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Home My WebLink About1976-09-14 Workshop� CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AGENDA SPECIAL CTTY COUNCIL MEE'T'ING SEPTEMBER 14, 1976 AT 7: 30 P.M. � CONFERENCE R40M - 413 MAIN STREET � � � � I . CALL TC} ORDER II. INV4CATZQN: Cauncilman Oliver III. City Council to hald a warkshap session an the 1976-77 Budget and study the propased utility ordinance relating thereta. TV. ADJ{3U�tNMENT i i IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17r V.A.T.C.S. i AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61.ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY Ct3UNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POS2'ED � ON THIS THE lOTH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1976 AT 8:45 A.M. � CIT SECRET RY � �. � � � :� � � STATE OF TEXAS � I COUNTY OF TARRANT � CITY OF GRAPEVINE � �' The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas convened in a workshop council session this the 14th day of September, � 1976 with the following members present to-wit: ; , �: William D. Tate Mayor Doil Dalton Mayor Pro-tem Charles Gideon ) David Florence ) Councilmen Larry Oliver ) Charles Dunn ) � constituting a quorum with Councilman Willis Pirkle absent, with Floy T. Ezell City Manager � James L. Hancock Assistant City Manager Shirley Armstrong City Secretary P with John F. Boyle, Jr. , City Attorney absent. ; P F Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. � � The Invocation was given by Councilman Oliver. The only order of business for the special meeting was for ` the City Council to hold a workshop session on the 1976-77 � Budget and study the proposed utility ordinance relating thereto. � � �: The City Manager then presented the proposed budget for 1976-77. � He explained the estimate of ad valorem tax revenue and proposed � distribution of tasc collection. Mayor Tate commented that the � debt service rate of $.04 was extremely low. The City Manager � then outlined the proposed general fund revenues and the estimated � revenues and expenditures of the debt service fund. There was � little discussion. �; The City Manager then explained in detail the proposed budget of each depar�ment. In regard to the Police Department, the City Manager pointed out that the proposed budget was decreased from 31% of the total budget to 27%. Councilman Dunn asked if the possibility of purchasing smaller police vehicles had been � � considered. The City Manager explained that other cities using E i smaller cars had been contacted and that there did not seem to � � be a great advantage to the smaller cars. � The City Manager explained that there was an increase in the � Fire Department budget over the preceeding year because of the salary increases. He commented that a survey of surrounding � communities had revealed that our firemen�s salaries were some- � what lower than any other in the area. He further explained �' that $30,000 had been set aside this year to add to the savings � � for the purchase of a ladder truck. Councilman Dalton asked � what kind of equipment was going to be purchased by the Street � Department. The City Manager explained that a dump truck, a water truck, and two way radios were included in the proposed �` , budget. k � w The City Manager pointed out that there was a slight increase in the proposed sanitation budget because of the planned purchase of a new chipper machine. 1 It was pointed out that there was a small increase in the proposed library budget over that of last year because of the planned pur- � chase of some audio visual equipment. Councilman Dalton commented � that he felt the janitorial ser�►ice seemed too high. #: z � � � � � � � � � The City Manager explained that the increase in the Revenue � Department was due to the transfer of some employees from � the Police Department to the Revenue Department. , � The City Manager commented that because of an increase in � the cost of chemicals and because the parks department would p now be charged for the amount of water used there was an in- � crease in the proposed budget for that department. � � In reviewing the F'inance Department proposed budget, Finance Director Kenneth Pritt explained the necessity to change from the present computer system to the new Xerox system. He � commented that the capabilities under the new system would be � virtually unlimited. He explained that the terminal could be � purchased for approximately $5300 with a monthly service cost • � for the system of $1075. He added that the City could consider the lease purchase plan in which they would have � six months to apply 60% of the payments toward the original � cost of the terminal. There would be an additional monthly ; service cost of $190 under the lease-purchase plan. There � was no discussion against the proposed Xerox system. It was � generally agreed that the most economical route would be to purchase the terminal and pay the monthly service fee of $1075. � The City Manager then explained the Utility Fund estimated � revenues and expenditures. There was little discussion. The � City Manager pointed out that the total proposed budget for the 1976-77 year was $2,311,652.00. � � The City Manager then explained the estimated revenues and ex- � penditures for the hotel occupaney tax fund and the firemen�s � relief and retirement fund. � Councilman Dunn and Oliver expressed concern that there were no salary increases proposed for city employees other than merit � raises. Mayor Tate suggested that some of the capital improve- g; ment funds be cut slightly in an attempt to grant at least a �`" � 3% cost of living salary increase. 3 Mr. Joe Lipscomb, Building Inspector then explained in detail the proposed utility ordinance. There was little discussion. � No action was taken. �� There being no further business to come before the council, Councilman Dunn made a motion to adjourn. The motion was � seconded by Councilman Rlorence and all present voted aye. � � � � � PASSED AND APPROVED this the __�'�� day of , 1976 I � �,:� � � Mayor j ATTEST: � i , City ecret y