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TOWN OF WESTLAKE
MINUTES OF THE
REGULAR MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
SEPTEMBER 22, 1997
Present: Scott Bradley, Mayor
Charla Bradshaw, Mayor Pro -Tem
Abe Bush, Jr., Member
Fred Held, Member
Jerry Dinsmore, Member
David Loeser, Member
Don Redding, Member, Planning & Zoning Commission
Buddy Brown, Member, Planning & Zoning Commission
Allen Heath, Member, Planning & Zoning Commission
Paul C. Isham, Town Attorney
Terry Morgan, Special Counsel
Dennis Wilson, Town Planner
Ernie Hedgcoth, Town Engineer
David Margulies, Public Relations Consultant
Jim Morris, Legal Consultant
Scott Black, Former Public Relations Consultant
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary
Absent: No one
Mayor Bradley called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. by reading the list of items
to be discussed in executive session. The Board then convened into executive session.
The Board recessed out of executive session at 7:45 p.m. and reconvened into open
session at 7:55 p.m.
Item #3: Consider and take action necessary with respect to any of the pending matters
in item #2. No action was needed on this item.
Item 94: Review and approve minutes of the regular meeting held on September 15,
1997. Motion by Alderman Loeser, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to
approve the minutes as presented.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #5: Citizens' presentations: No one wished to address the Board.
Item #6: Review and approve any bills paid or unpaid. After several questions there
was a motion by Alderman Loeser, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to pay
all outstanding bills.
Motion carried 4 - for
1 - against Alderman Bush
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The bills to be paid are as follows
AB&A
$2,150.00
AT&T
5.56
Gardere & Wynne, L.L.P.
8,402.88
Hill & Gilstrap
7,799.82
Keller Office Supply
68.13
Point Communications
5,966.47
Pro -Com Legal Video, Inc.
785.00
Solana Education Center
125.00
Wooten Productions
125.00
Item #7: PUBLIC HEARING concerning the budget for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998. The public hearing was opened at 8:00 p.m. The
hearing was opened for any comments from the audience concerning the
budget. No one wished to address the Board from the assembly. Mayor
Bradley explained that the budget on file is an amended version of the budget
the Board adopted on July 10, 1997. He then went through the amended
budget as proposed and discussed the major income and expense assumptions.
After several questions from the Board the public hearing was closed at 8:07
p.m.
Item #8: Consider and take action to amend the budget for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1998. Motion by Alderman Held, seconded by Alderman
Dinsmore, to adopt the amended budget for the fiscal year ending September
30, 1998.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item #9: Joint workshop of the Board and the Planning and Zoning Commission to
work on the draft of the Unified Development Code. Dennis Wilson, the
Town planner, went through Articles I thru VII of the draft of the Unified
Development Code. The remainder of the Unified Development Code will be
covered at the next meeting.
The Board convened into executive session at 8:53 p.m. and reconvened into
open session at 9:42 p.m.
Item #3: Consider and take action necessary with respect to any of the pending matters
in item #2. Motion by Alderman Loeser, seconded by Alderman Bush, to
establish a vacation policy for the Town's employees as follows:
1 - 5 years service receives 2 weeks vacation
5 - 10 years service receives 3 weeks vacation
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The vacation hours paid will be the average weekly hours worked by the
employee in the previous six months. The year will begin with the employee's
hire date.
Motion carried unanimously.
Item 410: Other business: There was no other business to come before the Board.
Item #1 l: Motion by Alderman Bush, seconded by Alderman Bradshaw, to adjourn.
Motion carried unanimously.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:45 p.m.
Scott Bradley, Mayor
ATTEST:
Ginger Crosswy, Town Secretary