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May 25, 1995
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City Council Minutes... By Tammy Clifton, City Secretary
Mayor Poss called the regular and unanimously passed.
Council meeting to order on May city Manager Allen presented
11, 1995 at 7:05 p.m. in City the election materials for can-
Hall. Randy Fry led the invoca- vass. A canvass of election was
performed with the following
results noted.
Mayor Richard Poss -171
Mike Wright -172
Don Seward -112
Randy Fry -109
Mike Wright and Don Seward
will fill the Aldermen positions.
There was a total of 210 votes
recorded. Alderman Fry sec-
tion. Present at this meeting
were: Mayor Richard Poss; Al-
dermen Mike Wright, Randy
Fry, Craig Smith, Glyn Walton,
Frank Bridges; City Manager
Dale Allen; Assistant City Man-
ager James Knight; and City
Secretary Tammy Clifton.
I Guests present were Joe Dean,
Gray Mullings, Darrell Wilkins,
Paula Gore, JoNell Miller, ended the motion of Alderman
Wanda and Jim Oliver, Ann Bridges to announce the results
Carey, Mike Dawson, Mrs. Bill of the election. The motion was
Berry, Tommy Adams, Randy unanimously passed.
Wright, Mrs. ErcherMcCasland, Oath of office was adminis-
Beth Wrinkle, Fred Kramer, tered by City Secretary Tammy
Milton Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. Clifton to elected Councilmen
P. A. Caraway, Sam Bell, and Mayor. Mayor Poss, Mike
' Minutes of the April 6, and Wright and Don Seward were
April 10, Council meeting were welcomed to the Council. Coun-
reviewed and unanimously ap- cil was paid per diem.
proved after a motion by Alder- Alderman Walton nominated
man Bridges seconded by Alder- Alderman Wright as Mayor Pro
man Smith and unanimously Tem. Alderman Wright nomi-
passed. nated Alderman Bridges as
City Manager Allen shared Mayor Pro Tem. Alderman
the current City Operations Seward makes a motion to cease
Report and Paid Bills. Alder- the nomination seconded by Al-
man Walton moved for the ap- derman Bridges. Motion carried,
proval seconded by Alderman Mayor Poss called for the vote of
Fry and unanimously passed. Alderman Bridges. Alderman
. There was no request from Bridges received two votes. Al-
the Audience to address the derman Wright received three
Council. votes. Alderman Wright will
Wanda Oliver addressed the serve as Mayor Pro Tem for the
Council and withdrew the peti- new year.
tion for annexation of the prop- Mayor Poss declared a public
erties on US Hwy. 84 North. On hearing open to receive com-
a motion by Alderman Walton ments regarding the City's Bud-
to accept the withdraw of the get for 1995-96. Council re-
petition for annexation of land viewed the proposed Budget as
seconded by Alderman Smith presented by City Manager Allen
as no one from the community
Dr. Raymond W. Stepp
Optometrist
4'06 N. Austin, Box 543
Comanche, Tx. 76442
915/356-3266 or 356-5246
• Pre-Need Service Plans
• Monuments of All Kinds
Stacy-
Wilkins
Funeral Home
915/648-2255
Ricky Stacy
Edwards Opposes Cuts
To Vets and Medicare
"To balance the budget, Con-
the building seconded by Alder-
man Walton and unanimously
passed. Motion by Alderman
Seward seconded by Alderman
Smith to accept the contract from
Centex Waste Management to
the City of Goldthwaite for a
period of 5 years at $933.98 per
month, starting May 1, 1995,
and unanimously passed.
Motion by Alderman Wright
seconded by Alderman Bridges
to transfer $47,168.00 from the
Contingent fund in the electric
department to the general fund
to pay for the landfill building.
Monthly lease of $933.98 will be
deposited back to the Contin-
gent fund in the electric depart-
ment and unanimously passed.
Mrs. Bill Berry addressed the
Council as to opening the alley
behind her property from 1st
Street to Schwartz parking lot.
Mr. Schwartz and Mr. Caraway
addressed the Council as to leav-
ing the alley closed. After much
discussion and due to the alley
never having an opening to
Evans Street on the north end
and the alley being accessible to Guests present at this meet-
service vehicles. A motion by ing were Tommy Adams, Joe
Alderman Wright to leave the Karnes, Joe Dean, Stefan Jones,
alley closed at the north end JoNell Miller, Gary Mullings,
seconded by Alderman Smith pauja Gore, Fred Kramer, Ja-
and unanimously passed. son Allen, Windy Kline, Darrell
Reports and requests from Wilkins
Council. There was no reports The City Council reviewed the
and requests from the Council. Budget and discussed the sal-
City Manager reported 41 con- ary increases for the employees,
nects and disconnects, 3 work City Manager Allen gave the
tickets, painted pool, mow and Council a paper showing each
shred, grade streets, patch employees length of service and
street, trim trees out of electric current rate of pay. City Man-
lines, worked on Parker St. wa- ager Allen gave a review of each ryvy. =7 T7,
ter line, Deed has been received employee job description and 4 Iecleiv 1OU
for the 47 acres of the Golf land work performed. Alderman The family of Edwin Rackow
not deeded originally, consen- Walton made a motion to give offers heartfelt thanks for all
susof the council for the dance an employee raise of 7% sec- kind words, prayers, food and
on May 18, for benefit the foot- ended by Alderman Bridges, other expressions of sympathy
ball boys and for the Fiesta pa- Mayor Poss called for discus- during and after our sudden loss,
rade dance, the Council received sion. After the discussion Alder- Special thanks to Pastor Ham-
presented by City Manager Allen a letter with s everal signature s man Walton withdrew hi s origi- mer, Stacy Funeral Home,
was W1 out raises and had a thanking the Council for the nal motion, and made a motion Priddy First Responders, Mills
surplus of $38,356.28. Follow- sewer service planned adjacent to give the City Manager County EMS and Priddy Ameri-
ing discussion Alderman Wright to the elementary school, it was 494 000 00 to be itmibuted by
suggested to include raises in theconsensus of the Council to the City Managertotheemploy.
the budget in the amount of 10%. pay 1/2 cost of anew fence on the ees, which does not include an
Alderman Smith and Alderman North side of the landfill prop- increase to the City Manager.
Walton suggested 1.50 or 1.75% Alderman Smith seconded the
of the total budget to be given to motion. Motion carried with
the employees. After much dis- -------
cussion and comments Alder-
man Walton made a motion to
have a called open meeting on
Thursday, May 18 at 7:00 p.m.
to discuss the budget and the
Smith. Motion carried unani- Thursday, May 25: Spaghetti unanimously passed. The Bud-
mously Casserole, Green Peas, Tossed get will be presented to the Coun-
City Manager Allen presented Salad/Dressing, Wheat Roll, cil forapproval on the June 1,
the Council with a contract of Rocky Road Pudding, Milk 1995 City Council meeting
the new building by the City and Friday, May 26: Turkey There being no further busi-
leased to Centex Waste Man- Breast/Gravy, Cornbread Dress- ness Alderman Bridges moved
agement. Total cost ofthe build- ing. Buttered Broccoli, Orange to adjournment Alderman
ing was $47,168.00.This amount Juice, Wheat Roll, Chocolate Walton seconded the motion
will earn 7% interest over a 5 Chip Cookies, Milk which passed. The time was 9.00
year lease period with payments Monday, May 29: Lasagna, p.m.
of $933.98 per month starting Buttered Spinach, Field Peas/
May 1,1995. A motion was made Snaps, Wheat Roll, Pineapple
by Alderman Bridges to amend Tidbits, Milk I
the budget by $47,168.00 to build Tuesday, May 30: Smoked ■
Sausage, Macaroni/Cheese, J
Applesauce, Turnip Greens,
Cornbread, Cherry Gelatin, Milk
Wednesday, May 31: Chicken |
Fajitas, Pinto Beans, Lettuce/ |
Tomato, Flour Tortillas, Peach
Crisp, Milk
Thursday, June 1: Brunswick
Stew, Green Beans, Coleslaw, |
Wheat Crackers, Yellow Cake, |
Milk
erty, Sales tax audit July 17,
pool opening May 24, Carrie gress must make tough, but fair,
Miles Manager, life guards choices. I opposed the Republi-
Laurie Holtzclaw and Mitzi can budget bill because I felt it
Miles, Greg Oaff coming to work was clearly unfair. The bill
on June 5th as a lineman, City meant that students, senior citi-
Manager Allen gave deposition zens, veterans and middle-class
concerning the Phillips law suit, families would pay more, they
next regular meeting June 1, would get less, and the privi-
1995. . ’ . leged few would take the rest. .
There being no further busi- "The bill wasn't fair to Army
ness Alderman Bridges moved school children who would see
for adjournment seconded by their education suffer with huge
Alderman Wright. The time was reductions in Impact Aid. The
9:15 p.m. bill wasn't fair to students who
Special Called Meeting would see their student finan-
May 18,1995 cial aid decrease and their costs
On May 18, 1995 the Called go up.
session of the Council was "The bill wasn't fair to senior
opened at 7:05 p.m. in City Hall citizens who would see their
by Mayor Poss. Present at this Medicare benefits cut $1,000 a
meeting were: Mayor Richard year to provide a lucrative tax
Poss; Alderman Glyn Walton, break for people like Donald
Frank Bridges, Craig Smith, and Trump.
Don Seward; City Manager Dale "The bill wasn't fair to
Allen; Assistant City Manager America's veterans who did not
James Knight; City Secretary run away from their duty when
Tammy Clifton. they were called. The Republi-
Absent from this meeting was cans in Congress now want this
Mike Wright. country to run away from its
duty to our veterans. Under this
budget bill, 41 veterans' hospi-
tals could close, 4 million veter-
ans could lose their VA health
care and 60,000 VA workers
could lose their jobs.
"These cuts are being made to
provide tax breaks for billion-
aire Americans who made their
fortunes in this country and now
want to renounce their citizen-
ship to avoid paying their fair
share of taxes. How can I tell
veterans that I want them to
sacrifice once again in order to
pay for tax breaks for billionaire
Benedict Arnolds?
"I am willing to make tough
choices, but I am not willing to
single out and hurt middle-class
families, senior citizens, stu-
dents and veterans in order to
help the wealthiest people in
America. I am no stranger to
tough votes that cut spending.
Last Congress, I voted 62 times
to cut more than $147 billion in
spending. I will vote for tough,
fair choices to balance the bud-
get. I will not vote for cuts that
are going to a tax break for the
privileged few at the expense of
veterans, Medicare and college
student loans."
and
No
Father's Pay Special
Style
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#1177
Reg. 127.00 - Special
$87.98
Reg. 138.00 - Special
$95.98
was present to make comments.
City Manager Allen comments
concerning the budget no rate
increases on any utilities, no City
taxes for 1996, The budget as
can Legion.
God bless you all.
Edna Rackow
Karen Moore
Roger Moore
Style
#1117
Reg. 136.00 - Special
$94.98
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Pleasant Grove
Cemetery Meeting
The Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Association will hold its annual
business meeting Saturday,
June 3.
The meeting will be held at
the Cemetery at 9:00 o’clock.
Memorials and
Donations
Walton, Smith,Bridges for,Al- ~
derman Seward against. Alder-
man Bridges made a motion to /
give City Manager Allen
$1,000.00 increase per year sec- -
ended by Alderman Smith and
In memory of Charlie Miller
by Mr. and Mrs. Ray Standley.
Donations were given by 1
Bethel Warren, Lilly Kate Cov-
ington and M. K. Stansberry.
Priddy Legion &
Auxiliary To Have
Memorial Service
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The Priddy American Legion
and Auxiliary will have a memo-
rial service at 9:30 a.m. on Mon-
day, May 29 at the Priddy Ameri-
can Legion Hall. After the ser- .
vice, coffee and cookies will be I
served. |
The public is invited to at- |
tend.
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Bridges, G. Frank & Bridges, Georgie. The Goldthwaite Eagle (Goldthwaite, Tex.), Vol. 101, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 25, 1995, newspaper, May 25, 1995; Goldthwaite, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1658586/m1/5/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Jennie Trent Dew Library.