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2014 10 16 CC Minutes, SpecialMINUTES OF THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN October 16, 2014 The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, met in a Special Meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at 5:00 P.M. in the Council Chamber of the Baytown City Hall, 2401 Market Street, Baytown, Texas with the following in attendance: Brandon Capetillo Robert Hoskins Mercedes Renteria Terry Sain Stephen H. DonCarlos Robert D. Leiper Ignacio Ramirez Leticia Brysch Keith Dougherty Council Member Council Member Council Member Council Member Mayor City Manager City Attorney City Clerk Sergeant at Arms Mayor DonCarlos convened the October 16, 2014, City Council Special Meeting with a quorum present at 5:00 P.M., all members were present with the exception of Council Members McCartney and Presley who were both absent. a. Consider an ordinance adopting the tax rate for General Fund Maintenance and Operations at $0.44562 per $100 valuation and adopting the tax rate for Debt Service at $0.37641 per $100 valuation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015. A motion was made by Council Member Terry Sain and seconded by Council Member Robert C. Hoskins approving that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 0.82203, which is effectively a 2.52 percent increase in the tax rate. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Stephen DonCarlos, Council Member Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Robert C. Hoskins, Mayor Pro Tern Mercedes Renteria III, Council Member Terry Sain Nays: None Other: Council Member David McCartney (Absent), Council Member Chris Presley (Absent) Approved City Council Special Meeting Minutes October 16, 2014 Page 2 of 2 ORDINANCE NO. 12,683 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, ADOPTING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR GENERAL FUND MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION AND DEBT SERVICE FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2015, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF. 2. ADJOURN A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Mercedes Renteria III and seconded by Council Member Robert C. Hoskins adjourning the October 16, 2014, City Council Special Meeting. The vote was as follows: Ayes: Mayor Stephen DonCarlos, Council Member Brandon Capetillo, Council Member Robert C. Hoskins, Mayor Pro Tem Mercedes Renteria III, Council Member Terry Sam Nays: None Other: Council Member David McCartney (Absent), Council Member Chris Presley (Absent) Approved With there being no further business to discuss, Mayor DonCarlos adjourned the October 16, 2014, City Council Special Meeting at 5:00 P.M. Leticia Brysch, City Clerk\ c•. `i City of Ba own 9 '••••