HomeMy WebLinkAbout04 0722 minThe City Council met on July 22, 2004 at the Plainview Convention Center, 2902 West
4th Street, Plainview, Texas. The agenda for this meeting was posted in City Hall at
11:20 a.m. on July 19, 2004. Mayor John C. Anderson presided. Councilmembers
present were: Mary Jane Shanes-District 2, Belinda Pena-District 3, John N. Bertsch-
District 4, Ron Trusler-District 5, Wendell Dunlap-District 6 and Roland Nash-District 7.
Staff members present were: Greg Ingham-City Manager, John Castro-Director of
Community Services, Will Mull-Police Chief, Brice Clement-Engineer, Jack Keller-
Budget Manager, John Berry-Director of Public Works, Gary Glass-Fire Chief, Dale
Simpson-Director of Civil Service, Wally Hatch-City Attorney and Belinda Hinojosa-City
Secretary.
Roland Nash delivered the Invocation.
The Council granted an excused absence to Councilmember Tipton.
The Council and staff reviewed the agenda for the City Council meeting of July 27,
2004.
Greg Ingham, City Manager presented to the Council the proposed budget for 2004-
2005. He advised that the total budgeted expenditures for the 2004-2005 Fiscal Year
are $16,827,070 excluding the Internal Service Funds. The major operating funds
(General Fund, Solid Waste Fund, Water & Sewer Fund, and Theatre Arts Fund)
account for $16,158,735. The following are a few highlights of the proposed budget:
It is estimated that the General Fund will come in slightly under budget in the
current fiscal year and Sales taxes have been higher than originally projected.
Due to the fact that the Equipment Replacement Fund has not been funded the
past two years a transfer of $250,000 has been scheduled from the General
Fund into the Equipment Replacement Fund.
General Fund Departments will start making payments to the Equipment
Replacement Fund for equipment purchased.
· All capital equipment purchases for our Enterprise Funds are being handled out
of the individual fund.
· Increased payments to the Health Insurance Fund to offset a portion of the
increase in costs that we have experienced.
· A 3% cost of living adjustment has been inclUded in this budget in addition to our
regular step plan.
Ten thousand dollars has been budgeted as the City's matching share for an
Airport grant and steps are being taken to assure that adequate funds are
available to meet the needs of our Enterprise Funds.
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Vehicle Service Center has experienced a challenging year this year and is
losing money after having a good year last year. We will be evaluating it as we
move through the coming year, because this places an additional burden on our
operating funds.
· The General Fund includes ad valorem tax revenue that would require a tax rate
of $.5049 which is 2.7 cents more than the 2003-2004 rate.
Propose a 1.5% increase in solid waste collection and disposal rates in the Solid
Waste Management Fund. This would increase the basic residential bill from
$14.75 to $14.95.
· Propose an increase in sewer rates to help cover the increased cost of operating
our new wastewater treatment plant in the Water & Sewer Fund.
The budget workshop is scheduled for August 5th at 9:00 a.m. at City Hall.
There being no further business, Mayor Anderson adjourned the meeting at 1:17 p.m.
Belinda Hinojosa
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