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Home My WebLink AboutCC 1990-12-17 Agendas I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I- CI1Y OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA DECEMBER 17,1990 For the Special Meeting conducted at the North Richland Hills City Hall Council Chambers, 7301 Northeast Loop 820, at 6:00 p.m. The below listed items are placed on the Agenda for discussion and/ or action. NUMBER ITEM I ACTION TAKEN I 1. Call to Order I 2. Roll Call I 3. Invocation I 4. GN 90-173 Amending Civil Service Rule 7.03 Regarding the Reappointment of Former Employees - Ordinance No. 1704 5. GN 90-174 Recyclng - Ordinance No. 1703 6. PU 90-55 Approval of Telephone Upgrade to Siemens/Tel Plus I 7. I Adjournment i I # POSTm _ ~~~~~<)~.~90 Date .//:'~á .n.(. Time I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS Department: Personnel Council Meeting Date:12/17 /90 Amending Civil Service Rule 7.03 Regard~ng SUbject: the Reappointment of Former Employees-- Agenda Number:GN 90-173 Ordinance No. 1704. At the Civil Service Commission meeting on December 12, the Commission voted unanimously to recommend to the City Council that Ordinance No. 1704 be approved which amends the Civil Service Rules and Regulations by adding rule 7.03 b (see attached). The amendment provides department heads an option to re-hire former employees, under the conditions set forth, when such re-hiring would be beneficial to the municipal service. Recommendation: It is recommended that the City Council approve Ordinance No. 1704. Finance Review Source of Funds: Bonds (GO/Rev.) Operating Budget Oth~~ K~ ' Department Hea~nature - CI Manager CITY COUNCIL ACTION ITEM Acct. Number n/ a Sufficient Funds Available t Finance Director 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 1 ORDINANCE NO. 1704 Whereas, the Civil Service Commission of the City has unanimously recommended the change in the Civil Service Rules and Regulations which is set out below. Now therefore be it ordained by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: 1. Rule 7.03 of the Civil Service Rules and Regulations be, and is hereby, amended by adding Section b which shall read as follows: .. b. Reappointment In the event that an employee in the classified service terminates his employment while his status is satisfactory, a department head may reappoint that employee to an entry level position without regard to the existence of a current eligibility list and under the following conditions: 1. That no longer than one year has elapsed since his termination; and 2. He passes a physical examination as prescribed by the Director of Personnel; and 3. That a vacancy exists. Any such employee shall be considered appointed, for all purposes, as of his new date of appointment. II Passed and approved this 17th day of December, 1990. ATTEST: APPROVED: ~ Secretary or Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM AND ;.I..;() ." ..' ¡.1.A Þ ;' C till \/ Attorney for the City I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I "f ) I I I CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS (fJu Department: Administration Council Meeting Date: 12/17 /90 Agenda Number: GN 90-174 SUbject: Recvclinq - Ordinance No. 1703 The attached Ordinance and Agreement with Laidlaw Waste System have been approved by the committee appointed to study the city-wide recycling program. Ordinance No. 1703 establishes a recycling program for the City of North Richland Hills and establishes rules and regulations governing the collection and recycling of certain materials. The agreement with Laidlaw adds substance to the program approved by the City Council on October 8, 1990. Recommendation: It is recommended that City Council approve Ordinance No. 1703 and authorize the Mayor to sign the agreement with Laidlaw Waste System. Finance Review Source of Funds: Bonds (GO/Rev.) Operating Budget Oth~ ._ 414$/ Department Head Signature CITY COUNCIL ACTION ITEM Acct. Number Sufficient Funds Available Klf~ I City Manager . Finance Director I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ORDIHARCE HO. 1703 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that in order to protect the health and safety of the City and its inhabitants it is necessary to undertake a recycling program for newspapers, glass bottles and jars, metal cans and certain plastic articles; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that if such items set forth above are discarded and the City has no recycling program that the health and safety of the citizens would be adversely affected; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the only feasible method to accomplish a recycling program is to do so in conjunction with its program for the collection of garbage, waste and trash pursuant to the terms of this ordinance. NOW, WHEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: 1 . Upon the effective date of this ordinance a recycling program shall be in full force and effect for the collection and recycling of the following items of trash, waste or refuge: a. newspapers (excluding other paper items such as magazines, mail, paper bags or other paper; b. glass bottles and jars (excluding mirrors, windows, ceramics and other glass products); c. metal cans composed of tin, steel or aluminum (excluding scrap metal); d. plastic contains of the polyethylene terephthalate and high density polyethylene varieties. 3 . The recycling service is hereby made available to each residential water customer who is receiving water from the City water system. Each residential water customer on said system shall be billed at the rate of $2.00 per month, including sales tax, for this service and such charge is found to be a reasonable charge and shall be an enforceable charge on the monthly water bill. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ORDINANCE NO. 1703 Page Two 4. Every owner, agent, lessee, tenant or occupant of any residential premises in the City ("residential customer") shall have the following duties and obligations: a. Each residential customer shall use only the recycling containers furnished by contractor for recyclable materials. b. Each residential customer shall place all recyclable materials in approved containers. c. Each residential customer shall keep all such recycling containers in use securely closed in such a manner as to prevent the scattering of the contents thereof and to render said contents inaccessible to insects, rodents and other animals. d. No residential customer shall place for collection or permit to be placed for collection, any recycling container exceeding fifty (50) pounds in weight. e. Each residential customer shall drain all recyclable materials mixed with water or other liquids before placing same into appropriate containers. f. All residential customers shall place recycling containers containing recyclable materials at the curbside of the street bearing such residential customer's address in such a manner as to be easily accessible for collection and as to prevent such recyclable material from being scattered. g. All containers of recyclable materials required to be located at the curbside shall be placed at the prescribed curbside locations not more than twelve hours prior to the scheduled collection day if such recyclable materials are to be picked up by contractor. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, except the City franchise holder and public safety personnel, to tamper with or remove any item from the recycling container once it has been placed on the curbside for collection by the franchise holder. 6 . The terms and conditions of collection and recycling of the above items shall be governed by a written franchise (contract) between the City and the recycling collector-contractor. I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I ORDINANCE NO. 1703 Page Three 7 . Any person violating Section 5 of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not in excess of $200. 8. The ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after January 15, 1991. PASSED AND APPROVED this 17th day of December, 1990. APPROVED: Mayor ATTEST: City Secretary APPROVED AS TO I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS J() ~ lR ÚC:;7 ~/l, .)- .A Council Meeting Date: 12 /17 /90 Department: Management Information Systems Approval of Telephone Upgrade Subject: to Siemens/Tel Plus Agenda Number: PU 90-55 On December 10, 1990, City Council arrived at a consensus to divide th proposed telecommunications upgrade linking the entire City together into tw phases. The first phase, linking City Hall and the Recreation Center telephone systems will be contracted to Siemens/Tel Plus as a "sole source" vendor as only CorNe software is required at a cost of $40, 596. The second phase, requirin additional hardware, will go out for bid in January. Funding for the first phase is available in the current budget as a result 0 the following savings: $12,600 16,000 13,000 $41,600 FUNDING SOURCE Line Charge Savings Upgrade Savings Special Project Savings TOTAL 01-35-01-4850 02-20-01-4850 $20,298 $20,298 RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the City Council approve the purchase of CorNet software fro: Siemens/Tel Plus at a cost of $40,596. Source of Funds: Bonds (GO/Rev.) Operating Budget Oth Finance Review Acct. Number n~~ffi~ient Fu~s Available 7J ~~ -k.~~ln8nceDir8cto /'¿/J1-L~ n Head Signature City Manager CITY COUNCIL ACTION ITEM Page 1 of