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STATE OF TEXAS ) (
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD ) (
COUNTTES OF GALVE:STON/HARFtIS )( G
OCTOBER 14, 1996 } (
MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE FRIENDSWOOD CITY COUNCIL THAT WAS HELD
ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1996 AT 3:00 P.M. AT FRIENDSWOOD CITY HALL COUNCIL
CHAMBERS, 910 S. FRIENDSWOOD DRIVE, FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS WITH THE
FOLLOWTNG PRESENT CONSTITUTING A QUORUM:
�ypR EVELYN B. NEWMAN
MAYOR PRO TEM JANIS LOWE
I COUNCILMEMBER KITTEN HAJECATE
COUNCILMEMBER JERRY ERICSSON
COUNCI7�MEMBER TOM MANTSON
COUNCILMEMBER MEL AUSTIN
COUNCILMEMBER ALINE DICKE'Y
CITY MANAGER RON COX
ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY LINDA THORNTON
FINANCE OFFTCER LXNN BUCHER
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES R�JGER ROECKER
MAYOR NEWMAN CALI,ED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
COUNCIL CONVENED INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS
GOVERNMENT CODE, PURSUANT TO SECTION 551.071, CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY
CONCERNING PENDING OI2 CONTEMT'LATED LITIGATION; A SETTLEMENT OFFER; OR A
MATTER TN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY IS REQUIRED.
COUNCIL RE-CONVENED AT 3:45 P.M.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING THE 1996/97 CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD BUDGET AND
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS F'OR MERIT INCREASES, TF.AVEL AND TRAINING, MANAGEMENT
REVIEW AND. FIRE DEPARTMENT.
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� � **COUNCILMEMBER MANISON MOVED TO RELEASE �'REEZE FOR MERIT INCREASES FOR
j EMPLOYEES DUE IN OCTOBER.
SECONL7ED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJE�ATE
***CUUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN MOVED TO AMEND THE MAIN MOTION TO RELEASE FUNDING
FOR OC'I'OBER MERIT INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEE;S DUE FOLLOWTNG A PERFORMANCE REVIEW.
SECONDED BY COUNCTLMEMBER DICKEY. THF MOT�CON Y�TAS APPROVED 6-1 WITH MAYOR
NEWMAN OPPOSED.
****COUNCILMEMBER LOWE MOVED Tc AMEND THE PRE�POSED MERIT INCREASES TO FREEZE
MERIT INCREASES FOR ONE YEAR FOR ALL EMPLUYE�S WITH �ALARIES GREATER THAN
$35,000.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER DICKEY, THE MOTION FAILED 3-4 WITH MAYOR NEWMAN,
AND COUN'CILMEMBERS HAJECATF, ERICSSON AND MANISON OPPOSED.
*****MAIN MOTION WAS APPROVED UNATIJMOUSLY.
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CITY MANAGER COX �TATED FOR THE RECORD, EMPLOYEES DO NOT RECEIVE SALARY
INCREASES WITHOUT A PERFORMANCE REVIEW,
A SHORT RECESS WAS HELD AT THTS TIME.
**MAYOR NEWMAN MOVED TO REDUCE THE MERIT POT TO 2.2 PERCENT.
SECONDED BY COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE. THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 5-2 WITH
COUNCILMEMBERS AUSTIN AND DICKEY OPPOSED.
**COUNCILMEMBER HAJECATE MOVED '.PO ALLOCATE $12,000 FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
#2 RENOVATIONS.
SECONDED BY�, COUNCILMEMBER MANISON. THE MOTION WA9 APPR.OVED 6-1 WITH
COUNCILMEMBER AUSTIN OPPOSED.
COUNCIL RE-CONVENED AT 6:30.
A DISCUSSTON WA5 HELD REGARDING THE CHARTER REVISIONS. CHARTER REVIEW
COMMISSION MEMBERS STEVE HUFFIJIAN, CHAIR, PAUL JURY, VICE-CHAIR, AND BLAISE
GUZZETTA AND LINDA HARRIS APPEARED BEFORE COUNCIL. TO DISCUSS THE CHARTER
REVIEW COMMISSIONS FINAL REPQRT WITH TWLNTY TWO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDING EMERGEN'CY MEDICAL �ERVICE (EM:S} BUDGET WITH
LISA CAMP AND VAN WILLIAMS FtEPRESENTTNG THE DEPARTMENT. I�ISC'USSION WAS HELD
REGARDING BILLING F'OR AMBULANCE �ERVICE WITH MR. WILLIAMS STA�ED THAT THE
DEPARTMENT WANTS TO REMAIN THE f3AME AS STARTED IN 1972 WITH THE SERVIC�
BEING PAID FOR BY CTTIZENS TH�tOUGH TAX DOLLARS AND DONATIONS.
DISCUSSION WAS HELD REGARDTNG SURFACE WATER. A PRESENTATION WAS MADE BY
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WQRKS MEI�VIN MEINECKE REGARDING SURFACE WATER WITH AN
ESTIMATED AMOUNT QF 7 TO 10 MII,LION GALLONS FOR BUILD OUT. AFTER A LENGTHY
DISC[1SSION, COUNCIL ADVISED THE CTTY •MANAGER TO SEND A LETTER T0 THE CITY OF'
HOiJSTON EXPRESSING AN INTERE5'P ZN PURCHASING AN ADDTTIONAL 6 1MILI,ION GALLONS
OF WATFR.
A MOTION WAS MADE AND APPROVED `[`0 ADJOURN AT 9:35 P.M.
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MAYOR L'YN B, NEWMAN
ATTEST:
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DELORIS MCKENZT , T C
CITY 5ECRETARY
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