HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 0609 minThe City Council met on June 9, 2011, at the Plainview Convention Center, 2902 West
4 Street, Plainview, Texas. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall at
11:00 a.m. on June 6, 2011. Mayor Pro Tem Roland Nash presided. Councilmembers
present were: Charles Starnes District 1, Cathy Waggoner- District 2, David Garcia
District 3, V. O. Ortega- District 4, and Wendell Dunlap- District 6. Mayor Anderson
and Councilmember Ron Trusler were granted excused absences.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham -City Manager, Jeffrey Snyder- Assistant
City Manager, Mike Gilliland- Director of Public Works, Sarianne Beversdorf- Director of
Finance, Dennis Harkins Police Captain, William Mull Police Chief, Philip Mize -Fire
Marshal, Delwin Derrick -Chief Building Official, Daniel Born Information Technology
Specialist, Eric Turner -Main Street/CVB Coordinator and Belinda Hinojosa -City
Secretary.
News Media Present: Tommy Young, Plainview Herald
Mayor Pro Tem Roland Nash led in the Invocation.
Mayor Anderson and Councilmember Trusler were granted excused absences.
Jeffrey Snyder, Assistant City Manager presented for consideration Ordinance No. 11-
3546, an Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas Amending Chapter 11, Fire
Protection and Prevention, of the City of Plainview Code of Ordinances Establishing
One Additional Position in the Captain Classification and to Eliminate One Position in
the Equipment Operator Classification; Providing for an Increase in the Number of
Personnel in the Captain Classification; and Removing Assignment Pay from the Fire
Training Division; Severability Clause; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause;
Repealer; And Effective Date. The City of Plainview's Fire Department is a Civil
Service Fire Department governed by Section 143 which provides guidelines to be
followed if changes are going to be made to specific position job responsibilities and
organizational structure. A few months ago the individual who served as the Fire
Department's training officer retired. Upon that retirement Fire Chief Rusty Powers
evaluated the position, discussed possible changes to the structure of the position with
other staff and came to the conclusion that it would be more effective for the Fire
Department to establish a Captain position in charge of training and eliminate one
Equipment Operator position and the assignment pay that went with it for handling the
Training Officer function. There will be no change in the total number of employees in
the Fire Department. This Ordinance creates the new Captain position and eliminates
one equipment operator position.
Mayor Pro Tem Nash asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Dunlap moved to approve Ordinance No. 11 -3546 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Waggoner. The motion carried
unanimously.
The Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of June 14,
2011.
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There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 12:06 p.m.
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Belinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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