City Council Special/Workshop Meeting Thursday, March 27, 2025 at 05:30 PM City Council Chambers | 202 N. Virginia Street, Port Lavaca TX 77979

PUBLIC NOTICE OF MEETING
The following item will be addressed at this or any other meeting of the city council upon the request of the mayor, any member(s) of council and/or the city attorney:
Announcement by the mayor that council will retire into closed session for consultation with city attorney on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the city council under the Texas disciplinary rules of professional conduct of the state bar of Texas clearly conflicts with the open meetings act (title 5, chapter 551, section 551.071(2) of the Texas government code).
(All matters listed under the consent agenda item are routine by the city council and will be enacted by one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed from the consent agenda and will be considered separately.)
AGENDA
Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary.

MEETING PROCEDURE

Public notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, will conduct a Special meeting and a Workshop session on Thursday, March 27, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the regular meeting place in Council Chambers at City Hall, 202 North Virginia Street, Port Lavaca, Texas to consider the items listed.

[After publication, any information in a council packet is subject to change during the meeting]

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CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

I.ROLL CALL

II.CALL TO ORDER

III.COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC 

(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using "Join Zoom Meeting" information on first page of this agenda).

IV.ACTION ITEMS - Council will consider/discuss the following items and take any action deemed necessary

  1. 1.Consider approval of the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2024, prepared by the Audit Firm of Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P.  Presenter is Brittney Hogan 

  2. 2.Consider a 3-month Lease of 2 Boat Slips and parking at the City Harbor.  Presenter is Jody Weaver 

V.ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP

VI.CALL TO ORDER

VII.COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC

(Limited to 3 minutes per individual unless permission to speak longer is received in advance. You may make public comments as you would at a meeting by logging on with your computer and using "Join Zoom Meeting" information on first page of this agenda).

VIII.ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION - Council will discuss the following items

  1. 1.Review and discuss proposed edits, upgrades, improvements to the HR and Workplace Policies:  Presenter is Jody Weaver

    A.   Chapter 1 (New): General Information;

    B.   Chapter 2 (Formerly Chapter 1): Employment;

    C.   Chapter 3 (Formerly Chapter 2): Personnel Actions and Records;

    D.   Chapter 4 (Formerly Chapter 3): Employee Benefits

IX.ADJOURN WORKSHOP

CERTIFICATION OF POSTING NOTICE

This is to Certify that the above foregoing notice of a Special Meeting and a Workshop Session of the City Council of the City of Port Lavaca, Texas, to be held Thursday, March 27, 2025 beginning at 5:30 p.m., was posted at City Hall, easily accessible to the Public, as of 5:00 p.m., Friday, March 21, 2025.

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Mandy Grant, City Secretary

ADA NOTICE
The Port Lavaca City Hall and Council Chambers are wheelchair accessible. Access to the building is available at the primary north entrance facing Mahan Street. Special parking spaces are located in the Mahan Street parking area. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Port Lavaca will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meetings. Please contact City Secretary Mandy Grant at (361) 552-9793 Ext. 230 for assistance.