08-04-2023 Budget Agenda
MEETING AGENDA
City Council
PRE-BUDGET WORKSHOP
August 4, 2023
HAL BALDWIN MUNICIPAL COMPLEX
COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1400 SCHERTZ PARKWAY, BUILDING #4
SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
CITY OF SCHERTZ CORE VALUES
Do the right thing
Do the best you can
Treat others the way you want to be treated
Work cooperatively as a team
AGENDA
FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.
Call to Order
Hearing of the Residents
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personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks while addressing the Council may be requested to leave the meeting.
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in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on
a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of the agenda, will call on those persons
who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered
WELCOME AND OVERVIEW-City Manager Steve Williams
1.Budget Prioritization Process
Discussion and direction for prioritizing the FY2023-24 budget, including but not limited to funding all
programs needed to accomplish the City Mission and taking into consideration factors such as population
growth, tax base development, large time sensitive infrastructure projects, right of way issues, staffing
levels and structure, school safety, Schertz Magazine and magazine printing costs, and prioritizing
expanded programs that may be required in the future. (S. Williams/Executive Team)
Discussion and direction for setting the preliminary maximum tax rate for fiscal year 2024 and setting
Public Hearing dates.(S.Williams/J.Walters)
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Discussion and Action Items
2.Resolution 23-R-75 - a Resolution by the City Council of the City of Schertz, TX accepting the state defined tax
rates and setting the preliminary 2023 tax rate. (S. Gonzalez/J. Walters)
Adjournment
CERTIFICATION
I, SHEILA EDMONDSON, CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS, DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE AGENDA
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CHAPTER 551, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
SHEILA EDMONDSON
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REMOVED BY ME FROM THE OFFICIAL BULLETIN BOARD ON _____DAY OF _______________, 2023.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND LIAISON ASSIGNMENTS
Mayor Gutierrez
Audit Committee
Board of Adjustments
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Senior Center Advisory Board-Alternate
Councilmember Davis– Place 1
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Main Street Committee - Chair
Parks & Recreation Advisory Board
Schertz Housing Authority Board
Transportation Safety Advisory Commission
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Watson-Place 2
Audit Committee
Library Advisory Board
Senior Center Advisory Board
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation-Alternate
Councilmember Whittaker – Place 3
Historical Preservation Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Chair
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Dahle – Place 4
Cibolo Valley Local Government Corporation
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions
Planning & Zoning Commission
TIRZ II Board
Councilmember Scagliola – Place 5
Animal Advisory Commission - Alternate
Hal Baldwin Scholarship Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation
Councilmember Heyward – Place 6
Animal Advisory Commission
Audit Committee
Building and Standards Commission
Economic Development Corporation - Alternate
Investment Advisory Committee
Main Street Committee
Interview Committee for Boards and Commissions-Alternate
Senior Center Advisory Board
Councilmember Brown – Place 7
Economic Development Corporation
Main Street Committee
Schertz-Seguin Local Government Corporation - Alternate
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