City of Austin City Council will meet Aug. 1

City of Austin City Council will meet Aug. 1.

Here is the agenda provided by the council:

The City Council will convene at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Austin City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, TX and some members may be participating via videoconference.

Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely. For full instructions on participation in person or by telephone, please visit the Council Meeting Information Center: http://austintexas.gov/department/city-council/council/council_meeting_info_center.htm

The City Council may go into a closed session as permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, (Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code) regarding any item on this agenda.

10:00 AM – City Council Convenes

Council Discussion

1. Presentation and discussion of the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Proposed Budget. Fleet Services

2. Approve an ordinance authorizing acceptance of $478,144 in grant funds from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fleet Mobility Services Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to appropriate these funds; and amending the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Fleet Mobility Services Department Capital Budget (Ordinance No. 20220817-004) to transfer in and appropriate $478,144 from the Fleet Mobility Services Department Operating Budget Special Revenue Fund to assist with the purchase of electric and compressed natural gas vehicles.

3:00 PM - Financial Services

3. Approve a resolution adopting the maximum proposed property (ad valorem) tax rate that will include an increase for the operations and maintenance of the City for Fiscal Year 2023-2024.

3:00 PM - Public Hearings and Possible Actions

4. Adjourn

Conduct a public hearing on the proposed City of Austin Budget for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 beginning on October 1, 2023 and ending on September 30, 2024.

The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request.

For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711.

A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the Office of the City Clerk not later than twenty-four hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak. Please call (512) 974-2210 in advance or inform the City Clerk’s staff present at the council meeting.

Cualquier persona puede solicitar servicios de intérprete en español comunicándose con la oficina del Secretario/a Municipal a no más tardar de veinte y cuatro horas antes de la hora determinada para el asunto sobre el cual la persona desea comentar. Por favor llame al (512) 974-2210 con anticipo o informe al personal del Secretario/a Municipal presente en la sesión del Consejo.

https://services.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=412636