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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06/13/1984 City Council MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS HELD ON JUNE 13, 1984 A SPECIAL SESSION of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with the following members present: Larry D. Sample Mayor Helen Gray Councilman Charles Dodds Councilman Marlene Poole Councilman and with Councilmen Amick and Long absent; however, a quorum was established. 1. CLOSED DOOR SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY ARTICLE 6252-17 OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES REGARDING PERSONNEL Mayor Sample announced the Council would reconvene in open session after this agenda item. When Mayor Sample reconvened in Open Session, he announced the Council would address an Emergency Agenda item that was posted at 9:20 a.m. this morning. It being as follows: CONSIDERATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF RESIGNATION OF SCOTT NORTH FROM THE CITY COUNCIL Councilman Poole moved to accept Mr. North's resignation. Seconded by Councilman Gray, the motion passed with the following roll call vote: Ayes: All members present voted aye Noes: None Mayor Sample then continued with the regular agenda items as follow: 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Sample stated that the Council had before them the minutes from the May 21st, June 4th on site and June 4th regular meeting as well as the June 10th meeting. Councilman Dodds moved to approve the minutes from all four meetings as presented. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion passed with a unanimous vote. 3. REVIEW PROPOSED 1984/85 POLICE DEPARTMENT BUDGET Following a lengthy discussion, Mayor Sample advised the City Manager to get together with all departments heads to review and refine their budget proposals and then bring bring a reasonable budget back to the Council for its review and approval. Councilman Dodds said he still feels like a retreat is necessary in order to bring the Council up to date on the various activities in each department. 4. REVIEW FEE SCHEDULES AND ZONING ORDINANCES City Manager, Janice Carroll said we were considering increasing basic fee's. Mayor Sample, in reviewing the Fire Departments memo, said he liked the idea of higher rates for call's outside the City limits. The Council then briefly reviewed other memo's from the following departments: Library, Public Works, Police and Parks & Recreation. They also briefly discussued various permit fee's by the Inspections Department. Mayor Sample said he would like to see Paige Road posted with No Parking signs except for Sundays before this street becomes a major problem. With no further action to be taken by the Council, Councilman Dodds moved to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Councilman Poole, the motion passed with a unanimous vote. Mayor Sample adjourned the meeting at 10:00 p.m. ~D. Sample/Mayor Attest: Ja~ Gadd, 'City Secretary (SEAL)