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MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, HELD AT
THE CITY HALL, 4101 MORGAN CI.
AUGUST 22. 1966. 7:~0 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY MAYOR CALVIN F.
LUPER.
ROLL CALL THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR LUPER, COUNCILMEN, DALEY, FARAM,
CATO, SANDLIN AND CHESTER. ABSENT: COUNCILMEN DODSON
AND HUBBARD. ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF PRESENT: CITY ATTORNEY, CITY MANAGER
AND CITY SECRETARY.
I NVOCATI ON
THE INVOCATION WAS GIVEN BY MAYOR LUPER.
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF
THE PREVIOUS MEETING
MR. CHESTER MOVED SECONDED BY MR.
SANDLIN THAT THE MINWTES OF THE
AUGUST 8, 1966, MEETING BE APPROVED.
COUNCILMEN DALEY AND FARAM ABSTAINING
8TH MEETI NG.
THE MOTION CARRIED 3-2, WITH
DUE TO ABSENCE AT THE AUGUST
PUBLIC HEARING-1g66-67 PROPOSED OPERATING BUDGET
CITY MANAGER, JOHN HALL, STATED TO THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC THE
AMOUNT OF FUNDS THAT WERE PROPOSED FOR EACH DEPARTMENT IN THE CITY.
MAMOR LUPER THEN WENT THROUGH THE BUDGET BY DEPARTMENT AND ASKED IF
THERE WERE ANY ~UESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET. MR.
CHARLES WORRELL ASKED I¡JHAT rHE CITY'S SOURCES OF REVF.:~JUE WI't¡E.. Iii;::
CITY MANAGER THEN GAVE A SUMMARY OF THE ESTIMATED 1966-67 ESTIMATED
REVENUES. THERE BEING NO FURTHER ~UESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THE
PROPOSED BUDGET MAYOR LUPER DECLARED THE BUDGET HEARING CONTINUED
UNTIL THE SEPTEMBER 12, 1966, COUNCIL MEETING.
PRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
COUNCILMAN CHESTER-EsTES REFUSE COLLECTION FRANCHISE
MR. CHESTER PROPOSED TO THE COUNCIL THAT THE GRABAGE COLLECTION RATE
FOR THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ΠRAISED $0.10 PER MONTH TO
A TOTAL OF $ 2.00 PER 'MONTH I FOR GARBAGE COLLECT ION FROM ESTES SERV ICE
CO. AND THAT THE AMOUNT OF FRANCHISE PAID TO THE CITY BY ESTES BE
DECREASED FROM 10% TO 2% OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS. MR. CHESTER THEN
PUT HIS PROPOSAL INTO THE FORM OF A MOTION. MR. DALEY SECONDED THE
MOTION. CONSIDERABLE DISCUSSION FOLLOWED WITH THE FOLLOWING CITIZENS
REGISTERING PROTESTS AGAINST T~ RATE INCREASE AND THE ~UALITY OF
SERVICE RENDERED BY ESTES SERVICE CO.: MRS. DON HAMILTON, MRS.
FRANCES CAMPBELL, CYLINDA SUE CIRCLE, MR. J.C. GROCE, HOLIDAY LANE
E. AND MR. CHARLES WORRELL, GREENMEADOW DR.. COUNCILMAN CATO ALSO
STATED THAT HE HAD TALKED TO SEVERAL CITIZENS IN THE SNOW HEIGHTS
AREA AND THAT THEY WERE OPPOSED TO THE RATE INCREASE ALONG WITH BEING
DISSATISFIED WITH THE ~UALITY OF SERVICE RENDERED.
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AUGUST 22
REPORTS TO THE CITY COUNCIL
A. GENERAL
CC G-7"'1 RESOLUT I ON-F I:NANC I AL Ass I STANCE-ApR I L 20-MAY 1 FLOODS
MR. DALEY MOVED SECONDED BY MR. CHESTER THAT THE CITY OF NORTH
RICHLAND HILLS ACCEPT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,
$3,350.00 FOR HEALTH AND SANITATION WORK DONE DURING THE FLOODS IN
THE MONTH OF APRIL AND MAY, 1966. THE MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
ADJOURNMENT
MR. CATO MOVED SECONDED BY MR. SANDLIN THAT THE MEETING BE ADJOURNED.
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CALVIN F. LUPER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
RITA J. RALSTON, CITY SECRETARY