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CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL
August 9, 2011
After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will
convene in a Work Session on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. in the City Hall Conference
Room at City Hall, 215 E. McKinney Street, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be
considered:
1. Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the 2011-12 Proposed
Budget, Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.
Following the completion of the Work Session, the City Council will convene in a Closed
Meeting to consider specific items when these items are listed below under the Closed Meeting
section of this agenda. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into a Closed Meeting on
any item on its Open Meeting agenda consistent with Chapter 551 of the TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, as amended, as set forth below.
1. Closed Meeting
A. Deliberations Regarding Certain Public Power Utilities: Competitive Matters -
Under Texas Government Code Section 551.086.
1. Receive competitive public power information from staff in the form of a
proposed operating budget for Denton Municipal Electric ("DME") for the
upcoming fiscal year, including without limitation, revenues, expenses,
commodity volumes, and commitments, and the direction of DME; and
discuss, deliberate, consider adoption of the budget and other matters, and
provide staff with direction regarding such matters.
B. Consultation with Attorneys - Under Texas Government Code Section 551.071.
1. Consult with, and provide direction to, City's attorneys on legal rights,
restrictions, obligations, and issues associated with the proposed
annexation of DH-7, DH-9, and DH-12, where a public discussion of such
legal matters would conflict with the duty of the City's attorneys to the
City of Denton, Texas under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional
Conduct of the State Bar of Texas, and where such matters may become
an issue in potential litigation.
The City Council will attend a reception for Board and Commission members on Tuesday,
August 9, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Work Session Room at City Hall.
The City Council will convene in the Council Chambers at 6:00 p.m. at which time the following
items will be considered:
1. Consider approval of a resolution of appreciation for retiring Board/Commission
members.
2. Oath of Office for New and Continuing Board Members.
City of Denton City Council Agenda
August 9, 2011
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AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
AGENDA DATE: August 9, 2011
DEPARTMENT: Finance
ACM:
Jon Fortune G
SUBJECT
Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction on the 2011-12 Proposed Budget,
Capital Improvement Program, and Five-Year Financial Forecast.
BACKGROUND
The FY 2011-12 City Manager's Proposed Budget was submitted to the Council on July 29.
Staff provided the City Council with a comprehensive overview of the proposed budget at a
Budget Work Session on August 4, 2011.
The purpose of this agenda item is to provide the City Council with an additional opportunity for
questions and dialogue.
Below is the schedule we will follow to adopt the budget and tax rate:
August 16 Vote to Consider a Proposal for a Tax Increase prior to publishing
Notice of Hearing (if necessary)
September 6 Public Hearing on Proposed Budget
1st Public Hearing on Tax Rate (if necessary)
September 13 2" d Public Hearing on Tax Rate (if necessary)
September 20 City Council Adopts Budget and Tax Rate
I look forward to discussing the budget materials in detail with you. If you have any questions,
or need additional information, please let me know.
Respectfully Submitted By:
Bryan Langley
Chief Financial Officer