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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-08-26 Special Meeting �. , _� CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS AGENDA SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1975 AT 7:00 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 413 MAIN STREET I. CALL TO ORDER II. INVOCATION - COUNCILMAN OLIVER III. CITIZENS REQUESTS AND/OR MISC. REPORTS AND DISCUSSIONS A. IV. BUDGET WORKSHOP A. City Council to conduct Budget Workshop II on the 1975-76 budget. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227, ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 21ST DAY OF AUGUST, 1975, AT 2:30 P.M. ��f�,���-� CITY SECRETARY � � � � J � ; ; �. i � F STATE OF TEXAS X � COUNTY OF TARRANT X � ; CITY OF GRAPEVINE X ' The City Council of the City of Grapevine, Texas convened in special session at 7:45 P.M. on this the 26th day of � August, 1975 with the following members present, to-wit: � William D. Tate Mayor � Thelma Conine Councilwoman � Doil Dalton Councilman � - Bob Murphy Councilman F; C. L. Oliver Councilman � ' Willis Pirkle Councilman � Charles Dunn Councilman � f € constituting a quorum, with ; � Floy Ezell City Manager Jim Hancock Assistant City Manager Kenneth Pritt City Secretary � Mayor Tate called the meeting to order. �, I € The invocation was given by Councilman Oliver. a � Mayor Tate stated that this meeting was called in order � to hold the second workshop on the 1975-76 Budget. Mayor i Tate then turned the presentation over to the City Manager. The City Manager stated that the Utility Fund would be i ; presented. A brief summary of the Income for the Utility Fund was given. The City Manager stated that a lesser amount of water sales had been taken in this year because � of the wet season and he had decreased that projection for the 1975-76 year. He then stated that a projected e increase had been made in sewer sales for the next year. °' Most other areas had projected decreases over the 1974-75 = Budget: water tap charges, sewer tap charges, interest ; received, contributions from Municipal Tax, and pro-rata. � The City Manager then stated that all of the revenue shar- ing money had been placed in the Utility Fund and will be used to construct a raw water pumping station below the dam. � A total income of $599, 931.00 was proposed for the 1975-76 ' Budget. The City Manager then detailed the Utility Fund � i Expenditures for the Council. The major changes in the �: proposed budget over the 1974-75 Budget were in the follow- ing areas: Personnel Services - a cutback to 15 men and f: 12 clerks; construction of maintenance building - $20, 000 � i is proposed, $25, 000 was budgeted in the 1974-75 Budget; �, equipment - no monies were budgeted because of an existing ;' $12, 000 in reserve for replacement account. Total pro- ;' { jected Expenditures for the 1975-76 Utility Fund were given in the amount of $594,400.00. The City Manager then f��k stated that the total 1975-76 Budget was a $200, 000 in- � , � crease over the present budget, the total 1975-76 pro- f; � posed budget being $2, 191, 545.00. The City Manager then ' stated that the proposed budget was complete and that he �` could answer questions from the Council. Mayor Tate � stated that a discussion of the proposed 1975-76 Budget � j was in order. Councilman Pirkle stated that he had some � ; questions about some of the proposed expenditures in the ; General Fund. He then stated that he felt the request for j � two additional employees in the Police Department (one f 'I € � � � ' � r-:- � t & � � � detective and one clerk) should be taken out of the budget. � He further stated that the national average for policemen � per capita was one policeman to every 800 to 1000 popula- tion; the City of Grapevine has one policeman per every 500 to 500 population. There was then a lengthy discussion about the Police Department - its personnel and its equip- � ment. Mayor Tate stated that he believed another detective � may indeed be needed in the department. He then charged the City Manager with restructuring the job classifications � within that department to adequately meet their needs. ; Councilman Pirkle then stated that he felt the request �: ; � for two additional employees in the Parks and Recreation � Department should be cut back. There was then a short � discussion of the Parks and Recreation Department and � their personnel needs. It was finally decided to cut the request from two additional persons to one. The City � Manager then stated that an increase of $100.00 per month � had been given to the Municipal Court Judge. Mayor Tate � stated that he felt that the duties of the Judge were in- � creasing and that he was being called out to arraign more � prisoners. Mayor Tate then stated that after talking to � the Judge, a $200.00 per month increase was more in line. The City Manager explained that the Judge was presently � € making $600.00 per month. It was the general consensus � of the Council that an increase was warranted. The City Manager then stated that a date for a public hearing should � be set. A date was then set for the 16th of September, 1975. g � There being no further business, Councilman Dunn made a � motion to adjourn the meeting. Councilman Pirkle seconded � the motion and all present voted aye. The meeting was � adjourned at 8:40 P.M. � � { � F � PASSED AND APPROVED this the N day of S��TCrtii�E�Z , � 1975. � � � € MAYOR ATTEST: '" � � t CIT SECRETARY � � � � � . � r �