08/16/1976-CC-Minutes-Regularthe proposed - next to the school,••'•^ • •
qas hesitant pending a satisfactoryoperating -r - Coker,
iterated4cDaniel and Moore were opposed to the site, All Council members
el
that they were in favor of park project,however,
Phe City Manager was instructed to look at other sites and place
this item on - next agenda.
9. Other Matters
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Book-valuesBlue
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ATTEST
Minutes City Council Meeting
August 16, 1976
Presents Mayor Cole, Cooper, Enlow, Coker, McDaniel, Moore, City
Manager, City Attorney, Tax Assessor Collector,
1. Minutes The minutes of the regular meeting of August 2, 1976
were approved as printed.
2. Sanger Electric System Capital Improvements@ It was -moved -by
Cooper and seconded by McDaniel that Sanger Electric System
June capital improvements be approved in the amount of $1,114.92.
Motion carried 5-0.
3. Sewer line construction invoice** The Council had several questions
concerning the contract deadline and voiced concern about the con-
tractor leaving open ditches and messy work areas. The City Manager
said he would instruct the contractor accordingly. It was moved
by Moore and seconded by Cooper to -approve the invo' e in the amount
of $56®759.13. Motion carried 5-0.
Public hearing on the budget: There were no citizens present for
and the Uouncil had - - questions,- discussion was then
• . pending .- o of the ordinances in the following
agenda items,
5. Tax levy ordinanceew After the ordinance was explained by the City
Manager, it was moved by o - a • seconded by McDanielo approve
the following ordinances
ORDINANCE NO, 76�5
APPORTIONING
GUTERNIIENT OF TP, CITT OF SANGER AND PROVIDING FOR THE INTEREST AND
SINKING FUND FOR THE YEAR 1976 AND
SPECIFIC PURPOSE,
Mohan carried 5-0.
�w
ORDINANCE NO. 76-6
Aft •-! •,TAXES LEVIED FOR THE USE AND BENEFIT OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY
Motion carried 5-0®
7. Budget ordinances: It was moved by Coker and seconded by Cooper
to approve the following ordinance adopting the Fiscal year 1976-77
budgete
ORDINANCE NO, 76-7
AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING
SEPTEMBER 19 1976 AND ENDING AUGUST 31, 1977® AND APPROPRIATING
THE VARIOUS AMOUNTS THEREOF.
ordinance left the rates the same
for customers outside the city wo
was • -i by • and i •-•
i' a
• residents but the rates
ald be 200% of those inside, it
•Cooper to approve the following
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
^• — •: ! it — • �s�
necessitateddoubled the rates for customers outside the city. The rate in�
crease was to offset an expected ► L00loss in the
s itation operatjon next fiscal year. It was moved by Enlow and
seconded*by McDaniel to approve the following ordinancet
ORDINANCE N0. 76-9
Attorneythe • proper procedtire. The Uity Attorneys
that letters -a-a to be sent. The Tax • o o • r
marited the City's past efforts to collect taxes, The question
arose as to whether the Council could write some taxes off, and
the City Attorney -• he • • notHe did
advise against trying to collect on delinquent acc
Attorneysome would cost more to collect than they are worth, The City
-• he would check the proper procedures -• is
statingreport back to the Council at the next meeting. The City Manager
was instructed to write a letter to the delinquent taxpayers
if they were not paid the Councila ^rxs _ legal
action.ir recommended getting th- City ' • -approval
of the letter prior to ai
The City Attorney
proposed
i presented - Council
?rovision in the • r i of • aR revert
Dack to the City if Brougham ever vacated the premises. The City
�ttorney said he would make. the necessary changes and report back
to the Councilmeeting,
U. Bids for sanitation truck: The City Manager reviewed the bids
-on the truck. After a short discussion, it was moved by McDaniel
and seconded by Coker to award the cab and chassis bid to Hilz
Ford of Pilot Point for $8,725.45 and the packer body bid to
Davis Truck & Equipment for $7,575.00 for a total award of $16,300,45,
Motion carried 5-0,
l4 Proposed City Park: The Mayor relayed to the Council that Jesse
Coffey had offered to donated 9 acres of land west of the Bucklew-
Freese Addition. This matter was tabled until the City Manager could
come up with cost comparisons between that site and the high school _
site.
13. Proposed fire station: The Mayor stated he had talked to a con-
tractor who would provide a cost estimate after receiving a
rough sketch of the building. It was moved by Cooper and seconded
by McDaniel to go ahead and have an architect Councilman Moore knows
of draw up the plans. Motion carried 5-0,
14. Other matters: Two members of the volunteer fire department were
present to inform the Council that many of the grass fires along
the railroad were deliberately set by flares, and the fire depart-
ment was becoming discouraged and losing participation. The City
Manager was instructed to check with the Sheriff's Office on pos-
sible legal recourse, and to write the Railroad an official letter
of complaint. In a related matter, the City Manager was authorized
to spend funds in order to prepare the tanker truck for firefighting
operation,
fiKL�`i7
ATTEST
Minutes: City Council Meeting
September 7, 19?6
Present: Mayor Cole, Cooper, Enlow, Coker, McDaniel, Moire, City
Manager, City Attorney.
1. The minutes of the regular meeting of August 16, 1976 were
approved as printed.
2. Disbursements: After several questions for the City Manger it
was moved by McDaniel and seconded by Moore to approve September
disbursements in the amount of $13,006.13, Motion carried 5-0.
3, Appeal by J.W. Bucklew: Mr & Mrs J.W. Bucklew were present to
appeal the junk vehicle and zoning ordinances violation letter
sent by the City Manager. The City Manager explained the appli-
cable sections of the ordinances and his reasons for sending
the letter, Mr. Bucklew asked exactly what was in violation
and the Mayor stated somecouncil members would inspect the prey-_
mises and write Mi. Bucklew a letter stating what is to be re-
moved,
4. Delinquent taxes and other legal matters: The City Manager re-
viewed the progress to date on collecting the delinquent property
taxes, The City Attorney suggested following up with another
letter stating a deadline. The City Manager and City Attorney
were directed to draft the letter. The City Attorney advised
that there was a four year statute of limitations on personal
property tax and recommended striking -form the rolls all personal
taxes older than four years,
The City Attorney stated he had reservations about including a
reversion clause in the ordinance quitclaiming the right-of-way