Item 4A 2015-08-06 Special
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES: AUGUST 6, 2015
LOCATION
:DPS North Training Facility
100 East Dove, Southlake, Texas
CITY COUNCIL PRESENT
: Mayor Laura Hill, Mayor Pro Tem Randy Williamson, Deputy
Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Bledsoe (arrived at 6:26 p.m.) and Councilmembers John Huffman,
Shawn McCaskill, and Shahid Shafi.
CITY COUNCIL ABSENT
: Gary Fawks
STAFF PRESENT
:City Manager Shana Yelverton,Assistant City Manager Ben Thatcher,
Assistant City Manager Alison Ortowski, Assistant to the City Manager Daniel Cortez, Chief
Financial Officer Sharen Jackson, Director of Human Resources Stacey Black, Director of
Information Technology Greg Hendricks, Director of Economic Development and Tourism
Shannon Hamons, Police Chief James Brandon, Deputy Director of Communications Pilar
Schank, Fire Chief Mike Starr, Director of Community Services Chris Tribble and Deputy City
Secretary Traci Henderson.
Agenda Item No. 1. Call to order. The meeting was called to order by Mayor Hill at 5:36 p.m.
Agenda Item No. 2. FY2016 Budget Overview. City Manager Shana Yelverton and Assistant
City Manager Ben Thatcher presented the FY2016 budget overview. Along with Mrs. Yelverton
and Mr. Thatcher, Chief Financial Officer Sharen Jackson and Director of Human Resources
Stacey Black answered questions from Council.
Agenda Item No. 3. Consider proposal to adopt a tax increase and set public hearing on the
tax rate for the August 18, 2015 and September 1, 2015 regular City Council meetings.
Approved
A motion was made to adopt a tax increase and set public hearing on the tax rate for the
August 18, 2015 and September 1, 2015 regular City Council meetings.
Mayor Hill took a roll call vote.
Motion: Williamson
Second: Bledsoe
Ayes: Bledsoe, Hill, Huffman, McCaskill, Shafi, Williamson
Approved: 6-0
Special City Council Meeting August 6, 2015 Page 1 of 2
Agenda Item No. 4. Adjournment. There being no further business to discuss, Mayor Hill
adjourned the meeting at 6:49 p.m.
*A video recording of this meeting will be pe
________________________________
Laura Hill
Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Traci Henderson, TRMC
Deputy City Secretary
Special City Council Meeting August 6, 2015 Page 2 of 2