CM 2018-09-04 (PH)CFFELL
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
KAREN HUNT
Mayor
BRIANNA HINOJOSA-SMITH
Place 2
WES MAYS
Place 3
GARY RODEN
Place 4
MIKE LAND
City Manager
City of Coppell, Texas
Minutes
City Council
6:00 PM
Special Called Public Hearing
CLIFF LONG
Mayor Pro Tem
NANCY YINGLING
Place 5
BIJU MATHEW
Place 6
MARK HILL
Place 7
255 E. Parkway Boulevard
Coppell, Texas
75019-9478
Council Chambers
Present 6 - Karen Hunt -,Cliff Long;Brianna Hinojosa-Smith;Wes Mays;Gary Roden and
Biju Mathew
Absent 2 - Nancy Yingling and Mark Hill
Also present were City Manager Mike Land, Deputy City Manager Noel Bernal and City
Secretary Christel Pettinos.
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in a Special Called Public Hearing on
Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers of Town Center,
255 Parkway Boulevard, Coppell, Texas.
Call to Order
Mayor Hunt called the meeting to order, determined that a quorum was
present and convened into the Special Session.
PUBLIC HEARING:
To receive public comment concerning the proposed 2018-19 tax rate of
$0.569500.
Presentation: Jennifer Miller, Director of Finance, made a presentation to the
City Council.
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City Council
Minutes
September 4, 2018
Mayor Hunt opened the Public Hearing and asked for those who signed up to
speak:
1) Joe Shirley, 582 Villawood Ln., spoke against the item and requested the
City Council to set the budget at the effective tax rate. Mr. Shirley also
requested the City Council review neighboring cities, such as Colleyville, to
see what they are doing differently to stay within that effective tax rate.
2) Dan Polcari, 325 Charleston Dr., spoke against the item and requested the
City Council approve the budget at the effective tax rate.
3) Eric Harnois, 429 Waterview Dr., spoke against the item and requested the
City Council approve the budget at the effective tax rate.
4) Bill Cohrs, 910 Brown Trail, spoke against the item stating that by setting the
budget at the effective tax rate there would be no need for public hearings.
5) Jeff Hartz, 959 Red Cedar Way, spoke against the item stating the effective
tax rate is a more stable rate to base budgets on and is easier for
working-class families to plan.
6) Pam Rogers, 736 Robin Ln., spoke against the item and worries the high tax
rates will push citizens out of their homes.
7) Ron Hansen, 478 Harris, spoke against the item and believes the high taxes
are driving people away from the community.
A motion was made by Councilmember Wes Mays, seconded by
Councilmember Gary Roden, to close the Public Hearing. The motion passed
by an unanimous vote.
Adjournment
There PeirIg nothing more for the City Council to consider, the meeting
adjou net 6:17 p.m.
Selbo Hunt,
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(JChristel Pettinos, ity Secretary
City of Coppell, Texas
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