CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS

1110 HOUSTON STREET

LAREDO, TEXAS 78040

AUGUST 26, 2003

5:35 P.M.

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid or services, are requested to contact Gustavo Guevara, City Secretary at (956) 791-7308 at least two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The accessible entrance and accessible parking spaces are located at City Hall, 1100 Victoria Ave.

Out of consideration for all attendees of the City Council meetings, please turn off all cellular phones and pagers, or place on inaudible signal. Thank you for your consideration.

SPECIAL NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

During this budget workshop, the budgets of each of the Departments of the City of Laredo, as hereinafter listed, will be open for discussion. The matters hereinafter listed, if discussed may not be discussed in the order in which they are listed. In these discussions will be included the matter of the number of employees in each Department, their classifications and positions, their salaries and the benefits of employment such as health and life insurance, retirement benefits licensing and continuing education; also there will be discussed the matter of supplies and materials acquisitions, land acquisitions, capital improvements, equipment and tools acquisitions, and matters necessary to the functioning of each department in the accomplishment of its assigned goals and objectives.

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. ROLL CALL

III. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION REGARDING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2003-2004 ANNUAL BUDGET.

A. Introduction to budget by City Manager Larry Dovalina, including budget process, vision and goals, update of current bond projects, and proposed new personnel.

B. Debt service review, including debt service indebtedness.

C. Personnel issues, including proposed employee pay plan and employee health and benefits plan.

E. Proposed General Fund highlights.

F. Proposed FY 2004-2008 Capital Improvements Program.

1. MOTION

To publish a newspaper advertisement for public hearing for 10 consecutive days to inform the general public that three copies of the capital improvements program are available at the City Secretary’s Office and Public Library, pursuant to Section 6.07 of the City Charter.

G. Engineering/Public Works Department funding and operations, and status of construction projects.

H. Environmental Services Department funding and operations.

I. Fire Department funding and operations, including the Laredo International Fire and Law Enforcement Training Facility.

J. Convention & Visitors Bureau Department funding and operations, including and Hotel Occupancy Tax.

K. Traffic Department funding and operations, including fleet management operations.

L. Health Department funding and operations.

M. Library Department funding and operations, including third party agencies.

N. Police Department funding and operations.

O. Bridge Department funding and operations.

P. Parks & Recreation Department funding and operations, including Cemetery, Veteran’s Field, and Civic Center/Mercado operations.

Q. Solid Waste Department funding and operations.

R. Transit/El Metro funding and operations.

S. Utilities Department funding and operations.

T. Mayor and City Council Department, City Manager’s Department, Airport Department, Budget Department, City Attorney’s Department, City Secretary’s Department, Community Development Department, Financial Services Department, Municipal Court Department, Planning Department, Public Information Office Department, Purchasing Department, and Tax Department.

IV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

The City Council hereby reserves the right to go into executive session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the City Attorney or other legal counsel for the City, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.

V. ADJOURNMENT

This notice was posted at the Municipal Government Offices, 1110 Houston Street, Laredo, Texas, at a place convenient and readily accessible to the public at all times. Said notice was posted on Friday, August 22, 2003 at 5:00 p.m.

Gustavo Guevara, Jr.

City Secretary