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
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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
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