Weekly local government meetings for Hays County Commissioners & San Marcos CISD Board

Melissa Jewett, Publisher

There’s an old saying, “all politics start at the local level.” Important decisions on rules, laws, ordinances, codes, annual budget, and a large portion of our taxes are decided at the local level during meetings that most residents don’t give a second thought about.

The issues that affect your city, county, schools, and every day of your life are discussed and decided on during these meetings, including your tax rates. It is up to all of us to keep our local officials honest and shape the future of our county, school districts, and cities.

These weekly meetings, where important decisions are made for Hays County, school districts, and the surrounding local municipalities of Buda, Dripping Springs, Kyle, San Marcos, and Wimberley are listed below.

Each page includes links to the official agenda, meeting minutes, agenda packets, and live or archived videos and/or audio (if available) for each of the government entities.

It is up to all of us to keep our local officials, elected or not, honest and ethical. And each of us needs to play an active role and take responsibility for shaping our communities. How it ends begins with you…Melissa Jewett, Publisher

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEETINGS SCHEDULED

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 – FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 2021

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BUDA CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: ZOOM WEB CONFERENCING & IN-PERSON
TIME: 4:00 PM

WANT TO ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON?

This meeting will be held at the City of Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100

Buda, TX 78610.

The operation of a municipality is an Essential Service. The Texas Governor’s Executive Order, with the guidance of DSHS Commissioner Dr. Hellerstedt, allows all persons in Texas to obtain essential services; therefore, the public may attend this meeting in person. The Order directs the public to do so by minimizing in-person contact with people who are not in the same household and direct the implementation of social distancing, good hygiene, environmental cleanliness, and sanitation. Therefore, the following social distancing rules apply to the public attending this meeting:

  1. Any member of the public attending the meeting shall maintain a six-foot distance from others (except for those who live in the same household). City Staff and City Officials shall practice social distancing to the extent able without interfering in the ability to carry out the essential governmental functions to be conducted at this meeting.
  2. Attendance in the Council Chamber will be limited to allow for the public in attendance to practice social distancing. Seating may be assigned.
  3. Coughs and sneezes must be covered with a cloth or tissue, which should then be properly disposed of or washed and shall not be exposed to others.
  4. Public courtesies such as handshakes or other greetings shall be respectfully avoided.
  5. Any member of the public approaching city representatives, whether they be city staff or elected or appointed officials must maintain six-foot social distancing. 

Any person who fails to comply with the COVID-19 Precautions may be removed from the meeting.

WANT TO WATCH THE MEETING?
You can view it live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZN8ImHL2N8&feature=youtu.be.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
If you would like to provide comments for the public forum portion of the board meeting, call 512-827-7365 to record your comments. Your recording must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Recordings will be played during a public forum in the order they were received.

Additionally, the City shall continue to allow expanded opportunities for members of the public who do not attend to participate in Public Comment and Public Testimony. Such participation will be allowed when recognized upon the presiding officer’s announcement.

ANYONE WHO DOES NOT ATTEND BUT DESIRES TO COMMENT ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA OR TESTIFY ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA AT THIS MEETING MUST SEND THEIR COMMENT IN WRITING NO LATER THAN ONE (1) HOUR PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY UTILIZING ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS: 

  1. Complete the online form for Virtual Public Comment / Public Testimony.
  2. Use the email option at comments@ci.buda.tx.us.  Please include which meeting (City Council, or which Board/Commission name, and meeting date in subject line of your email).

All written comments must comply with applicable decorum rules for comments made during a public meeting to be read into the record. Up to three (3) minutes shall be allotted for each comment to be read into the record of the meeting. All timely written comments will be read into the record of the meeting at the appropriate time during the meeting. While reasonable efforts will be taken to gather comments received within the hour prior to the meeting or received during the meeting, all such comments are considered untimely and may not be recognized and read during the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR AVAILABLE ARCHIVED MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE.
  • View live or previous meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.

SAN MARCOS CISD BOARD OF TRUSTEES SPECIAL MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: LIVE STREAM VIDEO & IN-PERSON
TIME: 6:00 PM

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN-PERSON?
This meeting will be held at San Marcos High School, Criminal Justice Classroom (11), 2601
Rattler Road, San Marcos, TX 78666-5077.

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING?
YOU CAN VIEW IT LIVE AT https://www.smcisd.net/Page/320.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
To submit a public comment please email Clementine Cantu, Board of Trustee President at clem.cantu@smcisd.net, and please cc Georganne Logue at georganne.logue@smcisd.net, Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and Board of Trustees.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • To view the official agenda, click HERE.
  • To view the official meeting minutes, click HERE.
  • To view live or archived meeting videos, click HERE.

 

 

BUDA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: ZOOM WEB CONFERENCING & IN-PERSON
TIME: 5:30 PM

WANT TO ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON?

This meeting will be held at the City of Buda City Hall located at 405 E. Loop Street, Building 100

Buda, TX 78610.

The operation of a municipality is an Essential Service. The Texas Governor’s Executive Order, with the guidance of DSHS Commissioner Dr. Hellerstedt, allows all persons in Texas to obtain essential services; therefore, the public may attend this meeting in person. The Order directs the public to do so by minimizing in-person contact with people who are not in the same household and direct the implementation of social distancing, good hygiene, environmental cleanliness, and sanitation. Therefore, the following social distancing rules apply to the public attending this meeting:

  1. Any member of the public attending the meeting shall maintain a six-foot distance from others (except for those who live in the same household). City Staff and City Officials shall practice social distancing to the extent able without interfering in the ability to carry out the essential governmental functions to be conducted at this meeting.
  2. Attendance in the Council Chamber will be limited to allow for the public in attendance to practice social distancing. Seating may be assigned.
  3. Coughs and sneezes must be covered with a cloth or tissue, which should then be properly disposed of or washed and shall not be exposed to others.
  4. Public courtesies such as handshakes or other greetings shall be respectfully avoided.
  5. Any member of the public approaching city representatives, whether they be city staff or elected or appointed officials must maintain six-foot social distancing. 

Any person who fails to comply with the COVID-19 Precautions may be removed from the meeting.

WANT TO WATCH THE MEETING?
You can view it live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZN8ImHL2N8&feature=youtu.be.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
If you would like to provide comments for the public forum portion of the board meeting, call 512-827-7365 to record your comments. Your recording must be received by 3:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Recordings will be played during a public forum in the order they were received.

Additionally, the City shall continue to allow expanded opportunities for members of the public who do not attend to participate in Public Comment and Public Testimony. Such participation will be allowed when recognized upon the presiding officer’s announcement.

ANYONE WHO DOES NOT ATTEND BUT DESIRES TO COMMENT ON A MATTER NOT ON THE AGENDA OR TESTIFY ON A MATTER ON THE AGENDA AT THIS MEETING MUST SEND THEIR COMMENT IN WRITING NO LATER THAN ONE (1) HOUR PRIOR TO THE MEETING BY UTILIZING ONE OF THE TWO OPTIONS: 

  1. Complete the online form for Virtual Public Comment / Public Testimony.
  2. Use the email option at comments@ci.buda.tx.us.  Please include which meeting (City Council, or which Board/Commission name, and meeting date in subject line of your email).

 All written comments must comply with applicable decorum rules for comments made during a public meeting to be read into the record. Up to three (3) minutes shall be allotted for each comment to be read into the record of the meeting. All timely written comments will be read into the record of the meeting at the appropriate time during the meeting. While reasonable efforts will be taken to gather comments received within the hour prior to the meeting or received during the meeting, all such comments are considered untimely and may not be recognized and read during the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR AVAILABLE ARCHIVED MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE.
  • View live or previous meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.

DRIPPING SPRINGS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: IN-PERSON
TIME: 6:00 PM

ATTEND THIS MEETING
This meeting will be held at the Dripping Springs City Hall Council Chambers located at 511 Mercer Street, Dripping Springs, TX.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Public comment for this meeting may also be submitted to the City Secretary at acunningham@cityofdrippingsprings.com no later than 3:00 PMon the day the meeting will be held.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS OR MEETING MINUTES

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View the agenda packet HERE (Auto PDF Download).
  • View meeting minutes HERE.
  • NOTE: Dripping Springs Does NOT offer archived meeting videos.

HAYS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT SPECIAL MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: LIVE STREAM & IN-PERSON MEETING
TIME: 9:00 AM

WANT TO ATTEND MEETING VIRTUALLY?
To view live meetings visit https://hayscountytx.com/commissioners-court/court-video/.

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN-PERSON?
The Hays County Commissioners will hold this meeting at the Historic County Courthouse located at 111 E San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX 78666.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Submit public comments at publiccomments@co.hays.tx.us. For additional meeting information, please see the agenda link below.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View live or previous video meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.

KYLE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: LIVE STREAM, TV VIEWING & IN PERSON
TIME: 5:00 PM

ATTEND MEETING IN PERSON
This meeting will be held at city hall located at 100 W Center St, Kyle, TX 78640.

WATCH ON TV OR THE LIVE STREAM
Visit…
1) https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live OR
2) Spectrum 10.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Members of the public that wish to provide citizen comments have the following options
1) In-Person at Kyle City Hall
2) Virtual Attendance – Submit the online registration form found at…
https://www.cityofkyle.com/council/citizen-comment-sign.
Registration must be received by 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE (Auto PDF Download).
  • View live or previous meetings.
  • View official Meeting Minutes
    1. To view the official Meeting Minutes HERE. Find the meeting you want under the “Agenda” column, click on the red text (i.e., 2018 0724 Agenda) a new window will open up to the meeting agenda.
    2. If the minutes are available, they will be listed close to the top of the agenda. Click on the set of minutes you want to review, and another new window will open, and you should see a list of attachments.
    3. Click on the date of the minutes you would like to view, and they will also open in a new window

KYLE CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: LIVE STREAM, TV VIEWING & IN PERSON
TIME: 7:00 PM

ATTEND MEETING IN PERSON
This meeting will be held at city hall located at 100 W Center St, Kyle, TX 78640.

WATCH ON TV OR THE LIVE STREAM
Visit…
1) https://www.cityofkyle.com/kyletv/kyle-10-live OR
2) Spectrum 10.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Members of the public that wish to provide citizen comments have the following options
1) In-Person at Kyle City Hall
2) Virtual Attendance – Submit the online registration form found at…
https://www.cityofkyle.com/council/citizen-comment-sign.
Registration must be received by 12 p.m. on the day of the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE (Auto PDF Download).
  • View live or previous meetings.
  • View official Meeting Minutes
    1. To view the official Meeting Minutes HERE. Find the meeting you want under the “Agenda” column, click on the red text (i.e., 2018 0724 Agenda) a new window will open up to the meeting agenda.
    2. If the minutes are available, they will be listed close to the top of the agenda. Click on the set of minutes you want to review, and another new window will open, and you should see a list of attachments.
    3. Click on the date of the minutes you would like to view, and they will also open in a new window

SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: ONLINE & TV VIEWING
TIME: 3:00 PM

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY?
OPTIONS TO VIEW LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS
……1) http://sanmarcostx.gov/421/City-Council-Videos-Archives OR
……2) Grande Communications: Cable Channel 16 OR
……3) Spectrum: Cable Channel 10.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Persons wishing to participate (speak) during the Citizen Comment portion of the meeting must email citizencomment@sanmarcostx.gov prior to 12:00 PM the day of the meeting. A call-in number to join by phone or link will be provided for participation on a mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE.
  • View live or previous meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.
  • Watch meeting live on the following cable stations
    1. Grande Communications: Cable Channel 16
    2. Spectrum: Cable Channel 10

SAN MARCOS CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: ONLINE, TV VIEWING ONLY & HYBRID MIX
TIME: 6:00 PM

ATTEND THIS MEETING IN-PERSON
City Council is now allowing in-person public meetings for the public. Please follow all CDC guidelines.

WANT TO JOIN THE MEETING?
To view the meeting please go to http://sanmarcostx.gov/421/City-Council-Videos-Archives or watch on Grande channel 16 or Spectrum channel 10.

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Persons wishing to participate (speak) during the Citizen Comment portion of the meeting must email citizencomment@sanmarcostx.gov prior to 12:00 PM the day of the meeting. A call-in number to join by phone or link will be provided for participation on a mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View this week’s agenda packet HERE.
  • View live or previous meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.
  • Watch meeting live on the following cable stations
    1. Grande Communications: Cable Channel 16
    2. Spectrum: Cable Channel 10

 

 

SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY
TIME: 5:45 PM

WANT TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL MEETING?
Visit Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81316542721?pwd=RUJhcmZES0hSd1 duNTdEQU1MRVJtUT09
Passcode: 640326

OR

By telephone call (for higher quality, dial a number based on your current location): US: +1 346 248 7799  or +1 669 900 6833  or +1 253 215 8782  or +1 929 205 6099  or +1 301 715 8592  or +1 312 626 6799  or toll-free at 888 788 0099 or 877 853 5247
Webinar ID: 813 1654 2721
Passcode: 640326

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Persons wishing to comment during the citizen comment period must submit their written comments to planninginfo@sanmarcostx.gov no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on the day of the meeting. Timely submitted comments will be read aloud during the citizen comment portion of the meeting. Comments shall have a time limit of three minutes each. Any threatening, defamatory or other similar comments prohibited by Chapter 2 of the San Marcos City Code will not be read.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View agenda packet HERE.
  • View past meetings HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.
  • View board description, current members, openings, and application to become a board member HERE.

 

 

SAN MARCOS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT BOARD REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: VIRTUAL MEETING ONLY
TIME: 8:00 AM

WANT TO ATTEND MEETING IN-PERSON?
This meeting will be held at Greater San Marcos Partnership Conference Room 113 N Guadalupe St, San Marcos, TX 78666.

WANT TO JOIN THE VIRTUAL MEETING?
To join the Zoom meeting visit https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83835456320?pwd=RmEvSHg4aUZTVHVYe VczVTlwTkxPQT09
Meeting ID: 838 3545 6320
Passcode: 874907

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Each speaker signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will be called in the order in which they
signed up. Each speaker will be provided up to three minutes to speak. Persons wishing to participate
(speak) via Zoom during the Citizen Comment portion of the meeting must email klee@sanmarcostx.gov
prior to 12:00 PM (noon) on Wednesday, August 4, 2021. A call-in number to join by phone or link to join
by a mobile device, laptop, or desktop computer will be provided for participation. Comments shall have a
time limit of three minutes each. Any threatening, defamatory or other similar comments prohibited by
Chapter 2 of the San Marcos City Code will not be read.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • View this week’s agenda HERE.
  • View previous meeting minutes HERE.
  • View board description, current members, openings, and application to become a board member HERE.

WIMBERLEY CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

MEETING LOCATION: ONLINE
TIME: 6:00 PM

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING IN-PERSON?
The public may participate in this meeting either in person at Wimberley City Hall located at 221 Stillwater Drive, Wimberley, Texas 78676.

Or join via the following toll-free numbers 888-475-4499 or 877-853-5257 and/or using the Zoom meeting ID 867 7797 3519 and using the passcode 016398.

WANT TO ATTEND THIS MEETING VIRTUALLY?
Visit… https://www.cityofwimberley.com/transparency

HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT?
Anyone wishing to offer public comments, participate in any public hearing, or offer written questions or comments must notify City Secretary, Laura Calcote, at lcalcote@cityofwimberley.com, at least two hours before the meeting.

FIND UPCOMING & PREVIOUS MEETING AGENDAS, MEETING MINUTES, WATCH LIVE OR PAST MEETINGS

  • NOTE: Agenda has not been released to the public as of yet. When it is, we will update this event with the Meeting Agenda.
  • To view the official Meeting Minutes, click HERE.

 

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TEXAS OPEN MEETING AND PUBLIC INFORMATION ACTS

Members of all Council-appointed boards/commissions are required by state law to receive training in Texas open government laws.

The Office of the Attorney General offers training courses and course completion certificates in the Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act and can be accessed at the Attorney General’s website.

*Note: Not all local or county governments are required to give prior notice of certain types of meetings, or provide agendas, agenda packets, meeting minutes, or audio, video, or live streaming services on all sessions.

 

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