01.15.1992 Town Council Minutes57
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JANUARY 15, 1992
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; MIKE DALTON, DANNY WEBB, BILL
NISWANGER AND RALPH BOYER. CHARLES BELL WAS ABSENT FROM MEETING.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMO'IUMMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APP-
ROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER, 1991 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER
TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR DECEMBER, 1991. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE
THE CURRENT BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C REPORT - TAX COLLECTIONS FOR DECEMBER, 1991: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT TO THE COUNCIL FOR TAX COLLECTIONS
FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER, 1991.
ORDINANCE TO INCREASE DEDUCTIONS FOR EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER
AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE ORDINANCE TO INCREASE DEDUCTIONS FROM EM-
PLOYEE SALARIES FROM 5% TO 7% BEING PUT INTO TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
THIS ORDINANCE IS TO BECOME EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 1992. MOTION CARRIED.
PIPE FINDER FOR WATER/SEWER LINES: MORE INFORMATION IS TO BE GATHERED ON THIS
ITEM AND PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING. NOT ACTION WAS TAKEN.
OFFICE COPY MACHINE: THE CITY'S COPY MACHINE IS A 1982 MODEL AND IN NEED OF MAJOR
REPAIRS. COLLIN BUSINESS EQUIPMENT HAS GIVEN US AN ESTIMATE OF $611.45 TO
REPLACE ALL NEEDED PARTS AND LABOR. THE PRICE OF A NEW MACHINE, KONICA 1290
FROM COLLIN BUSINESS EQUIPMENT WAS $1,995.00. THE SAME MACHINE, SAME MODEL
FROM INWOOD BUSINESS MACHINES WAS $1,095.00.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO PURCHASE A NEW MACHINE FROM
INWOOD BUSINESS MACHINES WHO CAME IN WITH THE LOWEST PRICE. MOTION CARRIED.
PROSPER FIRE DEPARTMENT: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BROUGHT AN AMBULANCE AGREEMENT FROM
DENTON COUNTY TO THE MAYOR TO SIGN, SAYING THE CITY OF PROSPER WOULD PROVIDE
AMBULANCE SERVICE IN THE SECTION OF OUR E.T.J. THAT EXTENDS INTO DENTON COUNTY
TO FM 1385. THE MAYOR DID NOT SIGN THE AGREEMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS TOLD
IF FRISCO WOULD TAKE THIS PORTION OF UNINCORPORATED AREA AT NO EXTRA CHARGE TO
THE CITY THAT FRISCO COULD SIGN THE AGREEMENT DIRECT WITH DENTON COUNTY. THE
CITY WILL PAY NO MORE PER YEAR FOR AMBULANCE SERVICE.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ADJOURN. MOTION
CARRIED.
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