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STATE OF TEXAS )(
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )(
COUNTIES OF GALVESTON/HARRIS )(
AUGUST 13, 2009 )(
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD ON
THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 2009 AT 6:25 PM AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD
DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, WITH THE FOLLOWING PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
MAYOR DAVID SMITH
MAYOR PRO-TEM ANDY RIVERA
COUNCILMEMBER MICHAEL BARKER
COUNCILMEMBER JIM HILL
COUNCILMEMBER LESLIE REID
COUNCILMEMBER JIM BARR
COUNCILMEMBER BILL HOLBERT
CITY ATTORNEY BOBBY GERVAIS
INTERIM CITY MANAGER ROGER ROECKER
CITY SECRETARY DELORIS MCKENZIE
Mayor Smith cailed the meeting to order.
SPECIAL SESSION
,,.... A discussion was with held regarding the proposed FY2009-2010 General Operating Budget for the City
of Friendswood.
Interim City Manager Roger Roecker thanked staff for their work on preparing the budget, would like to
focus the meeting on the General Fund portion of the budget, presented a PowerPoint presentation on
Budget functionality, Budget Philosophy, reviewed the proposed Budget highlights, historical tax rate
comparison, discussed Friendswood residenYs tax dollars go toward Galveston/Harris Counties, school
tax, and flood district tax. The Interim City Manager reviewed the costs per month breakdown for each
Department and commented that the cost to citizens is dropping from $186.80 to $186.32 on a monthly
basis.
Budget Manager Katina Hampton presented an overview of charts on the proposed revenues and
expenditures for all funds, General Fund, General Fund Balance, Forces at Work from General Fund,
Decision Packages, Water and Sewer Fund will be work shopped at the next Council Meeting, discussed
certified tax roll Harris and Galveston, the certified tax rolls have not been received at this time, staff is
using estimated figures for estimation purposes, a lengthy discussion was held regarding revenues,
debated the amount of the property tax rate and debated keeping the tax rate the same as last year,
decision packages total amount impact, discussed the 90 day reserve based on the un-audited FY09
expenditures, General Fund Balance is $10,773.303, 90-day emergency reserve $5.1 million, other
designations $266,243 and projected undesignated fund balance (for future capital improvements)
$5,452,910 which $3.4 is already committed, Council would like a budget without a tax increase that may
mean additional funding from reserves, propose an effective rate, no 3% and then make a choice on
decision packages and forces at work, discussed the street program, ongoing cost, maintenance versus
new construction, Council is not asking for additional funding because that would trigger property tax
increase, other requests are just as important, looked at decision packages that were requested,
�-- particularly several Community Appearance Board requests which Council did not recommend, a
comment was made to remove the council retreat cost, Police Department is not requesting new
employees, would not ask for a new officers which would trigger a tax increase, staff will re-create the
budget without an increase in the tax rate, also looked at the decision packages, staff will need council's
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direction as to what decision packages and forces at work to be added or deleted, believes the budget is
very close to being wrapped up, Council wants to look one expenditures to consider paying out of
reserve, council does not want to increase property tax rate funds.
This meeting was adjourned at 8:32 PM.
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