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CITY OF ANNA
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
December 20, 2005 7:00 PM
Community Room, Texas Star Bank
The City Council of the City of Anna met in Special Session at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday,
December 20, 2005, at the Community Room, Texas Star Bank, located at 402 W. White
Street (FM 455), to consider the following items.
1. Call to Order.
Mayor Kenneth Pelham called the meeting to order at 7:02 p.m.
2. Roll Call and Establishment of Quorum.
Present were Mayor Kenneth Pelham and Council Members Billy Deragon, Lynn
Mosier, David Crim, J.W. Finley and John Garen.
3. Pledge of Allegiance.
4. Citizen comments.
None
Council Member Garen made the motion to go into executive session at 7:04
p.m. Council member Finley seconded the motion.
5. EXECUTIVE SESSION: Under terms of Chapter 551 of Texas Government
Code the City Council may enter into CLOSED SESSION or Executive
Session to discuss the following:
a. Purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property (Government Code,
Chapter 551.072).
b. To nonsuit with legal counsel on matters in which the duty of the
attorney to the governmental body under the Texas Disciplinary Rules
of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas clearly conflicts with
Chapter 551 of the Government Code. (Government Code, Chapter
551.071).
The council reserves the right to return to executive session throughout
this meeting.
Council Member Finley made the motion to go to open session at 7:25 p.m.
Council member Crim seconded the motion.
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6. Consider/Discuss/Action regarding firefighteNfire inspectors.
City Manager, Lee Lawrence went over some of the back ground for the
discussion requested by the AVFD. The positions were budgeted for the next
fiscal year, job descriptions and liability issues for the city are among the items
being considered. Representatives David Hunt and Larry Bridges from the AVFD
were present. Fire Chief David Hunt stated that they want the city to hire the
personnel to fill the three budgeted positions and that he did not want to have the
city employee's supervise the AVFD, they would prefer the AVFD supervise the
city employee's. The benefits package for the employee's for health insurance,
workmen's comp, retirement, etc. were considered in the budget figures. Council
Members and AVFD members discussed in length that AVFD would hire the paid
personnel, hire an accountant to handle the payroll, paperwork, etc. and that
council will consider adjusting the budget to handle the additional costs of health
care, benefits, accountant and attorney for them. Council members stated that
they were not ready to go to a full time paid fire department at this time and if
AVFD did not want to hire the personnel at this time then the city would back
away and reconsider this issue next year. AVFD members also had concerns
and wanted to be included in reviewing the site plans for development coming
into the city. City Attorney, Clark McCoy stated that the correct wording for the
motion would be to direct city staff to work with the AVFD expeditiously to
determine costs associated with the AVFD hiring the 3 employee's provided for in
the city's budget. Council Member Deragon added to the motion that the deadline
be January 24, 2006 to be back before city council. Council Member Garen
seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN
Consider/Discuse/Action on Slater Creek sewer line (West Crossing service
area), including authorizing advertisement for bids for part or all of the line.
City Manager, Lee Lawrence went over the background of this development and
recommended that council authorize staff to bid the project as a City project and
not a developer project. Council member Finley made the motion to authorize
staff to go out for bids to build the project. Council member Deragon seconded
the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN
8. Consider/Discuss/Action on authorizing submission of application for
sanitary sewer service Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for area
east of Sister Grove Creek.
City Manager, Lee Lawrence explained that the possibility of a utility district being
developed in this area revealed that there was not a Certificate of Convenience
and Necessity for sanitary sewer in this area. After the first of the year changes
in the law will make it more difficult to obtain the CCN for sanitary sewer. Council
Member Finley made the motion to authorize submission of application for
sanitary sewer service Certificate of Convenience and Necessity. Council
Member Crim seconded the motion. Motion passes.
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AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
9. Consider and act upon a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Anna,
Texas requesting that all of the territory included within the corporate limits
of the City of Anna on the date of adoption of this resolution be annexed to
and become a part of the Greater Texoma Utility Authority; and making
certain findings In connection therewith.
City Manager, Lee Lawrence explained council had already authorized the
application submitted to GTUA requesting annexation into the authority. The
resolution is the last step in this process. The City of Anna being a Home Rule
City will become the last voting member of the GTUA board which will be most
advantages to the City in the long run. Council Member Crim made the motion to
approve the resolution. Council Member Finley seconded the motion. Motion
passes.
AYE 6 MAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
10. Adjourn.
Council Member Finley made the motion to adjourn at 8:39 p.m. Council Member
Mosier seconded the motion. Motion passes.
AYE 6 NAY 0 ABSTAIN 0
ATTEST: APPROVED:
N ha Wilkison, City Secretary or, Kenneth Pelham
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