By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on September 27, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider:

Hays County Salary Grievance Hearing – September 6, 2022 NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE OF HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS This Notice is posted by the Hays County Judge pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act. (VERNONS TEXAS CODES ANN. GOV. CODE CH.551) and Chapter 152 of the Texas Local Government Code. The Hays County Salary Grievance Committee will hold a Public Hearing at 1:30 P.M. on the 6th day of September, 2022 , in the Hays County Courthouse, Room 301, San Marcos, Texas. A Public Hearing will be held concerning the following subjects:  CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL Presentation from Counsel Regarding Salary Grievance Committee Procedures. Hearing(s) regarding Grievances filed by elected officials in response the FY2023 budget. Deliberation of Committee regarding Grievances filed. Vote of Committee for each Grievance by paper ballot (or by other means, as determined by Committee). ADJOURNMENT Posted by or before 5:00 o’clock P.M. on the 2nd day of September, 2022 SALARY GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE, HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS Hays County encourages compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in the conduct of all public meetings. To that end, persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aids such as an interpreter for a person who is hearing impaired are requested to contact the Hays County Judge’s Office at (512) 393-2205 as soon as the meeting is posted (72 hours before the meeting) or as soon as practical so that appropriate arrangements can be made. While it would be helpful to receive as much advance notice as possible, Hays County will make every reasonable effort to accommodate any valid request regardless of when it is received. Braille is not available.

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on September 13, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider: Rainbow Ranch, Lot 18, Replat (PLN-1941-PC)

NOTICE OF INTENT TO RAISE SALARIES & ALLOWANCES OF ELECTED OFFICIALS In accordance with section 152.013 of the Texas Local Government Code, the Commissioners’ Court of Hays County is publishing the following increases in salaries & allowances for elected officials. These increases are proposed as part of the new fiscal year budget which would begin October 1, 2022. A public hearing and expected vote on the budget are scheduled for September 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Commissioners’ Courtroom of the Hays County Courthouse.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON HAYS COUNTY FY 2023 BUDGET Notice is hereby given that the County of Hays will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2023 budget on September 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Courtroom, Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TX 78666.  The proposed budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $5,679,017 or 5.85% increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $6,074,019.

NOTICE OF MEETING TO VOTE ON TAX RATE A tax rate of $0.3125 per $100 valuation has been proposed by the governing body of Hays County. PROPOSED TAX RATE $0.3125 per $100 NO-NEW REVENUE TAX RATE $0.3125 per $100 VOTER-APPROVAL TAX RATE $0.3614 per $100 The no-new-revenue tax rate is the tax rate for the 2022 tax year that will raise the same amount of property tax revenue for Hays County from the same properties in both the 2021 tax year and the 2022 tax year. The voter-approval rate is the highest tax rate that Hays County may adopt without holding an election to seek voter approval of the rate. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the no-new-revenue tax rate. This means that Hays County is not proposing to increase property taxes for the 2022 tax year. A PUBLIC MEETING TO VOTE ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE WILL BE HELD ON September 20, 2022, at 1:00 PM AT Hays County Historic Courthouse – 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TX 78666. The proposed tax rate is not greater than the voter-approval tax rate. As a result, Hays County is not required to hold an election at which voters may accept or reject the proposed tax rate. However, you may express your support for or opposition to the proposed tax rate by contacting the members of the Commissioners Court of Hays County at their offices or by attending the public meeting mentioned above. YOUR TAXES OWED UNDER ANY OF THE RATES MENTIONED ABOVE CAN BE CALCULATED AS FOLLOWS: Property tax amount= (tax rate) x (taxable value of your property)/100 FOR the proposal: Ruben Becerra Debbie Ingalsbe Mark Jones Lon Shell Walt Smith AGAINST the proposal: none PRESENT and not voting: none ABSENT: none Visit Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes to find a link to your local property tax database on which you can easily access information regarding your property taxes, including information about proposed tax rates and scheduled public hearings of each entity that taxes your property. The 86th Texas Legislature modified the manner in which the voter-approval tax rate is calculated to limit the rate of growth of property taxes in the state.  The following table compares the taxes imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County last year to the taxes proposed to be imposed on the average residence homestead by Hays County this year:

Pursuant to Section 174.108_ of the Fire and Police_ Employee Relations Act, this public notice is provided regarding deliberations relating to collective bargaining between: Hays County, Texas and Hays County Law Enforcement Association (HCLEA) as the exclusive bargaining agent on behalf of the police officers of the Hays County Sheriff’s Office Date/Time: Monday, August 29, 2022, at 2:00 p.m. Location: Hays County Public Safety Building 810 S. Stagecoach First Floor Media Conference Room San Marcos, TX 78666 Subject: Contract Negotiations providing for collective bargaining between Hays County, Texas (“County”) and the Hays County Law Enforcement Association (“HCLEA”).

Notice is hereby given that the County of Hays will hold a public hearing on the proposed FY 2023 budget on August 23, 2022, at 1:00 p.m., in the Commissioners’ Courtroom, Hays County Courthouse, located at 111 E. San Antonio St., San Marcos, TX 78666. The proposed budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by an amount of $5,679,017 or 5.85% increase from last year’s budget. The property tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year is $6,074,019.

By order of the Hays County Commissioners Court, notice is hereby given that on August 16, 2022, at 9 a.m. in the Hays County Courthouse, 111 E. San Antonio Street, the Hays County Commissioners Court will hold a public hearing to consider: Burnett Ranch, Sec 1, Lot 11, Replat (PLN-1927-PC)