HELLO. HELLO. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ON.
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ALL RIGHT, WE'LL, GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.[DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER]
ONLY BECAUSE THIS IS THE ONE OF THE MOST ONE OF THE MORE IMPORTANT THINGS WE HAVE TO DO IS BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR PROPOSED BUDGETS.WE WANT TO START THOSE ON TIME.
SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND WELCOME EVERYBODY TO OUR SCROLL DOWN HERE AND SEE OUR CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, AUGUST THE 24TH, AT 5:32 P.M.
WE HAVE MAYOR PRO TEM WRIGHT WHOSE GOING TO BE RUNNING A LITTLE LATE, SO I'LL GO AND US TO ORDER.
CECIL WILL YOU DO OUR INVOCATION AND MR. TOWNSEND WILL YOU LEAD US IN PLEDGE, IF PLEASE RISE.
FATHER, WE THANK YOU AGAIN FOR YOUR LOVE, FOR US, FOR YOUR CONSTANT GRACES, YOUR CONSTANT GIVING. AND THANK YOU THAT WE CAN COME TOGETHER IN FREEDOM AND GATHER THIS WAY AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS. TONIGHT, FATHER, WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR GUIDANCE.
WE ASK YOU FOR YOUR WISDOM, FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING TO DO WHAT'S CORRECT AND MOST PRUDENT.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE COME HERE TONIGHT.
AND JUST PRAY FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEM THAT WE'LL BE DISCUSSING, FATHER, AND ALSO THAT WE WILL PRAY FOR OUR COUNTRY AND IN THE SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN.
FATHER JUST PROTECT THOSE PEOPLE.
FATHER, WE LOVE YOU AND CHRIST NAME.
WE PRAY. AMEN. THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.
OK, MOVING RIGHT ALONG IN OUR AGENDA, PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEMS.
[1. Conduct a public hearing and discussion on Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Proposed Budget.]
NUMBER ONE IS TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, A DISCUSSION ON FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022 PROPOSED BUDGET.COUNCIL. I MAKE A MOTION TO OPEN.
A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.
HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE NOW AT A PUBLIC HEARING TO DISCUSS OUR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 IS THERE ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK ON FOR OR AGAINST THIS MATTER? SECOND CALL. DON'T EVERYBODY RUSH AT ONE TIME.
EVERYBODY WORKED REAL HARD ON THIS BUDGET.
MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
ITEM NUMBER TWO, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING, A DISCUSSION ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR
[2. Conduct a public hearing and discussion on the proposed Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Ad Valorem Tax Rate.]
2021-2022 AD VALOREM TAX RATES.MAYOR I MOVE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN GONGORA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION. HEARING NONE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
WE ARE NOW EXCUSE ME IN A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WANT TO SPEAK ON, FOR OR AGAINST OUR PROPOSED AD VALOREM TAX RATE? SECOND CALL, THIRD CALL.
COUNCIL. MAYOR I MOVE WE CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL SECOND IT. SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BOOTH, SECOND BY COUNCILMAN GONG.
[INAUDIBLE] I GOT A FROG IN MY THROAT.
SECOND BY COUNCILWOMAN SVOBODA.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
MOTION CARRIES. WE ARE OUT OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND ACTION ITEM IS MOVING RIGHT ALONG.
[EXECUTIVE SESSION]
NUMBER THREE, EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DELIBERATE THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF A PUBLIC OFFICE OR EMPLOYEE POLICE CHIEF PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.I WILL SHOW US GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 5:36.
AUDITS IF YOU'LL JUST BEAR WITH US, WE SHOULD BE BACK SHORTLY.
I THINK WE'RE INVITING THE TEAM THAT DID THE POLICE CHIEF INTERVIEW.
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NOT YET. OK.ALL RIGHT. WE'LL GO AHEAD AND SHOW COUNCIL BACK AT THE TABLE AT 6:03.
THANK YOU ALL FOR WAITING PATIENTLY.
WE ARE NOW OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.
SO WE HAD A DISCUSSION IN REGARDS TO OUR POLICE CHIEF.
AND WE ALSO WANT TO HAVE THE INPUT POTENTIALLY FROM OUR INTERVIEW COMMITTEE THAT INTERVIEW THE POLICE CHIEF.
SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IN HELPING US IN THE INTERVIEW.
THE PROCESS OF A POTENTIAL CHIEF HIRING.
AND IF ANY OF THOSE COMMITTEE MEMBERS LIKE TO COME TO THE PODIUM AND GIVE US ANY THOUGHTS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO. BUT, YOU KNOW, IF YOU WANT TO COME SAY A FEW WORDS, WE'LL BE GLAD TO TAKE THEM. IF THERE'S NO TAKERS, WE'LL JUST MOVE FORWARD.
ANYBODY? OH, COME ON, RUDY, YOU'RE ON THE END THERE.
COME ON, COME ON, MS. BETH. OH, [INAUDIBLE] COME ON.
[INAUDIBLE] YEAH, I'LL START US OFF.
YEAH. SINCE THEY WERE GOING TO THROW ME TO THE FIRE.
OH, OK. I WILL SAY FOR MYSELF AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR ALL OF US.
IT WAS AN ENJOYABLE EXPERIENCE.
I THINK WE WERE PROVIDED WITH A LOT OF REALLY GOOD INFORMATION, BOTH ON THE INTERIM CHIEF THAT WE INTERVIEWED, BUT ALSO JUST THE JOB AND WHAT IT ENTAILS, CHARACTERISTICS, JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. I THINK WE FELT EQUIPPED ENOUGH TO MAKE THAT DECISION BASED ON WHAT WAS PROVIDED IN THE INTERVIEW THAT WE [INAUDIBLE].
I KIND OF I THINK WE ALL KIND OF KNEW GOING INTO IT WE WOULD LIKE WHAT WE HAD INTERVIEWED AND SEEN. BUT I WOULD SAY GOING OUT OF IT, IT WAS IT WAS AN EASY DECISION FOR US TO MAKE AND COME TO AN AGREEMENT THAT WE ALL SAW WHAT WE WANTED TO SEE IN A FUTURE POLICE CHIEF AND EVERYTHING ALL WRAPPED UP IN ONE.
THANK YOU, MISS BETH. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE IS THAT IT? I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS THAT IT IS A REFRESHING THING WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO ALREADY HAS THE BUY IN AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY LEADING THE LEADING THE POLICE FORCE.
I THINK IT'S ALSO A GREAT OPPORTUNITY WHEN YOU HAVE THE CHANCE FOR A TRIAL RUN, SO TO SPEAK. SOMEBODY TO DO THAT IS DOING THE JOB ON A DAILY BASIS IN A WAY THAT YOU WANT TO SEE THAT DEPARTMENT CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD.
AND SO BASED OFF OF A NOT JUST A TRACK RECORD OF WHAT AN OVERALL BODY OF WORK, I THINK BEING ABLE TO SEE HOW IS DONE ACTUALLY DOING THE JOB WAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE THING.
THANK YOU, SIR. MR. SANTOS, MR. MAYOR, COUNCIL STAFF, THANKS FOR HAVING US HERE TONIGHT.
I DID HEAR A KEY WORD THAT YOU MENTIONED, THE POTENTIAL I HOPE THE MESSAGE WAS RELAYED TO ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AND TO YOU, MR. MAYOR, THAT OUR RECOMMENDATION IS LUPE VALDEZ FOR CHIEF OF POLICE CITY OF ANGLETON.
LUPE COMES TO US WITH A WITH A KIND HEART.
HE IS A LOCAL GUY WHO GREW UP ON WHAT WAS IT WEST ORANGE.
HE'S KIND HEARTED. HE'S PROACTIVE, ASKED THE QUESTION, IF HE CAN BUILD A BUDGET.
HE CAN BUILD A BUDGET. I THINK HE WAS PART OF YOUR BUDGET MAKING THIS THIS GO ROUND.
I THINK HE'S GOT GOOD MORALE WITHIN HIS DEPARTMENT AND CAN CONTINUE TO DO THAT WITH STAFF DEVELOPMENT, WITH NEW TECHNOLOGY, WITH EQUIPMENT.
LUPE'S THERE FOR US ANY TIME OF THE DAY, ANY TIME OF THE NIGHT.
HE'S RESPONSIVE. HE'S GOT A GOOD COMMON SENSE ATTITUDE.
HE'S A GOOD SERVANT OF THE PUBLIC, THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AND THE CITY OF ANGLETON. AND I THINK HE WILL BE A GOOD SERVANT TO CONTINUE ON IN A LIFELONG, LIFELONG JOB. I HOPE.
I THINK HE WORKS WELL WITH ALL HIS OFFICERS AND HIS STAFF.
THEY RESPECT HIM AND NOT JUST THIS OFFICERS AND HIS STAFF, THEY'LL TAKE ORDERS FROM HIM.
BUT IN A TIME OF CONFLICT, HE'S THERE.
HE'LL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
HE'LL HE'LL HE'LL FIRST THING I WANT HIM TO DO IS MAKE HIM ROLL OFFICERS THE WINDOWS DOWN SO I CAN SEE THEIR FACES WHEN I DRIVE BY.
I'D LIKE TO WAVE AT HIM EVERY NOW AND THEN, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M WAVING AT WHEN THE WINDOWS ARE UP. SO MAYBE WE CAN DO THAT FOR US.
LITTLE HOT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR.
YOU KNOW, I DRIVE THAT OLD TRUCK.
YOU MIGHT SEE ME COMING AND ROLL IT DOWN AND I CAN WAVE AT THEM AND THEN THEY CAN WAVE BACK AT THEM AND ROLL THE WINDOW BACK UP.
I MEAN, IT'S IT'S A GREAT RECOMMENDATION.
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I WAS WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.IT'S TIME. I THINK LUPE WOULD BE A GREAT ASSET, OUR HANDS IN ANGLETON WILL BE SAFE AND WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS. IF LUPE IS YOUR POTENTIAL HIRE FOR CHIEF OF POLICE FOR CITY OF ANGLETON. TONIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. BROWN. FIRST, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU JUST FOR BEING A PART OF THIS GROUP, EVEN THOUGH I WASN'T VISIBLE THAT MUCH.
BUT HOWEVER, WE'RE HERE TODAY.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK LUPE DEFINITELY, YOU KNOW, TO BE A GOOD LEADER, YOU HAVE TO BE A GOOD FOLLOWER. AND I THINK YOU'VE SERVED THE CITY WELL AS FOLLOWING, YOU KNOW, THOSE THAT LED HIM THROUGHOUT THE YEARS.
AND HE'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, VERY FAITHFUL IN YOU KNOW, HE'S A VERY KIND MAN.
HE LEADS WELL IN THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
AND WHEN I HEARD HIS NAME BEING EXCUSED OUT, SO TO SPEAK, THAT [INAUDIBLE] PUT IN THE HAT, I THOUGHT FOR SURE HE'D BE A PRIME CANDIDATE AND HE'LL SERVE WELL AT THAT POSITION.
SO CERTAINLY, YOU KNOW, MY VOTE IS FOR HIM.
YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, ONE MORE THING. YES.
KUDOS TO LUPE, BUT I ALSO WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO YOU GUYS FOR SERVING WHAT YOU DO.
A LOT OF TIMES IT'S A THANKLESS JOB.
YEAH. BUT ANGLETON IS PROGRESSING, YOU'VE TAKEN US IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
KEEP GOING THAT WAY BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO PUT BRAZORIA COUNTY ON THE MAP THERE NOW.
THANK YOU AGAIN FOR WHAT YOU GUYS DO.
THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU GUYS ONCE AGAIN FROM US.
THANK YOU FOR BEING PART OF THIS PROCESS AND COMING UP WITH THE LIST.
IT WAS A GREAT LIST OF INDIVIDUALS FROM OUR COMMUNITY AND SOME STAFF MEMBERS TO HELP US IN THIS PROCESS. AND I DON'T WANT TO PUT THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE, YOU KNOW, SO TO SPEAK, ON MY WORDING AT THE INITIAL, BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THAT PART YET.
BUT JUST ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU, COUNCIL.
Y'ALL HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY TO OUR COMMITTEE? WELL, THANK YOU ALL FOR TAKING YOUR TIME.
THANK YOU. I HAD NO PART IN YOU GUYS, LADIES GETTING SELECTED.
BUT WHEN I SAW THE NAMES, I WAS PLEASED.
ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL GET TO THAT PART COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION COUNCIL.
MR. MAYOR. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE NAME LUPE VALDEZ THE THE CHIEF OF THE CITY OF ANGLETON POLICE DEPARTMENT. I SECOND THAT.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN TOWNSEND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED SAME SIGN.
THAT MOTION CARRIES. WE HAVE A NEW CHIEF.
[APPLAUSE] MR. MAYOR RECOMMENDATION OF MY BOSSES, WE WILL DO PINNING CEREMONY NEXT WEEK AT A TIME AND PLACE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO BE DETERMINED AND EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.
HE'S THE CHIEF. BUT WE'LL DO THE CEREMONIAL THING NEXT WEEK.
AND LUPE DIDN'T WANT NOTHING BIG AND GRANDIOSE, SO IT'LL BE SMALL AND GRANDIOSE AT LUPE'S REQUEST. ALL RIGHT.
SO THAT WILL TAKE US INTO ADJOURNMENT FOR THAT SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA.
SO I WAS CLOSED AT 6:11.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.