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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1975-11-04 - Regular City CouncilE491 REGULAR SESSION - TUESDAY NOVEMBER 49 1975 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBER CITY HALL, CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS The City Council met in Regular Session Tuesday, November 40 1975 at 7:00 pm. with Mayor Donald R. Jones presiding and Councilmen Jim Chambers, Charles Riggins, Jesse Sexton, Larry Hammett and Neal Guthrie were present. Councilmen W. M. Irwin and Raymond Anderson were absent. Others attending the meeting were City Administrator Marshall Shelton, Assistant City Attorney Randolph Chandler, City Secretary Joyce Pemberton, Chief of Police Mike Watkins, Director of Public Works R. Y. Gann, and Fire Marshall E. W. Ferguson. Also attending were: W. E. Sandlin, L. J. Stone, Brice Stone, Adell Stone, Daisy Stone, J. R. Stone, Joe Hester Mary Hester, J. W. Beck, Estel Moser, Homer L. Jones, H. R. Gildner, Mrs. Otis Hunter, Otis Hunter, A. S. Schrimsher, Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Jones, Betty Heath, George Shiels, and Mr. & Mrs. Gene Brown.; Councilman Sexton moved, seconded by Councilman Guthrie, to approve the minutes of the previous meetings of October 7th, October 21st and October 31st as written. Motion carried unanimously. City Administrator Shelton reported that a proposal for the city to purchase two strips of land was discussed in the Planning Commission's meeting of October 23rd. One of the strips of land is on 011ie Street between Green Street and Washington and the other is between Graham and Belknap Streets. After some discussion, it was the consensus of the Mayor and Council to check with the owners of the property to get more details before making a decision to purchase the land. City Administrator Shelton also reported that the Blue Cross -Blue Shield Co. had increased the rates for their hospitalization plan for the city employees. The city had, in turn, asked for bids from several other companies. In a meeting earlier in the day the city department heads had selected and recommended that the Council accept the hospitalization proposal of the Hartford Insurance Comapany. Mr. William E. Ostrom, representative of the Hartford Company, appeared before the Council and explained in detail the hospitalization plan proposed by his company. After much discussion, Councilman Chambers moved, seconded by Councilman. Hammett, to accept the hospitalization plan for city employees as submitted by the Hartford Company and adopt the plan that the city pay the employees portion. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Shelton also reported that the retirement plan of Southland Life had not proven to be satisfactory. After studying several proposals in an earlier meeting, the city department heads had selected and recommended the Texas Municipal Retirement System as more feasible than the others. After quite a bit of discussion, Councilman Guthrie moved, seconded by Council- man Sexton, to pass the ordinances accepting the Texas Municipal Retirement System's retirement plan for city employees as submitted. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCES AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE, TEXAS. AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL BENEFITS FUND OF THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY ALL DEPARTMENTS OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT WHICH NOW PARTICIPATE IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM; AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OF THE CITY'S CONTRIBUTIONS ON ACCOUNT OF SUCH PARTICIPATION. Mr Shelton is to check with Southland Life regarding the distribution of the $106,000 now deposited with them between the city and the employees. Mayor Jones appointed Councilmen Riggins, chairman, Guthrie and Chambers as a committee to canvass the election returns of the Special Election held on this date for the purpose of electing a councilman to replace Roy McCoy in place 4. Councilman Riggins reported that his committee had found that Calvin A. McGee had polled 234 votes, with 12 against, with his name being the only one on the ballot. It was moved by Councilman Sexton that the report of the canvassing committee be accepted. Councilman Hammett made the second. Motion carried unanimously. ORDINANCE NO. , An Ordinance approving certain Rate Schedules filed by Texas Power & Light Company in the City of Stephenville , Texas_, and providing conditions under which such Rate Schedules may ' be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF Stephenville ,TEXAS: SECTION 1: That Texas Power & Light Company, having filed on the 27th day of October ,1975, its Rate Book No. B all ,containing a set of electric Rate Schedules and the Service Regulations referred to therein, with the City Secretary, the same are hereby approved as Schedules of Rates and Service Regulations under which said Company is authorized to collect charges from its customers for the sale of electric power and energy within the corporate limits of the City until such time as said Rate Schedules and Service Regulations may be changed, modified, amended or withdrawn, with the approval of the City Council. SECTION 2: The filing of the Rate Schedules and Service Regulations, and the approval of same by the City Council, in the manner herein provided, shall constitute notice of the oonw. sumers of electricity, within the City, of the availability and application of such Rate Schedules and Service Regulations. SECTION 3: Such Rate Schedules and Service Regulations, shall become effective and shall be in full force and effective December 10 1975 and shall apply to all bills rendered after November 30, 1975. PASSED AND APPROVED at a called meeting of the City Council of Stephenville , Texas, this the IL fday of �he�_ , 19 -MAYOR ATTEST: ty eeretary (CITY SEAL) •c d 90_" 1311 TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM PARTICIPATION ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL RETIREMENT SYSTEM BY THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE TEXAS WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of Texas was amended on November 7, 1944, by the addition of Section 51 -f, Article III, which authorized the Legislature to establish a state -wide retirement and disability pension system for city employees; WHEREAS, Chapter 75, Acts 50th Legislature (1947) as amended, established the Texas Municipal Retirement System, and authorizes the governing body of each city or town to elect, at its option, to have one or more of the city departments.participate in such System; and WHEREAS, the governing body of the City of Stephenville , Texas, finds that it will be in the public interest�or t i city to have its employees participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System as hereinafter provided; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF STEPHENVILLE , TEXAS: Section 1. That, on behalf of the City of Stephenville , Texas, the Cit Council ms's '� X, hereby exercises its option an a ects to ave t e City an a o the employees of all departments now existing or hereafter established (except the following department(s): Legal Cemetery participate in the Texas Municipal Retirement System as provided in Chapter 75, Acts 50th Legislature, as amended, (Article 6243h of Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas), and all of the benefits and obligations of such System are hereby accepted as to such employees. Section 2. The Mayor or City Manager is hereby directed to notify, the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System that the City of Stephenville , Texas, has elected to participate and have the employees or the above departments parti- cipate in said System. Section 3. Each person who becomes an employee of any par ticipating department on or after the effective date of participation PARTICIPATION ORDINANCE"'-continued) of such department shall become a member of the Texas Municipal Re- tirement System as a condition of his employment. The City of e S henville Texas, may in the future refuse to add new t artm t ents or new employees to such System, but shall never dis- continue as to any participants. Section 4. In accordance with the provisions of the Statute, the deposits to be made to the Texas Municipal Retirement System on account of current service of the employees of the several partici- pating departments are hereby fixed at the rate of five percent ( 5 %) of the earnings of each employee of said departments, and in determining the deposits to be made on account of such service the maximum earnings of this city is full salary (Full salary 0rxd0919Mat?9 $xl4gib= Section 5. The City Secretary or other proper official is hereby directed to remit to the Board of Trustees of the Texas Mu- nicipal Retirement System, at its office in Austin, Texas, the city's contributions to the System and the amounts which shall be deducted from the compensation or payroll of employees, all as required by said Board under the provisions of Chapter 75, Acts of the 50th Legislature of the State of Texas, as amended, and the said official is hereby authorized and directed to ascertain and certify officially on behalf of the City of Stephenville , Texas, the prior service rendered to the said municipality by each of the employees of the participating departments, and the average prior service compensation received by each, and to make and execute all prior service certifications and all other reports and certifications which may be required of the City of Stephenville , Texas, under the provisions of Chapter 75, Acts Regular Session, 50th Legislature, as amended, or in compliance with the rules and regu- lations of the Board of Trustees of the Texas Municipal Retirement System. Section 6. Participation of the above mentioned employees in the Texas Municipal Retirement System shall become effective on January 1, 1976 Passed and approved this the 19 75 ATTEST: Cit Secretary &r-vid e 4th day of November APPROVED: .. 10 -3302— Register of Official Ballots. REGISTER OF OFFICIAL BALLOTS Number of ballots received ____�_-%_� -�___* Number of ballots defectively printed . . . . . ---------------------- __ ---------- Number of mutilated ballots returned by voters . . . - __ Number of ballots not given to voters J�*V Number of ballots voted (as shown by number �! of voters on poll list) TOTAL NUMBER OF BALLOTS ACCOUNTED FOR -� -- - - - - -` *These two numbers should be equal. // I the undersigned, Presiding Judge of the Election held on the day of _- `-#-°- ------ A. D. 19.7x1, C P C J / j at Election Precinct No. - k__ __ in =j ®d2� nCL (! - - - - -- Texas, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing statement of offici ballots of said Election is true and correct, and that all ballots returned by me were locked in the ballot box as required by law. , WITNESS MY HAND this the day of _- ___/�_��k! -`- A. D. 19_'a/ y/ rl _ Presiding Judge. NOTE: This form to be executed and returned in Ballot Box No. 4. See Art. 100, Texas Election Code (V.A.C.S. Art. 8.18) n.' s I HELD ON THE 12, 19 Hart Graphics, Austin Texas If the election is for the purpose of voting on candidates for office, indicate the name of the office in the 1st column and the names of the candidates in the 2nd column, allowing as many lines as necessary for each candidate as there are votes cast in the election. If the election is for the purpose of voting for or against certain propositions, indicate the words "FOR" and "AGAINST" in the 1st column and the various propositions should be listed in column two, allowing as many lines as necessary for the affirmative and for the negative on each proposition as there are votes cast in the election. OFFICE OR "FOR" AND "AGAINST" CANDIDATES OR PROPOSITIONS 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 .. L Ct fT"Y a f t � j, i i T- ,Y EXAMPLE FOR Proposition No. 1 191 fNJ AGAINST Proposition No. 1 UlW MAYOR John Doe Psw RECORD TALLIES 5 VOTES TO A SQUARE LIKE THIS I IN 60 1 65 1 70 1 75 1 80 1 85 1 90 1 95 1 100 1 105 1 110 1 115 1 120 1 125 1 130 1 135 1 140 1 145 1 150 11 TOTAL 0 TEXAS ELECTION CODE Art. 16 (Vernon's Art. 3 counted by one or more sets read the ballots, and one -or election. As a safeg ard-in-t tally lists, and du'ririg"" the" p` discrepancies shall--b e corIrei cially to he correctness -o f _7 ;- ar . the l I I F" a the __AND COR= I ^ 16.3416 (A1707)— Expense A/cc�ount — Election (1969) / 4 i 7 EXPENSE ACCOUNT FOR HOLDING Hart Graphics, Austin, Texas `r /� III l C.L)q D �� ELECTION, � J , 19Z/4;; f ELECTION PRECINCT NO. lri 4 rc 171' COUNTY, TEXAS TO THE HONORABLE NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF PRESIDING JUDGE, AND CLERKS HOLDING THE ABOVE MEN- TIONED ELECTION: NAME OF OFFIICI,ArL ADDRESS OF ELECTION OFFICIAL. HOURS WORKED IIE,,LECTION .v _ -2(.2-- 1 G��4 /6 42" Name and address of person who delivered returns and election supplies not used: OTHER EXPENSES NECESSARILY INCURRED IN HOLDING SAID ELECTION Item of expense and to whom payable and address of said party: I hereby certify that the above is a true and correct statement of the names, addresses, and hours served of all of the election officials conducting the above named election, and the other expenses incurred in said election, and that all of said expenses were necessary to conduct said election. qL Presiding Judge. Art. 22 of the Texas Election Code (V.A.C.S. Art. 3.08), authorizes the authority responsible for the expenses of the election to determine the rate of pay for each judge or clerk with a maximum of $2.00 per hour for each judge or clerk. No judge or clerk shall be paid for more than one hour of work before the polls open. Where voting machines are used no judge or clerk shall be paid for any period of time subsequent to two hours after the official time for closing the polls or subsequent to two hours after voting is concluded by all voters .offering themselves for voting during regular voting hours, whichever is the latter. The judge who delivers the returns of election may be paid an amount not to exceed $5.00 for that service provided he also makes returns of ballots, ballot boxes and election supplies not used when he makes returns of the election. Reproduction of this form is prohibited I Mr. Calvin A. McGee was sworn in by City Secretary Joyce Pemberton and was duly seated for the remainder of the meeting. The Mayor and Council welcomed Mr. McGee to the council. After some discussion, Councilman Sexton moved, seconded by Councilman Hammett, to assess 6% interest on cemetery lots which had a note of at least one year old, effective as of this date. Motion carried unanimously. Panthers Boys Club of Fort Worth submitted the only bid for the sale of the addressograph machine. After due discussion, Councilman Chambers moved, seconded by Councilman Guthrie, to reject the bid of $200.00 submitted by the Panthers Boys Club of Fort Worth for the old addressograph machine which the city had advertised for sale. Motion carried unanimously. It was the consensus of the Mayor and Council that, if a larger bid was not received, the city might donate the machine to a worthy cause. After some discussion, Councilman Sexton moved, seconded by Councilman Guthrie, to accept the low bid of $98,950.00 submitted by Thomas Construction Co. of Dallas, Texas, to construct the new fire sub station. Motion carried unanimously. Mr. Shelton reported that Hunter & Associates are presently studying the rate increase request by Lone Star Gas Co. and a report will be submitted at a later meeting. There being no other business, Councilman Guthrie moved the meeting adjourn. at 8:45 p.m. Councilman Sexton made the second. Motion carried unanimously. 0