The City Council held a second Budget Hearing on September 8, 2015. The first Hearing was held on September 2nd, but the Council postponed a decision on the budget after legal questions were brought forward about the budget and Mayor Pro Tempore admitted he made up the numbers in the budget without researching them. Related: […]
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Budget Hearing Ends Without Acceptance
The City Council held a Budget Hearing on September 2, 2015. The location of the meeting was planned as the meeting hall at the Braunig Lake RV Resort, however it was changed without warning to a cafeteria approximately 100 yards away. Related: City Council Holds Illegal Meeting; Violates State Law The meeting was open for […]
Budget Analysis: Pay Twice As Much For Less Services
For the first time since September of 2014, the City Council is going to look at a budget for the city. The only reason they’re doing so is because they are legally required to and because they plan on creating a new property tax that is going to nearly double what Sandy Oaks residents are […]
2015 Budget Hearing Announced
The Sandy Oaks City Council has announced a budget hearing for September 2, 2015. The hearing will start at 6:30 pm and will be held at the Braunig Lake RV Resort Meeting Hall, 13550 Donop Road, Elmendorf, Tx, 78112. Texas law requires cities to produce an itemized budget to “cover the proposed expenditures of the […]
Mayor Clement Says Budget Hearing Not Necessary
Mayor Jim Clement told a citizen of Sandy Oaks on July 1, 2015 that it wasn’t necessary for the City Council to have a Budget Hearing. The reason Clement gave for not needing a Budget Hearing was that the city’s revenue would be less than $500,000 Texas Tax Hearing Law With regards to a […]