HomeMy WebLinkAbout07/30/1979 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ON THE
CITY OF THE COLONY HELD ON
JULY 30, 1979
A SPECIAL SESSION of the City Council was held at City Hall
with the following members present:
Richard Turner Mayor
William Longo Councilman
Linda A, Adams Councilman
Sandra Shearer Councilman
Gary Shipman Councilman
Chris Fabian Councilman
and with no members absent; thus a quorum was established.
1. EXECUTIVE SESSION DEALING WITH PERSONNEL
Mayor Turner announced that the City Council would now meet
in Executive Session dealing with Personnel as authorized
by Article 6252-17, Section 2, VACSo
2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon reconvening in Open Session Mayor Turner asked for a motion
to approve the minutes. Councilman Adams moved that the minutes
of meeting held on July 9, July 16, and July 23, 1979 be approv-
ed. The motion was seconded by Councilman Shipman. Prior to
voting Councilman Shearer noted in the minutes of July 16, Agenda
item two, that Mr. Gene Pollard and Mr. Clint Davis were not
in attendance to receive their plaques. It was noted and the
motion was passed by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: All members present voted aye
Noes: None
3. CONSIDERATION OF SECOND READING OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE
Ab~NDING THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE.
Mayor Turner read the following caption:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, AMENDING
THE COMPREHENSIVE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY
SO AS TO CHANGE THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN TO "I" IN-
DUSTRIAL DISTRICT CLASSIFICATION; PROVIDING FOR SPECIAL
CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR THE AMENDMEN% OF THE ZONING-
DISTRICT MAP; PROVIDING FOR A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED
THE SUM OF TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
Councilman Fabian moved to approve the second reading Ordinance
as corrected on first reading amending the City's Comprehensive
Zoning Ordinance. Seconded by Councilman Shearer, the motion
was passed by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: All members present voted aye
Noes: None
4. REVIEW AND STUDY OF THE PROPOSED MUNICIPAL BUDGET FY 1978-79.
There followed a lengthy review and study of the budget for the
fiscal year 1979/80 as presented by the City Manager. They re-
viewed in detail the proposed expenditures in the Police Depart-
ment and in the Fire Department. Regarding personnel, the Council
discussed hiring two professional Firemen/Emergency Medical Tech-
nicians and agreed to eliminate one Sargeant position and the
hiring of an additional Police Officer. At this time, the Council
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determined that a 21.83¢ tax rate was needed for operations;
a 4.5¢ tax rate was needed for debt service; and a 2.5¢ tax
rate was needed for the contingency reserve. This is an appro-
ximate tax rate of 28.83¢ or a $5.34 average increase per house-
hold each month.
There being no further action to be taken at the Council, Council-
man Fabian moved to adjourn. Seconded by Councilman Shipman,
the motion was passed by the following vote:
Ayes: All members present voted aye
Noes: None
Mayor Turner adjourned the meeting at 11:25 p.m.
ATTEST:
[~e Carroll
· Secretary