Regular Meeting of the Board of Directors

City of Texarkana, Arkansas

City Hall – East Third and Walnut Streets

Monday, November 19, 2007

7:00 p.m. Regular Meeting

5:30 – 6:30 PM – Budget Hearing

1.

Call to order.

2.

Invocation given by Director Sue Johnson.

3.

CONSENT AGENDA

A.

Approval of Minutes of the regular meeting of November 5, 2007.

B.

Adopt a Resolution allowing the removal of certain items recorded for less than the capitalization threshold of $5,000.00 from the fixed asset listing.

4.

Adopt an Ordinance amending the FY2007 Budget (Ordinance No. L-274) to reduce electric and gas franchise fee projection amounts.

5.

Adopt an Ordinance levying the 2007 tax rate.

6.

Citizen Communication.

A limit of five (5) minute per subject is allotted for any person to express a written or oral viewpoint, grievance or other message to the Board of Directors, with a maximum of fifty (50) minutes allotted for citizen communications.  No advance permission is required, but persons wishing to address the Board are requested to fill out a “blue” card listing the subject to be addressed and hand it to the City Clerk upon arrival.  Citizen’s communications will be immediately following the Regular Agenda items on each agenda.

7.

Executive Session.

Adopt a Resolution making appointments to various boards and commissions. [Heating & Air Conditioning Board of Review (R. D. Fomby); Plumbing Board of Review (Todd Henderson); Housing Authority (Arlington Armstrong); and Public Facilities Board (Rebecca Harris and Eston McGee); ]

8.

Adjourn.

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