City Council to Meet Thursday June 5

The next city council meeting is scheduled for Thursday, June 5 at 7:30PM. It is an extremely full agenda including the selection of a mayor pro tem and a planning and zoning commission.


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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WILMER WILL MEET AT 7:30 P.M. ON THE 5TH DAY OF JUNE, 2008, IN THE REGULAR MEETING PLACE AT 101 DAVIDSON PLAZA, WILMER, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FOLLOWING:

AGENDA TOPICS:
CALL TO ORDER:
INVOCATION:
CONSENT ITEMS: OPEN INVOICE REPORT
DISCUSSION ITEMS:

A. REVIEW AND CONSIDER REQUEST OF TONY SHAW’S REQUEST FOR AN OPEN HEARING OF HIS APPEAL OF TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT BY CHIEF WELLS, WHEREBY INVOLKING SECTION 551.074(B) OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.

B. ANY ACTION AS NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE OPEN HEARING.

C. OPEN PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. 08-0505-A, PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY OF THE ZONE FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT; CONTAINING FINDINGS THAT THE AREA QUALIFIES TO BE DESIGNATED AS A 50% TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT ARE FEASIBLE AND PRACTICABLE.

D. CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING ORDINANCE NO. 08-0505-A, PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY OF THE ZONE FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT; CONTAINING FINDINGS THAT THE AREA QUALIFIES TO BE DESIGNATED AS A 50% TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT ARE FEASIBLE AND PRACTICABLE.

E. REVIEW AND CONSIDER ORDINANCE NO. 08-0505-A, PROVIDING ELIGIBILITY OF THE ZONE FOR COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT; CONTAINING FINDINGS THAT THE AREA QUALIFIES TO BE DESIGNATED AS A 50% TAX ABATEMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE AND THE IMPROVEMENTS SOUGHT ARE FEASIBLE AND PRACTICABLE, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

F. REVIEW AND CONSIDER DRAINAGE ISSUE ON THE SPEC BUILDING REGARDING PROPERTY TO BE OWNED BY INDUSTRIAL WORKS ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE OF PLEASANT RUN ROAD, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

G. REVIEW AND CONSIDER AS PRESENTED BY A.Z. DRONES, WITH ATMOS ENERGY AN ORDINANCE NO. 08-0505-B, AMENDING THE EXISTING GAS FRANCHISE BETWEEN THE CITY AND ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION TO PROVIDE FOR A DIFFERENT CONSIDERATION: PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ACCEPTANCE BY ATMOS ENERGY CORPORATION; AND FINDING AND DETERMING THAT THE MEETING AT THIS ORDINANCE IS PASSED IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

H. REVIEW AND CONSIDER PURCHASE OF THREE (3) TASERS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

I. REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS FOR THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR FIVE (5) MEMBERS AND TWO (2) ALTERNATES, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

J. REVIEW AND CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF A MAYOR PRO-TEM, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

K. REVIEW AND CONSIDER RESOLUTION FOR NEW SIGNATURE CARDS ON ALL CITY BANK ACCOUNTS AND CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSITS, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

L. REVIEW AND CONSIDER PURCHASE OF BACKGROUND CHECKING SOFTWARE TO BE USED FOR HIRING PURPOSES AT CITY HALL, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

M. REVIEW AND CONSIDER PURCHASING PARTS FOR THE WATER AND SEWER DEPARTMENT FOR DURING REGULAR AND AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,032.74, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

N. REVIEW AND CONSIDER SCHEDULING A 4 HOUR SATURDAY WORKSHOP BETWEEN THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND DEPARTMENT SUPERVISORS, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

O. REVIEW AND CONSIDER INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND NEIGHBORING CITIES REGARDING SOUTHERN DALLAS COUNTY LOGISTICS PROJECT, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

P. REVIEW AND CONSIDER PURCHASE OF A NEW 2008 F-250 FORD GAS PICK-UP TRUCK IN THE AMOUNT OF $22,800.00, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

Q. REVIEW AND CONSIDER PURSUING HIRING A CONSULTING FIRM TO SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY ADMINISTRATOR, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

R. REVIEW AND CONSIDERATION OF APPOINTMENT OF MAYOR PRO-TEM, WITH ACTION AS NECESSARY.

S. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, (A) (1): PERSONNEL: TO DELIBERATE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE: HIRING OF NEW EMT/FIRE FIGHTER: KEITH BALES.

T. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, (A) (1): PERSONNEL: TO DELIBERATE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE: HIRING OF NEW WATER DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE: ROY KENDRICK.

U. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, (A) (1): PERSONNEL: TO DELIBERATE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE: HIRING OF NEW WATER DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEE: DANIEL CAMEHL.

V. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, (A) (1): PERSONNEL: TO DELIBERATE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE: HIRING OF NEW COURT CLERK EMPLOYEE: NALLELI BRIONES.

W. EXECUTIVE SESSION: PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.074, (A) (1): PERSONNEL: TO DELIBERATE THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT, EVALUATION, REASSIGNMENT, DUTIES, DISCIPLINE OR DISMISSAL OF AN EMPLOYEE: HIRING OF NEW POLICE OFFICER: BRET LORD.

X. ANY ACTION AS NECESSARY AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSIONS.

Y. ADJOURNMENT.

I, CRYSTOL BIRDWELL, HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD OF THE CITY OF WILMER CITY HALL ON THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JUNE, 2008 AT 7:30 P.M.



CRYSTOL BIRDWELL, CITY SECRETARY