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MINUTES OF
REGULAR MEETING OF ANNA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION
SEPTEMBER 7, 2006, 7:00 P.M.
INDEPENDENT BANK COMMUNITY ROOM, 101 S. POWELL PKWY., ANNA,
TEXAS
The Economic Development Corporation of the City of Anna conducted its
regular meeting at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 7, 2006, at the Independent
Bank Community Room, 101 S. Powell Parkway, to consider the following items:
1. Call to Order and Establishment of Quorum.
Vice President John Rattan called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.
Jeremy Hersom, Richard Pennington, Robert Hamilton and John Rattan
was present. City Council liaison Billy was present. Jason Cottrill was
absent.
2. Citizen comment.
None
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas Government
Code the board may enter into CLOSED SESSION or Executive Session to
deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has received from a business prospect that the
governmental body seeks to have locate, stay, or expand in or near the
territory of the governmental body and with which the governmental body is
conducting economic development negotiations or to deliberate the purchase,
exchange, lease or value of real property because such deliberations in an
open meeting would have a detrimental effect on the board’s position in
negotiations with third persons (Government Code, Chapters 551.072,
551.087).
Return to open session.
Did not go into executive session.
4. Discuss and take action as desired on items discussed in Executive
Session.
None
5. Discuss and take action on approving a $1,000.00 donation to the Anna
Chamber of Commerce.
Kimberly Luther with the Anna Chamber of Commerce was present
and answered questions from EDC members. Members discussed
the amount to donate. Member Richard Pennington made the motion
to approve the $1,000.00 donation to the Chamber of Commerce.
Robert Hamilton seconded the motion. Jeremy Hersom and John
Rattan abstained from the vote due to being members of the board of
the Anna Chamber of Commerce. Motion passes.
AYE 2 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 2
6. Discuss and take action on having two (2) members plus the City Manager
on the signature card to sign checks.
Members discussed having two signatures on the signature card and
having the two members who are in town all day and available to
come by City Hall and sign checks. Jeremy Hersom made the
motion to have Richard Pennington and Robert Hamilton on the
signature cards. Member John Rattan seconded the motion. Motion
passes.
AYE 4 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
7. Discuss and take action on approval of the budget for Fiscal Year 2006-
2007.
Members discussed each item of the budget. Members asked for the
budget to be placed on the next meeting agenda. City Manager, Lee
Lawrence was absent from this meeting and members had questions
of the budget.
8. Staff report(s).
None
9. Consider approval of Minutes of meeting of August 3, 2006.
Member Jeremy Hersom made the motion to approve the minutes.
Member Robert Hamilton seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 4 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
10. Consider approval of payment of bills.
None
11. Adjourn.
Member Robert Hamilton made the motion to adjourn at 7:32 p.m.
Member Richard Pennington seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 4 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
ATTEST: APPROVED:
_________________________ _________________________
Natha Wilkison, City Secretary John Rattan, Vice President