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<br />Minutes of Regular Meeting, Emergency Meeting and Public Hearing September 22, 2008 Page 7 <br /> <br />Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Rigby, Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow and Porter. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Engelken <br /> <br />14. Council to consider approval or other action regarding an Ordinance establishing the tax <br />rate for Fiscal Year 2008-09 at .71 cents per hundred dollar valuation. (Ord. 3102) - M. <br />Dolby <br /> <br />Finance Director Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Councils' questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 3102, AN ORDINANCE LEVYING <br />TAXES UPON TAXABLE PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN AND SUBJECT TO TAXATION <br />IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; MAKING APPROPRA TIONS FOR SUPPORT, <br />MAINTENANCE, AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF SAID CITY OF <br />LA PORTE; FINDING THAT ALL REQUIRED NOTICES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED AND <br />ALL REQUIRED HEARINGS HELD; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; <br />CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN <br />MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Ebow to approve Ordinance 3102 as presented <br />by Mr. Dolby. Councilmember Clausen seconded the motion. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Moser, Rigby, Black, Malone, Ebow and Porter. <br />Nays: None <br />Abstain: None <br />Absent: Engelken <br /> <br />15. Council to consider approval or other action approving an Ordinance authorizing the City to <br />impose its own limit on the TMRS contribution rate (Ord. 3117) - M. Dolby <br /> <br />Finance Director Michael Dolby presented summary and recommendation and answered <br />Councils' questions. <br /> <br />Assistant City Attorney Clark Askins read Ordinance 3117, AN ORDINANCE ELECTING <br />FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS TO MAKE CURRENT SERVICE AND PRIOR <br />SERVICE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE CITYS' ACCOUNT IN THE MUNICIPAL <br />ACCUMULATION FUND OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM AT THE <br />ACTUARIALLY DETERMINED RATE OF TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION. <br /> <br />Motion was made by Councilmember Black to approve Ordinance 3117 as presented by <br />Mr. Dolby. Councilmember Mosteit seconded the motion. Motion carried. <br /> <br />Ayes: Mosteit, Clausen, Moser, Black, Malone, Ebow and Porter. <br />Nays: None <br />