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#10 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business, Mayor Sawyer
declared the meeting adjourned at 8:25 P.M.
ATTEST:
SPECIAL SESSION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 11, 1982
The Schertz City Council convened in Special Session, Wednesday, August 11,
1982 at 7:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers, 1400 Live Oak Road with the follow-
ing members present: Mayor Earl W. Sawyer, presiding; Charles B. Sharpe;
Jeff Duffield; and Jacqueline Lawler. Absent: William G. Courtney and
Adolph Aguilar. Staff present were City Manager Jimmy G. Gilmore and City
Secretary June G. Krause.
#1 PUBLIC HEARING: The Mayor, after welcoming the citizens, gave
the purpose of the public hearing as being to
receive citizen input pursuant to the adoption of a budget for fiscal year
1982-83.
Mr. Dick Chambless, 504 Aviation, said he had understood that there would
be funds for seal coating of streets in the budget and he did not see any
allocation for this. Mr. Gilmore said that he would estimate the Council
could put in approximately $15,000 for seal coating right now and perhaps
more later when he gets the report from the auditor.
Mr. Walter Schneider asked if the City had received their tax rolls from the
county appraiser, and if not what was being used to arrive at a tax figure
for the budget. Mr. Gilmore said he used last year's figures plus the new
properties brought onto the rolls in this past year to arrive at his estimate.
Mayor Sawyer said the City has not as yet received an adequate tax roll.
Mrs. Roberta Schneider asked about personnel and the need for assistants.
Mayor Sawyer explained the Council, being working people, have to depend
on the Council-Manager form of government and that most city employees
have multiple jobs.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Schneider also asked about street repair and what happened
to the funds that had been set aside for that. Mayor Sawyer explained that
since 1979 /80, when the alloted money was used for sealcoating, there has
not been a budgeted line item for street repair; however, Council is putting
it back in the budget this year.
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There being no other citizens wishing to be heard, the Mayor declared the
public hearing closed at 7:48 P.M. and called for a short recess in order
for the Council to move to the Conference Room for a work session.
The meeting was reconvened at 7:55 P.M.
#2 BUDGET REVIS~ONS: Mr. Gilmore presented a letter f~am~our
auditors giving facts and figures on sale
tax estimations. They recommend cities to be prudent and underestimate
sales tax.
Mr. Gilmore then presented a list of transfer of appropriations for the
current years budget that he was recommending. Council concurred and ask
this be an agenda item for the 17th meeting.
The City Manager then explained that with the low pay scale of the City on
dispatch salaries, we have not been able to fill vacancies or if we do,
they immediately quit and go somewhere else for higher pay. He requested
permission to raise their pay scale bracket, which would effect the current
budget as well as the 1982-83 budget. Council approved his request, with
the starting salary being $4.04 per hour. This also is to be included in
the agenda of the 17th of August.
#3 CONSIDERATION OF ZONING MODIFICATION: Mr. Gilmore asked this item
be removed from the agenda
as the P&Z did not finish their study of this modification.
#4 CONSIDERATION OF PROVIDING SERVICES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
The Mayor asked this item be skipped over at this time as Mayor Ling from
Cibolo had to leave for a few minutes.
#5 EXECUTIVE SESSION: Nonel'needed.
#6 GENERAL DISCUSSION: Mayor Sawyer had a call from a citizen asking
that recognition be given to the S-C-UC
striders, who brought back trophies from the AAUIUSA Junior Olympics. Council
decided to issue them a proclamation at the next council meeting.
Mr. Sawyer advised that he and Mr. Gilmore had met with the editors of the
new Recorder-Times newspaper, which should be commencing delivery in Schertz
this week. They will be unable to have a reporter at each of our meetings
at first but will after they are completely organized.
He had received an invitation from the City of Converse to be a part of their
parade during the Nights in Ole Converse, which he will attend.
Mr. Sharpe again said that he will be glad to hand carry anything available
in the news department to the Cablevision office and do his best to see that
it gets on TV.
Mayor Sawyer asked to return to item #4 as Mayor Ling had returned.
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Mr. Sawyer said that he was sure the Council was aware that the Chief of
Police in Cibolo had resigned and that Mr. Gilmore had allowed our police to
continue to back up Cibolo in an emergency.
Mr. Gilmore said this goes back to our agreement with all surrounding cities
to help when called in an emergency. Mayor Ling is now asking for help on a
temporary basis in perhaps patrolling his city twice a day. Since receiving
Mayor Lingls letter, we have lost another police officer; so we are now three
short. Mr. Gilmore said he had not talked with Chief Keith since this last
resignation to see if he felt he could provide two patrols a day if the Council
agreed to this.
Mr. Duffield said that if we can, he feels we should do everything possible
to extend this courtesy.
Mayor Ling said that visibility is a deterrent to crime and that he has also
asked help from the Highway Patrol, Constable and the Sheriffls office. He
said it would probably be needed for one to two months.
Mr. Duffield also asked the City Manager to check into the insurance coverage
for our men should an accident accur while patroling in andther municipality.
Council then discussed several ways in which this patrolling could be accomplished.
The City Manager was to check with the Chief what could be worked out.
Mayor Ling then expressed his gratitude to each of the Council for their
attitude.
Council gave Mr. Gilmore permission to pursue this and make what arrangements
he could to help the City of Cibolo.
#6 (back to general discussion)
Regarding a letter in Council packets relating to the request for a rate in-
crease from GVEC, Council discussed the increase and asked the City Manager
to draft a letter form the Mayor1s signature setting out the Council IS formal
disagreement with the increase. They felt the rate structure should be
reversed, rather than granting lower rates to the high consumer customers,
as this was not encouraging conservation.
Mr. Duffield asked if the City had replied to the Cibolo Council on the
question of water. Mr. Gilmore said he had told Mayor Ling that it would not
come up again until after the budget process was over.
After Council discussion, Mr. Gilmore was requested to draft a letter to Mayor
Ling letting him know just how the Council feels about the situation. The
points being that we were still not sure of the legality of them hooking on to
Green Valley and our system and that we still want to be the sole purveyor
of water to them. They may allow Green Valley to furnish water outside their
city limits if they so desire as long as it is not interconnected to the lines
furnished by Schertz.
There was discussion about the handling of animal calls in the evening hours
and on weekends, when we do not have an animal control officer on duty. After
lengthy discussion, Mr. Gilmore was authorized to offer to pay the police
officer on duty a warrant fee to pick up animals on an emergency call basis.
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Mr. Gilmore advised that on October 1st, the fire department has asked to
use the Council Chambers to host a combined meeting of all area fire depart-
ments. Council agreed this would be very good for all concerned.
The City Manager said he would like permission to pursue applying for some
of the Community Development Block grants that may be opening up later in
the year. He said if we could get into that he would need a college
student to do some of the leg work involved in applying for grants. That
he and Mr. Brooks would also work on it. Council concurred with his request.
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The Housing Authority has asked that the Mayor write a letter supporting
housing for the aged in our city. Council concurred in this request.
The City has also had a request from TML asking if Schertz wishes to
participate with other cities in a joint study of Southwestern Bellis rate
increase request. Mr. Gilmore said Schertz I share would amount to abo~t
$255.00. Council concurred saying they had already authorized this expen-
diture and for the new budget also.
Announcements: At the 17th Council meeting, the Evening Lionls Club would
like to present checks to both SAFES and the Fire Department. This Club is
now disbanding.
Thursday at 2:00 P.M the Library w~ll be handing out certificates for the
childrenls summer reading program. The Mayor will also hand out free swimming
passes to the children.
Friday at 10:00 AM, the VFW Auxiliary will present a check for $100 to the
City and the Humane Society for continued work at the animal shelter.
On Saturday morning, the 7th of August, the Humane Society will have a
dog wash and dip. The charge for this is $3.00 per animal.
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Dr. Revel now has his dentist office open and has invited everyone to come by
911 Cloverleaf.
Mr. Gilmore said there is a fire hydrant on Main street that has to be re-
placed. He said it was his understanding that this is what the water re-
placement fund was set up for and he would like to start using it. Council
agreed. Mr. Duffield suggested giving the old fire hydrant to the Animal
Shelter.
#7 ADJOURNMENT: There being no further business to come before 'Council,
the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 9:38 PM
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