01.09.1996 Town Council Minutes185
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JANUARY 9, 1996
CITY HALL -109 SO. MAIN ST. - FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN: COUNCILMEMBERS; RALPH BOYER, JIM DUNMIRE, DAVID
FERGUSON, GRADY SMOTHERMON AND BILL NISWANGER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER
TOAPPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE DECEMBER, 1995 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS FOR DECEMBER, 1995: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER
AND SECONDED BY JIM DUNMIRE, TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT AND BILLS FOR
PAYMENT FOR DECEMBER, 1995. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF DECEMBER, 1995 COLLECTIONS: RADEAN WAS PRE-
SENT AND GAVE HER REPORT. MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER
TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON CONCEALED HANDGUN ORDINANCE: ORDINANCE WAS NOT PREPARED
AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DON WILLEY-DISCUSSION ON BUILDING INSPECTIONS: DON WILLEY WAS HIRED BY THE
COUNCIL AS CONTRACT LABOR TO DO BUILDING INSPECTIONS FOR THE CITY WHEN ALL OF
THE PAPER WORK WAS FINISHED. DON REPORTED TO THE COUNCIL THAT HE HAD USED THIS
TIME TO MAKE HIMSELF FAMILIAR WITH THE BUILDING, PLUMBING AND ELECTRICAL CODES.
HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CITY ADOPT THE SOUTHERN BUILDING CODE, WHICH IS LESS
STRICT THAN THE ONE WE HAVE IN PLACE AT PRESENT. DON IS READY TO GO TO WORK,
HOWEVER, THE ATTORNEY HAS NOT FINISHED THE AMENDMENT TO OUR FEE ORDINANCE TO
ADD INSPECTION FEES.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO ADOPT THE SOUTHERN
BUILDING CODE AND PURCHASE THE 2 VOLUMNS. MOTION CARRIED.
THE CITY SECRETARY IS TO CONTACT THE ATTORNEY AND FIND OUT ABOUT THE LIABILITIES
OF THE CITY WITH BUILDING INSPECTIONS, AND ABOUT LIABILITY INSURANCE ON THE
INSPECTOR. THIS WILL BE ON THE FEBRUARY, 1996 AGENDA.
APPOININTM ' OF FIRE, MARSHALL FOR 1996: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED
BY DAVID FERGUSON TO APPOINT RONNIE TUCKER AS FIRE MARSHALL FOR THE CITY OF
PROSPER FOR 1996. MOTION CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: THE COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:15 P.M. TO
DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS; REPOSITIONING, SALARIES & POSSIBLE ELIMINATIONS.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:00 P.M. BY A MOTION FROM BILL
NISWANGER AND A SECOND FROM JIM DUNMIRE. MOTION CARRIED.
THE MAYOR INFORMED THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAVE NARCISO ORTEGA AND TONY ORTEGA
TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL AT THE FEBRUARY, 1996 MEETING TO FOLLOW UP ON EM-
PLOYMENT SITUATIONS.
MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO GIVE NARCISO
ORTEGA A $50.00 PER MONTH RAISE, FROM $1675.00 TO $1725.00 EFFECTIVE JAN-
UARY, 1996. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY DAVID FERGUSON TO GIVE SHIRLEY JACKSON
A $250.00 PER MONTH RAISE, FROM $2100.00 TO $2350.00 EFFECTIVE JANUARY, 1996
MOTION CARRIED.
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MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHEMt10N TO ELIMINATE
THE POSITION OF CITY CLERK. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY DAVID FERGUSON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO ADJOURN
MOTION CARRIED.
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