This week's meetings include Potter County, AC, school boards

Monday

Potter County Commissioners' Court

9 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners' Courtroom, 500 S. Fillmore, Room 106

Discussion and possible action relative to: consider, receive public comment, and act upon an application and proposed agreement for property tax abatement for the project identified as PLANT-AS-DNPS-003-2 LLC; update from Potter County Extension Office; receive a report regarding the status of the construction of the district courthouse from the general contractor and architects; to receive comment from the district judges and take any action necessary pursuant to such discussions; consider and act upon the following orders for the Nov. 7 Constitutional Amendment Election: appointing early voting judges, hours and number of clerks, officers for Central Counting Station, Early Voting Ballot Board and Election Day locations; consider and act upon adopting the District Clerk's Records Archive Plan for the 2023-24 annual budget; conduct a public hearing on the proposed budget and make any changes necessary; vote to adopt budget; propose a property tax rate; set the date, time and place for the public hearing on the tax increase and the meeting to vote on the tax rate; consider and act upon the Purchasing Agent's recommendation to hire Gaut, Whittenburg, Emerson to facilitate the sale of the old Bushland fire station #1, located at 2205 Robinson St.; networking hardware; vacating an easement in the Walnut Hills subdivision as requested by property owner Tom Roller; employee cybersecurity training; amending computer and network policy to comply with new state legislation prohibiting access of certain social media platforms; consider and act upon identifying a committee to review and recommend updates to county policies and procedures; inter local agreement between City of Amarillo and Potter County regarding the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistant Grant Program; sheriff's office vehicle replacement and fees; employment items; jail report; executive session, if necessary.

Amarillo Hospital District Finance Committee

1 p.m.: City Hall - Room 306, 601 S. Buchanan

Presentation and discussion of the following: Actuarial Report on the Pension Plan; Pension Fund Investment Performance; AHD Corpus Investment Performance; Sage Money Manager Services; discuss and consider Amarillo Hospital District Budget for the 2023/2024 fiscal year.

City of Canyon Commission

4:30 p.m.: Commission Chambers of City Hall, 301 16th St., Canyon

Presentation of proclamation declaring September 2023 as National Library Card Signup Month; consider request from Aurelio Rivas for the continued donation of water for the Canyon Community Garden located between 1st and 2nd Avenue and 18th and 19 Street; conduct public hearing and consider ordinance fixing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate at $0.392860 per $100; consider changing the name of 4th Avenue to University Avenue or memorializing 4th Avenue to University Avenue; consider a development agreement between the City of Canyon and property owner, Diamond R Real Estate, known as Rocky Ridge; development agreement for High Plains Developers, LLC, known as Eagles Landing; executive session: board appointments.

Tuesday

Amarillo Hospital District Board of Managers

7:30 a.m.: Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S Buchanan St.

Presentation and discussion of the Pension Fund Investment Performance; AHD Corpus Investment Performance; Sage Money Manager Services; Actuarial Report on the Pension Plan; discuss and consider Amarillo Hospital District Budget for the 2023/2024 fiscal year; discuss and consider addendum for the Tech University Health Science Center Psychiatry Residency Program; discuss and consider agreement for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Department of Pediatrics; discuss and consider agreement for Tobacco Free Amarillo; change order for roof replacement on the building located at 206 NE 7th Ave.; presentation of Quarterly Financial Statements by city staff; presentation of Quarterly Investment Report from investment officer.

Amarillo College Board of Regents

(Status update) 5:45 p.m.: Oak Room, College Union Building – 2nd floor, on the Washington Street Campus, 2201 S. Washington St.

Senegal presentation; regents' reports, committees and comments regarding AC affiliates; Executive Committee, AC Foundation, Amarillo Museum of Art, Panhandle PBS, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones (TIRZ), Amarillo Foundation for Education and Business, Standing Policies & Procedures Committee, Finance Committee, Legislative Affairs Committee, Community College Association of Texas Trustees, Nominating Committee; Aspen Prize Innovation Grant Update.

Bushland Independent School District

6 p.m. (public hearing) and 6:05 p.m. (special meeting): Bushland Intermediate School/Room 101, 2400 Wells St.

Conduct a public hearing to discuss and receive public comments on the budget and proposed tax rate; Consideration and possible approval of consent agenda, budget amendments for the 2022-2023 budget; deliberation and possible action to adopt the budget for the 2023-2024 school year; deliberation and possible adoption of the Maintenance & Operation proposed tax rate for 2023 as .70780 (M&O) and the interest & Sinking Fund proposed tax rate at .35957 (I&S) and the total proposed rate for 2023 at 1.06737.

Amarillo College Board of Regents

(Regular meeting) 6:45 p.m.: Palo Duro Room, College Union Building

Consent agenda: Appointments, budget amendments, bids and proposals; approval to purchase custodial supplies for the 2023-24 year; emergency management response plan; Four Price resolution; budget workshop; public hearing on the budget for 2023-34 fiscal year; adoption of the budget; public hearing on the proposed tax rate for 2023; approval of the tax rate; employee benefits; records retention management officer; architect/engineering professional services for East Campus Relocation Programming Services; roofing replacement and repairs at AC East Campus housing; parking lot concrete repairs and lot 9 upgrades for AC Washington Street campus; various purchases; change to the Love Your Neighbor goal of the strategic plan proposal; approval of Education Credit Union agreement; establishment of Legal Aid Clinic on Washington Street campus; approval and adoption of updates to the board of regents; financial reports.

Wednesday

Town Square Public Improvement District Advisory Board

1:30 p.m.: Pega Development, 5701 Time Square Blvd, Suite 200, Conference Room 1

Discuss and consider Town Square Improvement Specifications and bid details and ongoing PID operations and maintenance.

Highland Park Independent School District

5:30 p.m. (special meeting): Highland Park Administration Building, 15300 Amarillo Blvd. E.

Public rearing to discuss the 2023-2024 proposed budget and tax rate for Highland Park ISD; adopt the 2023-2024 Budget; adopt an ordinance to set the 2023-2024 tax rate; personnel.

Thursday

Greenways Public Improvement District Advisory Board

2 p.m.: Llano Real Estate Group Office, 7639 Hillside Rd. Suite 300

Discuss and consider Tuscany Village project, flooding south of Bayswater Bridge and ongoing PID operations and maintenance.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of Aug. 27, 2023