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EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, September 08, 2026 06:00 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140

1.MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

2.INVOCATION

3.PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4.CONSENT AGENDA

  1. A.Minutes

    City Council Budget WorkShop Meeting Minutes July 7, 2026

    City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 11, 2026

  2. B.Financials 

    July 2026

5.PRESENTATIONS

  1. A.Proclamation - Constitution Week

  2. B.Proclamation - Patriot Day and National Day of Service & Remembrance 

  3. C.Proclamation - Honoring the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Month of Service 2026

  4. D.Proclamation - Hispanic Heritage Month 

  5. E.Swearing In Ceremony - Everman Police Department

    Christopher Fox

    Windy McGarrey

    Kyle Warren

    Louis Detomasso

    Nataly Jasso

6.CITIZEN’S COMMENTS

7.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.PUBLIC HEARING - To receive citizen comments and testimony on the proposed 2026 Tax Rates

8.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.Monthly Staff Reports:

    1. Police Department

    2. Code Enforcement

    3. Animal Services

    4. Public Works

    5. Fire Department

  2. B.Staff Report - Upcoming Community Events

    September 11th Remembrance Walk

    Baseball/Softball Fall Opening Day - September 19th

    National Night Out - October 6th

    Battle of the Badges Softball Fundraiser - October 17th

    Halloween Festival - October 27th or 28th

    Tarrant County Early Voting - October 19th - 30th

    Tarrant County Election Day - November 3rd

9.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION

  1. A.ORDINANCE No. 858   AN ORDINANCE FIXING AND LEVYING MUNICIPAL AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR THE TAX YEAR OF 2026 DIRECTING THE ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION THEREOF; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE CLAUSE.

  2. B.ORDINANCE NO. 859 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS, APPROVING A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT BETWEEN THE ATMOS CITIES STEERING COMMITTEE (“ACSC”) AND ATMOS ENERGY CORP., MID-TEX DIVISION REGARDING THE COMPANY’S 2026 RATE REVIEW MECHANISM FILING; DECLARING EXISTING RATES TO BE UNREASONABLE; ADOPTING TARIFFS THAT REFLECT RATE ADJUSTMENTS CONSISTENT WITH THE NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT; FINDING THE RATES TO BE SET BY THE ATTACHED SETTLEMENT TARIFFS TO BE JUST AND REASONABLE AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST; APPROVING AN ATTACHMENT ESTABLISHING A BENCHMARK FOR PENSIONS AND RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS; REQUIRING THE COMPANY TO REIMBURSE ACSC’S REASONABLE RATEMAKING EXPENSES; DETERMINING THAT THIS ORDINANCE WAS PASSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT; ADOPTING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND REQUIRING DELIVERY OF THIS ORDINANCE TO THE COMPANY AND THE ACSC’S LEGAL COUNSEL.

  3. C.RESOLUTION NO. 2026-09-02 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS (“CITY”), (I) APPROVING THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EVERMAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (“CORPORATION”) REGARDING A PROMISSORY NOTE SECURED BY AND PAYABLE FROM THE CORPORATION’S SALES AND USE TAX IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $210,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING REAL PROPERTY; (II) APPROVING SAID PROJECT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CORPORATION; (III) APPROVING A SALES TAX REMITTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CORPORATION; (IV) APPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES BY THE CORPORATION; (V) RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE LOAN; AND (VI) AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF THE CITY AND THE SALES TAX REMITTANCE AGREEMENT.

  4. D.RESOLUTION NO. 2026-09-03 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERMAN, TEXAS (“CITY”), (I) APPROVING THE RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF EVERMAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (“CORPORATION”) REGARDING A PROMISSORY NOTE SECURED BY AND PAYABLE FROM THE CORPORATION’S SALES AND USE TAX IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $220,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING REAL PROPERTY; (II) APPROVING SAID PROJECT AS AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO BE UNDERTAKEN BY THE CORPORATION; (III) APPROVING A SALES TAX REMITTANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE CORPORATION; (IV) APPROVING SUCH PROGRAMS AND EXPENDITURES BY THE CORPORATION; (V) RESOLVING OTHER MATTERS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE LOAN; AND (VI) AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY, A GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF THE CITY AND THE SALES TAX REMITTANCE AGREEMENT.

  5. E.Consideration of Appointments to the Senior Citizen Advisory Board

10.EXECUTIVE SESSION

  1. A.Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters - Past performance, review and evaluation of the City Manager

11.CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.CITY MANAGERS REPORT

13.MAYOR’S REPORT

14.ADJOURN

I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday September 2, 2026.

/s/ Mindi Parks
City Secretary

Citizens may watch city council meetings live on YouTube. A link to the City of Everman YouTube channel is provided on the city website at: www.evermantx.us/government/citycouncil/

Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members, including the presiding officer, will be physically present at the location noted above on this Agenda.

Pursuant to Section 551.071, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session(s) from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting, to receive advice from its attorney on any posted agenda item, as permitted by Law. Additionally, Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss the following:

A.    Section 551.071 - Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek Advice of the City Attorney.
B.    Section 551.072 - Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property.
C.    Section 551.073 - Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift.
D.    Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters.
E.    Section 551.087- Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations.
F.    Section 551.089 - Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits.

Citizens wishing to submit written comments should e-mail the City Secretary at mparks@evermantx.net. Comments that are received at least one-hour prior to the start of the meeting will be provided to all council members.

According to the City of Everman Policy on Governance Process, individual citizen comments will be restricted to three (3) minutes unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the Council. The mayor is responsible to enforce the time limit. Citizens may address City Council either during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting or during deliberation of a listed agenda item. City Council is only permitted by Law to discuss items that are listed on the agenda. Citizens wishing to make comments should notify the City Secretary as soon as possible.

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