HomeMy WebLinkAbout11 0922 mibn46 The City Council met on September 22, 2011, at the Plainview Convention Center, 2902
West 4 Street, Plainview, Texas. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall
at 11:27 a.m. on September 19, 2011. Mayor John C. Anderson presided.
Councilmembers present were: Charles Starnes - District 1, Cathy Waggoner- District 2,
David Garcia - District 3, V. O. Ortega- District 4, Ron Trusler- District 5, Wendell Dunlap -
District 6 and Roland Nash - District 7.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham -City Manager, Jeffrey Snyder- Assistant
City Manager, Leslie Pearce -City Attorney, Sarianne Beversdorf- Director of Finance,
Rusty Powers -Fire Chief, Mike Gilliland- Director of Public Works, William Mull- Police
Chief, Daniel Born - Information Technology Specialist, Katherine Egger- Deputy City
Secretary, Tammy Adams - Accounting Coordinator, Kelli Shurbet- Nursing Supervisor,
and Belinda Hinojosa -City Secretary.
News Media Present: Jessica Thornton, Plainview Herald
Mayor Pro Tem Roland Nash led in the Invocation.
Mayor Anderson presented for consideration the approval of the minutes of September
13, 2011. He asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Trusler moved to approve the minutes. The motion was duly seconded
by Councilmember Ortega and carried by unanimous vote.
Greg Ingham, City Manager presented for consideration Ordinance No. 11 -3561, an
Ordinance Adopting And Approving The Budget For The Fiscal Year Beginning October
1, 2011, And Terminating September 30, 2012, And Making Such Appropriations For
Each Department, Project And Account; Severability Clause; Cumulativeness Clause;
Conflicts Clause; Effective Date. He said the City has conducted a budget workshop
and two public hearings on the tax rate and the budget. He gave a brief overview of the
budget. The budget includes a tax rate of .57850; it includes a 5% increase in solid
waste rates, and an increase in the base rate for water from $18.50 to $21.50. There
is also an increase in the rate per thousand up to 25,000 gallons from $1.65 to $1.70
and over 25,000 gallons from $1.84 to $1.95.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Dunlap moved to approve Ordinance No. 11 -3561 on first reading. The
motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Garcia and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration an action to ratify the property tax reflected in
the FY 2011 -2012 budget. He stated the Council is ratifying that they know there is a
tax increase in the budget. The rate which is included in the budget is .57850.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Ortega moved to ratify the property tax increase reflected in the budget
for fiscal year 2011 -2012. The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember
Waggoner and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 11 -3562, an
Ordinance Levying Municipal Ad Valorem Taxes for the City of Plainview, Texas, For
The Year 2011, And Directing the Assessment and Collection Thereof; Severability
Clause; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; And Effective Date. The tax rate is
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staying the same at .57850 which is 1.260284 higher than the effective tax rate of
.57130
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Trusler moved that the property tax rate be increased by the adoption
of a tax rate of fifty -seven and eighty -five hundredths cents ($.5785), which is effectively
a 1.260284 percent increase in the tax rate. The motion was duly seconded by
Councilmember Garcia and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading Ordinance No. 11 -3563, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, Amending Chapter 25 Article III Entitled
"Rates and Charges" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview, Texas;
Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; Severability Clause; And Effective Date. The
current base rate is increasing from $18.50 to $21.50 effective October 1, 2011. The
current cost for 5,000 gallons of water is $26.75 and the new cost for 5,000 gallons is
$30.00 which is effective January 1, 2012. The cost per thousand gallons is being
revised for water conservation purposes and may be adjusted further prior to January 1,
2012.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment.
Councilmember Waggoner moved to approve Ordinance No. 11 -3563 on first reading.
The motion was duly seconded by Councilmember Dunlap and carried by unanimous
vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading, Ordinance No. 11 -3564, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, Amending Section 22 -32 Entitled "Refuse
Collection Fees; Water Termination" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Plainview,
Texas; Severability Clause; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause; And Effective
Date. This includes a 5% increase in solid waste fees and will apply to all residential
and commercial classes of service. The tipping fee will remain at $41.00 a ton.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment. Mayor Pro
Tem Nash moved to approve Ordinance No. 11 -3564 on first reading. The motion was
duly seconded by Councilmember Waggoner and carried by unanimous vote.
Mr. Ingham presented for consideration on first reading, Ordinance No. 11 -3560, an
Ordinance of the City of Plainview Amending Ordinance No. 10 -3529 to Appropriate
Funds in the General Fund and Various Revenue and Capital Funds Pursuant To
Section 5.07 (A) And (D) Of The Plainview City Charter Allowing for Supplemental
Appropriations in the 2010 -2011 Budget; Cumulativeness Clause; Conflicts Clause;
Severability Clause; And Effective Date.
We are transferring funds out of the General Fund, Sanitation fund, and Utility Fund into
capital improvement, equipment replacement, and economic development funds to
enable us to do additional projects, replace equipment, do major maintenance, and to
continue efforts to strengthen our position in terms of encouraging job growth in
Plainview.
We do have some specific departments such as Emergency Operations (acquisition of
armory and Mobile Operations Vehicle), Animal Control, Legal (redistricting and
updating City Code), Main Street, and Accounting and Collections where we had some
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projects that needed to be addressed that we went ahead and addressed. While we are
getting authorization for increases in these specific areas, we are still coming in under
budget on the overall basis in the General, Sanitation and Utility funds.
You will also notice grant revenues coming in for projects such as the update to our law
enforcement computer /communications system and radar units and then the
expenditures going out. Matching funds for the Texas Department of Rural Affairs
(TDRA) water line replacement grant are also being transferred from the Utility Fund
into the TDRA Grant Fund so that project can move forward.
This Ordinance also authorizes the one time upward pay adjustment/incentive pay
equal to 2.75% of base pay for all City Employees that we have discussed as we went
through the budget process. This adjustment will have no salary impact going forward
and will be paid before the end of the 2010 -2011 Fiscal Year.
Mayor Anderson asked for public comment. There was no public comment. Mayor Pro
Tem Nash moved to approve Ordinance No. 11 -3560 on first reading. The motion was
duly seconded by Councilmember Dunlap and carried by unanimous vote.
The Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of September
27, 2011.
Ther being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 12:37 p.m.
elinda Hinojosa
City Secretary
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