11.12.1991 Town Council Minutes53
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY NOVLMBER 12, 1991
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, RALPH BOYER AND
CHARLES BELL. BILL NISWANGER AND MIKE DALTON WERE ABSENT FROM 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: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB
TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS: RADEAN WAS ABSENT FROM THE
MEETING BUT SUBMITTED HER REPORT TO THE COUNCIL IN WRITTEN FORM.
TEMPORARY ENGINEER: THE CITY SECRETARY REPORTED TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL THAT
SHE HAD FOUND AN ENGINEER TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION FOR THE E.P.A. AND THE
TEXAS WATER COMMISSION FOR THE CITY'S PERMIT TO OPERATE THE SEWAGE TREATMENT
PLANT. TIM MORRIS OF MORRIS ENGINEERING IS WORKING ON A HOURLY BASIS VERSUS A
RETAINER FEE. THIS ACTION WAS NECESSARY AFTER THE DEATH OF RUSSELL BETTS. MR.
MORRIS WILL BE INVITED TO THE DECEMBER MEETING TO MEET THE COUNCIL.
JUNE EVANOFF - LOW INCOME HOUSING FOR 62 AND OVER: MS. EVANOFF HAD ASK TO BE
PLACID ON THE AGENDA TO MEET WITH THE COUNCIL AND DID NOT COME, THEREFORE,NO
ACTION WAS TAKEN.
TONY SMITH, CITY AUDITOR - 1990-1991 CITY AUDIT: TONY SMITH, CITY AUDITOR, MET
WITH THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO PRESENT THE 1990-1991 CITY AUDIT. HE PRESENTED A
FAVORABLE ACCEPTANCE LEITER.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CU%RLES BELL TO ACCEPT THE AUDIT AND PAY
THE AUDIT FEE. MOTION CARRIED.
COMPUTER SYSTEM: THE AUDITOR SUGGESTED TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL THAT THEY
UPDATE THE CITY'S COMPUTER SYSTEM SINCE THE COST IS VERY LOW THIS YEAR. THE
PRESENT COMPUTER SYSTEM IS APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS OLD AND IS NOT EXPECTED TO
LAST MUCH LONGER.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO PURCHASE A NEW COMPUTER
SYSTEM WITH THE HELP OF THE AUDITOR AND RALPH BOYER. MOTION CARRIED.
METER DEPOSITS AND WATER BILLS FOR NEW SPEC HOME CONSTRUCTION: THIS TOPIC WAS
POSTPONED UNTIL THE DECEMBER MEETING FOR FURTHER RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION.
54
CONT. PAGE 2
BOARD OF DIRECTORS -CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT: THE CITY HAS TWO (2) VOTES
TO CAST FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO CAST BOTH OUR VOTES
FOR ANTHONY GEER. MOTION CARRIED.
STREETS: THE MAYOR HAD NO UPDATE ON STREETS SINCE HE HAD NOT BEEN ABLE TO
CONTACT RICK BOURLAND THE CONTRACTOR WHO HAD DONE STREET WORK FOR THE CITY
PREVIOUSLY.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.