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CITY COUNCIL MEETING
CITY OF UNIVERSITY PARK, TEXAS
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14,2006,5:00 P.M.
Mayor Blackie Holmes opened the meeting. Present were Mayor Pro Tempore Harry Shawver,
Councilmembers Syd Carter, Kelly Walker and Jerry Grable. Also in attendance were City
Manager Bob Livingston, City Attorney Rob Dillard and City Secretary Nina Wilson.
Boy Scout Michael Manigold introduced himself and stated he was working on his
Communications Merit Badge.
MAIN AGENDA
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED FY2007 BUDGET AND PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX
RATE: On August 22, council directed staff to make modifications to the budget. The proposed
FY07 rate, which includes the HPISD requests, is $0.29272, a 5.45% reduction from last year's
adopted rate of $0.30958. The average single-family home in University Park would pay $129
more in taxes than last year, compared with $92 more than last year, if the HPISD requests are
excluded. The effective tax increase would rise from 1.34% to 3.1%. Texas statutes require that
cities provide notice and hold public hearings before adopting an annual budget and property tax
rate. Mayor Holmes opened the public hearing. Since there was no discussion, Mayor Holmes
closed the public hearing. Mayor Holmes then moved that a motion to adopt the new tax rate be
placed on the September 26, 2006 agenda. Councilmember Grable seconded, and the vote was
unanimous to adopt the new tax rate at the September 26 city council meeting.
There being no further business, Mayor Holmes adjourned the meeting into an Executive Session
to seek confidential legal advice from the City Attorney under Section 551.071 of the
Government Code.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 26th day of September 2006.
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