CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - 6:00 PM 1. Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 418.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e). Executive Session may be held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the City Council to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Council meeting. 2. 7206 Latham Drive Development Update 3. Employee Recruitment and Retention Strategies 4. Discuss items listed on tonight’s City Council agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.
Citizen Appearances/Public Comments Citizen comments emailed to Lindsay Wells (lwells@richlandhills.com) on an item either listed on this agenda or not listed on this agenda will be heard at this time. Citizens in attendance at the meeting who have signed a card to speak to the City Council will also be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unless the subject matter of the presentation is on the agenda, the city staff and City Council members are prevented from discussion of the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy. Public comment will not be taken on items that the Council has previously considered in a public hearing.
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. A. Consider approval of minutes from the June 13, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting B. Consider approval of Resolution 555-22, suspending the August 1, 2022 effective date on Oncor Electric Delivery Company s requested rate change to permit the City time to study the request and to establish reasonable rates C. Consider approval of Resolution 556-22, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Wendy Burgess, Tarrant County Tax Assessor, and Tarrant County for the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS A. Consider approval of Resolution 557-22, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with George, Morgan and Sneed for audit services for a period of five years
8. COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. (The Texas Open Meetings Act effective September 1, 2009, provides that “a quorum of the city council may receive from municipal staff, and a member of the governing body may make, a report regarding items of community interest during a council meeting without having given notice of the subject of the report, provided no action is taken or discussed.” The Open Meetings Act does not allow Council to discuss an item concerning pending City Council business unless it is specifically, appropriately posted on the agenda.) An “item of community interest” includes the following: . information regarding holiday schedules; . honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; . reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by a city official or city employee; and . announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city 10. ADJOURNMENT
Jun 27, 2022 Work Session & City Council
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION - 6:00 PM 1. Executive Session: Pursuant to the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, Sections 551.071, 551.072, 551.073, 551.074, 551.076, 551.087, 418.183(f) and 418.106(d) & (e). Executive Session may be held, under these exceptions, at any time during the meeting that a need arises for the City Council to seek advice from the City Attorney as to the posted subject matter of this City Council meeting. 2. 7206 Latham Drive Development Update 3. Employee Recruitment and Retention Strategies 4. Discuss items listed on tonight’s City Council agenda. No action will be taken and each item will be considered during the Regular Session.
Citizen Appearances/Public Comments Citizen comments emailed to Lindsay Wells (lwells@richlandhills.com) on an item either listed on this agenda or not listed on this agenda will be heard at this time. Citizens in attendance at the meeting who have signed a card to speak to the City Council will also be heard at this time. In compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, unless the subject matter of the presentation is on the agenda, the city staff and City Council members are prevented from discussion of the subject and may respond only with statements of factual information or existing city policy. Public comment will not be taken on items that the Council has previously considered in a public hearing.
All items listed below are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilmember or citizen so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the consent agenda and considered in its normal sequence. Approval of the consent agenda authorizes the City Manager to implement each item in accordance with staff recommendations. A. Consider approval of minutes from the June 13, 2022 City Council Regular Meeting B. Consider approval of Resolution 555-22, suspending the August 1, 2022 effective date on Oncor Electric Delivery Company s requested rate change to permit the City time to study the request and to establish reasonable rates C. Consider approval of Resolution 556-22, authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Wendy Burgess, Tarrant County Tax Assessor, and Tarrant County for the assessment and collection of ad valorem taxes
ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS A. Consider approval of Resolution 557-22, authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with George, Morgan and Sneed for audit services for a period of five years
8. COMMUNITY INTEREST ITEMS This is a standing item on the agenda of every regular meeting of the City Council. (The Texas Open Meetings Act effective September 1, 2009, provides that “a quorum of the city council may receive from municipal staff, and a member of the governing body may make, a report regarding items of community interest during a council meeting without having given notice of the subject of the report, provided no action is taken or discussed.” The Open Meetings Act does not allow Council to discuss an item concerning pending City Council business unless it is specifically, appropriately posted on the agenda.) An “item of community interest” includes the following: . information regarding holiday schedules; . honorary recognitions of city officials, employees, or other citizens; . reminders about upcoming events sponsored by the city or other entity that is scheduled to be attended by a city official or city employee; and . announcements involving imminent public health and safety threats to the city 10. ADJOURNMENT