Littlefield’s City Council will conduct a regular business meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2022, in the City Council Chambers, 525 Phelps Avenue.
AGENDA 1. Call to order 2. Invocation 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Public Comments of All Agenda Items 5. Introduction of New City Employees 6. Consider and Approve Minutes from the August 9th Meeting.
7. Consider and Approve Monthly Departmental Reports: Police Dept.; Fire Dept.; EMS; Code Enforcement; Animal Control; Landfill; Water/Wastewater; Streets and Parks; Municipal Court; Aquatic Center; Monthly Financial Reports; Sales Tax Collection; Property Tax Collection reports; LEDC A and B minutes, if Boards met.
8. Consider and Approve July Expenses.
9. Consider and Approve Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Application Development and Administration Services Community Development Program.
10. Consider and Approve RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF Littlefield (“CITY”) DENYING SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY’S PROPOSED INCREASE IN RATES; AUTHORIZING THECITY’SCONTINUED PARTICIPATION WITH OTHER CITIES IN THE ALLIANCE OF XCEL MUNICIPALITIES (“AXM”) TO DIRECT THE ACTIVITIES OF LAWYERS AND CONSULTANTS;AUTHORIZING THE HIRING OF ATTORNEYS AND CONSULTANTS; AUTHORIZING THE INTERVENTION AND PARTICIPATION IN RELATED RATE PROCEEDINGS; AND REQUIRING REIMBURSEMENT OFREASONABLELEGAL AND CONSULTANT EXPENSES.
11. Consider and Approve A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Littlefield, Texas , Approving a Negotiated Settlement Between the Executive Committee of Cities Served by Atmos West Texas (“Cities”) and Atmos Energy Corp., West Texas Division Regarding the Company’s 2022 Rate Review Mechanism Filing; Declaring Existing Rates to be Unreasonable; Adopting Tariffs that Reflect Rate Adjustment Consistent with the Negotiated Settlement; Finding the Rates to be set by the Attached Settlement Tariffs to be Just and Reasonable and in the Public Interest; Approving an Attachment Establishing a Benchmark for Pensions and Retiree Medical Benefits; Requiring the Company to Reimburse Cities’ Reasonable Ratemaking Expenses; Determining That This Resolution Was Passed in Accordance with the Requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act; Adopting a Savings Clause; Declaring an Effective Date; Date; and Requiring Delivery of This Resolution to the Company and the Cities’ Legal Counsel.
12. Consider and Approve AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LITTLEFIELD CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 13.03.006, 13.03.007, AND 13.03.007 BY REPLACING THESE SECTIONS; REGARDING RATES TO BE CHARGED FOR THE COLLECTION AND DISPOSAL OF GARBAGE IN THE CITY OF LITTLEFIELD AND RATE OF LANDFILL USE.
13. Consider and Approve Submission of Ballot for Elena Quintanilla, a Qualified Person, for Election as Board Trustee for Region 3 for TML Health Benefits Pool.
14. Work Session: Preliminary Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
15. Public Hearing Regarding Approving the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023.
“THIS BUDGET WILL RAISE NO NEW REVENUE FROM PROPERTY TAXES THAN LASTYEAR’S BUDGET.”
16. Consider and Approve AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE BUDGETAND 5-YEAR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023,AND MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EACH DEPARTMENT, PROJECT, ACCOUNT, AND DEBT AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
17. Consider and Approve Plans to Propose No-New-Revenue Tax Rate or Approve Plans to Increase Tax Revenue, and Set Public Hearing and Adoption for September 27, 2022, as prescribed by Tax Code §26.06, take a record vote.
18. Executive Session: Regarding Annual City Manager Evaluation.
TGC 551.074 (Personnel Matters) 19. Consider Action Regarding Annual City Manager Evaluation.
20. Adjourn