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MINUTES OF THE BUDGET WORKSHOP MEETINGS HELD ON AUGUST 13 —15, 2007
<br />THE LA PORTE CITY COUNCIL
<br />1. CALL TO ORDER
<br />AUGUST 13, 2007
<br />The meeting was called to order by Mayor Alton Porter at 6:06 p.m.
<br />Members of City Council Present: Councilmembers Louis Rigby, Tommy Moser, Georgia
<br />Malone, Chuck Engelken, Mike Mosteit, Mike Clausen, Barry Beasley, Howard Ebow and
<br />Mayor Alton Porter.
<br />Members of Council Absent: None
<br />Members of City Executive Staff and City Employees Present: Interim City Manager John
<br />Joerns, Interim Finance Director Michael Dolby, City Secretary Martha Gillett, City Attorney
<br />Knox Askins, MIS Manager Al Owens, Budget Officer Shelley Wolny, Purchasing Manager
<br />Susan Kelley, Assistant Police Chief Aaron Corrales, Assistant City Secretary Sharon Harris,
<br />Golf Course Manager Alex Osmond, Fire Chief Mike Boaze, Police Chief Richard Reff, Building
<br />Official Debbie Wilmore, EMS Chief Ray Nolen, Parks and Recreation Director Stephen Barr,
<br />Secretary IV Michelle Bedford, Assistant Fire Chief John Dunham, Parks Operations Manager
<br />Marlene Rigby, Assistant Public Works Director Don Pennell, Budget Assistant Gay Collins,
<br />Planning Director Wayne Sabo, Tax Assessor/Collector Kathy Powell, Fire Marshal Cliff
<br />Meekins, Human Resources Manager Robert Swanagan, Director of Public Works Steve Gillett,
<br />Assistant to the City Manager Crystal Scott, Planning Office Coordinator Peggy Lee, GIS
<br />Manager Brian Sterling, Main Street Coordinator Debra Dye, Police Association President Matt
<br />Novosad, Sergeant Matt Deaumer, Emergency Management Coordinator Jeff Suggs, Economic
<br />Development Coordinator Gretchen Black, Construction Inspector Regean McPhail, Lieutenant
<br />Ron Parker and Controller Phyllis Rinehart.
<br />Others Present: Shar Lynch, Colleen Hicks, Hugh Landrum, Adam Yanelli, Robert Mooney,
<br />David Janda, Trent Wise and John Black
<br />Council took a break on August 13, 2007, from 7:52 p.m. until 8:11 p.m. with no discussion and
<br />no actions taken during the break.
<br />The August 131h meeting recessed at 10:10 p.m.
<br />Charles Monette of St Marks United Methodist Church was not present to deliver the Invocation
<br />on August 13, 2007, so it was delivered by Mayor Porter.
<br />Mayor Porter led the Pledge of Allegiance on August 13, 2007.
<br />Consider approving Minutes of the Special Called Regular Meeting, Public Hearing and
<br />Workshop Meeting held on July 23, 2007.
<br />Motion was made by Councilmember Engelken to approve the minutes as presented. Second by
<br />Councilmember Beasley. The motion carried unanimously.
<br />EXECUTIVE SESSION — PURSUANT TO PROVISION OF THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW,
<br />CHAPTER 551, SECTIONS 551.071 THROUGH 551.076, AND SECTIONS 551.087, TEXAS
<br />GOVERNMENT CODE, (CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY, DELIBERATION
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