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CITY COUNCIL
Bob Kelly, Mayor
Bob Fry, Councilmember
George Boehme, Councilmember
Steven Segal, Councilmember
Chuck Guffey, Councilmember
STAFF
Michael Ross, City Manager
Alan Petrov, City Attorney
Thelma Lenz, City Secretary
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP MINUTES
City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, met in a special workshop meeting on
Saturday, September 25, 2010, in the Municipal Building, 3800 University Boulevard, West
University Place, Texas beginning at 8:30 a.m.
Council and staff in attendance: Mayor Kelly, Mayor Pro Tern Fry, Councilmembers Boehme,
Segal and Guffey, City Manager Ross, City Secretary Lenz, City Manager/Public Works Director
Peifer, Police Chief Walker, Fire Chief Rails, Finance Director Daugherty, Parks and Recreation
Director O'Connor, Human Resources Director Standorf, and IT Director McFarland.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Kelly called the special workshop meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
Notice of the regular meeting was duly posted in accordance with the Texas Government Code,
Chapter 551.
Agenda was as follows:
City Finances. Facilities. Programs, 2010 Tax Rate and the 2011 Budget
Matters related to city finances, facilities, programs, 2010 tax rate and the 2011 Budget
including revenues and expenditures for current and future years for all funds, and capital
improvements, priorities and related programs and expenditures, including, but not limited to,
recreation facilities, parkland and other park projects, city facilities, drainage and flood control,
traffic and parking and other public improvements, and employee benefits.
City Manager Ross and Finance Director Daugherty provided an overview of the proposed
expenditures, operating funds, debt service, general fund resources, and proposed capital
projects for the proposed 2011 budget.
Regarding compensation, City Manager Ross stated that the amount proposed does not include
any raises for 2011 and continues to pay the TMRS partial funding of the unfunded liability for
2011.
Mayor Pro Tern Fry asked if compensation is only increasing by approximately 5 percent why
would benefits be increasing by 10 percent. City Manager Ross said it's primarily due to health
insurance. Finance Director Daugherty said another reason is that in the 2010 Budget, the
retiree health care was tracked in another fund.
of West University Place
City Council Minutes, September 25, 2010
Councilmember Segal asked staff to add a notation that the 2010 Budget does not include
retiree health in this fund, so that people know we are not comparing apples to apples
between the 2010 and 2011 Budgets.
After review and discussion of the 2011 Budget, Mayor Kelly said unresolved issues were:
pay increases (0%; 1.5% or 3%); TMRS funding amount; benefit changes to TMRS,
specifically whether to keep or eliminate the COLA for retirees; $1.2 million restrictor (keep an
eye on it); and water meters.
In order to further discuss employee benefits and the tax impact of optional compensation
adjustments, City Council requested a special workshop meeting on Tuesday, September 28,
2010 at 5:00 p.m.
With no further discussion, Mayor Pro Tem Fry moved to adjourn the Budget Workshop
meeting at 12:55 p.m. Councilmember Boehme seconded the motion. MOTION PASSED.
Ayes:
Kelly, Fry, Segal, Boehme, and Guffey
Noes:
None
Absent:
None
Budget Workshop
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Prepared By:
Thelma A. Lenz, City Secretary v
Date Approved: