08/06/2001-CC-Minutes-Work SessionMINUTES: CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP
AUGUST 6, 2001
PRES5ENTe. Mayor Tommy Kincaid, Councilman Jimmy Evans, Councilman Andy Garza,
Councilman Glenn Ervin, Councilman Craig Waggoner, Councilman Joe Higgs
OTHERS
PRE!IIENT: City Manager Jack Smith, City Secretary/Assistant City Manager Rose Chavez,
Administrative Assistant Samantha Renz, Electric Superintendent Mike Prater,
Water/Wastewater Superintendent Eddie Branham
1. Mayor called meeting to order.
2. Budget Workshop.
City Manager indicated they made some corrections to the budget and the one they
received tonight is the corrected one.
Jimmy Evans asked if they could take $24,000 from the GF and move it to the streets.
City Manager indicated they could if Council directed them to do so.
Mayor asked what a one cent increase would do on the taxes.
City Manager indicated it would be $14,000 per year increase.
Discussed the tax rate and the roll back rate, which is .51121.
Discussed Miscellaneous income in the Enterprise Fund.
Discussed the Animal Control budget, it increased because a person was moved into
animal control full time.
Discussed streets and parks.
Discussed the Swimming Pool.
Councilman Higgs indicted he felt that the streets and parks departments should be
split.
Discussion regarding the salaries and why there is more in parks than streets.
' City Secretary i�idicated it was due to the comp rate being lower for parks than streets.
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Continued discussion on streets and parks.
Discussed possibly addling more people to the parks department.
The problems with the limbs was discussed.
Mike Prater indicated he contracted a chipping crew for seven weeks for $14,000,00,
Council agreed this was a reasonable solution, and agreed to add contractual services
for this to the budget in streets. This would eliminate the need for added personnel.
City Manager indicated on Ambulance Services they are waiting on Denton County to
get with them on the cast.
3. Meeting Adjourned.
ayo r/IIommy Kincaid
Rosalie Chavez, City S