08-03-1985 (City Council) Minutes E M CALLED CITY COUNCIL
MEETING - MINUTES
AUGUST 3 , 1985
8 :00 A. M.
The Wylie City Council met in a called session on Saturday ,
August 3 , 1985 at 8: 00 A . M. in the work room of the new
library building. A quorum was present and notice of the
meeting had been posted for the time and in the manner
required by law. Those present were Mayor John W. Akin ,
Mayor Pro Tem Don Hughes , Councilmen Percy Simmons , William
Martin , Randall Gaston, Harold Spence , and Joe Fulgham, City
Manager Gus Pappas , City Secretary Carolyn Jones .
APPROVAL OF RETENTION OF CITY TAX RATE OF $ .49 PER $100 OF
ASSESSED VALUATION : This is the notice that has to be
printed in the local newspaper to establish the proposed tax
rate and set the date , time and place of public hearings .
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes to approve the
retention of the city tax rate of $ . 49 per $100 of assessed
valuation. Seconded by Councilman Martin . The vote was as
follows : Mayor Akin - in favor , Mayor Pro Tem Hughes - in
favor , Councilman Simmons - in favor , Councilman Gaston - in
favor , Councilman Fulgham - in favor , Councilman Spence - in
favor , and Councilman Martin - in favor . This motion
carried with all in favor .
WORK SESSION FOR 1985-86 BUDGET: City Manager Gus Pappas
stated that what the city had been working for and waiting
for is here . The growth is beginning to show in the
revenues and in the over all budget . Revenues have jumped
50% . Most of the departments shows an increase over last
years budget and part of this is due to the anticipation of
moving into a new city hall by January , 1986 . This move
will add more employees and a few more expenses .
In the department for Code Enforcement , there is two
computers and should only have the need for one , this will
decrease this departments budgets by $5 , 000 .00 .
In the department for fire , there are several request for
this years budget . There is a need for an air compressor ,
for air packs and bottles , more fire hoses , a chain saw and
some $6 , 000 . of concrete to complete the drive and walk
around the Southside Fire Station . This department is also
asking for a new ladder truck with a five year payout plan
which will cost approximately $290,000 . 00. In this years
budget the only portion of the new truck would be the down
payment . Staff would recommend this truck be put on a bond
package along with a new north side fire station . .�..
Parks Department has two full time employees and shows
salaries for temporary persons for the summer program the
Council has requested to see . The question was asked if
this department could handle the entire park and the
scheduling of the ball games through out the year . City
Manager Gus Pappas said with the additional clerk at Public
Works for the engineering department and with the clerk at
the library this should be able to be handle without Wylie
Sports Assn . Also to this department , Council wanted to add
moneys for upgrading the condition of the road leading into
the park.
Fire Marshal Lester Gayler has requested that his salary and
car allowance for the new budget year be double from this
past budget year . This would bring his pay from $270 . 00 per
month up to $540 .00 per month .
After some discussion , it was decided that the request for a
new fire truck be deleted from this coming years budget .
Also , Council gave instructions to the City Manager to add
to the budget a full time Fire Chief position .
Councilman Martin suggested that the over time for the new
budget year be studied to see if it could be trimmed .
After some discussion , it was decided to turn the budget
back over to staff for the additions and corrections .
Motion to adjourn was made by Mayor Pro Tem Hughes , seconded
by Councilman Martin .
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