11/19/2007-CC-Minutes-Work SessionMINUTES: City Council Workshop
November 19, 2007
PRESENT: Mayor Joe Higgs, Councilman Thomas Muir, Councilman Mike Walker,
Councilman Robert Patton, Councilman Glenn Ervin, Councilman Andy
Garza
OTHERS
PRESENT: City Manager Mike Brice, City Secretary/Asst. City Manager Rose Chavez,
Economic Development Director Cecile Carson
1. Call Meeting to Order.
Mayor called meeting to order 6:03 p.m.
2. Discussion of Changes to the City of Sanger Employee Manual.
City Manager, Mike Brice, addressed the Council with the proposed changes to the
Employee Manual. He gave a general overview of the changes. Currently, any
changes or corrections require that it be done by ordinance. City Manager
indicated that he would like the ordinance to be amended to allow the City
Manager to amend the document with notification to the Council of the changes.
City Manager advised that the document would be forwarded to the City
Attorney for review and recommendation; He could possibly have the
document to the Council by the first or second meeting in December for
approval.
Lengthy discussion followed concerning the changes. Education and tuition
reimbursement was an item that the City Manager and Council reviewed in length.
-3. Discussion of the Ten Year Capital Improvement Plan.
City Manager presented the Council with a Proposed Ten Year Capital
Improvement Plan. City Manager advised Council that these projects were
identified by staff as needed over the next ten years. He asked the Council to look
at the plan and if other projects are needed he will add them to the list.
City Manager asked Council to rate each improvement in the order of importance.
Brief discussion on some of the projects. City Manager asked Council ifthey could
try to get their lists to him by the next Council meeting.
4. Questions From the Council.
There were not any questions to address.
5. Mayor adjourned the meeting.
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