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REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY DECEMBER 10, 1991
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, CHARLES BELL, RALPH
BOYER, MIKE DALTON AND BILL NISWANGER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES FROM THE NOVEMBER, 1991 MEETING AS WRITTEN. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER
TO APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1991. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO APPROVE
THE CURRENT BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN HERRON, TAX A/C - REPORT OF TAX COLLECTIONS: RADEAN WAS PRESENT FOR THE
MEETING AND GAVE HER REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ON THE AMOUNT OF TAX COLL-
ECTIONS FOR THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1991.
TIM MORRIS - ENGINEER: TIM MORRIS OF MORRIS ENGINEERING WAS HIRED AFTER THE DEATH
OF OUR PREVIOUS ENGINEER, RUSSELL BETTS, TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATIONS ON TWO PERMITS
FOR THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT. MR. MORRIS AND JOHN PORTERFIELD AN ASSOCIATE MET
WITH THE COUNCIL ON POSSIBLE DOING MORE ENGINEERING WORK FOR THE CITY WHEN THE NEED
ARISES.
INSULATION OF WATER WORKS BUILDING ON EAST FIRST STREET:
INSULATION OF CEILING AT CITY HALL: MOTION WAS MADE BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED
BY RALPH BOYER TO HIRE JOHN McQUEARY OF HOME & COMMERICAL INSULATION TO INSULATE
THE WATER WORKS BUILDING AT A COST OF $840.00 AND TO INSULATE THE CEILING OF THE
CITY HALL WITH 71-," OF INSULATION AT A COST OF $312.00. MOTION CARRIED.
PROSPER VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT - REQUEST FOR EQUIPMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER
AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO TABLE TILL A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FIRE DEPART-
MENT IS PRESENT. MOTION CARRIED.
METER DEPOSITS FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION SPEC. HOMES: NO ACTION WAS TAKEN.
COLLIN GREEN HOMEOWNERS - REQUEST FOR DISANNEXATION: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH
BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL NISWANGER TO GIVE SHIRLEY JACKSON THE AUTHORITY TO
CONTACT THE HOME OWNERS AND TELL THEM THEY NEED TO GET AN ATTORNEY AND SUBMIT
THE PROPER PAPER WORK TO THE COUNCIL AND THEY WILL TAKE THE DISANNEXATION INTO
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION.
CHRISTMAS BONUSES: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL
TO GIVE CHRISTMAS BONUSES AS FOLLOWS:
JOHN BRYSON..........................$250.00
NARCISO ORTEGA .......................$250.00
RADEAN HERRON ........................$250.00
VENNIE SPRADLEY ......................$250.00
SHIRLEY JACKSON ......................$500.00
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ADJOURMvlENT: MOTION BY MIKE DALTON AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.