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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAugust 6. 2007 Agenda AGENDA CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL August 6, 2007 After determining that a quorum is present, the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas will convene in a Special Called Work Session on Monday, August 6, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. in the Council Work Session Room, 215 E. McKinney, Denton, Texas at which the following items will be considered: NOTE: A Work Session is used to explore matters of interest to one or more City Council Members or the City Manager for the purpose of giving staff direction into whether or not such matters should be placed on a future regular or special meeting of the Council for citizen input, City Council deliberation and formal City action. At a Work Session, the City Council generally receives informal and preliminary reports and information from City staff, officials, members of City committees, and the individual or organization proposing council action, if invited by City Council or City Manager to participate in the session. Participation by individuals and members of organizations invited to speak ceases when the Mayor announces the session is being closed to public input. Although Work Sessions are public meetings, and citizens have a legal right to attend, they are not public hearings, so citizens are not allowed to participate in the session unless invited to do so by the Mayor. Any citizen may supply to the City Council, prior to the beginning of the session, a written report regarding the citizen’s opinion on the matter being explored. Should the Council direct the matter be placed on a regular meeting agenda, the staff will generally prepare a final report defining the proposed action, which will be made available to all citizens prior to the regular meeting at which citizen input is sought. The purpose of this procedure is to allow citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity to hear the views of their fellow citizens without having to attend two meetings. 1.Discussion with the Community Development staff regarding but not limited to department functions, programs, and major accomplishments. 2.Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the 2007-08 Budget and the Capital Improvement Program. C E R T I F I C A T E I certify that the above notice of meeting was posted on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the City of Denton, Texas, on the ________day of ___________________, 2007 at ________o'clock (a.m.) (p.m.) ____________________________________ CITY SECRETARY NOTE: THE CITY OF DENTON COUNCIL WORK SESSION ROOM IS ACCESSIBLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. THE CITY WILL PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING. PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY’S OFFICE. AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET AGENDA DATE: August 6, 2007 DEPARTMENT: Finance ACM: Jon Fortune SUBJECT Receive a report, hold a discussion, and give staff direction regarding the 2007-08 Budget and the Capital Improvement Program. BACKGROUND The 2007-08 Proposed Budget was submitted to the City Council on July 31, 2007, and a workshop to present the preliminary details of the budget was conducted on July 25, 2007. This agenda item is being scheduled to allow Council members to ask any follow-up questions regarding the proposed budget. The following describes the schedule to adopt the budget and tax rate. August 21 Vote to Consider a Proposal for a Tax Increase prior to publishing Notice of Hearing Vote on Notice of Intent to Issue Drainage Bonds September 11 Public Hearings on Budget and Tax Rate (1st Hearing) September 18 Second Public Hearing on Tax Rate September 25 City Council Adopts Budgets and Tax Rate October 2 Approve Drainage Bond Sale Respectfully submitted: Jon Fortune Assistant City Manager