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Home My WebLink AboutSEPTEMBER 23, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING 9_30 AMTHURMAN BILL BARTIE, MAYOR RONALD BURTON, CPM DONEANE BECKCOM, CITY MANAGER MAYOR PRO TEM SHERRI BELLARD, TRMC COUNCIL MEMBERS: CITY SECRETARY WILLIE BAE LEWIS, JR. TIFFANY L. HAMILTON EVERFIELD ROXANN PAIS COTRONEO HAROLD L. DOUCET, SR. CITY ATTORNEY THOMAS KINLAW, III DONALD FRANK, SR. AGENDA City Council Special Meeting Monday, September 23, 2024 9:30 A.M. CT The City Council Of The City Of Port Arthur Will Conduct The Special Meeting Scheduled For Monday, September 23, 2024 At 9:30 A.M. CT, By Telephonic And Videoconference In Addition To Allowing In Person Attendance . A Quorum Of The City Council Will Be Physically Present In The City Council Chamber, Fifth Floor, City Hall, 444 Fourth Street Port Arthur, Texas. The Public May Participate In The Meeting In Person Or By Dialing One Of The Following Toll-Free Numbers And Entering The Meeting ID: 851 2726 9936 And Passcode: 002345 (877) 853-5247 US Toll Free(888) 788-0099 US Toll Free In Compliance With The Americans With Disabilities Act, The City Of Port Arthur Will Provide For Reasonable Accommodations For Persons Attending City Council Meetings. To Better Serve You, Requests Should Be Received 24 Hours Prior To The Meeting. Please Contact The City Secretary’s Office, At (409) 983-8115. Website: http://www.portarthurtx.gov 1 City Council Special Meeting City Hall Council Chamber City Of Port Arthur September 23, 2024 9:30 AM PLEASE TURN OFF OR MUTE ALL MOBILE DEVICES I.INVOCATION, PLEDGE & ROLL CALL Mayor Bartie _____ Mayor Pro Tem Beckcom _____ Councilmember Lewis, Jr._____ Councilmember Hamilton Everfield _____ Councilmember Doucet, Sr._____ Councilmember Kinlaw, III _____ Councilmember Frank, Sr._____ City Manager Burton, CPM _____ City Secretary Bellard, TRMC _____ City Attorney Pais Cotroneo _____ Police Chief Duriso Or Designee _____ II.CITY MANAGER’S STAFF REPORT A Report Regarding Fiscal Year Budget For Utility Operations III.PUBLIC HEARING – 10:00 A.M. To Receive And Consider Public Comment(s) For All Interested Citizens With Regard To The Budget For The City Of Port Arthur And The Port Arthur Section 4A Economic Development Corporation For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2024 And Ending September 30, 2025. A Copy Of A Summary Of The Proposed Operating Budgets For The 2024-2025 Fiscal Year Is Attached Hereto And Made A Part Hereof As Exhibit "A". Citizens Shall Have The Opportunity To Provide Written And Oral Comments And To Ask Questions Concerning The Entire Budget. The Public Will Also Be Able To View The Public Hearing Via The City's Website At www.portarthurtx.gov THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE MORE TOTAL PROPERTY TAXES THAN LAST YEAR'S BUDGET BY $1,794,627 OR 7.34%, AND OF THAT AMOUNT, $339,959 IS TAX REVENUE TO BE RAISED FROM NEW PROPERTY ADDED TO THE TAX ROLL THIS YEAR 2 SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA SEPTEMBER 23, 2024 IV.ACTION ITEM To Consider Taking Action On The Adoption Of The City Of Port Arthur’s Proposed Annual Operating Budget And Capital Improvement Program For The Fiscal Year Beginning October 1, 2024 And Ending September 30, 2025 V. ADJOURNMENT OF MEETING *************************************************** NOTE: If The Meeting Extends Past 11:59 PM, The City Council May Elect To Recess The Meeting And Reconvene At 9:30 AM On September 24, 2024. During The Recess, No Action Will Be Taken On Any Item Of Remaining Business And No Executive Sessions Will Be Held To Discuss Any Matters, All In Accordance With The Open Meetings Law*************************************************** RULES OF DECORUM – PERSONS ADDRESSING COUNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS 1.Recognition by Presiding Officer. No person shall address the Council without first being recognized by the Presiding Officer. 2.Speaking Procedure; Limitation on discussion and questioning. Each person addressing the Council shall stepup to the microphone provided for the use of the public and give his name and address in an audible tone ofvoice for the records, state that subject he wishes to discuss, state whom he is representing if he represents anorganization or other person, and unless further time is granted by majority vote of the Council, shall limit hisremarks to five (5) minutes. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any memberthereof. No person other than members of the Council and the person having the floor shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, whether directly or through a member of the Council, without the permission of the Presiding Officer. 3.Improper References, Disorderly Conduct By Person Addressing The Council; Any person making, expressly orimpliedly, personal, impertinent, slanderous, derogatory, discourteous, snide, or profane remarks or whowillfully utters loud, threatening or abusive language, or engages, in any disorderly conduct which wouldimpede, disrupt, or disturb the orderly conduct, the order by the Presiding Officer, and if such conductcontinues, may, at the discretion of the Presiding Officer, be ordered barred from further audience before theCouncil during that Meeting. 4.Addresses After Motion Made or Public Hearing Closed. After a motion has been made or a public hearing hasbeen closed, no member of the public shall address the Council from the audience on the matter underconsideration without first securing permission to do so by majority vote of the City Council.5.Campaign Speeches Prohibited. No persons will be allowed to address the City Council by making campaignspeeches for or against any candidate who has announced or does announce his intention to run, or issuealready ordered on a ballot for election. 6.Disorderly Conduct. No person in the audience shall engage in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping, stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling, and similar demonstrations, which conduct disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting.7.Limitations on Use of Supplemental Lighting. Limitations on use of supplemental lighting for television andmotion picture cameras to create the least amount of interference with or disturbance of Council proceedingsand/or discomfort to the public.8.Persons Having Complaints, Allegations, or Charges Against Individual City Employees. No person shall makeany complaint, specific allegation, or charge against an individual City Employee by name in a public meeting unless he first shows that he has pursued appropriate administrative channels. ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM Warning. All persons shall at the request of the Presiding Officer, be silent. Removal. If, after receiving a warning from the Presiding Officer, a person persists in disturbing the meeting, such Officer may order him to remove himself from the meeting. If he does not remove himself, the Presiding Officer may order the Sergeant-at-arms to remove him. Resisting Removal. Any person who resists removal by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A, Penal Code 42.05. Motions To Enforce. Any Councilmember may move to require the Presiding Officer to enforce this division, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require him to do so. RULES OF PROCEDURE The City Secretary shall make public, in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law, an agenda containing all business to be discussed at a meeting of the City Council. Persons Requesting To Be Heard On Agenda Items (1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on any matter may do so by notifying the City Secretary in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. (2) Nonresidents. Any nonresident wishing to address the Council shall notify the City Secretary and specify his interest in the matter being considered. The City Secretary shall present such request to the Presiding Officer for approval before placing the name on the Agenda. Specific Agenda Items. After a motion, second and discussion by the City Council on any specific agenda item, and before a vote is taken, the Presiding Officer shall recognize any citizen in the audience wishing to address the council on such item, who shall be permitted to address the Council thereon for a period of three (3) minutes. “Specific Agenda Items” are defined as any item specified on the Notice of Meeting posted for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Council. This is an abridged version of the City of Port Arthur Code of Ordinances Article II, Sec. 2-75 (a).