03-12-2013 (City Council) Minutes Wylie City Council
CITY OF WYLIE
Minutes
Wylie City Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 12, 2013— 6:00 p.m.
Wylie Municipal Complex — Council Chambers
300 Country Club Road, Bldg. 100
Wylie, TX 75098
CALL TO ORDER
Announce the presence of a Quorum.
Mayor Hogue called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. City Secretary Ehrlich took roll call with
the following City Council members present: Mayor Pro Tern Kathy Spillyards, Councilwoman
Diane Culver, Councilman David Goss, Councilman Bennie Jones and Councilman Nathan
Scott. Councilman Rick White was absent.
Staff present were: City Manager, Mindy Manson; Assistant City Manager, Jeff Butters; Fire
Chief, Randy Corbin; Police Chief, John Duscio; City Engineer, Chris Hoisted; Public
Information Officer, Craig Kelly; City Secretary, Carole Ehrlich, and various support staff.
INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Pastor David Keuss representing the Woodbridge Bible Church gave the invocation and City
Manager Mindy Manson led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATIONS
• Proclamation of March 11-15,2013 as Severe Weather Awareness Week
Mayor Hogue presented a proclamation designating the week of March 11-15th as Severe
Weather Awareness Week in the City of Wylie. Fire Chief Corbin and Emergency Management
Coordinator Debbie Buccino were present to accept the proclamation. Chief Corbin alerted
those present to the Nixie system which alerts citizens when inclement weather is coming.
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• Eagle Scout Recognition—Stephan Farnsworth
Mayor Hogue presented a proclamation to Stephan Farnsworth for his achievement in
becoming an Eagle Scout. Stephan Farnsworth talked about his project to achieve the award
which involved repairing the crossing guard shelter units with the assistance of volunteers. His
parents, Keith and Amy Farnsworth were present for the proclamation.
• Recognition of Tommy Pulliam, Jeff Willoughby and Mike Meeks for donations to
the Wylie Senior Center
Mayor Hogue presented appreciation awards to Tommy Pulliam and Jeff Willoughby for their
time, labor and materials to make improvements to the old Smith Public Library to become the
new Senior Center. Hogue noted that all work and materials were donated by the three
recipients. Recipient Mike Meeks was could not attend.
• Employee Anniversaries
Mayor Hogue and City Manager Mindy Manson gave milestone appreciation plaques to
employees celebrating milestone anniversaries. The employees included:
Andy Galloway— Part-Time Firefighter— 10 years
Brandon Blythe— Fire Shift Commander— 10 years
Ronald Thompson — Parks Equipment Operator— 10 years
Albert Allen -- 911 Dispatcher— 15 years --�
Jeff Butters—Assistant City Manager— 15 years
• Wylie Acting Group (WAG) Presents Excalibur
Del Thatcher, Founder and Creative Director of Wylie Acting Group for Children (WAG)
presented the history of the WAG organization and some of the children actors presented a
short presentation about their current production of Excalibur. Actors included; Taylor Probst,
Carissa Thatcher, Madison Harbison and Zane Johnson.
CITIZENS COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Residents may address Council regarding an item that is not listed on the Agenda. Residents must provide their
name and address. Council requests that comments be limited to three (3) minutes. In addition, Council is not
allowed to converse, deliberate or take action on any matter presented during citizen participation.
No citizens were present to address Council during citizen's comments.
CONSENT AGENDA
All matters listed under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by
one motion. There will not be separate discussion of these items. If discussion is desired, that item will be removed
from the Consent Agenda and will be considered separately.
A. Consider, and act upon, approval of the Minutes of the February 26, 2013 Regular
Meeting of the Wylie City Council. (C. Ehrlich, City Secretary)
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B. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2013-07(R) authorizing the appointment of
Don High as Municipal Court Prosecutor for the City of Wylie effective April 1,
2013 setting terms and stipend of service. (L. Bantz, Finance Director)
C. Consider, and act upon the approval of the purchase of a Pipeline Video Inspection
System in the amount of $53,250.00 from Cobra Technologies; through a
cooperative purchasing contract with the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC
contract# SCO1-12; City of Wylie contract # W2013-42-I), and authorizing the City
Manager to execute any necessary documents. (G. Hayes, Purchasing Agent)
D. Consider, and act upon, Ordinance No. 2013-16 declaring the unopposed candidates
in the May 11, 2013 City of Wylie General Election, elected to office; cancelling the
election; providing a severability clause and providing an effective date. (C. Ehrlich,
City Secretary)
Council Action
A motion was made by Councilwoman Culver, seconded by Councilman Jones to approve the
consent agenda as presented. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0 with Councilman
White absent.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Consider, and act upon, Resolution No. 2013-08(R) authorizing the appointment of
Terry Douglas as Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Wylie effective
April 1,2013 setting terms and stipend of service. (L. Bantz, Finance Director)
Staff Comments
Municipal Court Supervisor Lisa Davis addressed Council stating that the current two year term of the City
of Wylie Associate Municipal Court Judge expires March 31, 2013 and is renewable for subsequent two
(2) year terms.
Davis explained the appointment of the Associate Municipal Court Judge is for a two year term effective
April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2015 and may be renewed for another two (2) year term. Compensation
for services provided by the Associate Municipal Court Judge is a set monthly rate of $1000.00. This
reflects an increase in his monthly rate of$300.00. Davis reported the Associate Municipal Court Judge
Terry Douglas (part-time): works approximately 16 hours per month (signs warrants, does prisoner
arraignments and has one court docket per month). In addition the police department takes warrants to
him in the evening or on weekends for his signature. The police department also calls him to do phone or
video arraignments after hours and sometimes he comes in to do Emergency Protective Orders. Judge
Terry Douglas has served the City for 12 years as the Associate Municipal Court Judge. Please see the
attached Municipal Judge Salary Survey for surrounding cities that was done in 2012.
Council Action
A motion was made by Councilwoman Culver, seconded by Councilman Jones to adopt
Resolution No. 2013-08(R) authorizing the appointment of Terry Douglas as Associate
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Municipal Court Judge for the City of Wylie effective April 1, 2013, and setting terms and stipend _
of service. A vote was taken and the motion passed 6-0 with Councilman White absent.
READING OF ORDINANCES
Title and caption approved by Council as required by Wylie City Charter,Article III, Section 13-D.
City Secretary Ehrlich read the caption to Ordinance No. 2013-16 into the official record.
ADJOURNMENT
With no further business before the Wylie City Council, a motion was made by Councilman
Jones, seconded by Councilman Scott to adjourn the meeting at 6:53 p.m. A vote was taken
and the motion passed 6-0 with Councilman White absent.
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