Oct 03, 2025 Special Council

YEAH. GOOD MORNING EVERYONE. IT IS 9 A.M. AND I WOULD LIKE

[1. DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL MEETING TO ORDER]

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AND GLAD TO HAVE EVERYBODY HERE THAT'S HERE TODAY.

IF YOU ARE WATCHING THIS. GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US THIS MORNING.

THIS SHOULD BE A FAIRLY QUICK MEETING THIS TODAY.

WE DO HAVE OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE, BUT FOR COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA, WHO WILL BE NOT HERE TODAY.

HE'S OUT OF TOWN. BUT LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

JANELLE. MAYOR BROWN. PRESENT. MAYOR PRO TEM ROBB.

HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER LEWIS. COUNCIL MEMBER BROWN.

COUNCIL MEMBER PORRETTO. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER RAWLINS.

HERE. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA IS ABSENT. VERY GOOD.

ITEM 3 IS PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. I'M GOING TO CALL FOR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS HEARING NO RESPONSE. LET'S MOVE TO ITEM THE ACTION ITEMS, ITEM 4.A.

[4.A Consider For Approval An Ordinance Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Ratifying The Established Adopted Tax Rate And Levying Ad Valorem Taxes In The Amount Of 40 Cents And 8.687 Mills ($0.408687) Upon Each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) Of Property Valuation For The Tax Year 2025; Making Various Findings And Provisions Related To The Subject. (C. Ludanyi)]

SHEILA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE US SOME THOUGHTS ON THIS, PLEASE, MA'AM? THAT'S NOT ON, IS IT? IS IT ON? OKAY, SO AS COUNCIL KNOWS, THE CLOCK RAN OUT ON MAKING A DECISION ON THE TAX RATE.

AND BY STATE LAW, CHAPTER 26 OF THE TEXAS TAX CODE, IT REQUIRES THE CITY TO RATIFY THE ADOPTED TAX RATE, WHICH IS A NO NEW REVENUE RATE IN OUR CASE, BECAUSE IT'S THE LOWER OF THE 2 RATES IN CONSIDERATION UNDER THAT SECTION.

I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD.

THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FROM MS. LUDANYI THIS YEAR, OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR.

THANK YOU SHEILA. I'M GOING TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION ON ITEM 4.A.

I'LL SECOND THAT. I'LL MOTION TO APPROVE. WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF 4.A.

IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A SECOND.

VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION? DO WE? THERE IS NO REQUIRED LEGAL LANGUAGE.

AND IT IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE A ROLL CALL VOTE.

AND YOU ONLY NEED 4 VOTES. YOU ONLY NEED A REGULAR QUORUM.

IT'S A SIMPLE MAJORITY ON THIS. PUBLIC COMMENT.

YES. AGENDA. OKAY. YEAH, I'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.

ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. ANY DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ELECTRONICALLY. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THIS.

I CAN'T SEE. ALL RIGHT, THAT IS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED ON THE RATIFICATION.

NOT. AND COUNCIL MEMBER FINKLEA IS NOT PRESENT.

ITEM 4.B. PLEASE. 4.B. CONSIDER FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GALVESTON,

[4.B Consider For Approval A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Galveston, Texas, Submitting The Names Of Five (5) Nominees Or Less For Election To The Galveston Central Appraisal District Board Of Directors; Directing The City Secretary To Send A Certified Copy Of This Resolution To The Galveston Central Appraisal District Before October 15, 2025; Providing For Findings Of Fact And Providing For An Effective Date. (Brown)]

DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO SEND A CERTIFIED COPY OF THIS RESOLUTION TO THE GALVESTON CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BEFORE OCTOBER 15TH, 2025, PROVIDING FOR FINDINGS OF FACT AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

COUNCIL. THIS COMES I GET A LETTER ABOUT EVERY 2YEARS, ISN'T IT? JANELLE. CONCERNING GALVESTON'S NOMINEE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

WE ARE ALLOCATED A CERTAIN NUMBER OF VOTES AS ALL THE OTHER CITIES IN THE COUNTIES IS AND THERE'S DIFFERENT AMOUNTS.

EACH CITY GETS DIFFERENT VOTES, A NUMBER OF VOTES.

IN THE YEARS PAST WE HAVE NOMINATED TOM FARMER TO SERVE ON THIS.

I HAVE TALKED TO MR. FARMER IN THE PAST AND HE'S VERY HAPPY TO SERVE AND IN MY OPINION, HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB.

SO I'M GOING TO APPROVE SUBMITTING TOM FARMER'S NAME FOR OUR NOMINEE FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT? I HAVE A SECOND. COUNCILMAN RAWLINS.

VERY GOOD. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION ON THAT? YES, SIR.

IS THIS IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS A MAYORAL KIND OF YOU TAP ON THE SHOULDER, OR IS IT JUST INTERESTED PARTIES?

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YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH VOTES TO PUT A PERSON ON THERE.

SO TYPICALLY YOU'VE PUT ALL YOUR VOTES BEHIND ONE PERSON AND THE COUNCIL DOES IT COLLECTIVELY.

IT'S NOT A MAYORAL PICK. IS THIS SOMETHING THAT IS COUNTY DRIVEN SO THEY CAN LIVE IN THE COUNTY, OR DO THEY HAVE TO LIVE ON THE ISLAND FOR OUR VOTES.

AND THIS THIS POSITION WE GET. I HAVE IT ON MY DESK SOMEWHERE, BUT WE GET ABOUT 855 VOTES ALLOCATED TO GALVESTON. THAT'S NOT WE'RE NOT ANYWHERE NEAR THE TOP ON THE NUMBER OF VOTES THAT ARE ALLOCATED TO A CITY ON THIS.

THAT IN THERE, IS THEIR VOTES. AND OUR VOTES IN THE COUNTY USUALLY SPLITS THEIR VOTES IT'S SO EACH CITY HAD SOME REPRESENTATION. OKAY. VERY GOOD.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR MR. FARMER FOR THE MOTION IN.

YES, MA'AM. YOU MIGHT WANT TO. YOU MIGHT WANT TO DECLARE A 5 YEAR.

YOU DIDN'T SAY I MAKE A MOTION. YOU SAID I APPOINT.

CAN YOU READ BACK THAT MOTION? SURE. DID I DID I MAKE A MOTION ON THAT JANELLE.

I THINK YOU SAID I APPOINT. OKAY. CONSIDER I WOULD MAKE A MOTION FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF FOR THE NOMINEE OF TED FARMER TO BE THE NOMINEE FROM THE CITY OF GALVESTON FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT HERE IN GALVESTON COUNTY.

I SECOND. TED OR TOM. TOM. TOM. YEAH. TOM FARMER.

THAT'S CORRECT. THAT'S ALL RIGHT. TOM. TOM'S DONE A GOOD JOB ON THIS, AND HE'S VERY ENGAGED WITH THIS AND TALKING WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THAT BOARD.

TOM'S BEEN A VERY GOOD REPRESENTATIVE FOR GALVESTON ON THAT.

VERY GOOD. PLEASE CAST YOUR VOTES ON THAT. THAT IS UNANIMOUS.

IT IS 9:07. WE HAVE GONE THROUGH ALL OF OUR ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA.

WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.