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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC 1979-07-09 Minutes MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, HELD IN THE CITY HALL, 7301 NORTHEAST LOOP 820, JULY 9, 1979 - 7:30 P.M. 1. Mayor Faram called the meeting to order July 9, 1979, at 7:30 p.m. 2. Present: Dick Faram Denver Mills Jim Cato Da ve Freeman Lena Mae Reeder Mayor Councilmen Councilwoman STAFF: Thomas Paul Jeanette Moore Richard Albin Jim Anderson Roy Buttorff Margie Nash Joann Williams City Manager City Secretary City Engineer Director of Public Works Tax Assessor Planning & Zoning Member Board of Adjustment Member --., ABSENT: John Michener Sid Cavanaugh Jim l~ood Rex McEntire Ci ty Attorney Councilmen 3. The invocation was given by Mayor Faram. 4. Councilwoman Reeder moved, seconded by Councilman Freeman, to approve the minutes as written. Motion carried 3-0; Councilman Mills abstaining due to absence from the meeting. 5. Mayor Faram, on behalf of the City and Council presented Mr. Don Andrews of the Fire Department, with a five year service award and pin. Mayor Faram, on behalf of the City and Council presented Mr. Glen Cooper of the Utility Department with a five year service award and pin. 6. Mr. Roy Buttorff, Tax Assessor for the City of North Richland Hills appeared before the Council. Mr. Buttorff advised the Council House Bill 1060 did not amend Article 8 10, it added to i t. CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL INVOCATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING JUNE 25, 1979 APPROVED PRESENTATION OF FIVE YEAR AWARDS AND PINS TO DON ANDREWS, FIRE DEPARTMENT, GLEN COOPER, UTILITY DEPARTMENT CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION CONCERNING HOUSE BILL 1060, ARTICLE 1, TAX LEGISLATION APPROVED RESOLUTION NO. 79-16 July 9, 1979 Page 2 Mr. Buttorff stated that Article 8, Section 10 of the Constitution becomes Article 8, Section 101, Open Space Land Concept. In the past over half of the applicants income had to come from an agriculture pursuit in order to receive an Agriculture exemption. This is no longer in effect. You can apply for an agriculture exemption on any land. It requires a land classification system which must be done by the Tax Assessor. Mr. Buttorff stated he figured it would take two to three months to do a land classification system and the city tax rolls had to be certified by July 16, 1979. Mr. Buttorff stated that someone had asked if the resolution had to be worded a particular way. Mr. Buttorff stated the resolution did not require any specific wording, however, it is clear that the order, resolution, or ordinance should be in writing and incorporated into the official minutes of the meeting where it was adopted. Mr. Buttorff stated this resolution would only exempt the city for one year. Next year the land classification system would have to be done. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Buttorff if the reason he was asking for this resolution was because of the time element involved. Mr. Buttorff replied yes, the resolution must be passed prior to certification of the tax rolls by the Board of Equalization which would be done July 16, 1979. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Buttorff if he could get him a copy of the three Hand Bills. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Buttorff if he had finished his computation under year before lasts truth in taxation requirement. Mr. Buttorff stated he could not finish certified by the Board of Equalization. the tangibles from the tax rolls had to to $5,600,000 market value. until the tax roll had been Mr. Buttorff stated all be removed which amounts Councilman Cato asked when it would be accomplished. Mr. Buttorff stated he should be finished tomorrow. $5,600,000 would be deducted from the tax roll and all the amendments the Board of Equalization had to make to the values he had placed on property woul d have to be deducted and then he wou·l d have the final figure. Councilman Cato asked if the final figure would be available tomorrow. Mr. Buttorff replied no, the final figure would not be ready until the Board of Equalization certified the roll, July 16, 1979. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve Resolution No. 79-16. Motion carried 4-0. COpy OF RESOLUTION ATTACHED AS PERMANENT RECORD , RESOLUTION NO. 79-16 BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, that: 1. The provlslons of House Bill 1060 (1979 Legislature Session) shall not apply in the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, in the year of 1979. PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of July, 1979. APPROVED: / ATTEST: ~,~¿C¿ em tl-ÆJ anette Moore, City Secretary . ~ 7. Mayor Faram advised the Council this was a plot of land located in the Northwest corner of the City. All legal aspects had been satisfied. Councilman Mills moved, seconded by Councilwoman Reeder, to approve Ordinance No. 765, an ordinance providing for the extension of certain boundary limits of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, and the annexation of certain territory consisting of .9859 square miles of land, which said territory lies adjacent to and adjoins to present boundary limit of the City of North Richland Hills, Texas. Motion carried 4-0. 8. Mayor Faram advised the Council the Public Hearing for PZ 79-19 had already been held. Mayor Faram stated this had been postponed at the June 25, 1979, meeting. Mayor Faram stated the City Attorney had given a legal opinion on this case. Mr. Paul stated the City Attorney had advised him that Kindercare would not be classified as a school. Mr. Paul stated the City Attorney had not put this opinion in writing. Mayor Faram stated he had asked for the opinion in writing and it would be forth coming. Councilwoman Reeder moved, seconded by Councilman Cato, to approve PZ 79-19, Ordinance No. 762, with the contingency that Kindercare would not be classified as a school. 9. Mayor Faram stated that July 20, 21, and 22 had been suggested for the budget work session. Councilman Cato asked if the Council would have the Tax Assessor's figures by this date. Mr. Paul stated it was his understanding the figures would be available. Councilwoman Reeder stated it would be impossible for her to attend on this date. Mayor Faram stated as matter of information, how many would be able to attend. Councilman Cato stated there was a telephone poll taken on who could attend. City Secretary Moore replied six Councilperson's could attend on this date. Councilman Freeman asked if there was another date open that everyone could attend. July 9, 1979 Page 3 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE ANNEXING CERTAIN PROPERTY APPROVED ORDINANCE NO. 765 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE FOR PZ 79-19, POSTPONED FROM JUN 25, 1979 APPROVED ORDINANCE NO. 762 CONSIDERATION OF SETTING TIME AND PLACE FOR BUDGET WORK SESSION July 9, 1979 Page 4 City Secretary Moore replied that Councilman Michener would be unable to attend the weekend before this date and the weekend after. Mayor Faram stated that if six Councilmembers could attend on this date he felt it best to leave the date July 20, 21, and 22. Councilman Cato stated the City Manager should be instructed to have a special meeting with Councilwoman Reeder after the work session. Councilman Cato moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve the date of July 20, 21, and 22 for the budget work session. Motion carried 4-0. Mr. Flood stated Estes had been servicing North Richland Hills for approximately twenty years. It had been ten years since a rate increase was requested. Mr. Flood stated because of the cost now being faced, labor, fuel and etc., an increase was needed. Mr. Flood stated he did not know of another contractor, service, or vendor that had not increased their rates in eleven years. Mr. Flood stated the rate request was $4.35 a month. Mr. Flood stated he did some studies that were taken from the City of Hurst, the City of Grapevine, and City of Dallas. Tub-out service was $5.50 in Dallas; City of Fort Worth $5.00. Mr. Flood stated the City of Edgecliff Village had back door service or curb side; back door rate was $4.60; Hurst $4.50; Haltom City $4.50; Richland Hills $4.45. Mr. Flood stated he had supplied the City Manager with the studies that were done by the City of Hurst and Grapevine. Based on the $4.35 figure, a lot of people had asked what amount the city kept. The City gets 10% which broken down amounts to 2% Franchise fee and 8% for billing. Mr. Flood stated the logs that Estes kept shows that out of a possible 387,400 pick-ups over a six month period, Estes had 260 calls reflecting questions, comments and some complaints. CONSIDERATION OF REQUEST FROM ESTES SERVICE COMPANY FOR RATE INCREASE POSTPONED 10. Mr. Mickey Flood, Estes Service Company, appeared before the Council. Mr. Flood stated he would highlight the letter he had sent to the City pertaining to the rate request. Mr. Flood stated he would suggest that a committee be formed to possibily review the cost factor figures. Mr. Flood stated he was prepared to disclose whatever cost factors the city might wish. Mr. Flood stated that as a businessman and after serving the City for twenty years, without having a rate increase in eleven years, and taking a comparison of the other cities, he felt Estes was justified in asking for a rate increase. July 9, 1979 Page 5 Councilman Cato stated that Mr. Flood said Estes had not had a rate increase in the past ten years. Did he mean residential only. Mr. Flood stated residential was the only one he knew for sure. Councilman Cato advised Mr. Flood he had a letter dated January, 1974, concerning a commercial rate increase. Mr. Flood stated he did not have a copy of that letter in his files. Councilman Cato asked if the current request included an increase in the commercial rates. Mr. Flood replied yes. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Flood if he realized this rate request would become a part of the Franchise Ordinance. Mr. Flood replied yes. Councilman Cato stated Mr. Flood had not addressed himself to the commercial increase. Mr. Flood stated he would like for the Council to set up a committee to study the rate increase. He would like for the cost to be more in line with the other cities, such as Hurst, Haltom City, Richland Hills, and etc. Councilman Mills stated he had a concern that under the contract that the city now has that if the rates are raised, the city would probably have to open it if for competition. At the time the contract was discussed there were some discussions of a rate increase. It was said, at that time, if an increase was asked the 'city would have to advertise and get bids submitted again. Mr. Flood stated he had given this consideration and was not prepared to say what he would exactly do. Councilman Mills stated he was thinking about what the city was legally bound to do, not the relationship between the city and the company. Mr. Flood stated he had a brief discussion with the City Attorney and he felt the city could increase the rates without going for bids. Mr. Flood stated Estes was currently picking up 50,000 residential homes. Mr. Flood stated there may be as many as 750 to 1,500 residential accounts to a truck per day, and 750 to 1,000 for curbside. The number of commercial accounts you would have might be 10% or 15% of that. Mr. Flood stated he felt the service the city had was a good one. Mayor Faram stated he did not know when the ordinance was passed regarding the refuse services for Estes. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Flood if he knew. Mr. Flood replied he did not know when the ordinance was passed. Mayor Faram asked if this was approximately two years ago. Mr. Flood replied yes. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Flood if he was given the option at the time the ordinance was passed for a two year to five year contract and select the five year saying he had rather have the five year at that rate. Mr. Flood stated he did not recall. On the specifications it was for five years. Councilman Freeman stated they did not think there was an option offered in the contract. Mayor Faram stated he had heard that it was offered as a two or five year contract and Estes wanted the five year contract. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Flood if this was not correct. Mr. Flood stated based on the specifications it was for five years. At the time there was some contingency on Estes part relative to the renewal of the contract and there was reason for bidding on the five year basis. Mayor Faram stated Mr. Flood was basically saying he could not live with the ordinance and was ready to go out for bids. Mr. Flood stated it was his own feeling that the last contract should not have gone out for bids. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Flood if he felt it should not have gone out for bids. Mr. Flood replied he felt Estes at that time, was already into nine months of a five year renewal. Mayor Faram stated it was the Council IS obligation to take care of the citizens. Mr. Flood stated he agreed. Mayor Faram stated he would like to remind Mr. Flood that 7% was the maximum and he was asking for 23%. Mr. Flood stated that he recommended a committee get together and alleviate the other cities. July 9, 1979 Page 6 July 9, 1979 Page 7 Mayor Faram asked Mr. Flood if he was saying he could not live with the ordinance and start allover again. Mr. Flood stated he would rather put it in the basics that the Council says they are not going to grant an increase. Mayor Faram asked if the Council did not grant the increase what would happen. Mr. Flood stated he was not prepared to comment at this time. Mr. Flood stated he felt what he was asking was reasonable. If the Council did not grant the rate increase, then at that time he would have to alleviate the total situation. Mr. Flood stated he did not know if the Council would release him from the contract. City Manager Paul asked Mr. Flood what he had said about furnishing curb side service. Mr. Flood stated that if the Council chose to go all curb side the rate would be the same or possibly reduced. Mayor Faram stated that Mr. Flood had mentioned that Estes had served the city for twenty years. Mayor Faram asked if Estes was a subsidiary of a national organization. Mr. Flood replied yes. Mayor Faram asked when the transaction took place. Mr. Flood stated in 1972. Mayor Faram stated that Estes had only served the city for about seven years instead of twenty. Estes is not locally owned but nationally owned and was a highly competive business. Mr. Flood stated Estes was part of a nationally owned concern, but they were using the same facilities, running out of the same plant, operating basically with the same people that had been with Estes for years. Mr. Don Pressley, 7413 Douglas Lane, appeared before the Council. Mr. Pressley stated he would like to commend Estes Service Company on the service they had performed in North Richland Hills. Mr. Pressley stated he personally thought the rate increase Estes was asking for was justified. Mr. Pressley read the following letter to the Council: I am President of One Way Service Company. The facilities are located at 5724 Elliott Reeder Road. One Way Service Company of Fort Worth requests that the City of North Richland Hills, Texas, issue a permit to One Way Service Company to allow the hauling of refuse and garbage within the City limits of North Richland Hills. We are requesting to serve this city due to the request of businesses within North Richland Hills. July 9, 1979 Page 8 One Way Service Company will agree to abide by all city rules, regulations and ordinances as set forth by the city provided they are made known to us. We will use front-end loading trucks, provide two thru eight foot containers and keep containers safe and in sanitary conditions. We will also have compactors and 20 to 40 cubic feet open top containers. On Way will agree to pay the City of North Richland Hills the applicable franchise fee and billing fees. One Way is locally owned and operated, and has been in operation for over seven years. We operate fifteen trucks at the present time. One Way is fully insured and furnishes Riverside State Bank as reference. We at One Way Service look forward to the approval of this request and also to our providing the best possible service for the businesses of North Richland Hills. Mr. Pressley stated that the City Ordinance No. 673, Section 8, reads that the conteact the city presently has is not an exclusive contract and One Way has had requests from businesses in North Richland Hills to serve them. Mr. Pressley stated that while the Council was considering the rate increase for Estes, he would like for them to also consider issuing One Way a permit. Mr. Pressley stated he was not trying to take Estes business, he only wanted to take care of some of the growth of North Richland Hills. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Pressley if he was requesting a permit to pick up commercial trash and garbage. Mr. Pressley replied yes. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Pressley if he was not requesting to pick up residential. Mr. Pressley stated commercial pick up only. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Pressley if he would be in a position to pick up residential. Mr. Pressley stated yes, One Way did serve residential. Mr. Pressley stated he did not think it would be in the best interest of the city to have two haulers pick up residential. Councilman Cato stated he did not think it would be in the best interest of the city to have the residential anc commercial separated. Mr. Jim Anderson stated that, as he recalled, the city ordinance prohibits offering commercial service without also offering residential. July 9, 1979 Page 9 Councilman Cato stated he was aware of the ordinance. Councilwoman Reeder asked Mr. Pressley where he took his refuse. Did One Way have a landfill. Mr. Pressley stated One Way used Estes landfill. One Way also uses a landfill at Lake Worth. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Pressley if he was in a position to offer residential service. Mr. Pressley replied yes. Mr. Marvin D. Smith, 7609 Douglas Lane appeared before the Council. Mr. Smith stated he had lived in North Richland Hills for 31 years. Mr. Smith stated he was not against Estes rate increase request. Mr. Smith stated Estes probably was entitled to the rate increase and they are doing a good job on their residential service. Mr. Smith stated he was not connected with One Way Service Company in anyway other than he had been a customer. Mr. Smith stated he had also been a customer of Estes. Mr. Smith stated that recently he was getting some equipment ready to clean off some property. A few days before, he contacted Estes for a dumpster and they instructed him that it would be three weeks and they could not promise he would get one in three weeks. Mayor Faram asked Mr. Smith if it was construction materials he was referring to. Mr. Smith stated it was old chicken houses, fences and general junk from old buildings. Mr. Smith stated it was to expensive to haul the trash in dump trucks because the dumping fee was so high, higher than using containers. Mr. Smith stated this was not the first time he had called for a dumpster and did not get one. Mr. Smith stated Estes was owned by one of the largest garbage services in the nation. Estes has a franchise and they have the money and financing available to obtain equipment and the extra containers they need if they are going to have the franchise in North Richland Hills. Mr. Smith stated that after he did not get a container from Estes he called Mr. Anderson of the City and apparently Mr. Anderson talked to the City Manager and he called Estes. Within a few days Estes called and said they had a container. Mr. Smith stated that in the mean time he called One Way and they advised him they did not have a franchise but would furnish him with a container. Mr. Smith stated he felt that if Estes was going to have the franchise in North Richland Hills they needed to serve the customers. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Smith that after he called City Hall did he get a container. July 9, 1979 Page 10 Mr. Smith replied yes. A few days later they called and advised me they had a container for me. I advised Estes I did not need one. Mr. Anderson stated he would like to first point out that Mr. Smith was one of the few builders in the city that used container system on a regular basis. As a result the city has less trouble with Mr. Smith's trash ending up along the road way. Mr. Anderson stated most of the trash hauled from building sites is hauled by independent contractors. Mr. Anderson stated he did a little research on Mr. Smith's complaint and suspected that one of the problems that may have been generated. Mr. Anderson stated the clerk he talked to said there was a limited number of containers and certain areas receive over others. Mr. Anderson stated he was basically told by Estes that if Mr. Smith had identified himself as a resident of North Richland Hills, he would receive priority over, say a citizen calling from a city that did not have a franchise. Mr. J. C. Hubbard, 6925 Riveria, appeared before the Council. Mr. Hubbard stated he had marked opposition on the request to speak form, however, he was not necessarily opposing the rate increase. Mr. Hubbard stated that in view of the absence of the City Attorney and three of the Councilmen he did not wish to say more at this time. Mr. Hubbard stated he wanted to go on record, if the item was tabled, that he would have the right to speak at a later date. Mr. Glen Cooper appeared before the Council. Mr. Cooper stated he was an employee of the city and he also lived in North Richland Hills. Mr. Cooper stated he would like to ask Mr. Flood a question. Mr. Cooper asked if Estes served Watauga and what were their rates compared to North Richland Hills. Mr. Flood stated there were two different contracts. North Richland Hills was rear-door pickup and Watauga was 100% curb side. Mayor Faram asked what Watauga's rate was. Mr. Flood stated the rate in Watauga was $3.00. Mayor Fraam asked if the curb-side was optional. Mr. Flood replied no. Mr. Flood stated he was aware of Mr. Smith's phone call. Mr. Smith, or a representive of the city, called and talked to the Office Manager. The Office Manager said the individual that called did not identify themself as to where, what or who. Mr. Flood stated that in the areas that Estes competed, the containers were open top because of the season and construction was a seasonal. The open top containers were used mostly for clean-up. Mr. Flood stated Estes priority was for the contract areas where there was not a contract. It may be two to three weeks before someone could get a container. Mr. Flood stated that in contract areas, such as North Richland Hills, some containers were kept in advance. Mayor Faram stated that basically Mr. Flood's request was for a committee to be appointed to bring back a recommendation to the Council as to whether or not to go out for bids or negotiate with Estes. Mayor Faram appointed Councilwoman Reeder and Councilmen Cato and Wood to the committee with Councilman Cato to act as Chairman. 11. Mr. Anderson stated this was a very simple specification. It was not prepared by the City Engineer. He saw no need to consume the Engineer's time for such a simple item. Mr. Anderson stated he was proposing a sidewalk on the West side of Rufe Snow Drive. The sidewalk will run from Roaring Creek Drive to Victoria within the currently existing right-of-way. Mr. Anderson stated the basic idea was traffic safety. Mr. Anderson stated the situation around North Richland Junior High was very dangerous. There are large numbers of children, some of them quite small, coming from the area West of Rufe Snow attempting to cross the street and proceed to North Richland Junior High and Snow Heights elementary. Mr. Anderson stated at the present time the protection was a crossing guard who was operating without any signal protection approximately in the area of Shauna Drive. Mr. Anderson stated the Council last year approve $30,000.00 to basically solve the problem. The $30,000.00 was to be spent on a combination of sidewalks and traffic signal. Mr. Anderson stated, what he had before the Council now was for sidewalks. Mayor Faram stated this was a budgeted item. The Council just needed to approve the specifications. Councilman Freeman moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve the specifications for the sidewalk. July 9, 1979 Page 11 APPROVAL OF PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SIDEWALK AT NORTH RICHLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL APPROVED July 9, 1979 Page 12 Councilman Mills asked Mr. Anderson if he had investigated the possibility of using city personnel to build the sidewalk. Mr. Anderson replied yes. After investigation he did not proceed any further. Mr. Anderson stated his staff was extremely small and was backlogged in both drainage and street maintenance. Mr. Anderson stated there was no way the staff could get to the sidewalk within the time frame. Mr. Anderson stated he was not sure the sidewalk would be ready by the time school started. Councilman Mills asked if there would be an assessment on the property to help recoup some of the cost. Mr. Anderson replied no. Rufe Snow was widened sometime ago and at that time right-of-way was obtained from the people along Rufe Snow. There were no requirements for a sidewalk at the time. Mr. Anderson stated, considering the reason for the sidewalk, he considered an assessment inappropriate. Councilman Cato asked the City Engineer if he had looked at the figures and could make an estimate of the cost. Mr. Albin stated he had not. Councilman Cato stated the sidewalk was 10 feet wide, 4 inches deep, with 6x6 #10 wire mesh, about 1/2 mile long. Mr. Albin stated it would take him a few minutes to run the figures. Mr. Anderson stated he made several inquiries from local contractors and asked what they would bid. Mr. Anderson stated he received a range of bids for the contract amount from about four different sources and they ran from $1.90 to $3.00 a square foot. Councilman Cato asked how much of the sidewalk would cross already developed residential property as opposed to undeveloped property. Mr. Anderson stated the amount crossing already developed property was fairly small. Mr. Anderson stated a large amount of the property was owned by Mr. Fennimore and he felt that the area that was undeveloped, where there were no obstructions, could be put in easily. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Anderson that since a small portion of the land required is currently developed as residential and the city is putting the majority of the sidewalk on undeveloped property, and since the Sub-division Ordinance requires that new developments along thoroughfares must have sidewalks, how could he rationalize not assessing undeveloped property owners. Mayor Faram stated the city did not have a policy on assessing for sidewalks. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Anderson if he was going to ask for an assessment policy for a sidewalks. Mr. Anderson replied no. Councilman Cato asked Mr. Anderson to explain why he was not going to ask for the policy. Mr. Anderson stated if all the property was fronting on Rufe Snow he would require sidewalks. Mr. Anderson stated that in looking at the proposed plat of that area it appeared that none of the property on Rufe Snow actually fronted on Rufe Snow. Mr. Anderson stated the policy was for property that fronted on a thoroughfare. Councilman Cato stated as he understood it the request was just for the property on the west side of Rufe Snow, which has no housing backing up to Rufe Snow. Mr. Anderson stated there is no housing backing up to Rufe Snow. Having viewed the plat that is currently in litigation, it appears that none of the property will front Rufe Snow. Councilman Cato asked if the policy specifically stated fronting on or does it just not address the subject. Mr. Anderson stated it did not address the subject, but it appears to apply to property that fronts on a thoroughfare. Mr. Albin stated he had the figures on the approximate cost. Based on a 4 inch thick slab, .123 cubic yards a square foot of concrete and based on unit price the concrete ranging from $100.00 a cubic yard, which was low, would be $1.23 per square feet at a total cost of $13,083. Councilman Cato asked if that was just for the concrete. Mr. Albin stated it included the seal. For $200.00 a cubic yard it would be $2.47 per square foot. Total cost of $26,173. Motion to approve carried 3-1; Councilwoman Reeder and Councilmen Mills and Freeman for; Councilman Cato against. 13. Mayor Faram advised the Council that officer Randy Craig had an accident and the Civil Service Commission had approved advanced sick leave. Mr. Paul stated this was concerning additional sick leave for Randy Craig and the Civil Service had approved the additional sick leave until Mr. Craig could get back to work. Mr. Paul stated Chief Williams was present and could give the amount of time that would be needed. July 9, 1979 Page 13 Councilwoman Reeder moved, seconded by Councilman Mills, to approve advance sick leave for officer Craig. Councilman Freeman asked if officer Craig was borrowing against future sick leave. Mayor Faram stated there was a provision in the Charter that the Council could grant sick leave out of future sick leave. Mr. Paul stated 30 working days would have to be paid back. Mr. Craig had 57 hours of sick leave now and it would be approximately 5 more weeks of sick leave. Councilman Cato asked when officer Craig was hired. Chief Williams stated December 8, 1978. Councilman Mills asked Chief Williams if in his oplnlon had officer Craig ever abused his sick leave and did he have a good attendance record. Chief Williams stated officer Craig had not abused his sick leave and had a good record. Councilman Mills asked Chief Williams if he was convinced it would be in the best interest to grant the sick leave. Chief Williams replied yes. Motion to approve carried 4-0. 13. Mayor Faram adjourned the meeting of July 9, 1979. .~. a· 'tñ7?/ . . ck Faram - Mayor ATTEST: July 9, 1979 Page 14 ADJOURNt~ENT