08/12/1997-CC-Minutes-Work SessionIVIINUTES: City Council Workshop
August 12, 1997
PRESENT: Mayor John Coker, Councilwoman Alice Madden, Councilman Jimmy
Frazier, Councilman Mike James
ABSENT: Councilman Tammy Kincaid, Councilman Jerry Jenkins
OTHERS
PRESENT: City Administrator Larry Keesler, City Secretary Rosalie Chavez, Street and
Parks Superintendent Chuck Tucker
1. Mayor Coker Called the Meeting to Order.
?.. Discuss Fiscal Year Budget 1997-1998
Street and Parks Superintendent Chuck Tucker proceeded to address his budget for
the following departments:
Streets
Parks
Community Center
Swimming Pool
Council did discuss a need for certain capital equipment in the Street Department's
budget. Yssue focused on was lease/purchase on a roller and a dump truck.
Mayor Coker asked Chuck to check on the cost to lease a maintainer.
Council proceeded to focus on the rest of his departments.
City Secretary Rosalie Chavez basically addressed the budget for Administration
and Data Processing/LTtility Billing.
Line items expense that indicated a significant increase was the insurance for the
City's general liability, errors c& omission, and auto fleet. City Secretary did
indicated she had budgeted 10% increase based on TML's estimates with an
additional $3,600 to cover insurance deductibles ($2,500) for losses. Last year there
were two claims and the City had to pay the deductibles. The other issue addressed
was the new telephone system. City Secretary explained the problems staff and
employees are experiencing with the current phone system. Data Processing --
discussed was the line item expenses with an emphasis on a new computer system,
at a cost of $60,000 (lease purchase $12,000 per year). City Secretary did indicate
this was City Administrator's quote since had market the system. City Secretary
advised she had not seen the system on line or seen the operation of the software.
City Secretary proceeded to discuss salary adjustment in her departments. City
Secretary emphasized that the City has no incentive plan in regards to an increase
in salary. If an employee is evaluated year after year there is not in incentive there
for the employee.
City Secretary advised the cost of living is excellent to employees who make more.
an example was given as to indicate that cost of living is excellent ,however, it is a
scale that is not balanced to those employees who make less.
Discussed.
J. Adjourned.
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