04.14.1987 Town Council MinutesI C1 I)
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1987
city hall 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT:MAYOR COCKRELL, COUNCILMEMBERS; GRADY SMOTHERMON
RALPH BOYER, CHARLES BELL AND JOHN CHRISTIE.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COCKRELL CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: RALPH BOYER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE
MINUTES. GRADY SMOTHERMON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION CARRIED.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: CHARLES BELL MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENT. SECONDED BY JOHN CHRISTIE. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: RALPH BOYER MADE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE
PAYMENT OF BILLS. CHARLES BELL SECONDED THE MOTION.MOTION CARRIED.
CITY ATTORNEY AGREEMENT: MAYOR COEKRELL EXPLAINED TO THE COUNCIL
THAT HE HAD TALKED WITH RICHARD ABERNATHY BUT SHOULD BE CONTACTED
AND OFFICIALLY HIRED BY NEWLY INSTALLED MAYOR.
CELINA CITY COUNCIL: MAYOR MULLENDORE AND JOHN CHRISTIE WILL MEET
WITH THE CELINA COUNCIL ON MAY 5, 1987 TO DETERMINE THE BOUNDRIES
OF THE CITIES.
OATH OF OFFICE: MAYOR COCKRELL SWORE IN JOHN CHRISTIE AS COUNCIL-
MAN, DANNY WEBB AS COUNCILMAN AND F.K. MULLENDORE AS MAYOR.
MAYOR PRO-TEM: CHARLES BELL MADE THE MOTION TO ELECT RALPH BOYER
AS MAYOR PRO-TEM. GRADY SMOTHERMON SECONDED THE MOTION. MOTION
CARRIED.
OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY: GRADY SMOTHERMON MADE THE MOTION THAT THE
PROSPER STATE BANK BE THE OFFICIAL DEPOSITORY FOR THE CITY. SECONDED
BY CHARLES BELL. MOTION CARRIED. RALPH BOYER DID NOT VOTE.
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CHECKSSHIRLEY JACKSON, F.K. MULLENDORE,
RALPH BOYER AND GRADY SMOTHERMON. MOTION MADE BY JOHN CHRISTIE
SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB. MOTION CARRIED.
STREET SIGNS & HOUSE NUMBERS FOR NORTHCHASE: GRADY SMOTHERMON
MADE THE MOTION TO ACCEPT STREET SIGNS AND HOUSE NUMBERS AS SHOWN
ON THE ATTACHED MAP. JOHN CHRISTIE SECONDED THE MOTION.MOTION
CARRIED.
DIVISION OF DUTIES -COUNCIL: MAYOR MULLENDORE ASK FOR THE HELP OF
THE COUNCIL ON THE FOLLOWING: GRADY SMOTHERMON-STREETS & DRAINAGE,
CHARLES BELL -LAW ENFORCEMENT, JOHN CHRISTIE-SUBDIVISIONS & BUILD-
ING INSPECTION, RALPH BOYER AND DANNY WEBB-WATER & SEWER, PERSONNEL-
F.K. MULLENDORE.
TAPING OF MEETINGS: COUNCIL AND SECRETARY AGREED NOT TO TAPE
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
MEETING TIME: COUNCIL AGREED TO KEEP THE SAME TIME ON THE REG-
ULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS.
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TAX COLLECTOR: COUNCIL INFORMED SECRETARY TO FIND OUT WHAT ARRANGEMENTS
HAD TO BE MADE TO ATTEND CLASSES TO BE CERTIFIED. CITY WILL REIMBURSE
FOR CLASSES & EXPENSES. MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER, SECONDED BY
DANNY WEBB. MOTION CARRIED.
POLICY ON 8th STREET: JIM SPRADLEY AND WILLIAM RUSHING FROM THE SCHOOL
MET WITH THE COUNCEIL TO ASK FOR HELP AND COOPERATION FROM THE CITY
UNTILL THE TIME AN ALTERNATE ROUTE CAN BE PROVIDED. THE SCHOOL BOARD
VOTED TO REMOVE THE GATE ON 8th STREET THAT HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY
LOCKED AND ASK PERMISSION TO USE THIS STREET FOR BUS TRAFFIC. RALPH
BOYER MADE THE MOTION TO COOPERATE WITH THE SCHOOL ON THEIR TRAFFIC
PROBLEM AND HAVE VENNIE SPRADLEY PATROL BOTH 7th & 8th STREETS.
MOTION SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL. MOTION CARRIED.
BOOKEEPING SYSTEM: GRADY SMOTHERMON MADE THE MOTION TO BUY A COMPUTER
TO DO THE BOOKEEPING. SHIRLEY JACKSON, RALPH BOYER AND F.K. MULLENDORE
ARE TO DO THE PURCHASING OF THE EQUIPMENT. MOTION SECONDED BY CHARLES
BELL. MOTION CARRIED.
COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS: JOE GALLEGOS CAME TO THE BOARD ASKING PER-
MISSION TO KEEP HIS TRAILER HOUSES WHERE THEY ARE. BOARD DECIDED
TO LET HIM KEEP THE TRAILERS AS THEY ARE FOR THE PRESENT AND THEY
WILL GIVE HIM A DECISION AT A LATER DATE.
BILL JOHNSON: WANTED THE CITY COUNCIL TO REMOVE THE TRAILERS FROM
THE LOT ADJOINING HIS PROPERTY. HE STATED THE TRAILERS WERE MOVED
IN AFTER THE ORDINANCE WAS MADE RESTRICTING THEM. THE MAYOR IS TO
INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND GET BACK WITH HIM.
PERSONNEL: JOHNNY MORROW ASK FOR A NEW ROOF ON THE OLD WATER BUILD-
ING AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $1,500.00, REPAIR ON THE DOOR AND THE
SEAT RECOVERED ON THE BACKHOE. MOTION MADE TO DO THESE REPAIRS BY
CHARLES BELL, SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB. MOTION CARRIED.
C I T Y ' S LEDGERS: THERE WAS DISCUSSION BY MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ABOUT SOME
APPARENT DISCREPANCIES IN THE CITY'S LEDGERS, BANK DEPOSITS AND THE AUDIT.
MOTION WAS MADE BY DANNY WEBB, SECONDED BY JOHN CHRISTIE TO TAKE ACTION ON THIS
MATTER. MOTION CARRIED. THE MAYOR PRO-TEM & SECRETARY WERE TO BRING THE PRO-
BLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE AUDITOR AND REPORT TO THE COUNCIL AT A LATER DATE.
CITY MARSHALL: RALPH BOYER MADE THE MOTION TO BUY VENNIE' S SHIRTS,
AND PAY HIM FOR WORKING IN THE OFFICE IN THE ABSENCE OF NO
SECRETARY. TAXES WERE TO BE WITHHELD.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION MADE BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN. SECONDED
BY JOHN CHRISTIE. MOTION CARRIED.
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