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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the Special
Meeting of the Corpus Christi City Council of September 28, 2017 which were approved by the City
Council on October 10, 2017.
WITNESSETH MY HAND AND SEAL, on this the 10th day of October, 2017.
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Meeting Minutes
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City Council
Thursday,September 28,2017 4:00 PM Council Chambers
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
Public Notice --THE USE OF CELLULAR PHONES AND SOUND ACTIVATED
PAGERS ARE PROHIBITED IN THE CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS DURING
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
A. Mayor Joe McComb to call the meeting to order.
Mayor McComb called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
B. City Secretary Rebecca L. Huerta to call the roll of the required Charter Officers.
City Secretary Rebecca L.Huerta called the roll and verified that a quorum of
the City Council and the required Charter Officers were present to conduct the
meeting.
(Note:Council Member Lindsey-Opel arrived at 4:01 p.m.)
Charter Officers:
City Manager Margie C.Rose,City Attorney Miles K.Risley,and City Secretary
Rebecca L.Huerta.
Present: 8- Mayor Joe McComb,Council Member Paulette Guajardo,Council Member
Michael Hunter,Council Member Debbie Lindsey-Opel,Council Member Ben
Molina,Council Member Lucy Rubio,Council Member Greg Smith, and
Council Member Carolyn Vaughn
Absent: 1 - Council Member Rudy Garza
C. REGULAR AGENDA:
1. Ordinance Adopting the Fiscal Year 2018 Property Tax Rate
Ordinance setting a property tax rate of$0.606264 per$100 valuation
which is effectively a 3.11% increase over the effective tax rate; and
declaring an emergency.
Mayor McComb referred to Item 1.Director of Financial Services Constance
Sanchez stated that the purpose of this item is to approve an ordinance setting
the property tax rate for FY2018 at$0.606264 per$100 valuation.Ms.Sanchez
explained that language was included in the ordinance's caption to reflect that
the property tax rate is above the effective tax rate by 3.11%.The City was
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required to hold two public hearings which were held on September 22,2017
and September 25,2017.Ms.Sanchez stated that staff is recommending this
ordinance be approved on emergency reading in order for the City of Corpus
Christi's property tax rate to be included in the consolidated tax bill issued by
the Nueces County Tax Assessor.There were no comments from the Council or
the public.
Mayor McComb made a motion that the property tax rate be increased by the
adoption of a tax rate of$0.606264 per$100 valuation,which is effectively a
3.11 percent increase in the tax rate,seconded by Council Member
Lindsey-Opel.This Ordinance was passed on emergency and approved with
the following vote:
Aye: 8- Mayor McComb,Council Member Guajardo, Council Member Hunter,
Council Member Lindsey-Opel, Council Member Molina, Council Member
Rubio, Council Member Smith and Council Member Vaughn
Absent: 1 - Council Member Garza
Abstained: 0
Enactment No:031258
D. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 4:06 p.m.
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