NEWS
Bowie City Council to review tax rate, first reading of budget
The Bowie City Council will conduct a public hearing on the proposed tax rate of .5430 cents at its 6 p.m. Aug. 22 meeting and will hear the first reading for the 2022-23 budget ordinance.
This proposed tax rate for 2022 is .0017 cents lower than the 2021 rate of .54470 cents per $100 in property value. It will have its first reading at the Sept. 12 meeting.
The budget ordinance lists utility fund expenses proposed at $11,516,160 and general fund at $9546,160. Councilors must approve two readings before it is finally adopted on Sept. 12.
Other new business for the council will be a discussion of the proposed 2022-23 budgets for Bowie Economic Development Corporation 4A and Bowie 4B Sales Tax Corporation. Two reappointments to the 4A board and three for the 4B board also will be reviewed.
The termination of an interlocal governmental corporation contract for application and administrative services Texas Community Development Program between the city and Nortex Regional Planning Commission as recommended and requested by Nortex will be presented.
The one item of old business is the ordinance setting new rates for solid waste collection. Last month, Waste Connections exercised its contractual option to increase rates based on the consumer price index. The single family residential polycart will go from $14.32 to $15.63. The basic commercial polycart will go from $19.50 to $21.28. This is separate from the fuel adjustment cost. Other categories for services for various size containers also will be adjusted.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will make his monthly report on the community development block grant program, service with PCNet, the solid waste grant and Waste Connections.
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Several personnel issues including the superintendent’s summative evaluation and filling the vacant intermediate principal position face the Bowie School Trustees when they meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The superintendent’s review is usually done in two parts during the year with the summative an effort to evaluate overall progress. Donna Hale’s contract also will be considered. as she marks her first year leading the district.
For the intermediate principal’s job, Jason Childress left the post last month taking the new formed director of student services, which will handle many of the tasks the assistant superintendent handled such as curriculum and test scores. That assistant position was eliminated by the board after Lee Ann Farris left the job. Childress’ resignation has been submitted.
Filling the principal’s job and consideration of a rental agreement for a portion of the bus parking lot property also are set for executive session. Any action all these topics will be considered back in open session.
On the regular agenda, the board will receive the 2025 fiscal audit for Jack County. A small portion of the district runs into that county.
The superintendent will provide operational reports and personnel updates. Childress will present the preliminary STAAR scores and the status of board goals, while Paula Peterson, finance director, gives the monthly financial report.
Numerous annual items will be up for action: Contract for cafeteria software; budget amendments; consider the ESSA application, the Montague and Jack County Tax Appraisal District budgets; library books for the elementary; ESC 9 contracts and a Texas Association of School Boards policy updates.
The board also will consider offering open enrollment for pre-kindergarten students for the next school year.
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