Agenda – August 4, 2025

  • CALL MEETING TO ORDER: Mayor calls the Meeting to order, states the date and time, states Councilmembers present, and declares a quorum present.****
  • INVOCATION:
  • MINUTES: Approval of previous month’s minutes.
  • FINANCIAL REPORTS: YTD Financial Statements thru July 31, 2025.
  • CITY ROAD MAINTENANCE CR4083 AND CR4084: City Council to discuss maintaining ditches and debris on CR 4083 and CR 4084
  • RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BANK SIGNATORIES: Deliberate and act on a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Cottonwood, Kaufman County, State of Texas authorizing and designating the official signatures of the City of Cottonwood for banking and depository services.
  • AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK CD: Motion for Investment in Certificate of Deposit (CD):
  • I move that the council deliberate and approve the investment of $10,000 from the City of Cottonwood Restrictive Account into an 11-month Certificate of Deposit (CD) with American National Bank, at the current available interest rate. The funds shall remain in the CD until maturity, unless an emergency withdrawal is authorized by a formal vote of the council.
  • RENEWAL OF TAX COLLECTION CONTRACT: Approval renewing Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP (“Linebarger”) collection of delinquent property taxes.
  • NNR (No New Revenue Rate): City Council to approve tax rate for 2025 at .25 per $100.
  • PUBLIC DISCUSSION: Citizens may participate and direct any comments to Council at this time.