09-27-1991 (City Council) Minutes 423
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
SEPTEMBER 27 , 1991
The City of Wylie City Council met in special called session
on Friday September 27, 1991 at 4 :30 P.M. in the Council
Chambers of the Municipal Complex . A quorum was present and
notice of the meeting had been posted in the time and manner
required by law. Those present were Mayor John Akin, Mayor
Pro Tem Jay Davis, Council Members Percy Simmons, Don
Hughes, Jim Swartz, Ortie Messenger and William Martin.
Acting City Manager Carolyn Jones, Secretary Barbara
LeCocq, City Attorney Steve Deiter , and City Engineer Paul
Beaver .
Councilman William Martin gave the invocation.
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION TO SEEK APPLICATIONS
AND/OR RESUMES FOR THE POSITION OF CITY MANAGER, INCLUDING
CLOSING DATE FOR THE POSITION: TML Prospect - will be the
key item to advertise in. It comes out on the 15th and
30th. It covers more than just Texas. Discussed the job
description and what it includes. Municipal experience is
listed as a requirement . Will we consider the private
sector? We need the City Manager to have education in the
area of Municipal Government. Councilman Hughes made a
motion to advertise in the TML Prospect twice, once in the
TML magazine, and for it to be posted on the TML bulletin
board during the convention in October at Ft . Worth and the
closing date should be December 1 , 1991 . Seconded by Mayor
Pro-Tem Davis. The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in
favor , Mayor Pro-Tem Davis - in favor , Councilman Swartz -
in favor, Councilman Martin - in favor, Councilman Hughes -
in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor and Councilman
Simmons - in favor . The motion carried with all in favor.
CONSIDER FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF CAROLYN JONES AS ACTING CITY
MANAGER W/PAUL BEAVER, CITY ENGINEER AND STEVE DEITER, CITY
ATTORNEY AS SECOND AND THIRD IN LINE IN CASE OF MS. JONES
ABSENCE: Councilman Don Hughes made a motion that Carolyn
Jones be appointed as Acting City Manager with Paul Beaver
and Steve Deiter being second and third in line. Councilman
Martin seconded the motion. The vote was as follows : Mayor
Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro-Tem Davis - in favor, Councilman
Swartz - in favor, Councilman Martin - in favor, Councilman
Hughes - in favor , Councilman Messenger - in favor and
Councilman Simmons - in favor . The motion carried with all
in favor .
DISCUSS AND CONSIDER PURCHASING "TABLES" AT $200.00 EACH
(EACH TABLE SEATS 10) FOR THE DON WHITT ROAST BENEFITING THE
CYSTIC FIBROSIS FOUNDATION, COBY GENT AND PATRICK FERGUSON:
The City should not be spending taxpayer money to pay for
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these kind of things. Councilman Hughes made a motion that , ,
if you wished to attend this function give Carolyn Jones the
money for your ticket (s) . Seconded by Mayor Pro-Tem Davis.
The vote was as follows : Mayor Akin - in favor, Mayor Pro-
Tem Davis - in favor , Councilman Swartz - in favor ,
Councilman Martin - in favor , Councilman Hughes - in favor ,
Councilman Messenger - in favor and Councilman Simmons - in
favor . The motion carried with all in favor .
There being no other business for discussion, a motion was
made to adjourn.
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