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Home My WebLink About1988-08-24 Special Meeting � , Y S f AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 , 1988 AT 7: 30 P.M. GRAPEVINE CONVENTION CENTER CHENIN BLANC I AND II 1209 SOUTH MAIN STREET CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION: Council Member Jim Glynn WORKSHOP 1 . City Council to conduct a workshop session relative to the 1988-89 proposed budget and take any necessary action. MISCELLANEOUS REPORTS AND/OR DISCUSSION ADJOURNMENT } IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17 , V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 19TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1988 AT 5 : 00 P.M. City Secretary F' � i � r ; e i l: EMERGENCY AGENDA CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24 , 1988 AT 7 : 30 P.M. GRAPEVINE CONVENTION CENTER CHENIN BLANC I AND II 1209 SOUTH MAIN STREET # THIS EMERGENCY AGENDA WAS PREPARED FOR THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND GENERAL WELFARE DUE TO THE NECESSITY OF OBTAINING REPLACEMENT FOR THE CITY MANAGER'S POSITION BY NOVEMBER 1 , 1988 . 2. City Council to consider approval of the minutes of the August 23 , 1988 Special City Council meeting as published and take any necessary action. ,_ 3 . City Council to discuss and make necessary decisions relative to the selection process, advertisement and � recruitment process for the City Manager' s position. IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 6252-17, V.A.T.C.S. , AS AMENDED BY CHAPTER 227 , ACTS OF THE 61ST LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION, THE ' SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING EMERGENCY AGENDA WAS PREPARED AND POSTED ON THIS THE 24TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1988 AT 3 : 45 P.M. � s � . � it Secretary " } � � � {. €: i `'s � j F � I ' } :j V STATE OF TEXAS ; COUN2'Y OF TARF2AN"I' , CITY OF C�'2APEVINE � ! The City Council of the Ci�y of Grapevine, T�as met zn Special Session on this E the 24th da of Au st 19$8 at 7• 0 .3 .m. in Chenin Blanc , I and II I Y � P of the f Gragevine Canvention Center, 1209 Sou�h Main �treet, w:ith the following � m�:mb�rs present to-wit: ' Wil2iam D. Tate Mayar ' � I Tec� R. Ware Mayor Pro Tem j Jim Glynn Cauncil M�.mber � Sharron Spencer Council Mp.mb�r � C. Shane Wilk�ariks Cauncil N�er , i Lynn R. Niedermeier Council �r Gil Traverse Council M,��r i constitu�ing a quonun, with the following members of the City Staff: ; Der�nis E. Dawson City Manager Kelvin Knauf Assistant City Manager Linda Huff Cit�r Secretary Ralph Seeley Finance Directar Bob Needs Budget Analyst ('„p,T T, TO ORDER � The tar�rk�hop session was called to order at 7.35 p.m. by Mayor Tate. i INVtX'.ATION I , ' Council Mlemb�r Jim Glynn delivered the Invocation. � I'I�I l. WORKSF�}P, PRC}POSED 19$$-89 BTJDC�?1I` Review o� the FY89 budget cantinued with discussion af the propased revenues : and exp�nditures of the Convention and Visitors Bureau Fund. There was a brief discussion of the telemarketing pragram and the festivals planned for the caning year. Mr. Jim Swann, 101$ Riverside, upda�.ed the Cauncil on the forming of the Lake Grapevine Art.� Council. Con�inuing review of the FY89 budget, Council briefly discussed the Capita.l Projects Fand, Insurance Fund, Firemar�'s Relief & Retirem�nt Fund, and Appenclix A. Council requested that certain items discussec� during fihe budge� workshaps be calculated in the F'Y89 budget e��enditures. Mr. Jim Swann com�lin�nted Sta£f on the budget presentatian, He also noted Stafflcitizen ceHrmunications could improve through membership in Iocal ; organizations, good purchasing me�hods are being utilized, he likes the concept of the Equi�,nt Reserve Ft�nd, street lights should be considered a� Sta�e Highway 114 and State Highway 26, and he stated Ci�.y taxes are a small par�.ian af property t�es paid. ; Fur�her c�nsideratian of �t-ie proposed budget by Council w�auld be during the public hearing scheduled for September b, 1988. � k I Mayar Pro Tem Ware made a mation the �nergency agenda item.s be cansidered for the preserva�ion of health, safety, and general welfare due to the necessity ' of abtai.ning repl.aceme�t far fhe Ci�y Manager`s positi.on by November I, 1988. ! Council Memb�.=x Traverse offered a second to the motion which prevailed as follc�ws: � E t Aye�: Tate, Ware, Glynn, Spencer, Wilba.nks, Niedermeier, & Traverse ; Naysz None ` k � � i: e i s � � 08/24/88 ITF�'! 2. CONSIDERATION OF Tf� MINU'I�S City Secretary reconanended approval of the minutes form the August 23, 1988 Special City Council meeting as published. Council Men�r Niedermeier stated Item 2 Executive Session discussion of the severance package should be amended to read "Six months severance pay with existing benefits." Council Member Spencer stated the minutes should also be amended to reflect that Council NlPSnber Niedermeier made the motion to adjourn the August 23, 1988 meeting. Following brief discussion, Council Member Spencer made a motion to approve the minutes as amended. The motion was seconded by Council Nlember Traverse and ' prevailed by the following vote: Ayes: Tate, Ware, Glynn, Spencer, Wilbanks, Niedermeier, & Traverse Nays: None ITEM 3. DISCUSS II�'1PIAYMENT PROCESS FOR CITY MANAGER POSITION Mayor Tate announced the Council �uld consider the selection process, advertise.m�ent and recruitinent process for the City Manager's position. Council deliberation ensued with c�nts that a professional search firm (Korn/Ferry) was used during the last hiring process. Council concensus was that a professional firm should be utilized again to screen and evaluate applicants prior to their being intervietaed by the Council. It was determined that a Council Personnel Conmittee would be formed to establish the goals and objectives to be presented to the search firm. The responding firms would be interviewed by the Personnel Conmittee. The Comnittee's recomnendation would then go before Council for appointment of the professional search firm. Mayor Tate reco�nended Council Member Wilbanks be appointed Chairman of the Personnel Comnittee, and it was the concensus of Council that Council Nlesnber Spencer, Council Me.mber Traverse, and Assistant City Manager Kelvin Knauf also ` serve on the cananittee. ; ADJOURI��NT There being no further business to be discussed by the City Council, Mayor Pro Tem Ware offered a motion to adjourn the meeting at 10:30 p.m. Council Member Wilbanks seconded the motion which prevailed by the follawi.ng vote: ' Ayes: Tate, Ware, Glynn, Spencer, Wilbanks, Niedermeier, & Traverse Nays: None PASSID AND APPROVED BY THE CITY OOUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS on this the 6� day of SePt�nber . 1988. APPROVED: �;.. � Mayor ATTEST: City Secre (2)