06-12-1979 (City Council) Minutes REGULAR MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
JUNE 12 , 1979
7 : 00 P.M.
Present were Mayor John Akin, Mayor Pro-Tem Roy Hall , Councilwoman
Kent, Councilmen Don Hughes , Rowland Kreymer, Rat Minihan, City
Manager Denton Miller, City Secretary Sarah Connelly, City Attorney
Ted Kent, Chief Roy Randolph & Mrs . Randolph, Kathy Randolph,
Billy Mills, Billy Bob King, William Martin, Glenn Morrow, Sue
and John Webster, Kenneth Swayze , Melinda McCaghren, Ronnie and
Doris Smith, Mr. $ Mrs . Starnes , Walt Broemer , Rod Gwoompie , Ken
Putman, Mr. McEnrow representive of First Southwest, Richard
Parker, Frank Rasor, J. L. Gibson, Troy Gibson, Bob Edgin,
Rita Allen, Curtis Ratcliff, Bobby King, Susan Allen, Mr . & Mrs .
Buster Pendergrass, Phil Knight and John Pendergrass .
Invocation was given by Mayor Akin.
Approval of previous meeting minutes and monthly bills . After
a general discussion of the minutes and bills, Mayor Pro-Tem
Hall made motion to accept minutes and bills , Councilman Hughes
seconded, all in favor.
Public Hearing on annexation petition by Troy R. Gibson and J. L.
Gibson on one acre of land adjacent to FM 2514 and County Road;
Public Hearing on annexation petition by Lawrence A. Woodland, Jr .
on . 5 acre of land out of the Allen Atterbury Abst . # 23 , on
S. Ballard. Mr. Putman, owner of Putman T.V. , asked Council about
the city limit sign being moved approximately one year ago .
Council informed Mr. Putman that the city limits had been extended
for some time and the Highway Department had just gotten their
records updated. Mayor Pro-Tem Hall made motion accepting both
annexation petitions , Councilman Hughes seconded, all in favor .
Cooperation Agreement by and between the Texas Intertribal
Indian Housing Agency and City of Wylie, and Resolution supporting
the Texas Intertribal Indian Housing Agency' s Intent to apply for
Mutual Help Hou, °s and Preliminary Loans . Councilman Hughes
made motion to able for further study. Councilman Kreymer
seconded. Four voted for, and one abstained (Pat Minihan) .
Request by Micky Martin to re-discuss action of City Council
on Zoning Request #78-79-11-1 . At previous meeting of May 8 , 1979 ,
the Council had requested that City Attorney Kent check into
the matter of rezoning in regards to Mr. Martin' s request.
As Mr. Martin was not present for discussion, Councilman Hughes
made request to table for next meeting . Councilman Kreymer
seconded. Four yeas and one abstained (Shirley Kent) .
All matters incident and related to a Bond election, including
the passage of a resolution & order calling said election.
Mr . McEnrow, representing First Southwest, went over the necessary
items with the Council . Mayor Pro-Tem Hall made motion to
adopt the resolution, Councilman Minihan seconded, all in favor.
Mr. Billy Mills requested that the Council ban all chickens and
fowls from the city. After hearing discussion on the noise
and smell of chicken pens within the city, Councilman Minihan
made request that the item be tabled until after the existing
ordinance had been reviewed. Councilman Hughes made the motion,
Councilman Minihan seconded, all in favor. Mr. Mills then
asked the Council what would be done when he called the County
Health Officer down and they fined the City, what would be
done about it. Mayor Akin answered his question that it would
be taken care of at that time.
Ab Harrison- discuss the problem of drainage between Hilltop
and Briarwood adjacent to E. Stone St . (FM 544) . Mr. Harrison
was unable to be present and had requested to be put on the
next agenda.
Discussion of Electrical Code and permit fees . Glenn Morrow
presented Electrical Ordinances from other cities to the Council .
It was the decision of the Council that a committee be formed
consisting of electricians , in order for them to review the
current ordinance and make any suggestions in rough draft form
to the Council for review.
Report on request by Mrs . Bill Chapman concerning mud in swimming
pool-Roy Hall . Mr. Hall reported to the Council his action on
the earlier request . The Council was made aware that Mr. Bill
Chapman was filling his pool from fire hydrant, not only once
but twice, without receiving permission to do so the second time ,
and that they had refused to pay for filling pool when they pa d
their water bill on which pool filling was billed. Mr. Miller'aske '
Council if the Chapmans were responsible for paying for the pool
filling. Council advised Mr. Miller that the Chapmans owed the
water bill .
Councilman Kreymer made request that something be done about
garbage pick-up for Johnstons . It involves a truck and two men
Mr . Kreymer presented a survey for 22 days that labor was $146 . 85
plus use of truck @ $80 . 00/mo . which totaled to $226 . 85 per
month and Johnston is only paying $75 . 00/mo . at present. Mr . Miller
informed Council that the trailer was packed full with scraps of
cloth and was quite difficult to get out of trailer . After a
discussion of the matter, Mayor Pro-Tem Hall made motion for Mr.
Miller to approach Johnston with proposed increase of $ 225 . 00 .
Mr . Minihan made one point he wanted injected into motion that
City not make a case out of one industry, but that motion include
a general review of all commercial businesses and with that amend-
ment he seconded motion. Four in favor, one abstained(Shirley Kent) .
Councilman Kreymer made suggestion to Council and would like
cooperation of Council and Police Department on. "This suggestion
had been used at one time and it did not work to good at that
time. But I believe that it could be given a try, that it
would work and be of benefit to the men because we are going
to have to raise these men or else we will loose them in Police
Department. I would like to suggest the 31/2 day work week,
because that way it would give those men a chance to pick-up a
few dollars extra or else we are going to have to come up with
some more money. We are way down below standard." Mayor Akin
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advised that this suggestion had been tried before and when we
needed the men and they were somewhere else and city was unable
.�, to reach them when needed. Citizens disagreed the Mr. Kreymers
suggestion for the fact that the Chief needed to be where he
could be reached at all times , not only the Chief, but all the
patrolmen. Mr . Hall agreed with citizens that we had a good
Chief, but that under the past chief who was gone and unreachable
for as much as five days at a time , but all they (Hall Vt Kreymer)
were asking is that it be tried, if it doesn' t work then they
could go back to old way. Councilwoman Kent asked Councilman
Hall what was the reason for the request for change . Councilman
Hall advised that we were spending $6 , 000 . 00 a year in overtime
and all Councilmen took the oath of office to save city as much
, money as possible and that under the suggestion there would be
no overtime, other than emergency and when someone was on vacation.
He felt we could save City approximately $5 , 000 . 00/year and the
Chief would be at liberty to go wherever he wanted to . Citizens
asked if the Chief had asked for 31/2 day week. Councilman Hall
replied, "No, we are asking for him to cooperate with us ." Mayor
Akin advised that since Chief was in attendance and that the
Chief is responsible for that function that he would like to hear
the Chief' s opinion. Chief Randolph reply."This came up before
when I first started here, the patrolmen and chief prior to me
had worked 32 days when I applied for the Chief job . After I was
accepted and appointed Chief the Council asked me to check into
changing the shifts back to 8 hour shift . My personal feeling about it
is if a man works 12 hours, 3 days straight about the 9th to llth
hour your reflexes are extremely low and an officer must be alert
because the next car you stop may contain somebody that wants
to "blow you away" . If we go to 31/2 day work week, by the way
this is the first time I have been approached by any of the
Council . other than Mr. Hall and that was on another matter,
about any operation of the Police Department. The way it was
mapped out an officer would work from 7 a .m. to 7p .m. for 3 days
and 7a.m. to 1 p .m. on the 4th day and then be off for the
next 31/2 days . I feel my responsibility is to the city and
I feel responsible for everything that my men do . If I am
only here 31 days , what about the rest of the week? I took
the job as a full time job . None of the patrolmen had approached
me until June 11 about changing this back. I feel like this
has been gone about wrong , if anyone has a suggestion or question
about the Polic Department , I feel you should ask the Chief.
If you are not oing to consider him the Chief, then do away
with him. As :r as the scheduling if the Council votes for
me to go to a 3 , day week, I don ' t have much choice . " Mr . Hall
replied that they were only asking for him to try it . Chief
Randolph said it had been tried and asked how long did it work.
Mr. Hall replied that Chief Randolph was a "different man" .
Citizens responded in defense of the Chief' s authority for
running his department and that the Council let him run his
department as he sees fit. Councilman Hall said he was not
going to argue over the matter, but he felt the men needed
more money. Mr Hall suggested that Art Mason be raised to
Assistant Chief with an increase of $40/mo . and raise the
other 3 up by $30/mo for the rest of the budget year.
Councilman Minihan stated that they would entertain that thought
in preparing the budget for this coming year . Mayor Akin asked
the Chief to check into the salary paid to other cities of our
size and have informantion at the next meeting.
Mr . Miller presented a synopsis of the Park program to the Council .
The purpose of the resolution was to authorize the Mayor to sign the
papers . He explained the amount of the grant would be $482, 800 .
$241 , 400 from the City and an equal amount from the Bureau of
Outdoor Recreation. Councilman Hughes made motion to accept
resolution. Councilwoman Kent seconded, all in favor .
Monthly R & D Reports were presented to Council by Mr. Miller.
Chief Randolph presented Police Department report . Chief
reported that for back-up power system there would be an expense,
but he felt it would benefit the City.
Mr. Curtis Ratcliff was appointed to serve on the Equalization Board
as a replacement member.
Meeting adjourned at 9 : 30 p.m.
ohn W. Akin
Mayor
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Sarah A. Connelly
City Secretary