation
The Mayor Pro Tern introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
The motion was made by Councilmember Moses and seconded by Councilmember
Jones that Proposed Ordinance No. 7093 be adopted.
The motion was made by Councilmember Frank and seconded by Councilmember Jones
that Proposed Ordinance No. 7093 be amended by adding all of the necessary changes
to increase the cost of living raise from 3.5% to 4.0%.
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to amend Proposed Ordinance No.
7093:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
The motion to amend Proposed Ordinance No. 7093 was adopted.
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to adopt Proposed Ordinance No.
7093 as amended:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
Proposed Ordinance No. 7093 was adopted, as amended, becoming Ordinance No. 22-
63.
The caption of Ordinance No. 22-63 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 22-63
AN APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE APPROVING
AND ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF
PORT ARTHUR SECTION 4A ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FOR THE
I ENSUING FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER
1, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023 IN
ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 12.03 OF THE
BYLAWS OF THE CORPORATION
(3) P.O. No. 7094 — An Ordinance Adopting A Tax Rate For The
Tax Year 2022 (Fiscal Year October 1, 2022 — September
30, 2023)
4 Record Vote Required
The Mayor Pro Tem introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
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The motion was made by Councilmember Moses and seconded by Councilmember
Marks that Proposed Ordinance No. 7094 be adopted.
Councilmember Frank read the following motion into the record:
I Move For The Adoption Of Proposed Ordinance No. 7094 That
Property Taxes Be Increased By The Adoption Of A Tax Rate Of
6.961535% Which Is Affectively An Increase Of 11.8973% In
The Tax Rate
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to adopt the above-mentioned Tax
Rate:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
The above-mentioned motion was adopted.
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to adopt Proposed Ordinance No.
7094:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
Proposed Ordinance No. 7094 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 22-64.
The caption of Ordinance No. 22-64 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 22-64
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A TAX RATE FOR THE TAX
YEAR 2022 (FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2022 —
SEPTEMBER 30, 2023)
(4) P.O. No. 7095 — An Ordinance Approving The 2022 Tax Roll
For The Use And Support Of The Municipal Government Of
The City Of Port Arthur; And Providing For The Interest And
Sinking Fund And Apportioning Each Levy For A Specific
Purpose
The Mayor Pro Tern introduced the above-mentioned Proposed Ordinance.
The motion was made by Councilmember Moses and seconded by Councilmember
Jones that Proposed Ordinance No. 7095 be adopted.
The following roll call vote was taken on the motion to adopt Proposed Ordinance No.
7095:
Mayor Pro Tern Holmes "Yes"
Councilmember Jones "Yes"
Councilmember Kinlaw "Yes"
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Councilmember Marks "Yes"
Councilmember Moses "Yes"
Councilmember Frank "Yes"
Proposed Ordinance No. 7095 was adopted becoming Ordinance No. 22-65.
The caption of Ordinance No. 22-65 reads as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 22-65
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE 2022 TAX ROLL
FOR THE USE AND SUPPORT OF THE MUNICIPAL
GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR; AND
PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND SINKING FUND
AND APPORTIONING EACH LEVY FOR A SPECIFIC
PURPOSE
IV. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING
Upon the motion by Councilmember Moses, seconded by Councilmember Jones and
carried unanimously, the City Council adjourned their meeting at 11:09 a.m.
An audio-tape of this meeting is on file in the office of the City Secretary and is made a
part of the official minutes of this meeting.
MAYOR PRO TEM INGRID HOLMES
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY SHERRI BELLARD
END OF SPECIAL MEETING HELD September 1, 2022.
APPROVED:
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