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A Neighborhood City
CITY COUNCIL STAFF
Bob Higley, Mayor David J. Beach, City Manager
Kevin Trautner, Mayor Pro Tem Alan Petrov, City Attorney
John P. Barnes, Councilmember Thelma Gilliam, City Secretary
Lauri Lankford, Councilmember
Ed Sobash, Councilmember
CITY COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP
MINUTES
The City Council of the City of West University Place, Texas, remotely met in a workshop on Tuesday,
September 8, 2019, in the Municipal Building, 3800 University, West University Place.
Call to Order. Mayor Higley remotely called the workshop to order at 3:00 p.m. Council remotely attending
were Mayor Pro Tem Trautner, Councilmembers Barnes, Lankford and Sobash.
Staff attending via audio/teleconference from the Council Chambers were: City Manager Beach, City
Secretary Gilliam, Human Resource Director Urban, Finance Director DuBose, Fire Chief Taylor, Public
Works Director Barrera, Police Chief Walker, Parks and Recreation Director White, and Parks
Administrative Manager Veld. Staff attending remotely from home/office were: Treasure Harrison and IT
(Interim) Director McFarland.
1. 2021 Proposed Budget
Matters related to discussion regarding the City’s annual budget, to include the City finances for all
funds, the Community Improvement Program, tax rates, staffing, fees, and revenue and expenditures
for all funds. Recommended Action: Discuss the annual budget process and provide staff with feedback and
direction as desired.
City Manager Beach and Finance Director DuBose presented an overview of the proposed 2021 Budget
for council to discuss and provide staff with feedback and direction.
Discussion was on the following topics:
• Property Tax Rates
o One and a half cent decrease in the tax rate
o Savings for the average taxable home of $5.26 per month
• Summary of Revenues and Expenditures
• Expenditures by Department
• Debt Service Fund
• Water and Sewer Fund
• Solid Waste Fund
• Internal Service Funds
• Special Revenue Fund
• Community Improvement Program (CIP)
• Personnel
• Fee Schedule
City Council Meeting Action Minutes, September 08, 2020
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• Holidays
An audio of the presentation and discussion in its e in its entirety is on the City’s website. You can obtain a hard
copy of the presentation by contacting the City Secretary’s office.
2. Adjourn
With no further discussion, Mayor Higley adjourned the workshop at 6:22 p.m.
Prepared by: Thelma A. Gilliam, TRMC, City Secretary Council Approved: September 28, 2020