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BACKGROUND
Minutes of the August 5, 2019, combined meeting.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the minutes of the August 5, 2019, combined meeting.
BACKGROUND
The Finance Department releases a quarterly report on the City’s finances. The report is comprised of two sections: budget and investments. The budget section includes revenues and expenditures for the General, Utility, Debt Service, Impact Fee, Special Revenue, Street Maintenance Tax, Health Insurance funds and Municipal Development District, as well as a summary of capital project expenditures. The investment section provides and overview of investment activity details for the Money Market, Investment Pool, and Certificate of Deposit accounts.
It is the City’s strategy to maintain a high percentage of idle funds invested in safe, secure, and liquid investment securities and pooled investment types. This strategy is in accordance with the Public Funds Investment Act (PFIA) and City policy.
Cash on hand available for investing on June 30, 2019 was $53,826,302 in all funds. The average interest/yield on all investments was 2.20%, and investment earnings totaled $313,773.
General Fund revenues are 94% of budget and expenditures are at 74%, as of June 30, 2019. Utility Fund revenues are 75% of budget and expenditures are at 75%.
OVERVIEW
Quarterly Budget and Investment Reports for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
The PFIA requires that the Investment Officers prepare and submit quarterly a written report of investment transactions for all funds covered by the Investment Policy.
RECOMMENDATION
Accept the Quarterly Budget and Investment Reports for the quarter ended June 30, 2019.
BACKGROUND
Since 2011, the City partnered with the City of Garland Health Department through an Interlocal Agreement with a two-year renewal option to provide services to the City. The agreement was renewed and extended for an additional two years in 2013, 2015 and 2017. It should be noted that this agreement does not suggest that the contract and relationship be altered with DCHHS for the food establishments, childcare centers, vector control, and the continuation to regulate on-site sewage facilities. This agreement would complement those services already in place with DCHHS. The City of Sachse continues to use Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) to provide all environmental health services for food establishments, childcare centers, vector control, as well as regulating on-site sewage facilities in the City of Sachse. This also includes assistance with communicable disease investigations and control for all vaccine preventable disease.
OVERVIEW
The purpose of this Professional Services Agreement is to renew the agreement with the City of Garland and the City of Sachse for Garland Health Department to be our Local Health Authority for the City of Sachse. The Garland Health Department would provide communicable disease investigations and control for all vaccine preventable disease and enteric illnesses identified within the City of Sachse for its citizens. The City of Garland Health Department will make available to the citizens of Sachse all immunizations and well child services offered to the residents of Garland at the same fees as required of Garland residents. This includes providing notifications of all occurrences of foodborne illness outbreaks, reportable communicable diseases as they pertain to food service establishments and childcare centers, and all cases of mosquito-borne illnesses that occur in the City of Sachse, to DCHHS Environmental Health Divisions.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve renewing the terms and conditions of a Professional Services Agreement, by and between the City of Sachse and the City of Garland for the City of Garland Health Department to provide immunizations, well child health care and communicable disease investigation services for the City of Sachse.
BACKGROUND
This is the first of two mandated public hearings on the tax rate when the proposed tax rate exceeds the Effective Tax Rate (ETR). The second public hearing is scheduled for September 3, 2019. On August 5, 2019 the City Council approved a motion to place on the September 16, 2019 City Council agenda an action item to adopt a tax rate greater than the ETR of $0.682051 per $100 of assessed value.
The ETR is the tax rate that will generate approximately the same amount of tax revenue as the prior year excluding tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. The proposed tax rate of 0.720000 is 5.56% higher than the ETR.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
If a taxing unit's proposed tax rate is higher than the ETR or Rollback Tax Rate, whichever is lower, the City Council must hold two public hearings in compliance with Chapter 26 of the Property Tax Code.
RECOMMENDATION
Conduct the first public hearing on the proposed tax rate for the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
BACKGROUND
In August 2018, the City Council approved a one-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Wylie ISD to provide school resource officer services to Whitt & Cox elementary schools. One officer is currently assigned and splits duty between both schools. The initial agreement provided reimbursement to City of Sachse by Wylie ISD for 50% of the SRO salary and overtime for the school year (approx. 9 months), and 50% reimbursement for crossing guard salaries.
OVERVIEW
Staff has re-negotiated the terms and formatted an Interlocal Agreement for the City Council's consideration. Major provisions include reimbursement to the City of Sachse by Wylie ISD for 50% of the annual salary and benefits of one SRO, 100% reimbursement for overtime costs and 50% reimbursement for crossing guard salaries. The proposed Interlocal Agreement provides for a one-year term with annual renewal options for five years.
POLICY CONSIDERATIONS
There are no policy considerations affiliated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends authorizing the City Manager to execute the proposed Interlocal Agreement.
Conduct Executive Session and take any action necessary as a result.
No Action taken.