August 29, 2006 at 7:30 PM - Special Joint

1. Establish Quorum and Call to Order

1.A) Announcement by the president whether a quorum is present, that the meeting has been duly called and notice of the meeting has been posted for the time and manner required by law.

2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll call of SMSD Trustees and Stafford City Council Members

4. Brief comments by the presiding officers welcoming those in attendance and outlining the basic approach to follow for this joint meeting under Texas Education Code 11.303

5. Presentation by SMSD Superintendent H.D. Chambers on SMSD proposed budget and proposed tax rate.

5.A) Presentation by City's Consultant, Dr. Kenneth Wong, on SMSD proposed budget and tax rates

5.B) Concluding comments by Superintendent

5.C) Comments and questions by elected officials pertaining to Superintendent's and Consultant's presentations

6. Public hearing regarding SMSD proposed budget and proposed tax rate.

7. Consideration, discussion and possible action(s) by SMSD Trustees and City Council to approve the 2006-2007 SMSD budget.

8. Consideration, disussion and possible action(s) by SMSD Trustees and City Council to approve and establish the ad valorem tax rate necessary for the support and maintenance of schools and the ad valorem tax rate necessary for the purpose of paying the interest and providing a sinking fund for the payment of bond indebtedness of the Stafford Municipal School District for the tax year 2006 to fund school budget year 2006-2007.

9. Consideration and possible action by City Council to adopt an ordinance providing for the assessment, levy, and collection of ad valorem taxes by the City of Stafford, Texas, for the use and benefit of the Stafford Municipal School District for the year 2006: providing the date on which such taxes shall be due and payable; providing for penalty and interest on all taxes not timely paid; repealing all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and containing a severability clause.

10. Brief closing remarks by SMSD representatives and City representatives

11. Adjournment

11.A) If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in closed meeting, the Board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.