06/26/1976-CC-Minutes-Work Sessionf
Mayorfl
ATTEST®
Minutes: City Council Study Session
June 26, 1976
Present: Mayor Cole, Cooper, Enlow, Coker, McDaniel, Moore, City
Administrator
1. Five-year capital improvement program: The City Administrator
presented the list of projects under consideration and summarized
each one. He asked the Council if there were any projects they
wished to add. He then asked the Council to assign priorities
breaking them down as to being urgent, needed, or desirable®
Although not all members agreed, the following list represents
the priorities tentatively assigned the projects®
(a) Urgent - Conduct sewer infiltration study and correct
deficiencies.
(b) Needed - Electrical system improvements; construct
250,000 gallon elevated storage tank; construct 10" water line
from elevated tank, replace miscellaneous sections on 27 water
line with 6" water line, develop new city park, purchase new fire
truck to replace 1948 Chevrolet, street assessment paving pro-
gram, drainage improvements.
(c) Desirable - Construct sewer lines from 5th & Wayne to
treatment plant, construct sewer line from Sanger South to new
southside lift station, install flow recorder at sewage treatment
plant.
The City Administrator stated he would get cost estimates for
these projects and have Dan Almon work up a financial plan for
any needed bond issues.
2. Proposed fiscal yeah 76-77 budget: The City Administrator pre-
sented a summary of the proposed fiscal year 76-77 budget. He
outlined in more detail a proposed equipment replacement fund to
amortize the replacement cost of all city vehicles. The Council
concurred with this program. He also went into detail on possible
pay raises and fringe benefits programs for the employees. He
summarized a longevity pay plan and a retirement system, and Coker
explained a:proposed health insurance program. The Council dis-
cussed the costs associated with each program. The Council de-
ferred action on this and other items in the budget for further
study, and directed the City Administrator to place this item on
the agenda for the July 19, 1976 regular Council meeting.
3. Sanger Electric System: Discussion of this item was deferred
until another study session.
G. Council policy on variance: The Council discussed setting a
policy of allowing only one variance to each builder I..n Sanger
unless that variance is requested prior to any construction. The
City Administrator was directed to write a letter to all the
builders explaining this policy. The Council also asked the City
Administrator to prepare a book outlining all the policies the
Council has set in the past®
5. Planning and Zoning Commission: The City Administrator stated
that June 30th was the date for P & Z Commission appointments and
there was currently one vacancy on the Commission formerly occu-
pied by the Mayor. After di.scassin various methods for initiating
the recently passed P & Z Ordinance and appointing new members,
the Council decided to let all terms expire on June 30th and to
consider seven appointments at the next regular Council meeting
July 6, 1976.
6. The proposed fire station was discussed briefly and the City Ad-
ministrator was directed to place it on the July 6th regular
meeting agenda,
7. Councilman Coker brought up the subject of the City Attorney
stating that sometime in the future he would bring up the possibi-
lity of changing attorneys. Coker had previously requested the
City Administrator to present him a written summary of the ser-
vices the City Attorney had provided over the past year. The
Mayor read the results of that assessment stating that the main
problem is contacting the Attorney and getting '_rim to respond
in a timely manner.
8. The Council decided to have another study session in August.
items to discuss at that time will be proposed building and
plumbing codes and the Sanger Electric System discussion deferred
from this meeting.
Meeting adjourned at 2:�5 p.m.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Minutes* City Council Meeting
July 6, 1976
Present: Mayor Cole, Cooper, En1ow, Coker, McDaniel, �Yioore, City
Manager
1. The minutes of the regular meeting of June 21, 1976 and the study
session of June 26, 1976 were approved.
2. Disbursements: After questions concerning various items, it was
moved by Enlow and seconded by Cooper to approve July disburse-
ments in the amount of $12, 563.34, Motion carried 5-0.
3. Utility Bond Construction Fund invoices: The City Manager stated
that the invoices under consideration. covered all engineering
and financial services with the exception of about $6,000 more
for surveying. it was moved by Coker and seconded by Moore to
pay these invoices in the amount of $27,6ol.31. Motion carried
5-0.
LL
. Planning and Zoning Commission appointments: Coker and Cooper
presented a list of eight names for consideration. The discussion
centered around now many new members of appoint. Tree '�ayor stated
for continuity he felt seven new members should not be appointed.
After checking with the prospective appointees as to their will-
ingness to serve, it was moved by Coker and seconded by Cooper to
appoint the following people: Alvin Brown, Jack_ Armstrong,
Cecil Snellgrove, John Cundiff, Norman Cook, Willard Bounds and
Carl Ray Higgs. MoTo
tion carried 5-0. The City Manager stated he
would call a meeting of the Commission in July for the purpose
of drawing for places and electing a Chairman.
5. City Manager Ordinances The Mayor stated that he was not in
favor of passing the proposed ordinance as there were certain
powers granted he felt gave the Gity P�anager too much autonomy
and, in effect, changed the form of government. Several members
of the Council agreed. The Mayor stated an ordinance was not
needed and recommended officially creating the position of City