09-08-2025 Agenda
NEDERLAND CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
NOTICE is hereby given of a regular meeting of the Nederland City Council to be held Monday,
September 8, 2025, 6:00 p.m., at the Nederland City Hall, 207 North 12th Street, Nederland,
Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. The City Council reserves the
right to retire into Executive Session concerning any of the agenda items whenever it is
considered necessary and legally justified pursuant to Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.
Members of the public can participate remotely via Zoom Teleconferencing. Citizens may join
the Zoom Meeting by clicking on the Virtual Council Meeting https link on the City of
Nederland’s website or calling the Zoom Call in Number and entering the Meeting ID# on the
City of Nederland’s website.
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(https://www.facebook.com/CityofNederlandTX) and the city's YouTube Channel
(https://www.youtube.com/@CityofNederlandTX).
PUBLIC COMMENT ON AGENDA ITEMS. Citizens may provide comments regarding the
items listed on the Consent or Regular Agenda. Citizens will address the City Council from the
podium after providing their name and address. Comments shall not exceed three minutes.
1. CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER
2. INVOCATION AND PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE
3. CITIZEN COMMENTS
At this time, members of the audience may comment on any city-related subject not on the
agenda. Anyone wishing to speak shall sign in before the meeting with their name and
address. Comments are limited to three minutes unless otherwise allowed by City Council.
The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from discussing items not listed on the
agenda. A member of the audience that desires to speak during City Council’s
consideration of any specific agenda items is requested to notify City staff prior to the start
of the meeting.
4. REGULAR AGENDA
NEW BUSINESS
a. Minutes – August 25, 2025 regular meeting, August 18, 2025 special meeting and August
22, 2025 special meeting
b. Discussion and possible action to approve Ordinance 2025-15, designating the Beaumont
Enterprise as the official newspaper for the City of Nederland publications. Requested
by Mayor Jeff Darby
c. Discussion and possible action to approve an engineering agreement with Westwood for
the 2025 Sanitary Sewer Rehabilitation - Western Section project.
d. Discussion and possible action to approve an agreement with Novus Wood Group for
greenwaste disposal.
e. Discussion and possible action to approve Change Order #1 and final payment and
release of retainage for the 2023-24 Concrete Street Rehabilitation project.
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f. Discussion and possible action to approve Resolution No. 2025-13, authorizing the City
of Nederland’s participation in the Texas Attorney General’s Opioid Settlement – Purdue.
g. Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget:
i. Conduct a Public Hearing for the purpose of receiving comments regarding the
proposed tax rate of $0.451000 per $100 assessed taxable value for the Fiscal
Year 2025-2026 Budget.
ii. Consider action approving Ordinance No. 2025-16, an appropriations ordinance
adopting a budget in accordance with Article VII of the City Charter of the City
of Nederland.
iii. Consider action setting the maintenance and operations portion of the tax rate at
$0.322711 per $100 assessed valuation for the fiscal year 2025-2026.
iv. Consider action setting the interest and sinking fund portion of the tax rate at
$0.128289 per $100 assessed valuation for the fiscal year 2025-2026.
v. Consider action approving Ordinance 2025-17, adopting the tax rate for the fiscal
year beginning October 1, 2025 and ending September 30, 2026.
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION (No Public Discussion on These Items)
The City Council will announce that it will go into Executive Session, pursuant to Chapter
551 of the Texas Government Code, to discuss matters as specifically listed on the agenda,
or as authorized by law.
Personnel – Texas Government Code, Chapter 551.074
Deliberations regarding candidates for City Manager
6. RECONVENE
Reconvene into regular session and discuss and take action, if any, on items discussed in
Executive Session.
7. Discussion and possible action arising out of or related to Executive Session regarding the
selection of City Manager.
8. ADJOURN
Jeffrey P. Darby, Mayor
City of Nederland, Texas
ATTEST:
Joni Underwood, City Clerk
City of Nederland, Texas
“PURSUANT TO SECTION 30.07, PENAL CODE (TRESPASS BY LICENSE
HOLDER WITH AN OPENLY CARRIED HANDGUN), A PERSON LICENSED UNDER
SUBCHAPTER H, CHAPTER 411, GOVERNMENT CODE (HANDGUN LICENSING
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LAW), MAY NOT ENTER THIS PROPERTY WITH A HANDGUN THAT IS CARRIED
OPENLY”
"CONFORME A LA SECCIÓN 30.07, DEL CÓDIGO PENAL (ENTRADA SIN
AUTORIZACIÓN POR TITULAR DE LICENCIA CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE), UNA
PERSONA CON LICENCIA BAJO EL SUBCAPÍTULO H, CAPÍTULO 411 DEL
CÓDIGO DE GOBIERNO (LEY DE LICENCIAS DE PISTOLAS), NO PUEDE ENTRAR
EN ESTA PROPIEDAD CON UNA PISTOLA VISIBLE”