March 4, 2024 07.19.2023-Comp-Plan meeting minutes
Regular City Council Session March 4, 2024 at the Cottonwood Civic Center at 7PM
AGENDA
- INVOCATION
- CALL MEETING TO ORDER Mayor calls the Meeting to order, states the date and time, states Councilmembers present, and declares a quorum present.****
- PLAT APPROVAL: James Ferguson to present plat for approval and variance on 75’ road frontage.
- MINUTES: Approval of previous months minutes.
- ECLIPSE: Final decision whether City of Cottonwood will host an event.
- ILA: Renew ILA Agreement with Kaufman County; regarding road grading.
- BUDGET: City Budget thru February, 2024
- FISCAL YEAR END: Resolution changing FYE to September 30th.
- PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Citizens may participate and direct any comments to Council at this time.
CITIZENS COMMENTS/REQUEST TO SPEAK ON AGENDA ITEMS (3) MINUTES) Questions about any one of the Council Agenda items make be taken into consideration during the agenda item. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes per individual. Citizens must complete a Request to Speak Form. Citizens will be able to have one (1) question per Agenda item. Speaking time is not transferable. The mayor will call your name at the appropriate time. Please step forward to the stand to address the council. Comments must be directed to the Council as a whole. If you do not step forward, your right to speak will be forfeited.
PUBLIC DISCUSSION Citizens may address the city council on any other subject during the Public Discussion. Comments are limited to three (3) minutes. Citizens must complete a Request to Speak Form. Citizens will be able to have one (1) question/comment during the Public Discussion. The Mayor will call your name at the appropriate time during our Public Discussion. Please step forward to the stand to address the council. Comments must be directed to the Council as a whole. If you do not step forward, your right to speak will be forfeited. What may members of a governing body do if an unposted issue is raised at an open meeting? Members of the governing body may not deliberate or make any decision about an unposted issue at a meeting of the governing body. If an unposted item is raised by members or the general public, the governing body has four options. First, the mayor may respond with a statement of specific factual information or recite the governmental body’s existing policy on that issue. Second, the mayor may direct the person making the inquiry to visit with staff about the issue. Third, the governing body may offer to place the item on the agenda for discussion at a future meeting. Finally, the mayor may offer to post the matter as an emergency item if it meets the criteria for an emergency posting. (See Section VI for a discussion on emergency meetings.)