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Overview
The Mayor and four City Councilmembers, as the elected representatives of the City of Temple, formulate public policy to address community needs and assure orderly development in the City.
Responsibilities
The City Council is responsible for appointing the City Manager, City Attorney, Finance Director, City Secretary and various citizen boards and commissions.
In its policy-making role, major activities of the City Council are:
- Adopting the annual budget which includes general objectives for the city program activities and service levels
- Reviewing and adopting all ordinances and resolutions
- Approving purchases and contracts as prescribed by the City Charter and state law
Strategic Accomplishments
- Reviewed and updated Strategic Plan
- Authorized 2006-2010 C.I.P
Certificate of Obligations Bonds (CO) - FY 2007 = $10,000,000
Utility Reveune Bonds (UR) - FY 2007 = $20,795,000
Special Revenue Fund Balance (Hotel/Motel) - FY 2007 =$410,000
- Authorized $2.5M agreement with Temple Health & Biosciences Health District for Texas Bioscience Institute
Strategic Goals
- Adopt the annual budget and capital programs of the City. Promoting the best jobs, best education, and best quality.
- Focus on Bioscience, transportation and growing the tax base.
- Initiate continuous implementation and update of an an overall strategic plan for the City and conduct continuous dialogue with community.
- Establish, maintain and update development policies of the City that promote safe, responsible, and coordinated economic growth.
- Initiate Strategic Investment Zone discussions.
- $70 million 5 year Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Significant Budget Issues
- Citizen demands
- Long term vitality and growth of sales tax/ad valorem base
- Unfunded legislative mandates
- Addressing the increase in operating costs
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