Minutes August 23, 19882O6
CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL MINUTES
August 23, 1988
The Council convened into the Work Session at 5:30 p.m. in the
Civil Defense Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Stephens; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council
Members Alexander, Ayer, Boyd, Gorton and McAdams.
ABSENT: None
1. The Council convened into the Executive Session to
discuss the following matters:
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Legal Matters -- Under Sec. 2(e), Art. 6252-17
V.A.T.S.
1. Discussed Maverick vs. City of Denton.
Real Estate -- Under Sec. 2(f), Art. 6252-17
V.A.T.S.
Personnel/Board Appointments -- Under Sec. 2(g),
Art 6252-17 V.A.T.S.
No official action was taken.
The Council then convened into the Work Session at 8:00 p.m. in
the Civil Defense Room.
PRESENT:
Mayor Stephens; Mayor Pro Tem Hopkins; Council
Members Alexander, Ayer, Boyd, Gorton and McAdams.
ABSENT: None
1988-89 budget Workshop and Presentation
Lloyd Harrell, City Manager, presented the upcoming budget
schedule which included a work session on August 30 to discuss
the budget, a public hearing September 13 regarding the budget
and final and formal approval of the budget on September 20
with additional budget items to be considered. He stated that
with the proposed budget the City would be able to continue
existing programs with moderate expansion in some areas. The
reserve levels were up to a point that the City would be
comfortable with and the tax rate would probably remain the
same.
Bill Angelo, Director of Community Services, presented the
public works budget to the Council. He presented highlights of
new positions, reclassification of positions, equipment and
programs for the divisions of Administration, Engineering,
Inspections, Transportation Engineering, Street Patching,
Street Sweeping, Street Construction, Street Lighting, Animal
Control, Airport, Emergency Management, Sanitation
(residential, commercial, disposal), Equipment Services and
Machine Shop.
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Mike Jez, Chief of Police, presented the police budget. He
reviewed equipment requests and personnel needs both new and
reassignments. These requests centered around the Criminal
Investigation Division, Administration Division, and Patrol
Division.
John Cook, Fire Chief, reviewed the fire department budget. He
stated that a major change this year was that the department
had reorganized from three divisions to four divisions being
Administration, Emergency Medical Services, Fire Prevention,
and Operations. he presented personnel requests, equipment and
program needs for the fire department for the next fiscal year.
hith no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:25 p.m.
RAY S ~I~P~HEN S ,~ MAY OR
CITY ~FtDENTON, TEXAS
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CItY SECRETARY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
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