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1967 09 21 CC Minutes, Special4416 MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF BAWWN September 21, 1%7 The City Council of the .City of Baytown. Texas, met in special session on -Thurs- day, September 21, 1%7 at 6:30 p.m., in the Council Room of the Baytown City Hall with the following members in attendance: Patrick Ball Councilman Glen Walker Councilman Don M. Hullum Councilman Albert Fanestiel Councilman Lamar Kelley Councilman Seaborn Cravey Mayor Fritz Lanham City Manager Edna Oliver City Clerk Absent: A. M. Braswell Councilman The Mayor called the meeting to order, the Invocation was offered, afterwhich, the following business was transacted: AcceDtance - City Hall and Community Bul4 ding Construction After receiving a report from Lowell Lammers. Architect, relative to completion of items on a final punch list connected with the .construction of the City Hall and Com- munity Center buildings. Councilman Kelley moved to accept the buildings pending the time the City has proper insurance coverage on each building. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Walker, Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: None Public Hearina -- Budoet Fiscal Year 1%7 -68 Mayor Cravey opened the public hearing upon the proposed 1%7-68 fiscal budget by-stating that an official public hearing was required by law in the adoption of a budget and the setting of a tax rate for the ensuing year. In preparation of this hearing, many sessions have heretofore been held by the City Council in reviewing the contents of the proposed budget prepared by the City Manager, and changes have been made as deemed advisable by the Council.. An ordinance was prepared using the revised figures of changes made in the original proposal. City Manager Lanham pointed out that by using the current tax rate as a starting point, a total of $99,658.00 has been placed In the General Government- Highways- allocation for capital street improvements which was an increase of $89.000.00 plus over the figure originally proposed. Since the Council was of the opinion that additional funds would be needed in the ensuing year for major street improvement than is presently provided, they discussed increasing the tax rate to provide funds for such improvements. Rough calculations were made using a range of increase from seven through ten cents. Sometime later Councilman Fanestiel moved to increase the tax rate by seven (7t) cents over the previous year, but his motion died for want of a second. Councilman Ball moved to consider a nine (94) cents increase over the present- One Dollar and Forty -One ($1.41) Cents tax rate - this too died for want of a second. Councilman Walker then moved to consider an eight (8t) cents increase making the rate one Dollar and 49/100 ($1.49) Cents for the ensuing year. Councilman Fanestiel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Walker. Hullum. Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: Councilman Ball 4417 The Council agreed that a decision must be made on the amount to allocate in the budget for street improvements in order to set a tax rate to provide the funds. Some of the Council felt that an eight (ft ) cent increase would not provide sufficient funds since the major improvements will,be made by contracts from bid solicitations by the Administration. As the budget now stands, the allocation for Highways is $415,617.00. Councilman Walker moved to allocate $541,617.00 in the budget for highways instead of the $415.617.00 - making an increase of ,$126,000 on the basis of an eight (8t) cent increase and providing $225,000 in the 1967 -68 fiscal budget for major street Improvements. Councilman Fanestiel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Walker. Hullum. Fanestiel and Kelley. Mayor Cravey Nays: Councilman Ball On the basis of the action of the Council, the City Manager introduced and read an ordinance adopting a budget for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 1%7 and ending September 30, 1%8. Councilman Fanestiel moved to adopt the ordinance as read. Coun- cilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball. Walker, Hullum. Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: ,None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO, 887 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A BUDGET BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 1%7. AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER BAYTOWN; AND PROVIDING FOR THE FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR, ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1%8. AND ORDINANCES OF THA CITY OF PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE. Ordinance - Setting Tax Rate - 1967 -68 Fiscal Year The City Manager introduced and read an ordinance sating a tax rate and 49/100 ($1.49) Cents per each One Hundred ($100.00) Dollar valuation ensuing year. Councilman Hullum seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Walker, Hullum. Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: None The caption of the ordinance follows: ORDINANCE NO., 888 of One Dollar for the AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE RATE AND TAX LEVY FOR THE CITY OF BAYTOWN. TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30. 1%8, UPON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND THE CHARTER PROVISIONS AND ORDINANCES OF SAID CITY; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH. rove Execution_- Agreement Marbon Company - Industrial District Committee Councilman Kelley, reporting for the Industrial District Committee, stated that an agreement had been made with Marbon Company which is identical with the agreement which was made with Humble Company with the exception of the value figures. He asked for Council authorization to proceed with closing the contract. Councilman Hullum moved to accept the contract with Marbon Company and authorized the signing as agreed. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The vote follows: j Ayes: Councilmen Ball. Welker, Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: None 4418 endments to Resolution Annexina Manuf actur_i_na_Industrie In order to reaffirm the Council's intention to have a five year moratorium in taxes or payment in lieu of taxes, Councilman -Bell moved that the last sentence of the first paragraph of Section 1 of Resolution 185 be deleted. Councilman Kelley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Walker, Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor . Cravey Nays: None Councilman Ball moved that the Industrial Committee be authorized to proceed with negotiations with new industries in Industrial District No. 3 to negotiate contracts for a minimum of $1.00 per year for a period to include five (5) years after beginning of operation. Councilman Kelley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Walker, Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley Mayor Cravey Nays: None The City Manager was instructed to have a general ordinance prepared covering both. Industrial District No. 2 and Industrial District No. 3 - the preparation to.be as soon as possible. Chanaes - Civil Service Classification - Police Department At a recent meeting, the Council discussed the upgrading of the Detective Division of the Baytown Police Department. The Benefits Committee conducted a review of the Civil Service Classifications in the department and found that, in the current ordinance, some classifications are being used by the Council in authorizing the number of persons for a certain classification for budget appropriations primarily; but. other classifi- cations are not being used - neither by the department nor budgeted by the Council. Among the latter is the Detective classification which falls between the Sergeant and Lieutenant classifications and would normally be a step through which all law enforce- ment officers would have to progress in their promotions to become Lieutenants. Since the Detective classification is of a technical nature, the Benefits Committee met with the City Manager. Director of Civil Service and some personnel of the Police Department to discuss the problems at hand and are now prepared to offer two proposals. Councilman Ball, speaking for the Committee, proposed that the detective classification-be eliminated and the Council authorize or designate parallel classifications of Patrolman- Detective. Sergeant- Detective and Lieutenant - Detective; Secondly, if the Council wants to upgrade the Police Department, authorization be made to fill all detective positions with Sergeants oft- Lieutenants. After some further discussion, Councilman Ball moved that the Detpctive Classification be eliminated and that parallel classifications be designated for Patrolman - Detective, Sergeant- Detective and Lieutenant Detective. Councilman Fanestiel seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball, Walker. Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley- Mayor Cravey Nays: None Councilman Ball then moved for Council to authorize two additional Sergeant- Detectives in the budget, and the reduction of two Patrolman - Detective in the budget for a total of three Patrolman - Detectives and three Sergeant- Detectives plus authorizing the inclusion of one Lieutenant- Detective in the new classification. Councilman Kelley seconded the motion. The vote follows: Ayes: Councilmen Ball. Walker, Hullum, Fanestiel and Kelley Nays: Mayor Cravey 4419 Ordinance - Administration City's Insurance Councilman Ball passed out copies of a proposed ordinance outlining changes in the administration of the City's Insurance. He gave a brief review of the changes and asked the t the Council make a study of the ordinance and it be included on the agenda for Council acceptance or rejection at the September 28th regular meeting. The City Manager was authorized to ask for binder coverage on the new City Hall and Civic Building which was accepted the earlier part of the meeting. Adiournment Councilman Fanestiel moved for the meeting to adjourn. Councilman Walker seconded the motion. The ayes were unanimous and the Mayor declared the meeting adjourned. Seaborn Cravey, JKYor ATTEST: ecL-, � r J Edna Oliver, City Clerk