10.08.1991 Town Council Minutesdil
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 1991
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOT'HERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, BILL NISWANGER,
MIKE DALTON, CHARLES BELL AND RALPH BOYER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY BILL NISWANGER AND SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO
APPROVE THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A_ /C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS: RADEAN MET WITH THE
COUNCIL GIVING A REPORT OF COLLECTIONS FOR THE MONTH AND YEAR.
MOTTON BY RAT.PH ROYFR AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO APPROVE THE 1991
CITY TAX ROLL. MOTION CARRIED.
GARBAGE COLLECTION CONTRACT - B.F.I. OR TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT: BILL
FEAGAN WITH TEXAS WASTE MANAGEMENT MET WITH THE COUNCIL EXPLAINING THEIR
COLLECTION SYSTEM AND SUBMITTING A CONTRACT FOR CONSIDERATION.
LEONDA WHITLOW AND JOHN FARLY WITH B.F.I. MET WITH THE COUNCIL ASKING FOR
A RENEWAL OF THE PRESENT CONTRACT WITH THEIR COMPANY. HOWEVER, THE SYSTEM
B.F.I. IS PROPOSING TO REDUCE THE COST OF COLLECTIONS HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED
IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AND BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. THEY ASK THE COUNCIL
FOR SOME TIME TO TRY AND GET THE APPROVAL THEY NEED TO OFFER THE CITY COMP-
ETATIVE RATES.
THE COUNCIL HAS CALLED A SPECIAL MEETING ON THE 29th DAY OF OCTOBER, 1991
FOR THE AWARDING OF THE GARBAGE CONTRACT.
DON BROWN - REQUEST FOR FRONT SET BACK VARIANCE AT 1810 WATERWOOD: DON
BROWN HAS GIVEN A REQUEST FOR A VARIANCE ON THE FRONT SET BACK ON THIS
PROPERTY TO THE CITY SECRETARY. THE SET BACK ORDINANCE ON THE FRONT YARD
IS 25 FET. THE IM.PP.OVE°.'ENTP EXTENDS PAST THIS POINT 7.8 FEET Fnn A TnmAT
SET BACK OF 17.2 FEET.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO GRANT THIS VARIANCE.
MOTION CARRIED.
T.M.R.S. - UPDATE SERVICE CREDIT FOR RETIREMENT SYSTEM: MOTION BY DANNY
91-11 WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO ADOPT THIS ORDINANCE UPDATING THE
SERVICE CREDIT FOR THE RETIREMENT SYSTEM. MOTION CARRIED.
TRANSFER OF FUNDS: MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY
WEBB TO TRANSFER $10,000.00 FROM WATER TO GENERAL UNTIL TAX REVENUE STARTS
COMING IN. MOTION CARRIED.
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STREETS: THE MAYOR ASK THE COUNCIL TO THINK ABOUT WHICH STREETS THEY
WOULD LIKE TO REPAIR FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. THE COUNCIL ASK THE MAYOR
TO CHECK ON PRICES TO TOP COAT SOME OF THE STREETS BEFORE WINTER.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: THE COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUIVIE SESSION AT 8:25
THE COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:35
EMPLOYEE PAY RAISES WERE DISCUSSED:
MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO GIVE JOHN
BRYSON AND NARCISO ORTEGA A RAISE OF $50.00 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE OCT-
OBER 1991. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO GIVE SHIRLEY
JACKSON A PAY RAISE OF $200.00 PER MONTH, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER, 1991. TOTAL
CURRENT SALARY $2,000.00 PER MONTH. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO AMEND THE MOTION
ON THE PAY RAISES FOR JOHN BRYSON AND NARCISO ORTEGA FROM $50.00 PER
MONTH TO $75.00 PER MONTH. TOTAL CURRENT SALARY $1,575.00 PER MONTH.
MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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