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TOWN OF WESTLAKE, TEXAS
BOARD OF ALDERMEN BUDGET WORK SESSION
JULY 079 2005
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor (2:15 p.m.)
Fred Held, Mayor Pro Tem
Buddy Brown, Member
Bill Frey, Member
Larry Sparrow, Member
Trent Petty, Town Manager
Jean Dwinnell, Town Secretary
Debbie Piper, Finance Director
Don Wilson, DPS Director
Troy Meyer, Facilities & Recreation Director
Amanda Degan, Court Administrator
Carolyn Sims, Marketing & Public Affairs Director
Jarrod Greenwood, Public Works Director
Absent: Don Redding, Member
1. CALL TO ORDER.
Mayor Pro Tem Held called the work session to order at 2:03 p.m.
2. BUDGET WORK SESSION.
Town Manager Trent Petty thanked Finance Director Debbie Piper, Human Resource Manager
Todd Wood, and Accounting Assistant Jaymi Ford for their work on the budget. He gave an
overview of the budget focus, and highlighted FY 2004-2005 and FY 2005-2006. Mr. Petty
reviewed the fund summary, the general fund, and the debt service. He advised that the Town's
records would be a priority in the coming year. He proposed hiring a second warrant officer and
discussed community goals.
Discussion ensued regarding the civic campus renovation, moving Town staff, the five-year
capital impact plan, the future of Westlake Academy, the Westlake Academy Charter, capital
projects including Dove Road improvements and Ottinger Road, uses of the visitor's association
fund, personnel salary increases at 5%, and the new proposed warrant officer.
Also discussed were issues regarding employee health insurance, facilities maintenance,
information services, Keller police contract, and records updates.
The Board instructed Mr. Petty to produce financial scenarios regarding Westlake Academy
including the school only going through the 8th grade, the school going through the 12th grade
with only one class of no more than 16 kids in grades 9 —12, a five-year analysis including cost
of operations and capital, a view of the political fallout for each scenario, and options for cutting
students.
3. ADJOURN.
There being no further business, Mayor Bradley declared the meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m.
ATTEST:
Jfn Dwinne 1, TRlvIC, CMC, Town Secretary
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Scott Bradley, Mayor