Min - City Council - 1981 - 09/08 - Special CalledALLEN CITY COUNCIL
Called - Special Session
September 8, 1981
PRESENT:
Mickey Pierson, Mayor
Council Members:
Joe Farmer, Mayor Pro Tem
Jim McClure
Glenn Andrew
Ward Paxton
Richard L. Chumbley
Absent:
H. R. Daugherty
City Staff-
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Marty Hendrix, City Secretary
The Called - Special Session of the Allen City Council was
called to order by Mayor Pierson at 8:01 p.m. on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 8, 1981, at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street.
Public Hearing: Proposed Tax Rate
FY 1981 - 82 (Agenda Item I)
City Manager Jon McCarty presented an overview of the proposed
FY 1981 - 82 Budget, which included revenue projections, property
appraisal values in the City of Allen, an explanation of the ad
valorem taxes, the calculation of the effective tax rate, increase
in the tax rate resulting from maintaining the 43C per $100 evaluation,
a survey of property values in Allen on the tax roll, tax rates in
other surrounding cities of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex and
taxes in other parts of the United States. He also presented the
new proposed City services and talked about the increment of service.
He reviewed the bond program and bond indebtness and also presented
personnel proposals for each City Department.
Mayor Pierson opened the Public Hearing on the proposed tax
rate. The following residents of the City of Allen spoke before
the Council either in opposition to the proposed tax rate, on the
proposed tax rate and/or asked questions pertaining to the proposed
tax rate and proposed budget:
O. J. Parr, 914 Wandering Way
Ray F. Barnes, 411 N. Anna Drive
Mary Hemby, 714 Rivercrest
Brian M. Finegan, 910 Autumn Lake
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Public Hearing: Proposed Tax Rate
(continued) FY 1981 - 82 (Agenda Item I)
Gary Koch, 201 Whisenant
Don Kirkindoll, 911 Autumn Lake
Rick Alexander, 806 Cypress Drive
Barbara Dobson, 210 Glenwick
Wayne Armand, 600 Spring Willow
Bob Lowman, 507 S. Greenville
Pam Pelzel, 801 New England Court
Johnny Blankenship, 608 Hefner
Jim Streetly, 544 Ridgemont
Al Burt, 913 Newbedford
Jerry Eberts, 558 Hawthorne
Charles Moore, 921 Autumn Lake
Doris Northcutt, 718 Autumn Lake
Elmer Hemby, 714 Rivercrest
Ruth Eberts, 558 Hawthorne
Ron Manning, 411 Sycamore Creek
Bert Nettles, 910 Circle Cove
Mrs. T. J. Hartgrove, 500 S. Keith Drive
Gary Oistad, 743 Leading Lane Circle
David Clark, 511 Hightrail
Albert Lind, 712 Lake Highlands
Ed Dunn
Dale Beatty, 719 Roaming Road
Richard Ellis, 907 Cypress
Dave Riley, 902 Autumn Lake
David Bouldin, 530 White Oak
Jim Kerr, 406 Watson
Mayor Pierson closed the Public Hearing.
There was no action taken on this item.
Set Date for Adoption of Tax
Rate for FY 1981 - 82
(Agenda Item II)
The Council discussed briefly the proposed meeting date
for the adoption of the tax rate and the legal requirements for
the meeting date.
Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by
Councilman Chumbley, the Council voted 6 - 0 to set the public
meeting date for adoption of the tax rate for Thursday, September 17,
1981 at 7:30 p.m., at Rountree Elementary School, 800 E. Main Street,
which is the Council's regular meeting date.
Upon a motion made by Councilman Andrew and seconded by Mayor
Pro Tem Farmer, the Council voted 6 - 0 to set a meeting date of
Tuesday, September 15, 1981, at 7:30 p.m., for a Budget Workshop
on the proposed FY 1981 - 82 Budget; and the cancellation of the
previously scheduled workshop on the new Zoning Ordinance scheduled
for that date and time.
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Mayor Pierson directed the City Secretary to advise the
Planning and Zoning Commission that the workshop on the new
Zoning Ordinance had been cancelled.
The Council briefly discussed what directions should be
given to the City Staff on what areas of the budget should be
reduced or eliminated. It was the consensus of the City Council
that they were to provide the City Manager with their thoughts
on the budget by the close of business on Thursday, September 10,
1981.
Upon a motion made by Mayor Pro Tem Farmer and seconded by
Councilman Andrew, the Council voted 6 - 0 to adjourn the Called -
Special Session of the Allen City Council at 11:10 p.m.
1981. These minutes approved on the 17th day of September
Marty Hendrix, VITY SECRETARY T
Mickey Terson, MAYOR