The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Sept. 23 in regular session facing a brief agenda of business.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on several projects including the new water line on Wichita Street, new substation transformer, sewer project phase three and Nelson Street drainage project.
In old business, the second reading of the ordinance setting the ad valorem tax rate at .5430 cents per $100 in property value. This is the same rate the city has maintained the past three years.
A second reading to establish a fee to defray costs of collecting delinquent fines, fees, court costs from municipal court will be considered. The Perdue Brandon Law firm will be doing collections with a 30% fee of the total assessed, which is the same fee the present collection agency is using.
In new business the council will consider a budget amendment for fiscal 2023-24. Public comments and the consent agenda wrap up the agenda.