04-14-1992 (City Council) Minutes (02) 4R9
CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION
MINUTES
APRIL 14 , 1992
The City of Wylie City Council met in a work session on
Tuesday, April 14, 1992 at 6: 00 P.M. in the Council
Conference Room 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 W. AKin, Mayor Pro Tem Jay Davis, City Council Members
Percy Simmons, Don Hughes, Ortie Messenger, Jim Swartz and
William Martin, City Manager Steve Norwood, City Secretary
Carolyn Jones, Finance Director Brady Snellgrove , City
Engineer Paul Beaver, and Police Chief Harvey Hightower.
City Manager Steve Norwood addressed the new format of the
agenda packets and hoped this format was easier to follow.
ANIMAL CONTROL: This is a discussion item only and will
appear on a future agenda if Council so chooses. Staff has
researched the possibility of contracting out animal control
services with Collin County Humane Society. Collin County
Humane Society has offered to provide the animal control
services to the City for $28 ,000 . per year versus the
$45, 000 . per the City is looking at. This would be a
savings to the City and at this point, it is needed . City
Manager Steve Norwood stated that there has been a hiring
freeze put on all departments, as a person leaves, their
position will not be filled at this time. This will help to
balance out the budget at the end of the year. Council
voiced their opinion to have a meeting with the Collin
County Humane Society regarding their proposal for animal
control services . Council also asked that prior to this
meeting the following information be furnished to them:
1 . What is in the current City Budget for Animal
Control?
2 . How much has been spent over the past few
years?
COMPUTER SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE: Brady Snellgrove gave an
overview of the bids received on the computer software and
hardware . Staff requested bids on three options:
A. use City equipment that is in house now with same file
server
B. take present file server and convert to units
C . the next step up from a file server
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If Council chooses the B option, there is a minimum of six
new work stations due to age of old work station and the old
work station can not be up graded . The bids received for
software , hardware and five years maintenance are in a range
from $101 ,640 up to $174, 910.
City Manager Steve Norwood stated that he has requested
Brady to review all bids and demonstrations of all bids
received and then recommend three or four for Council to
review prior to making a decision. Some Council Members
voiced opinion of wanting to review all demonstrations and
not just what staff chooses. The Council also asked for a
list of places these computer systems were in operation and
a contact person at that place of business .
ITEMS OF DISCUSSION FROM REGULAR AGENDA: Mayor Akin brought
up the item of Re-appointment or Appointment to the North
Texas Municipal Water District Board of Directors, that this
has always been done after the May election date. Some of
the Council members felt this should be done after the
election and also that there should be an ordinance stating
when this would be done . All board members for the City are
done in June , after the election.
There being no other items for discussion, a motion was made ._
to adjourn with all in favor.
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