2011-08-08>08-10 Regular Meeting and Budget Workshop of La Porte City Council

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LOUIS RIGBY DARYL LEONARD Mayor Councilmember District 3 JOHN ZEMANEK O AO TOMMY MOSER Councilmember at Large A 9 DOTTIE KAMINSKI Councilmember District 4 Councilmember at Large B 0 m JAY MARTIN MIKE MOSTEIT Councilmember District 5 Councilmember District 1 MIKE CLAUSEN CHUCK ENGELKEN ` t Councilmember District 6 Mayor Pro Tem / Councilmember District 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING INCLUDING A BUDGET WORKSHOP ON PROPOSED 2011 -2012 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AUGUST 8 -10, 2011 The City Council of the City of La Porte met in regular meetings on Monday, August 8, 2011, Tuesday, August 9, 2011, and Wednesday, August 10, 2011, at the City Hall Council Chambers, 604 West Fairmont Parkway, La Porte, Texas, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following items of business: 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Rigby called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. All members of Council were present. Also present were City Secretary Patrice Fogarty, City Manager Ron Bottoms and City Attorney Knox Askins. 2. INVOCATION - The invocation was given by B. L. Worsham — Second Baptist Church of La Porte. 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - The pledge of allegiance was led by Councilmember John Zemanek. 4. PUBLIC COMMENTS (Limited to five minutes per person.) Marylee Nolley, 2819 E. Street La Porte, TX, addressed City Council and suggested to cut the Fiscal Year 2011 -2012 Budget by 10 percent, and she is supportive of the animal shelter. 5. AUTHORIZATIONS (a) Consider approval or other action awarding bid for Independent Auditor Services — M. Dolby Finance Director Michael Dolby presented a summary. City Attorney Knox Askins read the caption of Ordinance 3368 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LA PORTE AND NULL - LAIRSON, CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS, TO AUDIT THE CITY'S GENERAL - PURPOSE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE FISCAL YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2011, SEPTEMBER 30, 2012, AND SEPTEMBER 30, 2013; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT, FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. Councilmember Engelken moved to approve Ordinance 3368, including an audit of the La Porte Development Corporation. Councilmember Zemanek seconded. MOTION PASSED. Ayes: Mayor Rigby, Councilmembers Leonard, Clausen, Zemanek, Mosteit, Engelken, Moser, Kaminski and Martin Nays: None Page 1 of 7 August 8 -10, 2011, City Council Meeting Minutes