Orchard City Council approves audit, adopts rollback tax rate and several administrative measures

The Orchard City Council convened Sept. 12, 2017, and approved several administrative actions, including acceptance of the 2017 audit presentation and adoption of a rollback tax rate for maintenance and operations. Mayor Rod Pavlock presided; Commissioners Matt Perreault and Joe Supak joined the unanimous series of motions that recorded approval of routine business.

Among the specific measures, the council adopted a rollback tax rate of $0.356684 for Maintenance and Operations and approved a resolution authorizing applications and applicant certification with Texas Parks and Wildlife. The council also adopted a fee schedule to let the Code Enforcement Officer perform inspections and plan reviews. Financial actions included approval of August 2017 financial statements and a transfer of $26,763.48 from General Fund Savings to General Fund Checking, which incorporated prior transfers of $11,400.00 on Aug. 24 and $10,000.00 on Sept. 7. Two items — an update on water meters and the 2018 budget — were tabled for later consideration.