2009-07-21 CC Minutes
City of Farmers Branch
City Council Special Meeting
City Council Chambers
13000 William Dodson Parkway
Farmers Branch, Texas
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
3:00 P.M.
Study Session Room
The following members of the Council were present:
Mayor Tim O'Hare
Mayor Pro Tern David Koch
Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Tim Scott
Councilmembers Harold Froehlich
Michelle Holmes
Ben Robinson
The following members of the Administration were present:
City Manager Gary D. Greer
Assistant City Manager Sharma Sims-Bradish
City Secretary Cindee Peters
City Attorney Pete Smith
Finance Director Charles Cox
Director of Parks and Rec. Jeff Fuller
City Engineer Jerry Murawski
Director of Community Services Michael Spicer
Director of Human Resources Kathy Shields
Director of Public Works Mark Pavageaux
Library Director Danita Barber
Director of Communications Tom Bryson
Police Chief Sid Fuller
Fire Chief Kyle King
A.1 The Council will meet in the City Council Study Session Conference Room at 3:00 p.m.
for a briefing session to discuss and review the City financial status, revenues,
expenditures, projects, balances, financial trends, budget goals and objectives, issues
related to the 2009-10 proposed fiscal year budget, future city budgets, economic
development, redevelopment and long-range planning activities.
City Manager Gary Greer stated the meeting today would be to discuss the budget, where
the budget is today, and any ideas or suggestions the Council might want to make before
the budget is in final form.
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Charles Cox, Director of Finance, gave a brief PowerPoint presentation on the proposed
budget.
There followed a lengthy discussion among the City Council on cost savings, discussion
on the possibility of implementing new programs, organizational funding and discussion
related to the tax rate.
No action was taken and the meeting adjourned at 5:11 p.m.
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Tim O'Hare, Mayor Cindee Peters, City Secretary
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