Budget Work Session of the Austin City Council
August 17, 2011
Meeting Agenda
Agenda - Work Session, 129kb
Approved Meeting Minutes
The minutes for the budget work session meeting of August 17, 2011 were approved on the 25th day of August 2011 on Council Member Martinez' motion, Council Member Riley's second on a 6-0 vote. Mayor Pro Tem Cole was off the dais.
Minutes - Budget Work Session, 31kb
Closed Caption Transcript
Transcript, 163kb
Video
Agenda Items
Item 1 - August 17, 2011
Approve a resolution adopting a maximum proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate of 48.32 cents per $100 taxable value that the City Council will consider for Fiscal Year 2011-2012; and setting the date that the Council will adopt the Fiscal Year 2011-2012 property (ad valorem) tax rate (suggested date is Monday, September 12, 2011 at 9:00 a.m.). (Public comment will be allowed on this item.)
Resolution No. 20110817-001 adopting a maximum proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate the City Council will consider for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 of 48.32 cents per $100 taxable value was approved on a roll call vote on Council Member Spelman's motion, Council Member Riley's second on a 7-0 vote. The public hearing was set for Monday, September 12, 2011 at 9:00 a.m., City Hall at 301 W. Second St, Austin, TX on Mayor Pro Tem Cole's motion, Council Member Spelman's second on a 7-0 vote.
Executed Resolution
Resolution No. 20110817-001, PDF, 15kb
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20110817-001, Agenda Backup: Draft Resolution, PDF, 16kb
20110817-001, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 83kb
Item 2 - August 17, 2011
Set Public Hearings on the proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 (Suggested dates and times: August 25, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. and September 1, 2011 at 4:00 pm, Austin City Hall, 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX). (Public comment will be allowed on this item.)
The public hearings were set for August 25, 2011 and September 1, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., City Hall at 301 W. Second Street on Council Member Morrison's motion, Council Member Martinez' second on a 7-0 vote.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20110817-002, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 83kb
Item 3 - August 17, 2011
Update on General Fund revenue estimates for Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
The presentation was made by Leslie Browder, Chief Financial Officer, and Ed Van Eenoo, Budget Officer.
There are no documents available for this agenda item.
Item 4 - August 17, 2011
Presentation of the City's Proposed Budget for Fiscal Year 2011-2012.
The presentations were made by: Larry Weis, General Manager, and Elaine Hart, Senior Vice President for Finance, for Austin Energy; Carlos Rivera, Director, Abigail Smith, Chief Animal Services Officer, Kimberley Maddock, Chief Administrative Officer, and Shannon Jones, Deputy Director, for Health and Human Services Department; Bert Lumbreras, Assistant City Manager; Rhoda Mae Kerr, Fire Chief; Robert Spiller, Transportation Director; Robert Goode, Assistant City Manager.
Work Papers and Other Backup Documentation
20110817-004, Agenda Backup: Recommendation for Council Action, PDF, 72kb
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