Smithville public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
City Council adopted the 2023/2024 fiscal year budget and approved a $3 million tax note for capital equipment and infrastructure. The council also increased the property tax rate to .548952 per $100 valuation and authorized a grant for airport runway lighting improvements.
- Approved FY 23/24 balanced budget of $15,713,873 (4-1)
- Approved $3M tax note for capital equipment and infrastructure (unanimous)
- Approved 2023/2024 tax rate of .548952 per $100 valuation (unanimous)
- Ratified property tax revenue increase for FY 23/24 budget (unanimous)
- Approved re-plat of Block 66, Lots 1-4 for Sweeney Projects, LLC (4-0, 1 abstain)
- Denied all variance requests for Block 66, Lots 1-4 (4-0, 1 abstain)
- Approved resolution for $1,545,500 airport runway lighting grant (unanimous)
- Appointed David Edwards to the Library Board (unanimous)
City Council
The Council approved extending the utility bill due date to the 15th of the month starting November 1, 2023. Members also agreed to lower recycling membership fees and directed the City Manager to develop an economic development strategy and a variable electric bill plan.
- Approved extending utility bill due dates to the 15th of the month effective November 1, 2023 (Unanimous)
- Lowered recycling membership to $50 for residents and $100 for non-residents
- Directed City Manager to create an economic development strategy with staffing plan and funding mechanism by year end
- Directed City Manager to formulate a variable plan to smooth out monthly electric bills (Unanimous)
- Tasked Recycling Center Taskforce to perform cost comparison with other recycling centers
Planning and Zoning
The Planning and Zoning Commission approved an amending replat and a variance regarding masonry wall design standards for Smithville City/Townsite Block 66. Requests for zero lot line and the use of barbed wire were denied. No action was taken on lot coverage as the owner agreed to remain under 40%.
- Approved amending replat for Block 66, Lots 1, 2, 3 & 4 (unanimous)
- Denied zero lot line variance (3-1)
- Approved variance to not build masonry wall (3-1)
- Denied request to use barbed wire (3-1)
- Approved September 5, 2023 minutes (unanimous)
City Council
The provided document is a meeting agenda rather than minutes. It records the items scheduled for discussion, but does not record any decisions, votes, or outcomes.