01.08.1991 Town Council Minutesro
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JANUARY 8, 1991
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL NISWANGER, MIKE DALTON AND
CHARLES BELL. DANNY WEBB AND RALPH BOYER WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APP-
ROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C REPORT: RADEAN HERRON WAS ABSENT BUT SUBMITTED HER REPORT IN
WRITTEN FORM OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1990.
JACKIE COOPER WITH LONE STAR GAS COMPANY ON RATE INCREASE: JACKIE COOPER, MANAGER OF
LONE STAR GAS COMPANY IN FRISCO, TEXAS AND RICK VAUGHAN OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT
MET WITH THE COUNCIL CONCERNING THE 4.5% INCREASE THE GAS COMPANY WAS GRANTED BY
ACTION OF THE COUNCIL AT THE DECEMBER MEETING ON THE 11th. LONE STAR GAS WAS ASKING
FOR A 12.13% INCREASE TO RAISE REVENUES BY $19,789.00. THEY FEEL THE AMOUNT GRANTED
IS NOT A FAIR RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENTS.
MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL TO GRANT AN 8% INCREASE BUT DIED FOR LACK OF A
SECOND.
MOTION BY MIKE DALTON TO GRANT THE 4.5% INCREASE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AND A 3.5%
INCREASE EFFECTIVE APRIL 1, 1991, CHARLES BELL SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED.
THIS IS AN 8% OVERALL INCREASE TO LONE STAR GAS COMPANY.
DANNY BANNER CAME TO THE COUNCIL REPRESENTING THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. THE BASE-
MENT OF THE CHURCH HAS FLOODED WITH SEWER SEVERAL TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS
FROM THE TOILET BACKING UP. THE CHURCH WANTS TO INSTALL A LIFT PUMP TO HOPEFULLY
STOP THIS PROBLON1 AND THEY WOULD LIKE FOR THE CITY TO HELP WITH THE COST. THE
MAYOR EXPLAINED THAT THE CITY HAD FOUND A HOLE IN THE SEWER MAIN ACROSS THE STREET
FROM THE CHURCH AT FIRST AND COLEMAN, WHEN IT IS REPAIRED THIS MIGHT STOP THE
FLOODING. IF IT DOES NOT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL FEELS THE CITY HAS NO RESPONSIBILITY
TO HELP PAY FOR A PRIVATE LIFT PUMP.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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