08.10.1993 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY AUGUST 10, 1993
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, BILL CROSSWHITE,
CHARLES BELL AND RALPH BOYER. MIKE DALTON WAS ABSENT FROM THE MEETING.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APP-
ROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT & BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY
WEBB TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH ENDING JULY 31, 1993 AND TO
PAY THE BILLS FOR SAME. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR JULY, 1993: RADEAN WAS
PRESENT FOR MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT IN PERSON.
a. SUBMISSION & APPROVAL OF THE 1993 APPRAISAL ROLL: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL
AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE 1993 APPRAISAL ROLL. CARRIED.
b. SUBMISSION & APPROVAL OF THE ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE: MOTION BY CHARLES
BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE ANTICIPATED COLLECTION RATE.
CARRIED.
c. SUBMISSION & APPROVAL OF EXCESS COLLECTIONS: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SEC-
ONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE EXCESS COLLECTIONS. CARRIED.
d. APPROVAL FOR TAX A/C TO CALCULATE & PUBLISH THE EFFECTIVE TAX RATE AND ROLL-
BACK RATE FOR 1993 FOR THE CITY_: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE. MOTION CARRIED.
SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED 1993 - 1994 CITY BUDGET: THE CITY COUNCIL WAS GIVEN COPIES
OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE COMING YEAR TO LOOK OVER AND MAKE NECESSARY CHANGES
WHERE NEEDED. THE BUDGET WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THE SEPTMEBER, 1993 REGULAR CITY
COUNCIL MEETING.
ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE #93-07, OUTSIDE LIMIT WATER RATES: MOTION BY BILL CROSS -
WHITE AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ENACT ORDINANCE ON THE NOVEMBER, 1993 WATER
BILLING AND NOTIFY THE CUSTOMERS INVOLVED BY LETTER PRIOR. MOTION CARRIED.
SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #93-03, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLAN: MOTION BY DANNY
WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE THE SECOND READING OF THE ORDINANCE
AND PASS. MOTION CARRIED.
ACT UPON ANNEXATION ORDINANCE 493-09, DON BROWN: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECOND-
ED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AND BRING THE LAND INTO THE CITY LIMITS.
MOTION CARRIED.
AWARDING OF BIDS ON CITY STREETS OPENED ON JULY 27, 1993: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB
AND SECONDED BY BILL CROSSWHITE TO ACCEPT THE ENGINEERS RECOMMINDATION TO TAKE
THE LOW BID SUBMITTED BY GLEN POLK CONSTRUCTION AND GIVE THE MAYOR AUTHORITY TO
SIGN THE CONTRACT DOCUMENTS. MOTION CARRIED.
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WAYNARD HYDE, SITE MANAGER WITH TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT: MR. HYDE MET WITH THE
COUNCIL ON NEGOTATIONS ON THE NEW CONTRACT BEGINNING DECEMBER 1, 1993. THE FRONT
LOAD TRUCK BEING USED TO COLLECT GARBAGE AT PRESENT IS BREAKING DOWN THE EDGES
OF THE STREETS. THE COUNCIL WANTS TO USE ANOTHER TYPE OF TRUCK THAT CAN STAY IN
THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET VERSES THE SIDES.
MR. HYDE ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT WASTE MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED A NEW SIDE LOAD
TRUCK THAT IS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE IN SEPTEMBER, 1993. IF THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO
INSPECT AND CONSIDER USING THIS TRUCK THAT OPTION WILL BE AVAILABLE.
RAEWOOD ON PRESTON - SUB -DIVISION: THE CITY ENGINEER AND MR. GEER, ENGINEER FOR
THE SUBDIVISION, HAS A MEETING SET UP FOR THE 24th OF AUGUST, 1993. THE CITY
ENGINEER EXPECTED TO HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COUNCIL ON ACCEPTING THE
FINAL PLAT AFTER THIS MEETING.
POSSIBLE CHANGE OF POLLING PLACE: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE POLLING PLACE FOR CITY ELECTION FROM THE SCHOOL TO
THE FIRE HALL ON FIRST STREET. MOTION CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: ON CERTIFIED AGENDA
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY BILL CROSSWHITE AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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