HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/13/2001 City Council MINUTES OF WORK SESSION OF COUNCIL
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AUGUST 13, 2001
The Work Session of the City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, was called to order at 6:05 p.m. on
the 13th day of August 2001, at City ~Hall with the following roll call:
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Bemetta Henville-Shannon, Mayor Present
John Gordon, Councilmember Present
Lewis Jue, Councilmember Present
David Stanwick, Councilmember Present
A1 Garcia, Councilmember Present
John Dillard, Councilmember Present (arrived 6:50 p.m.)
Dave Kovatch, Councilmember Present (arrived 6:10 p.m.)
And with seven members present a quorum was established and the following items were addressed:
1. Review and Discussion of the 2001-2002 municipal budget
Tony Johnston, Asst. City Manager, advised the council that we had a 20.4% increase in the tax roll
this year. He advised the budget as it has been prepared includes a one-cent reduction in the ad valorem tax
rate, which will bring the rate to $0.72.5 per one hundred dollar valuation.
Mr. Johnston then proceeded to go over significant changes from the 2000-2001 budget year in the
General Fund and Utility Fund Revenues and Expenditures. He also covered all special funds. The proposed
budget for the General Fund includes an increase in expenditures of$1,341,771 and an ending fund balance of
$1,455,901 for 72 operating days' expenses. In the Utility Fund, the proposed ending fund balance is
$1,843,191 for 89 operating days' expenses. The Asst. City Manager then covered debt service and explained
the status of the various projects.
At this time, Mr. Dale Cheatham, City Manager handed out a surmnm~ which listed possible resources
and expenditures in both the General Fund and Utility Fund. Mr. Cheatham noted that the city is facing a 21%
increase in the insurance rates for employee coverage. Mr. Cheatham is not pleased with the increase, but does
recommend staying with TML this year and possibly looking at other alternatives for next year.
Mr. Cheatham asked for direction regarding the topic of communications, including public relations,
public information, telecommunications, cable television, etc. He advised that at least one Councilmember
asked for a new person in the budget to handle these types of issues. He had also thought that his Adm.
Assistant would handle some of these duties. He further advised there is a proposal for some of these duties to
be handled by the city secretary. He said he would like to get clear direction on this issue before proceeding
with hiring an Adm. Assistant.
The City Manager outlined several major issues and their possible source of funding (if any). Mr.
Cheatham and staff responded to a few questions from council. The following items are to be researched and
brought back to council for review:
*Future agenda item regarding placing an authority limit for 4A on incentives
*Is the city required to spend 1% on advertising or is that the maximum allowed by state law?
*How much money do we spend on mowing and how many mowers do we have?
*What is the cost to increase Dallas Water to 5mgd?
*Proposals for expanding the Aquatic Park to add services for children
*CWD recycling contract - extension request to come before council
*Repeal action on additional right turn lane at Momingstar and 121 on August 20, 2001 agenda.
The next budget work session will be August 27, 2001 at 6:00 p.m. With no further business to
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address, the meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.
APPROVED:
· Bemetta Henville-Shannon, Mayor
ATTEST:
Patti A. Hicks, TRMC, City eb4~cretary