CITY HALL (Map It!)
5560 State Highway 78
972-495-1212, ext. 23
Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm

tsmith@cityofsachse.com


MISSION STATEMENT

The City Secretary's Office meets the needs of the City Council and the community by overseeing the legal requirements of elections, managing records, and facilitating the Boards and Commissions process in a professional and courteous manner.


Terry Smith, the City Secretary, is responsible for records management, the Boards and Commissions, handling all agendas and minutes of meetings, and elections.


SACHSE CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
UNOFFICIAL ELECTION RETURNS*

Listed below are the unofficial* election returns as reported by the Dallas County Election Department.

Candidates Early Voting Election Day Total Votes %
         
Place 2 Candidates        
         
Jared Patterson 461 243 704 57.38
Hal Hinckley 336 187 523 42.62
         

Totals

797 430 1,227  

*Election results are unofficial until the election canvass at the City Council meeting on Monday, June 22, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. 


Dallas County Elections website - www.dalcoelections.org.



CHANGE IN VOTING PRECINCT FOR SACHSE VOTERS

Dallas County Elections has notified the City of Sachse of a change in our voting precincts.  Voting Precinct 2601 has been split into two precincts:  2601 (the southern portion of the original Precinct 2601) and 2602 (the northern portion of the original Precinct 2601).  Generally, Precinct 2602 is a line down Bailey Road, from the county line to Sachse Road to Miles Road, down Miles Road to the old Miles Road. 

Click here to view a map of the new Precinct 2601.

Click here to view a map of the new Precinct 2602.


Boards and Commissions

City Council appoints volunteers to serve on the city's various boards and/or commissions once a year in October.  The city's volunteer positions include:

     -  Planning & Zoning Commission
     -  Board of Adjustments
     -  Parks & Recreation Board
     -  Library Board
     -  Animal Shelter Advisory Committee
     -  Economic Development Corporation
     -  Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Board

If you are interested in serving your community on one of these interesting and challenging boards or commissions, please contact Terry Smith, City Secretary at 972.495.1212, ext. 23, drop by City Hall to obtain an application, or download an application from this site.  Information on all boards and commissions is available on the application form or from the City Secretary's office.

To download a boards/commissions application, click here

To learn more about the duties of each board/commission, click here .


Public Information Requests

Texas Government Code, Chapter 552, gives all citizens the right to access government records.  All government information is presumed to be available to the public.  Certain exceptions may apply to the disclosure of the information.  Governmental bodies shall promptly release requested information that is not confidential by law, either constitutional, statutory, or by judicial decision, or information for which an exception to disclosure has not been sought. 

To download an Information Request Form, click here.

To view the Public Information Act, click here.

 

ALL BOND PROPOSITIONS APPROVED BY VOTERS

All six propositions of the $38 million bond package were approved by Sachse voters on November 7, 2006.  The package consisting of:  street and road improvements; parks and recreation facilities; city hall facilities; senior center facility; library; and public safety facility will now begin implementation in phases.  Proposition 1, roadway and transportation improvements to Bunker Hill Road, Dewitt Road (Ingram to Ranch), Murphy Road (SH 78 to Blackburn), 5th Street (SH 78 to Ingram) and purchase of right-of-way for 5th Street; Proposition 2 includes constructing, improving and equipping parks and recreational facilities at Salmon Park; Proposition 3 to construct, acquire and equip a city hall facility; Proposition 4 to construct, furnish and equip improvements to the senior center facility; Proposition 5 for construction, furnishing and equipping improvements to the city's library; and Proposition 6 will include constructing, improving and equipping a public safety facility for the police and fire departments.  Current plans call for Propositions 3 through 6 to construct a "campus-type" facility at the corner of Sachse Road and Miles/Bryan (where the current police department, senior center and library are located).  This facility will house a new city hall, a new public safety facility for police and fire, improvements to the current library, and renovation of the existing police department to house a larger senior center.  The existing senior center will remain next to the new city hall.  It has not been determined what will be housed in the current senior building, but it will not be torn down as previously reported.  Greenscape areas within the complex will allow for outdoor activities and amphitheater-type events.  Watch for more info here on the website, in The Sachse News, and in special mailings sent to each postal customer. 

There will be three bond sales over a five-year period beginning in April 2007 with additional sales in 2008 and 2010. According to officials, Phase I will start in May and continue through December 2008.  This phase will involve design work, right-of-way acquisition and park improvements.  Phase II is projected to start in October 2008 and continue through 2010.  It will consist of road projects, senior center and library improvements and construction of the public safety facility.  Phase III will start in June 2010 and continue through 2011.  Phase III projects will include the city hall facility and road project completions.  Plans indicate that tax increases of $0.07 will occur within the first two years, followed by an increase of $0.13 increase in 2010.  Property taxes will increase approximately $0.16, peaking in 2013, then start coming down.  That impact could change with more commercial activities, new businesses and/or the sale of surplus city land.   

 

** Please note:  Files for downloading are in PDF format.  You can download a free reader by clicking on the image.

 

COUNTY JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURTS

Judge Gerry Cooper
140 N. Garland Avenue
Garland, Texas 75040
214-643-4773

Judge Terry Douglas
2000 N. State Highway 78
Wylie, Texas 75098
972-442-3289
 

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

Dallas County Commissioners’ Court is held every Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. at 411 Elm Street in downtown Dallas.  For more information, please call 214-653-7011.  All Commissioners have an Administrative Office at 411 Elm Street, Dallas, TX, 75202, 214-653-7361.

County Judge: Margaret Keliher             District 1: Maurine Dickey
411 Elm Street, 2nd Floor                     2311 Joe Field Road   
Dallas, Texas 75202                            Dallas, Texas 75229
214.653.7361 (office)                          972.247.1735 (office)

District 2: Mike Cantrell*                     District 3: John Wiley Price
715 Rowlett Road                               1506 E. Langdon Road
Garland, Texas 75043                         Dallas, Texas 75216
972.240.1740 (office)                         214.653.6671 (office)
972.240.1749 (fax)                            214.653.7057 (fax)

District 4: Kenneth Mayfield
4403 W. Illinois Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75211
214.339.8381 (office)
214.337.9558 (fax)

 

Collin County Commissioners’ Court meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 10:00 a.m. in the Collin County Courthouse at 2300 Bloomdale Road, Suite 4192 in McKinney.  You may reach the Collin County Commissioners at 2300 Bloomdale Road, Suite 4192, McKinney, Texas, 75071.  For more information, please call 972.424.1460.

County Judge                           Keith Self, 972.424.1460, ext. 4631

Precinct 1                                Matt Shaheen, 972.424.1460, ext. 4631

Precinct 2                                Jerry Hoagland *, 972.424.1460, ext. 4626

Precinct 3                                Joe Jaynes, 972.424.1460, ext. 4631

Precinct 4                                Kathy Ward, 972.424.1460, ext. 4631

* Represents Sachse on Commissioners’ Court

U.S. SENATORS:

Kay Bailey Hutchison                                
284 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510
202.224.5922

Local Office:
10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1160
LB 606
Dallas, TX  75231
214.361.3500


John Cornyn
517 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20510-4302
202.224.2934

Local Office:
Occidental Tower
5005 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1150
Dallas, TX  75244
972.239.1310

U.S. CONGRESSMEN:

Sam Johnson (District 3)
1211 Longworth Building
Washington, D.C.  20515
202.225.4201

Local Office:
2929 N. Central Expressway, Suite 240
Richardson, TX  75080
972.470.0892

Ralph M. Hall (District 4)
2405 Rayburn House Office Building
Washington, D.C.  20515-4304
202.225.6673

Local Offices:
104 N. San Jacinto Street
Rockwall, TX  75087-2508
972.771.9118

Collin County Courts Facility
1800 N. Graves Street, Suite 101
McKinney, TX 75069-3322
214.726.9949


TEXAS SENATORS:

Bob Deuell, District 2
P. O. Box 12068, Capitol Station
Austin, TX  78711
512.463.0102

Local Offices:
18601 LBJ Freeway, Suite 400
Mesquite, TX 75150
972.279.1800

2500 Stonewall Street
Greenville, TX  75401
903.450.9797

John Carona, District 16     
P. O. Box 12068, Capitol Station
Austin, TX  78711
512.463.0116

Local Office:
8080 N. Central Expwy., Suite 1440, LB44

Dallas, TX  75206
214.378.5751

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 600035
Dallas, TX  75360-0035

Florence Shapiro, District 8
P. O. Box 12068, Capitol Station
Austin, TX  78711
512.463.0108

Local Office:
5000 Legacy Drive, Suite 494
Plano, TX  75024
972.403.3404


TEXAS REPRESENTATIVES:

Joe Driver, District 113
Capitol Office:  CAP 4S.06 
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX  78768
512.463.0574

Local Office:
201 South Glenbrook Drive
Garland, TX  75040
972.276.1556

Jodie Laubenberg, District 89
Capitol Office:  Room EXT E2.504
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX  78768
512.463.0186

Local Offices:
P.O. Box 1154
Wylie, TX  75098

507 East Boydstun
Rockwall, TX  75087
972.772.8525

Fred Hill, District 112
Capitol Office:  CAP 1W.03
P. O. Box 2910
Austin, TX  78768
512.463.0486

Local Office:
770 N. Coit, Suite 2485
Richardson, TX  75080
972.234.8980