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08/15/1983-CC-Minutes-Regular187 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% zit 188 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 189 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 yor