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LOUIS RIGBY <br />Mayor <br />JOHN ZEMANEK <br />Councilmember at Large A <br />DOTTIE KAMINSKI <br />Councilmember at Large B <br />MIKE MOSTEIT <br />Councilmember District 1 <br />CHUCK ENGELKEN <br />Mayor Pro Tem <br />Councilmember District 2 <br />DARYLLEONARD <br />Councilmember District 3 <br />TOMMY MOSER <br />Councilmember District 4 <br />JAY MARTIN <br />Councilmember District 5 <br />MIKE CLAUSEN <br />Councilmember District 6 <br />MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING INCLUDING A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON <br />PROPOSED 2011 -2012 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE <br />CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE <br />AUGUST 8 -10, 2011 <br />The City Council of the City of La Porte met in regular meetings on Monday, August 8, 2011, Tuesday, <br />August 9, 2011, and Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West <br />Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members of Council were present. Also <br />present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Ron Bottoms and City Attorney Knox <br />Askins. <br />2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by B. L. Worsham — Second Baptist Church of La Porte. <br />3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember John Zemanek. <br />4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) <br />Marylee Nolley, 2819 E. Street La Porte, TX, addressed City Council and suggested to cut the <br />Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 Budget by 10 percent, and she is supportive of the animal shelter. <br />5. AUTHORIZATIONS <br />(a) Consider approval or other action awarding bid for Independent Auditor Services — M. Dolby <br />Finance Director Michael Dolby presented a summary. <br />City Attorney Knox Askins read the caption of Ordinance 3368 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING <br />AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND NULL - <br />LAIRSON, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, TO AUDIT THE CITY'S GENERAL - <br />PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, <br />2011, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS <br />AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br />Councilmember Engelken moved to approve Ordinance 3368, including an audit of the La Porte <br />Development Corporation. Councilmember Zemanek seconded. MOTION PASSED. <br />Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Clausen, Zemanek, <br />Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin <br />Nays: None <br />Page 1 of 7 <br />August 8 -10, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes <br />