1961-08-14 CC MinutesMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
CITY COUNCIL
FARMERS :BRANCH, TEXAS
August 14,1561
The City Council. met in a special
the Community Building at 7:30 p m
Mayor
Councilmen
meeting on August 14, 1961 at
with all- members present:
Oley E. Attebery
Sam Page
H. N. Mallon
John Wilsey
Don Knox
Bill- Hamilton
J. M. Orman
John C. Dodson
Dorthanna iilliams
City Manager
Assistant City Manager
City Secretary
A11 Department Heads
Mayor Attebery ca.11ed the meeting to order. Mayor Pro--Tem Wilsey
gave the invocation
CIVIL DEFENSE
Mr. Will Beal, the City's Civil Defense Director, met with the
Council to discuss projects for the City Mr. Beal said he and
Police Chief Courtney are studying evacuation routes from the City
at the present and they will. need some directional signs for this.
He said some cities have such signs installed now.
The Council discussed with Mr. Beal
equipment that can be houTit by the
,iith matching funds. Mr. Beal said
would be glad to help in any way he
equipment for the City, however, th,
full amount and then the Government
cost,
G
the types of machinery and
City and the Federal. Government
he has a list of equipment and
can to get matching funds for
City usually has to pay the
reimburses it for one-half the
GREEN CAB COMPANY
Mr. L. C. Bridges, own^r of the Green Cab Company, asked the
Council's permission to install- a meter in the cab used in Farmers
Branch
The Council had received a report that Mr. Bridges had been using
a meter in violation of the City's ordinance. Mayor Attebery read
excerpts from the ordinance and asked Mr. Bridges what rates he had
been using. Mr. Bridges gale them the rates and compared them with
the rates used in the City of Dallas. The Councilmen studied and
discussed the rates and agreed to leaze the rates as set by Ordinance
No. 236, look into the Code of the City of Dal.las and have the City
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Attorney study it, change the Farmers Branch ordinance to a penalty
ordinance, and add - examination of drisers and vehicle by Farmers
Branch Police Department; all by amendment of the present ordinance.
The ordinance should be prepared by the next regular meeting and the
Council will gi re sir. Bridges a decision.
PRESENTATION OF BUDGES 1-'361-)962
City Manager Orman explained that the City Charter pro rides that
the budget for the Fiscal. year be filed officially each year by
August 15, He then presented the budget as prepared by him for
consideration.
Mr. Orman gave a brief resume of the budget and asked for questions
and discussion.
After discussion on all major points of the budget and agreeing
that it is the responsibility of the City Manager to administer the
budget, Councilman Vilsey -mo,7ed, lower the tax rate from '1..75 to
65 for the fiscal. year 1(( 61-:6 X02, seconded by Councilman Mallon,
motion carried by a rote of three to two. Councilmen Hamilton,
Wilsey and mall on noting "aye' ; Councilmen Page and Knox Toting
0!
It
nay
The meeting was adjourned at ' 7 :00 p..m,
Dorthanna f,Vil liams, City Secretary
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