09.03.2009 Town Council Minutes SpecialISPEROWN OF
1. Call to Order / Roll Call.
The meeting was called to order at 6:25 p.m.
Roll call was taken by the Town Secretary.
MINUTES
Special Meeting of the Prosper Town Council
Town of Prosper Fire Station
1500 E. First Street, Prosper, Texas
Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 6:20 p.m.
Council present included: Mayor Charles Niswanger, Mayor Pro -Tem Ray Smith, Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem
Kenneth Dugger, Dave Turley, Meigs Miller, and Danny Wilson.
Staff present included: Mike Land, Town Manager; Dan Tolleson, Executive Director of Economic Development;
Matthew Garrett, Finance Director; Ron Butler, Controller; and Matthew Denton, Town Secretary.
2. A public hearing to consider and act on the Fiscal Year 2009-2010 Budget as proposed.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Councilmember Wilson to open the public hearing.
Motion approved 6-0.
Mayor Niswanger opened the public hearing at 6:26 p.m.
Ron Thompson addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Bob Weirsham addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Wayne Numb addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
John Guthrie addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Alisa Hayes addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Paul Funderburg addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Mike McClung addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Linda Shaw addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Smith to close the public hearing
Motion approved 6-0.
Mayor Niswanger closed the public hearing at 7:26 p.m.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Councilmember Miller to postpone the final budget vote to the
regularly scheduled meeting next week, Tuesday September m8, 2009.
Motion approved 6-0.
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A public hearing to consider and discuss a proposal to increase total tax revenues from properties on
the tax roll in the preceding year by 5.05 percent.
Mayor Niswanger read the following statement:
Following the Budget Proposal by the Town Manager during our August 11`h meeting, the Town Council
approved a proposal to consider a tax rate equal to $0.55 per $100 dollars of taxable appraised values.
This is the second of two public hearings to discuss the proposed tax rate. The first public hearing was held
on August 25, 2009.
The Town Council will vote on both the proposed budget and the proposed tax rate at a meeting scheduled
on September 8, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the Town of Prosper Municipal Chambers at 108 W. Broadway,
Prosper TX.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Mayor Niswanger to open the public hearing.
Motion approved 6-0.
Mayor Niswanger opened the public hearing at 7:56 p.m.
Paul Funderburg addressed the council regarding the budget and tax rate.
Motioned by Councilmember Turley, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Smith to close the public hearing.
Motion approved 6-0.
4. Adjourn.
Motioned by Deputy Mayor Pro -Tem Dugger, seconded by Mayor Pro -Tem Smith to adjourn.
Motion approved 6-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:07 p.m.
Attest:
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Town Secretary
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