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8. Mayor Cole opened the public hearing on the Municipal Budget
for.FY 83-84. No one spoke in favor of or opposition
against the proposed budget.
9. Other such matters:
(a) Motion was made by Inman to approve the electric
line extension to the J. L. Wright property for
an estimated cost of $1,763.07. Thomas gave the
second. Voted unan. It was noted that they are
being annexed into the city.
(b) Industrial Development, UDAG grants, and street
-_, signs were discussed.
Motionwas made by Inman to adjourn the meeting. Spindle gave
the second. Voted unan.
Meeting Adjourned.
City Secretary
Mayor
MINUTES: City Council
August 15, 1983
PRESENT: Mayor Ralph Cole, Benny Bridges, Danny Spindle,
--- Freddy Inman, H. W. Thomas and Carolyn Adkins.
OTHERS PRESENT: Lloyd Henderson, Mary Jo Stover, Debbie McGuire,
Mr. & Mrs. David Morrison.
1. The minutes of the previous meeting were approved as printed.
2. Motion was made by Bridges to approve disbursements in the
amount of $12,982.16. Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
3. P4otion was made by Spindle to approve Sanger Electric Capital
Improvements in the amount of $8,564.94. Adkins gave the second.
Voted unan.
4. Mayor Cole explained the calculated formula (Method B) on
page 3 of the amendment and modification of the contract
between Brazos and the City. City staff was advised to correct
the formula to read as follows, and bring back to Council at the
next meeting for action:
(Contract Fee = 60% X (sales of electricity + service fees -
purchased power) - $1.936 X number of Residential + Commercial
Customers)
5. Council gave consideration to the Municipal and Revenue Sharing
Budgets. Salary increases for city employees was discussed.
The following salary scale was approved on a motion by Benny
Bridges. Freddy Inman gave -the second. It was voted unan.
SALARY SCALE - THOMAS SUGGESTION
Present Amount of Projected
Name Salary Increase Salary % Increase
Lloyd 21,844. 1656. 23,500. 7%
Mary Jo 13,076. 2724. 15,800. 20%
Sidney 17,299. 865. 18,164. 5%
Billy 16,523. 826. 17,349. 5%
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Present Amount of Projected
Name Salary Increase Salary % Increase
Benny 16,803. 840. 17,643. 5%
Richard 152292. 764. 16,056. 5%
Paul 14,880. 744. 15,624. 5%
Rose 11,160. 1000. 12,160. 8�
Etta 9,443. 1000. 102443. 10%
Bonnie 8,311. 1000. 9,311. 12%
J. P. 11,320. 1000. 12,320. 8%
Jerry 11,440. 1000. 129440. 8%
Artie 10,692. 1000. 1196929 9%
Carol 79800. 1000. 8,800. 12%
Clarence 81320. 1000. 99320. 12%
Total Increases In Salaries
Increases in Social Security
Total Cost of Increase
16,419.
1,149.
$1715680
Motion was made by Bridges that Lloyd prepare a salary scale
for each position. Adkins gave the second. Voted unan.
The cost figures on the landfill lawsuits were discussed. An
approximate figure of $20,000. has been spent and the suits
are not over. Mayor Cole recommended a .02(� increase in taxes
to (.47(,% per $100). This would help defray the cost of the
Lawsuits.
Thomas made the motion that Council take a record vote to
conduct a public hearing for exceeding the 3% limit as pre-
scribed by state law in order to defray the cost of the Simmons
and Miller lawsuits. Bridges gave the second. Voting for were:
Thomas, Bridges, Spindle, Inman, and Adkins. No votes were
cast in opposition. No absentees. Voted unan.
Final Draft of Budget to be placed on next Council agenda.
6. Motion was made by Thomas to publish the calculation of the
effective tax rate to include the Bank Securities for a total
of $1,114,184. Staff was advised to take the $1,114,184.
out of the budget revenue projections. Bridges gave the second.
Voted unan.
7. Motion was made by Thomas to approve the side lot variance of
12.5' on Lot 20, Block 18, Hampton Addition for Ray Abbott.
Spindle gave the second. Voted unan.
8. Motion was made by Thomas to approve a 10` variance to con-
struct a garage on Lot 1, Blk. 1, Sanger South (101 Southland)
for Richard White. Inman gave the second. Voted unan.
9. David Morrison, employee of the Care Inn in Sanger, lodged a
complaint against Patrolman Paul Earheart and Reserve Officer
Donald Howard of the Sanger Police Department. He stated that
on Wednesday night at approximately 1*00 p.m. the two officers
came to the Care Inn. He stated that no one at the home had
called them in and they should not have been- permitted in
unless called. Nurses in error for opening the door. They
stayed for approximately 12 hours visiting with the night
personnel. Morrison stated that Mary Ridgeway had asked him
what she should do about the policemen. She had been stopped
two weeks ago and Policeman Earheart had taken her license and
did not return them for twenty minutes. She stated she was
afraid of making him mad. He stated he would tell the girls
to find something to do and maybe the officers would leave..
The officers did leave but returned again in about twenty
(20) minutes. Morrison stated that the policemen should be out
performing their duty to the citizens of Sanger not "lollygagging"
with the girls. He went on to say that he had been given a
ticket for running a stop sign which he felt he did not run
because of the car trouble he had been having but that he was
not at the meeting to contest the ticket. He did state he
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felt he was being harrassed by the officers by remarks they
made to him at the Care Inn and when he received the ticket
and also felt they had been following him. He stated he just
wanted to show an unusual pattern of harrassment.
Mayor Cole thanked Morrison for the information and gave him
a name and phone number to call if the patrolmen showed up
again at the Care Inn without reason.
Council was advised that Benny and Sidney had checked this
out and had taken care of the matter with the officers, that
the lady at the home had called the officers in to check for
prowler.
10. Other such matters:
(a) Council agreed to change the first meeting in
September from Monday, September 5 to Tuesday,
September 6 due to Labor Day holiday.
(b) Benny Bridges discussed police activity on the
Interstate with Sidney.
(c) Carolyn Adkins requested Sid to have patrolmen at
elementary school when school starts and see that
citizens do not go up the one-way street the
wrong way.
(d) Bridges requested city manager to start street sign
program.
(e) Mayor Cole advised Council the City had received a
rough draft on the Brazos Contract for 1985.
(f) Lloyd advised Council that Gene Hughes had
resubmitted zoning petition on his proposed
trailer park.
(g) Mosquitos and weed problems discussed.
(h) Council received information on the Lone Star
Gas Conservation Program.
(i) Bridges mentioned low water pressure in Gateway
Addition since large main broke on 5th time back. Lloyd to check to see if valve was left
closed.
Bridges made the motion to adjourn the meeting. Inman gave the
second. Voted unan.
Meeting Adjourned.
City Secretary
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