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City Council Meeting Monday, August 10, 2026 06:00 PM Richwood City Hall, 1800 Brazosport Blvd. N.

BE IT KNOWN THAT a City of Richwood City Council will meet Monday, August 10, 2026, beginning at 6:00 PM at Richwood City Hall, located at 1800 Brazosport Blvd. N., Richwood, Texas 77531 with the following agenda:

I.CALL TO ORDER

II.INVOCATION

III.PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE.

Pledge of Allegiance and Texas Pledge

IV.ROLL CALL OF COUNCIL MEMBERS

V.PUBLIC COMMENTS

Citizens are invited to address the City Council on agenda items prior to action being taken. All comments are subject to the following rules: Speakers must be recognized by the Chair and shall direct all remarks to the Chair. Comments must pertain to matters before the City Council, City business, or issues of community interest. Speakers are limited to three (3) minutes and may speak only once per agenda item. A designated representative of a group may be allowed up to five (5) minutes. Time may not be transferred to another speaker. Speakers shall conclude their remarks when their time has expired. Profane, vulgar, or abusive language and personal attacks will not be tolerated.

In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council will not engage in discussion or take action on items not posted on the agenda; however, the Mayor may direct staff to follow up as appropriate.

VI.CONSENT AGENDA

All items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and may be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate discussion unless requested by a Council Member, in which case the item will be removed and considered separately.

  1. A.Approval of the revised Personnel Policy Handbook to reflect current employment practices and updates recommended by the City's Human Resources consultant.

  2. B.Budget Report, June 2027

  3. C.Investment Report, Q3 FY 26

  4. D.Approval of updated Financial Policies for the City of Richwood.

  5. E.Approval of minutes from regular meeting held June 8, 2026. 

  6. F.Approval of minutes from regular meeting held July 13, 2026.

VII.DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

  1. A.Consideration and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 26-542 amending Chapter 14, Article IV of the Code of Ordinances regarding outdoor burning by establishing criteria for the issuance, denial, suspension, and revocation of burn permits; providing an administrative appeals process; and providing for severability, repeal of conflicting ordinances, and an effective date.

  2. B.Public hearing and possible action on the proposed Crime Control and Prevention District budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027.

  3. C.Discussion and possible action to adopt Ordinance No. 26-543, amending Appendix B (Fee Schedule) of the Code of Ordinances to revise utility rates.

  4. D.Discussion only regarding the proposed budget and proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026–2027. No action will be taken.

  5. E.Consider and record a vote on the proposed tax rate of $0.595560 for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, which represents an increase of up to 7.9% above the No-New-Revenue Tax Rate for the City of Richwood. The proposed rate is scheduled to be adopted at a future meeting.

  6. F.Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 26-R-8, setting the date and time for the Public Hearing on the Fiscal Year 2026–2027 Annual Budget for September 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

  7. G.Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 26-R-9, setting the date and time for the Public Hearing on the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2026–2027 for September 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m.

  8. H.Consider items removed from consent agenda

VIII.CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS UPDATE

IX.CITY MANAGER'S REPORT

X.COUNCIL MEMBER COMMENTS & REPORTS

XI.MAYOR'S REPORT

XII.ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST

Pursuant to Section 551.0415 of the Texas Government Code, Items of Community Interest may include expressions of thanks, congratulations, or condolences; information regarding holiday schedules; honorary or salutary recognition of public officials, employees, or citizens; reminders about upcoming events; and announcements involving an imminent threat to public health and safety. No discussion or action will be taken on these items.

XIII.FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS

XIV.ADJOURNMENT

The City Council may go into Executive Session on any item listed on the Agenda in accordance with Section 551-071 of the Government Code (attorney-client privilege).

This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Requests for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office at (979) 265-2082 or FAX (979) 265-7345 for further information.

I, Laura Tyner, do hereby certify that I did, on August 4, 2026 at 05:00 PM post this notice of meeting on the bulletin board at 1800 N. Brazosport Blvd., Richwood, TX, in compliance with the Texas Open Meetings Law.