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Home My WebLink About96 1022 min~~ MINUTES CITY O TNC',IL MFETIN City of Plainview October 22, 1996 The Plainview City Council held a meeting at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday,- October 22, 1996 in the Council Chambers of the Plainview City Hall at 901 Broadway. The Council met in Pre-Session at 7:00 p.m. The notice of this meeting was posted in City Hall at 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 1996. Action may be taken on each agenda item. Mayor Lloyd C. Woods presided. Councilmembers,gresent were: .Mary. Virginia Kirchhoff-Precinct 2, Rey Rosas-Precinct 3, Mike Hutcherson-Precinct 4, Ross Owen- Precinct 5, Bobby R. McGehee-Precinct 6 and Irene Favila-Precinct 7. Precinct 1 is without representation until. Special Election of January 18, .1997. .Staff members present were: Jim Jeffers-City Manager, Wally Hatch-City Attorney, John Castro- Director of Community Services, Ches Carthel-Director of Public Works, Roland Asebedo-Asst. Fire Chief, William Mull-Interim Police Chief Norman Huggins-Director of Finance, and Karen McBeth- City .Secretary. News media present:. Richard .Orr-Plainview Daily Herald and Wayland. Baptist University video crew. OPEN MEETIN 1. .Invocation -The Honorable Rey Rosas Pledge of Allegiance -Scout Kyle Dickson 2. Recognitions -Mayor Woods recognized Hale County Crisis Center. volunteers for their good work and they help they give to battered women and children. 3. Consent Calendar -Bobby R. McGehee moved to approve the Consent Calendar. Rey Rosas seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously: a)' Minutes were approved. b) Departmental Reports. were accepted. - c) Expenditures were approved.:. d) Records Management Plan -Ordinance No. 96-3098. An Ordinance of the City of Plainview, Texas, establishing an active and continuing records management program to be administered by a records management officer: Second Reading, Passed and approved. e) Council Relations Policy. Consider .adoption for the present City 1 of 3 ~ ~~ ~ , Councilmembers. Approved and adopted. `` f) Fire/EMS Mutual Aid Agreement with Hale Center. Consider authorizing the Mayor to execute a Mutual Aid Agreement. The Mayor was so authorized.. g) EMS. Consider. authorizing the. Mayor to execute an agreement with the South Plains Emergency Medical Services for mutual aid.. Mayor Woods was so authorized. REGULAR AGENDA ITEMS 4. Notice of Election -.Ordinance No. 96-3099. An Ordinance calling and setting the date for the Special Municipal. Election; Setting date for run-off election; Designating Precinct and polling place; Designating the election of a Councilmember from Precinct 1; Appointing election officials; Setting hourly xate for Election officials; And: posting notice of Election. Second and Final Reading. Ross Owen made the motion to approvethe.Notice of Election Ordinance and Mike Hutcherson seconded the motion. City Secretary Karen McBeth reviewed the ordinance,. stating the election was necessary to fill the Precinct 1 Councilmember position due to the resignation of Alton Jackson. The election will be on 7anuary 18, 1997. She reminded the Council that the first day to file for a place on the ballot is November 26, 1997 and the last day to file is December 19. The first day of Early Voting in person is December 30, and the last day of Early Voting: in person is January 14. A candidate may announce his intention to file anytime prior to November 26, but cannot actually file until that date. Mayor Woods asked for a vote, and all six Councilmembers and the Mayor voted to approve the Ordinance. 5. Petition to Increase Salaries -Police. Consider development of an offer on alternative minimum .salary proposal in response to the Petitioners Committee request to raise the Minimum Yearly Salaries for certain sworn members of the Plainview Police Department. Bobby R. McGehee made a motion that the City develop and offer an alternative minimum salary proposal and negotiate .with the Petitioners Committee regarding minimum salaries for the Police Department. His motion was secondedby Rey Rosas. City Manager..told the Council that State laws give Police and Fire municipal employees the right. to Petition for.. wage increases, and. they are. the only groups of municipal employees which may do so. He said that even though the Police Department is the only group .that has. petitioned. for such an increase, any action taken. will nonetheless impact both departments. A petition was circulated on behalf of the Police Department and it was certified by the city secretary on October 8. The petition calls for a thirty percent (30%) increase. Administration is analyzing that request now. Mr. Jeffers said the Council has three options: (1}Grant the increase; (2) Reject the request and call an election; or (3}Negotiate with the Petitioner's Committee. He said if the Council. negotiates and. an agreement is ,not reached, an election will be called for January 18, 1997. Councilmember McGehee asked why January 18? Mr: Jeffers .explained it was the next available Uniform ElectionDate, and State law set this date. There were no further questions and there were six Councilmember votes and one Mayoral vote in favor of the motion. 2 of 3 __ ,- 6. ' Open Forum. Hear citizens requests and comments per Open Forum Policy. No one, spoke during this portion of the meeting. 7. Closed Session. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment or duties, .removal, discipline or dismissal of a public officer or employee, or tohear complaints or charges. (Bond Infi-astructure Advisory Commission, Diversity Task Force, Board of Adjustment, Senior Citizen Advisory Commission,. Council Liaison to .Housing. Authority and Parks Advisory Commission and City Attorney evaluation). This meeting is .authorized by [TEX. GOV. CODE ANN. § 551.074, 551.075 (Vernon 1996)]. Ross Owen made the motion to go into Closed Session, and it was seconded by Mike Hutcherson. On a unanimous vote the motion carried. 8. Boards, Committees, and Commissions. Consider. appointments and/or removals to Bond Infrastructure. Advisory Commission, Diversity Task Force, Board of Adjustment, Senior Citizen Advisory Commission and Council Liaison. to Housing Authority and Parks Advisory Commission. At 8:05 p.m., the Council reconvened in Open Meeting...Mike Hutcherson made the motion to appoint Irene Favila- Councilmember Precinct 7, as the Liaison to the Plainview Housing Authority, to replace Alton Jackson, Councilmember Precinct 1, who recently resigned. Her appointment was approved unanimously by the Mayor and the"six Councilmembers present. 9. Personnel. Consider action per the discussion. in Closed Session regarding appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment or duties of a public officer or employee. No action was taken. 10. Adjournment. Ross Owen moved to adjourn the meeting. Rey Rosas seconded his motion. The motion carried unanimously. Mayor Woods declared the meeting adjourned at 8:10 p.m. PASSED AND APPROVED on November 12, 1996. Karen McBeth, City .Secretary 3 of 3