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AUGUST 16, 2016
The City Council of the City of Anna met in a Special Meeting on the above date at
Anna City Hall, located at 111 North Powell Parkway (Hwy 5), to consider the following
items.
1. Call to Order, Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum
Mayor Crist called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m.
Council Member Kenneth Pelham was absent.
calling2. Consider/Discuss/Act on an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of
Anna, Texas a special• • be held within the City on
November 1 to submit a proposition t• abolish the local- •
use tax imposed by the City for the benefit of the Anna Economic
Development • • • • to increase the municipaland use tax from
Sanders)one percent to one and one-quarter percent, and to increase the local sales
and use tax imposed by the City for the benefit of the Anna Community
Development Corporation from one-half of one percent to three-quarters of
one percent; making provision for the conduct of the special election;
providing for other matters related thereto; and providing an effective date
ORDINANCE NO. 726-2016 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD WITHIN THE CITY ON NOVEMBER 8, 2016, TO SUBMIT A
PROPOSITION TO ABOLISH THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX IMPOSED
BY THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANNA ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TO INCREASE THE MUNICIPAL SALES
AND USE TAX FROM ONE PERCENT TO ONE AND ONE-QUARTER
PERCENT, AND TO INCREASE THE LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX
IMPOSED BY THE CITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ANNA COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION FROM ONE-HALF OF ONE PERCENT
TO THREE-QUARTERS OF ONE PERCENT; MAKING PROVISION FOR
THE CONDUCT OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR OTHER
MATTERS RELATED THERETO; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
MOTION: Council Member Burr moved to Approve. Council Member Beazley
seconded. Motion Passed 6-0
Council3. CLOSED SESSION (EXCEPTIONS): Under Tex. Gov't Code Chapter 551, the
City enter into closed session to discuss any items listed or
referenced on this agenda under the following exceptions:
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a. consult with legal counsel regarding pending or contemplated litigation and/or
on matters in which the duty of the attorney to the governmental body under
the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of
Texas clearly conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Government Code (Tex. Gov't
Code §551.071); discussion regarding building permits in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction.
MOTION: Council Member Burr moved to enter closed session. Council Member
Bryan seconded. Motion Passed 6-0.
Mayor Crist recessed into closed session at 6:42 p.m.
Mayor Crist reconvened the regular meeting at 7:22 p.m.
4. Adjourn.
MOTION: Council Member Bryan moved to adjourn. Council Member Beazley
seconded. Motion Passed 6-0.
Mayor Crist adjourned the meeting at 7:22 p m
ATTEST:
City Secretary Carrie L Smith
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