August 15, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Special City Council Meeting

Description:  All matters listed under the CONSENT AGENDA are considered routine and will be enacted in one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a member(s) of the City Council requests one or more items be removed from the CONSENT AGENDA to the REGULAR AGENDA for separate discussion and action prior to the City Council's vote to adopt the CONSENT AGENDA.

Description:  8/8/23 Regular City Council Meeting.

Description:  On approval of the proposed El Paso County 911 District annual operating budget as presented.

Description:  1st Reading of Ordinance No. _________. An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 0288 of the Town of Horizon City, adopting the Municipal Budget for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year, to allow for the transfer of  unexpended funds within the Police Department budget from accounts for dispatch and police department personal and other operational accounts to accounts to allow for the purchase of various items of equipment. 

Description:  The Public Hearing on the Proposed FY 2023 - 2024 Budget will be conducted on August 29, 2023 and the Public Hearing on the Proposed Tax Rate will be conducted on September 19, 2023 at 6:00 pm at 15001 Darrington Road. The adoption of the FY 2024 Budget and Tax Rate will be on September 19, 2023.

Description:  Announcement of the No-New Revenue Tax Rate and Voter-Approval Tax Rate for FY 2023-2024 and Council action on Proposed FY2023-24 Tax Rate for publication of notice.

Description:  1st Reading of Ordinance _________, An Ordinance of the City Council of the Town of Horizon City, Texas, approving the 2023 ad valorem tax rate and levy of assessed valuation of all taxable property within the corporate limits of the city; providing for penalties and interest; and providing for the following:  findings of fact; severability; savings clause; publication and effective date.

Description:  1st Reading of Ordinance No. ________, An Ordinance of the Town of Horizon City, Texas enacting the municipal budget for fiscal year 2023-2024; funding municipal purposes; authorizing expenditures; providing for repealer and severability clauses.

Description:  On a Resolution approving revisions to the travel policy for elected officials and employees to include revisions to the per diem rate and trip cancellations and to eliminate unnecessary language.

Description:  The City Council of the Town of Horizon City reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices,) and 551.086 (Economic Development).