10.13.1992 Town Council Minutes75
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY OCTOBER 13, 1992
CITY HALL — 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON : COUNCILM£aMBERS ; MIKE DALTON, CHARLES BELL AND
BILL NISWANTGER. RALPH BOYER AND DANNY WEBB WERE ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR 0140THERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINLT.ES: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO APP—
ROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE SEPTEMBER, 1992 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MON,IH ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1992. MOTION
CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY BILL NISWANLGER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RICHARD ABERNATHY, CITY ATTORNEY: RICHARD ABERNATHY, CITY ATTORNEY MET WITH THE
COUNCIL CONCERNING SEWER RATES AND ANNEXATIONS. RICHARD THINKS THE CITY SHOULD
NOT PASS ONLY AN ORDINANCE INCREASING SEWER RATES BUT LOOK AT PASSING AN ORDINANCE
ON IMPACT FEES THAT COVERS WATER, SEWER AND GARBAGE. THE STUDY FOR AN IMPACE FEE
ORDINANCE IS RATHER EXPENSIVE SINCE YOU HAVE TO HIRE AN ENGINEER AND PLAViDTER I DO
THE RESEARCH. HE SUGGESTED THE CITY DO THIS IF WE FORESEE GROWTH IN THE NEAR
FUTURE.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON THE IMPACT FEE ORDINANCE.
MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO PUT INTO EFFECT ON NOVE?4BER
1, 1992 THE SEWER ORDINANCE THAT WAS APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 18th OF(92-05)
JUNE, 1992. MOTION CARRIED 2 TO 1.
THE CITY All RNEY EXPLAINED TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT WHEN A CITY ANNEXES
PROPERTY INTO ITS CITY LIMITS IT MUST BE ADJACENT OR CONTIGUOUS TO EXISTING
PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. YOU ALSO HAVE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE PLAN WHICH
IS ATTACHED TO THE ANNEXATION. THIS PLANT TELLS WHAT SERVICE YOU WILL PROVIDE
AND WIf&N YOU WILL PROVIDE IT.
INTO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ANNEXATIONS.
THE CITY ATTORNEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE CITY HAVE A NEW CITY MAP CONSTRUCTED
SHOWING ALL ANNEXATIONS AND THE ORDINANCE ANNEXING THEM. NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
DISCUSSION OF CITY MARSHALL POSITION: THIS TOPIC WAS TABLED. NO ACTION TAKEN.
RADEANT HERRON, TAX A/C — REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1992: RADEkN
WAS PRESENT FOR THE MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT TO THE COUNCIL.
a. SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF THE 1992 TAX ROLL: MOTION BY CHARDS BELL AND
SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE 1992CITY TAX ROLL. MOTION CARRIED.
POLLY JAMES—MOBILE HOME VARIA'NTCE: POLLY JAMES REQUESTED THE COUNCIL TO ISSUE TO
HER A VARIANCE TO MOVE A SINGLE MOBILE HOME ON TO HER PROPERTY AT THE CORNER OF
WEST SEVENTH AND NORTH MAIN. MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON
TO GRANT THE VARIANCE. MOTION CARRIED 2 TO 1.
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TRANSFER OF FUNDS FROM WATER & SEWER TO GENERAL FUND: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND
SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO TRANSFER $10,000.00 FROM WATER & SEWER TO GENERAL.
MOTION CARRIED.
STREETS: THE MAYOR GAVE A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY SPENT ON
STREET REPAIRS DURING 1992. THAT AMOUNT WAS $47,103.00. HE ALSO ASK THEM TO BE
THINKING ABOUT THE STREET'S THEY WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR OR PAVE IN 1993.
PERSONNEL: MOTION BY CHARDS BELL AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO GIVE ROBERT
SHACKELFORD A PAY RAISE OF $150.00 PER MONTH EFFECTIVE EMMEDIATELY. MOTION CARRIED.
DAN CHRISTIE: DAN CHRISTIE MET WITH THE COUNCIL CONCERNING APPROXIMATELY 13z ACRES
HE OWNS NORTH OF HICKORY CREEK ALONG PASEWARK CIRCLE. HE WANTS TO SUBDIVIDE THIS
INTO THREE (3) LOT TO SELL. WHAT HE WANTS FROM THE CITY IS TO KNOW IF THEY WANT
THE EXISTING PASEWARK CIRCLE WIDENED, IF THE STREET NEEDS TO BE DEDICATED TO THE
CITY AND IF THE CITY WANTS TO ANNEX THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION?
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
A MEETING WAS CALLED BY THE MAYOR FOR MONDAY OCTOBER 19, 1992 AT CITY HALL STARTING
AT 7:00 P.M. TO MEET WITH DAN AGAIN ON THIS DISCUSSION.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ADJOURM. MOTION
CARRIED.
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