CM 1987-08-14 Minutes August 14, 1987
The City Council of the City of Coppell met in special called work
session on Friday, August 14, 1987 at 8:30 a.m. in the Rotary Room of
the Coppell Town Center. The following members were present:
Lou Duggan, Mayor (late arrival)
Dan Stanton, Mayor Pro Tem
Dean Wilkerson, Councilman
Walter PettiJohn, Councilman
Tom Morton, Councilman
Bill Smothermon, Councilman
Jim Cowman, Councilman
Mark Wolfe, Councilman
Also present were City Manager Alan D. Ratliff, City Secretary Dorothy
Timmons, Finance Director Frank Trando, Assistant City Manager Vivyon
Bowman and Accountant Amy Crowley.
Mayor Pro Tem Stanton called the meeting to order.
Item 1: Work session on the 1987-88 fiscal budget.
A work session was then held on the proposed 1987-88 fiscal budget.
Following the work session, Councilman Smothermon moved that the City
Manager proceed with the budget hearings on the proposed 1987-88 fiscal
year budget with a merit system for raises based on October 1 and April
1 dates being instituted (additional revenues of approximately $30,000),
with the reductions made as indicated on the questionnaire initiated by
the Council Finance Cou,nittee and answered by the City Manager
(additional revenues of approximately $20,000), with a 5% above average
building fee being instituted by ordinance (additional revenues of
approximately $57,000), with a Community Development Director being
added at six (6) months into the fiscal year (Supplemental Request No. 2
- approximate cost $27,000), with $10,000 being added to the Library
account for the purchase of books, with an Inspector being added at six
(6) months into the fiscal year (Supplemental Request No. 13 - $13,000),
with an increase in the General Fund Reserve Fund (Supplemental Request
No. 11 - $27,000), with $15,000 being placed in a contingency line item
earmarked for the funding of a chamber of commerce consulting contract
(expense already shown in line item #435 in the Mayor and Council
budget, expenses for Boards and Commissions), and with the purchase of
two (2) patrol cars (Supplemental Request No. I - $30,000 - except that
in the event the two patrol cars are purchased by outside sources, then
$15,000 of these funds are to be added to the General Fund Reserve Fund
and the remaining $15,000 is to be added to the contingency line item
earmarked for the Economic Development Director position). Councilman
Morton seconded; motion carried unanimously with Mayor Pro Tem Stanton,
Councilmen Wilkerson, PetttJohn, Morton, Smothermon, Cowman and Wolfe
voting in favor of the motion.
Item 2: Executive Session (Closed to the public)
A. Article 6252-17, Section 2 (g) discussion concerning
personnel.
1. Discussion concerning compensation for City
personnel.
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Item 3: Article 6252-17, Section 2 (e) discussion with City Attorney.
A. Discussion regarding litigation.
The meeting was then closed for an Executive Session as allowed under
the above stated articles.
Following the Executive Session the meeting was adjourned.
ATTEST:
Dorothy Timm~s, ~t~y SeCretary
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