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Mayor Armstrong also advised Rose Shuffield that Council was
in agreement with her, that her duties as Court Clerk be
given to one of the girls in the office, since she will be
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taking new added responsibilities.
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MINUTES: City Council Meeting (TapE.d)
January 5, 1987
MEMBERS
PRESENT: Mayor Nel Armstrong, Carolyn Adkins, Wendall-Thomas
Jerry Jenkins, Danny Spindle, Freddy Inman
OTHERS
PRESENT: Carroll McNeill, Nelva Higgs, Steve Shutt
Rose Shuffield
1. Meeting was called to order. Mayor- Armstrong gave the invocation
and led the pledge to the flag.
2. Minutes of -.the last council meeting_.(December 15, 1986 and
December 22, 1986) were approved. ,
3. Mayor Armstrong asked if anyone had any questions on
disbursements
Item 414 was questioned, Mesquite Sharpening, 9 chainsaws.
Item 0 was also ques u oneda Shaw Fgtzipment Co. $6709.24
Mayor Armstrong asked if we had bid tn.e job. The City Manager
replied that it was not.
Mayor Armstrong stated that we had to be cautious about
paying for jobs over $5,000.00 without getting bids.
Discussion followed.
City Secretary was asked to check t=he minutes prior to April
1984 to fins] out when the particular equipment was purchased.
Jerry Jenkins made the motion and Wendall Thomas seconded it.
Citizen -Input - none
D.
Item 95 - Discussion to name Steve Shutt to Chair the Utility
Team for the Sanger Industrial Team and NeT Armstrong to
chair the tax team.
6. Discussion and action. was taken to approve 1987 Holiday season.
The following Holidays were approved:
New Year's Day Thursday, Jan 1, 1987
Martin Luther King Day Monday, Jan 19, 1987
Good Friday Friday, April 17, 1987
Memorial Day Monday, May 25, 1987
Independence Day Friday, July 3, 1987
(July 4th - Sat.)
Labor Day Monday, Sept %, 1987
Thanksgiving Day Thursday, Nov 26, 1987
Extra Holiday Friday, Nov 27, 1987
Christmas Eve Thursday, Dec 24, 1987
Christmas Day Friday, Dec 25, 1987
Motion was made by -Jerry Jenkins and seconded by Carolyn
Adkins. Wendall Thomas abstaining.,
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7. Consider work order for change on Hillcrest Drive. Mayor
Armstrong stated she had advised the City Manager that -he
needed -Council action to approve work order change on -a
contract and he did not have the authority to do that
unless Council had acted on the matter.
Discussion followed.
Motion was made to approve the change on the work order.
Freddy Inman made the motion and Wendall Thomas Seconded
the motion.
8. Council adopted the resolution regarding the contract
between Texas Department of Community Affairs and the
City of Sanger.
Mayor Armstrong advised that. this was just a formality.
that the City of Sanger had to comply with Texas Department
of Community Affairs. concerning $5,000.00 that has been
appropriated into the budget. Mayor Armstrong advised
that all Council would have to do was approve and adopt
the resolution.
Gerald Jenkins made the motion and was seconded by Danny
Spindle
9 . he City Manager adti-ised t;oUncil that each: o�z of the = -
c ounc i l members -and the mayor had to complete and file a
report of the campaign 'before January 15, 19877.
10. Other Such Matters:
a. Gerald Jenkins asked if there was a reason',they did not
get Sanger F,lectric monthly reports, and Mayor Armstrong
stated she received hers.
b. Wendall Thomas asked about the salary for the Sewer
Department. He stated that the records indicated
that 25% of the budget was.snen.t but that the department
showed that 3 2 ; of 'the Budget TAas spent on salaries. The
City Secretary was asked to check on this matter.
c. Carolyn Adkins stated that the City had budgeted for an
additional employee and asked why we could not follow
up on the matter. Gerald Jenkins asked the City
Secretary what the status was in the office.
City Secretary advised the council of the need of an
additional employee and advised of how the office girls
had been working late at night and two of the girls
Robin Parker and Debbie Longoria had worked the
previous weekend to get the bills balanced and
taxes receipted.
The City Secretary asked if it would be possible to
hire the needed employee on a temporary basis and
when the computers were purchased a decision would be
made as to whether the extra employee would still be
needed.
Discussions followed.
Mayor Armstrong stated she had no objections for the
need to hire an extra employee.
Council advised Rose Shuffield to hire someone to
assist in the office.
d. Mayor Armstrong advised that it was not in the agenda tc
take action for the City reappointment of the City Judge,
however she talked to Judge Coker and because of the
state law he could not accept the position.
The item was asked to be put on the next council agenda.