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CITY OF ANNA
Minutes of the City Council meeting of the City of Anna,
Texas held on July 11, 1995 at the City Hall of the said
city.
The City Council of the City of Anna met in regular session
on the llth day of July 1995 with the following members
present and participating: Mayor Ron Ferguson, Bob Estep,
Benny Milam, Duane Hayes, and Joe Murphy. Leonard Harlow was
absent and not voting.
The meeting was called to order at 7:32 P.M. by Mayor
Ferguson.
Others present were Ricky Day, Lisa Copeland, Danell Matus,
Linda Crum, James Dockray, Steve Pope, Rodney Crawford, Anna
Ring, Don Peterson, Lee Lawrence and Maurice Schwanke, of
Southwest Consultants; Dan Walters, Alfred Mason, John Evans,
Johnny McBride, Vicki Fe~guson, James Moon, and Jon
Hendricks.
Under item #4, the City Council met with Mr. Lee Lawrence and
Maurice Schwanke of Southwest Consultants to discuss a
possible city park grant. Following an overview of the
procedures in filing an application for such a grant the
Council agreed that extensive research needed to be conducted
before any action was taken concerning this matter.
The City Council met with Ms. Lisa Copeland, under item #5,
to discuss the city park name change. Ms. Copeland provided
the Council with a second petition to re-instate the name of
Johnson Park. Motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded by
Benny Milam to table this item for 30 days. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #6, motion was made by Benny Milam and seconded by
Joe Murphy to adopt Resolution No. 95.0001, a resolution of
the City of Anna1 Texas adopting a citizen participation
plan. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #7, motion was made by Bob Estep and seconded by
Duane Hayes to adopt Ordinance No. 95-04, an ordinance of the
City of Anna, Texas, adopting a Contractor Locality Section 3
Plan. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #8 1 motion was made by Benny Milam and seconded by
Duane Hayes to adopt Ordinance No. 95-05, an ordinance of the
City of Anna, Texas, adopting a drug-free workplace policy.
(Carried 4/0)
Under item #9, motion was made by Joe Murphy and seconded by
Duane Hayes to adopt Resolution No. 95.0002, a resolution of
the City of Anna, Texas, designating a Fair Housing Month
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with the notice placed in the non-legal section of the city's
official newspaper. (Carried 4/0)
under item #10, motion was made by Joe Murphy and seconded by
Benny Milam to adopt Resolution No. 95.0003, a resolution of
the City of Anna, Texas, adopting an affirmative action/equal
opportunity employment statement. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #11, motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded
by Joe Murphy to appoint the City Secretary as the
Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity Standards Officer. (Carried
4/0)
Under item #12, motion was made by Benny Milam and seconded
by Joe Murphy to adopt Ordinance No. 95-06, an ordinance of
the City of Anna, Texas, adopting the Southern Building Code,
and thus voiding Ordinance No. 103-85, the Uniform Building
Code. (Carried 4/0)
Motion was made by Bob Estep and seconded by Joe Murphy to
table item #13, to further investigate the possibility of
establishing a planning and zoning conunission. (Carried 3/1)
Under item #14, motion was made by Bob Estep and seconded by
Joe Murphy to adopt Resolution No. 95.0004, a resolution of
the City of Anna, Texas, accepting responsibility for
educational expenses incurred by the Anna Volunteer Fire
Department's Fire Marshal. (Carried 3/l)
Motion was made by Benny Milam and seconded by Joe Murphy to
table item #15, Key Rates, in order to gather further
information. {Carried 4/0)
Under item #16, motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded
by Joe Murphy to adopt Ordinance No. 95-08, an ordinance of
the City of Anna, Texas, adopting the standard Fire
Prevention Code, and thus voiding Ordinance No. 105-87, the
Uniform Fire Code. (Carried 4/0)
Motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded by Benny Milam to
table item #17, employee policy, until after executive
session. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #18, motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded
by Joe Murphy to authorize payment to David and Elaine
Slayter for their easement needed for the sewer
rehabilitation project. {Carried 4/0)
Under item #19, Water Superintendent report, no official
action was taken.
Under item #20, City Secretary report, no official action was
taken.
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Under item #21, motion was made by Duane Hayes and seconded
by Benny Milam to approve the minutes dated June 13, 1995, as
submitted. (Carried 4/0)
After reviewing an accounts payable list for both the
Water/Sewer and General funds under item #22, motion was made
by Benny Milam and seconded by Bob Estep to approve the bills
as submitted. (Carried 4/0)
Under item #23, the City Council recessed into executive
session at 10:10 P.M.
The Council re-convened into regular session at 11:08 P.M. It
was decided to hold a workshop for the proposed employee
policy on Tuesday, July 18, 1995 at 7:30 P.M.
no further business, the meeting was adjourned at