[1. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER 1, 2022, AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2023, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND STATE LAW; PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF THE BUDGET AS REPRESENTED IN “SCHEDULE A”; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 2022-09-21]

ITEM NUMBER ONE IS CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING OCTOBER ONE, 2022 AND ENDING SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AND STATE LAW PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF A BUDGET AS REPRESENTED IN SCHEDULE A PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES.

PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALING CLAUSE.

PROVIDING SEVERABILITY.

PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

AND. I WILL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

OR DO YOU HAVE. WELL, FINE.

LET'S HAVE SOME INFORMATION.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

COUNCIL. GOOD EVENING.

IT'S GLAD TO BE BACK IN THE OFFICE.

IF YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE TONIGHT, YOU'RE APPROVING OUR BUDGET THAT YOU SAW LAST COUNCIL SESSION WITH ONE AMENDMENT THROUGH CHECKS AND BALANCES WITH THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT. WE CAUGHT THAT WE HAD NOT ALLOCATED FOR STATE PAY FOR OUR POLICE AND WE DEFINITELY DID NOT INTENTIONALLY MISS THAT.

THAT WAS A SMALL OVERSIGHT AND ADDING THAT WE WERE ABLE TO MAINTAIN A BALANCED BUDGET WITH EXPENDITURES AT 14.7 MILLION AND REVENUES TO MATCH THAT. SO IF YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE, THAT'LL BE THE BUDGET THAT YOU'RE ALL RIGHT APPROVING.

SO WE'VE AMENDED THE ORDINANCE APPROPRIATELY AND WE'LL LOOK FOR A.

MR. MAYOR. YES? WE APPROVE ORDINANCE 2020 209 21 WITH EFFECTIVE DATE OF OCTOBER 1ST, 2022 ENDING ON SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2023.

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ALL RIGHT. SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND NOW.

WE DO HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

WE HAVE A RECORD VOTE, ROLL CALL VOTE.

EXCUSE ME, IS THERE ANY OTHER ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE THAT WE NEED TO HAVE WITH THIS MOTION? ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

SO WE WILL GO THROUGH A ROLL CALL.

WHAT SAY YOU, DEBORAH JACKSON AND JAKE HAYES? YAY! DARLENE HILTON, YAY AND MIKE MCQUISTON WILL SAY, AYE WILL CARPENTER IS NOT HERE. EDDIE ALLEN.

AYE.

MELINDA REEVES.

AYE. ALL RIGHT.

SO THAT. THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET TO ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER TWO IS CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE.

[2. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A SECOND READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS APPROVING THE 2022 CERTIFIED APPRAISAL ROLL; LEVYING AD VALOREM TAXES FOR 2022 AT $0.645258 PER ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS ASSESSED VALUATION OF ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY TO PROVIDE REVENUES FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND INTEREST AND SINKING FUND REQUIREMENTS; PROVIDING DUE AND DELINQUENT DATES; PROVIDING FOR THE INCORPORATION OF PREMISES; PROVIDING A CUMULATIVE REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. ORDINANCE 2022-09-22]

YOU HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU WANT TO SHARE WITH US ON THIS.

YES, SIR. MR. MAYOR, IF YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE, YOU'RE APPROVING US TO LEVY TAXES FOR THE CITY AND THE.

THE MOTION WILL READ THAT YOU'RE RAISING THE TAX RATE 27% AND JUST KIND OF WANT TO WALK YOU THROUGH THAT A LITTLE BIT.

SURE. NO NEW REVENUE RATE.

HAD WE NOT DONE ANY ADDITIONAL PROJECTS OR TAKEN ON ANY DEBTS, WOULD HAVE BEEN $0.50.

BUT SINCE WE DID TAKE ON A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF DEBT AND.

WE ADDED A FEW PROJECTS.

WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ADOPT A RATE THAT IS .64525 $0.08, WHICH IS AT THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE.

AND THIS WILL BE A RECORD VOTE.

ALL RIGHT.

ROLL CALL VOTE. VERY GOOD.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? WE'LL LOOK FOR EMOTION.

I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ORDINANCE.

WELL, I MOVED THAT THE PROPERTY TAX RATE INCREASE WILL BE BY THE ADOPTION OF THE RATE OF 0.645258, WHICH EFFECTIVELY IS A 27.0% INCREASE TO THE TAX RATE ORDINANCE 20220922.

AND DO WE NEED DO WE NEED A DATE WITH THAT, AN EFFECTIVE DATE? ALL RIGHT. SO EXCELLENT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

SO LET'S GO THROUGH A ROLL CALL FOR THIS.

MS. JACKSON.

AYE. OKAY. JAKE HAYES.

AYE. DARLENE HILTON.

AYE, MIKE MCQUISTON, AYE.

WILL CARPENTER IS ABSENT.

EDDIE ALLEN, AYE.

MELINDA REEVES ALL RIGHT.

AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. THAT GETS US TO ACTION.

ITEM NUMBER THREE, CONSIDER A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX.

[3. CONSIDERATION AND ACTION ON A RESOLUTION RATIFYING THE PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASE REFLECTED IN THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-2023. RESOLUTION 2022-09-17]

ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THAT? NO, SIR, MAYOR. BUT REMINDER THAT ITEM THREE IS ALSO A ROLL CALL VOTE.

VERY WELL. I THINK WE CAN GET THAT HANDLED.

SO WE'LL STAND FOR A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY MS. REEVES, AND WE'LL DO A ROLL CALL FOR THIS.

DEBORAH JACKSON, AYE.

JAKE HAYES, AYE. DARLENE HILTON AYE.

MIKE MCQUISTON, AYE.

AND WILL CARPENTER IS ABSENT.

EDDIE ALLEN, AYE AND MELINDA REEVES, AYE.

AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTION ITEM FOUR CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AUTHORIZING THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN A BULLET RESISTANT SHIELD FOR

[4. CONSIDER TAKING ACTION ON A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AUTHORIZING THE DECATUR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN THE BULLET RESISTANT SHIELD FOR PATROL RESPONSE TO ACTIVE THREATS GRANT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE. RESOLUTION 2022-09-15]

PATROL RESPONSE TO ACTIVE THREATS.

GRANT DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO SHARE ON THAT? THIS IS A GREAT GRANT.

AND IF THE CHIEF OF POLICE DOESN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD, I WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL.

CAN YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT? OH, WE JUST DIDN'T GET A MIC.

ALL RIGHT. SO THIS GRANT IS IN RESPONSE TO THE UVALDE INCIDENT IN WHICH THE GOVERNOR AND HIS OFFICE PUT OUT $50 MILLION TO GO TOWARDS PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT SUCH AS SHIELDS.

WE'VE THEN TO GET ROUGHLY $21,000 WORTH OF GRANTS AND STUFF OR SHIELDS THROUGH

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THIS PARTICULAR GRANT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR.

SO 21,000 IS WHAT YOU'VE PUT IN FOR THIS PARTICULAR.

CORRECT. SO IT'S A MATCHING GRANT? NO, IT IS NOT.

THIS IS ALL STRAIGHT FROM THEM.

THERE'S NO MATCH ON OUR PART.

THIS SAYS THAT IT'S A MATCHING FUNDS.

ON SECTION TWO.

IS THAT JUST A TYPO? THIS RESOLUTION COMES FROM WHAT'S REQUIRED BY THE GRANT.

SO THAT'S THE TYPICAL WORDING, TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.

IF THEY LIST ANY TYPE OF MATCHING FUNDS OR ANYTHING, THEN YOU WOULD HAVE THAT IN THERE.

BUT ON THIS, THAT'S FUNDS THAT STRAIGHT ALLOCATED TO US.

IS THAT SOMETHING THAT I GUESS ON THE APPLICATION CAN BE MODIFIED.

BY IS THAT A LEGAL REVIEW WHERE WE CAN INITIAL OFF ON THAT OR IS THIS WHAT WOULD YOUR WHAT'S LEGAL SUGGESTION ON THAT? I'D HAVE TO LOOK AT THE ACTUAL GRANT APPLICATION.

WHAT I'VE LOOKED AT IS THIS CERTIFICATION PLUS THE RESOLUTION, BUT THAT LANGUAGE AND THE WHEREAS CLAUSE IS THAT IS DIRECTLY FROM.

IF YOU GO DOWN TO IT'S ON.

PAGE 16, OR HAS THE RESOLUTION THAT'S PROVIDED IN THE APPLICATION PACKET? IT COULD BE A TYPO ON THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS PART, THE GRANT OFFICE'S PART.

SO IF YOU WANT, WE CAN.

I CAN. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE ACTUAL DETAILS OF THE GRANT AND REMOVE IT.

IT'S JUST TYPICAL STANDARD WORDING.

WELL, MAYBE JUST AS A SUGGESTION, MAYBE JUST FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF COUNCIL SO WE COULD TAKE ACTION ON THIS, MAYBE WE CAN MAKE THAT APPROVAL SUBJECT TO LEGAL REVIEW.

OKAY, THAT WORKS THEN, YOU KNOW, AS A SUGGESTION.

BUT THAT'S JUST TYPICAL STANDARD WORDING.

IF YOU GO BACK AND YOU LOOK AT SOME OF OUR OTHER GRANTS THAT COME FROM THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR, THAT'S TYPICAL WORDING THAT'S PUT IN THERE RESOLUTIONS.

I THINK WE JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE TO MATCH.

NO THERE ARE NO SURPRISES.

LIKE I SAID, THIS WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT IN WHICH THEY PUT OUT FOR $50 MILLION TO GO STRAIGHT TOWARDS AGENCIES.

AND THERE THERE IS NO MATCH ON IT.

IT WAS JUST THAT'S I THINK THEY'RE WORDING THAT IS TYPICAL COMING FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR.

AND MAYBE SINCE IT'S NOT AS BEING REQUIRED.

YEAH. MR. MAYOR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.

I MOVE. WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022-09-18 I PUT MY GLASSES ON. 202209-15.

MM HMM. AUTHORIZE.

AUTHORIZING LEGAL TO APPROVE IT AND.

MARIETTA. HOW ABOUT.

AND HOW ABOUT IF I EXECUTE THE DOCUMENT? THAT'S FINE. THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

ALL RIGHT. SECOND, AND WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE OPPOSE SAME SIGN, AND THAT RESOLUTION PASSES.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM NUMBER FIVE.

[5. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM (RAMP) AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AVIATION DIVISION AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT.]

OH, I WAS THINKING YOU WERE DOING THAT IN ABSENCE OF BUT IT'S IN THE ARRIVAL OF FOR THOSE THAT ARE AT HOME, YOU'LL SEE THAT COUNCILMAN CARPENTER JUST WALKED INTO THE BUILDING.

SO AS HE IS A VERY BUSY MAN, AS ALL OF US ARE.

SO NUMBER FIVE, CONSIDER APPROVAL OF ROUTINE AIRPORT MAINTENANCE PROGRAM RAMP AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND TEXAS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AVIATION DIVISION AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

ANY. THIS IS OUR STANDARD GRANT THAT WE DELIVER HERE WITH TEXTRON AVIATION.

IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT.

WE SPEND WE CAN SPEND UP TO 100,000.

WE'LL GET 50,000 BACK.

SO I RECOMMEND APPROVING.

SO ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE AIRPORT AND TEXAS AERIAL AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

EXCELLENT. SO WE HAVE MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT SAY AYE OPPOSE SAME SIGN AND THAT PASSES.

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THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER SIX CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO EAGLE LABS INC, DESOTO, TEXAS FOR THE

[6. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION TO AWARD BID TO EAGLE LABS, INC., DESOTO TEXAS FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS TO THE ROYCE W. SIMPSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND THE RAW WATER PUMP STATION LOCATIONS, FOR THE INITIAL TERM OF ONE YEAR BEGININNING OCTOBER 1, 2022 WITH TWO RENEWAL OPTIONS OF ONE YEAR EACH AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE CONTRACT.]

PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS TO THE ROYCE W SIMPSON WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND OTHER RAW PUMP STATION LOCATIONS.

IS THERE A REPORT ON THAT? WE HAD TWO BIDDERS.

THE BID AND EAGLE WAS LOW BIDDER.

ALL RIGHT. $20,000.

VERY GOOD. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVED THE BID TO EAGLE LABS FROM DESOTO, TEXAS, FOR THE PROVISION OF WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1ST.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SO I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE OPPOSE SAME SIGN AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER SEVEN CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN EASEMENT.

[7. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN EASEMENT AND RIGHT OF WAY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND ONCOR LLC REGARDING THE LOCATION OF UTILITY LINES ON AIRPORT PROPERTY AND AUTHORIZE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT; AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

AND RIGHT AWAY, AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND ENCORE.

DO WE HAVE ANY REPORT ON THAT? THIS IS A EASEMENT WE NEED AT THE AIRPORT FOR THE TWO HANGARS THAT ARE BEING BUILT SO THEY CAN GET POWER DOWN TO THEM.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. LOOK FOR A MOTION.

I'LL MAKE THEM. YES.

I APPROVE. YEAH, I DO.

OKAY, I MOVE.

WE APPROVE. THE EASEMENT REQUESTED RIGHT AWAY.

AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF DECATUR AND ENCORE FOR THE UTILITY LINES AT THE AIRPORT AND AUTHORIZED CITY MANAGER.

TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS AS NECESSARY.

HOW ABOUT I? YEAH.

OKAY. HOW ABOUT I AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE IT? ALL RIGHT, SO THAT'S WHAT OUR MOTION IS.

AND SECOND, THAT.

ALL RIGHT. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? AND. SO WE'LL HAVE THE MOTION TO EITHER THE MAYOR OR CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT.

HOW ABOUT WE DO IT THAT WAY? THAT'S STILL GOOD MS. REEVES? ALL RIGHT. EXCELLENT.

SO WE HAVE A MOTION.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSED SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT. ACTION ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN EASEMENT, ABANDONMENT BEING .062 ACRES OF LAND.

[8. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF AN EASEMENT ABANDONMENT BEING 0.0620 ACRES OF LAND, PART OF A 20 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT AND BEING PART OF LOT 4-R, BLOCK 59-R, SOUTH DECATUR ADDITION.]

THIS WAS REQUESTED BY A PROPERTY OWNER ON 313 WEST COLUMN AT THIS LOCATION, THE CITY'S TO HAVE A WELL SO WHERE THERE WAS A 20 FOOT EASEMENT TO ACCESS A WELL TO WORK ON IT AND HAVE MAINTENANCE.

WE DON'T NEED THAT ANYMORE.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO SELL THIS HOUSE.

AND WHEN PEOPLE SEE THAT 20 FOOT EASEMENT, THEY BACK AWAY FROM WANTING TO BUY THE HOUSE.

SO, STEPH, WE DON'T NEED TO DISCUSS IT AND WE DON'T NEED THE EASEMENT, SO WE JUST REDUCE IT TO FIVE FEET.

AND A HISTORICAL, HISTORICAL ELEMENT, WE BELIEVE THAT WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL SITES FOR ONE OF OUR AQUIFERS BEFORE WE HAD ACCESS TO LAKE WATER, WHICH IS WHY THE EASEMENT ORIGINALLY EXISTED BASED ON WHAT WE CAN FIND A RECORD.

SO IS THE WELL STILL FUNCTIONAL OR IS IT CLOSED OFF AND KEPT.

SO WE GIVEN THAT TO THE HOMEOWNER OR JUST REDUCE AN EASEMENT.

JUST REDUCING THE EASEMENT.

BUT YOU DO WE OWN THE THE WELL OR WHAT'S THIS LIKE, DO WE OWN THE LAND AROUND THE WELL OR WHO OWNS THAT WELL? WELL THAT STILL BEING THE EASEMENT.

WE CHECKED AND MADE SURE THAT WOULD STILL STAY IN THE EASEMENT, NOT DO WE EVER NEED TO GET BACK TO IT.

BUT IT'S IN A CURIOUS.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. WE'LL LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE AN EASEMENT ABANDONMENT BEING 0.0620 ACRES OF LAND, PART OF A 20 FOOT UTILITY EASEMENT AND BEING PART OF LOT FOUR HOUR BLOCK 59 SOUTH DECATUR EDITION.

ALL RIGHT. SO THE MOTION, WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE APPROVE THE MOTION.

SAY AYE, AYE.

OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'D LIKE TO ADD THAT THE PROPERTY OWNER PAID FOR ALL THE SURVEYING AND EVERYTHING TO BE DONE, SO IT DIDN'T COST THE CITY ANYTHING, SO.

EXCELLENT. THAT'S GREAT NEWS.

THANK YOU, SIR. ACTUALLY, NUMBER NINE, CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN INTER LOCAL ASSIGNMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF DECATUR AND DECATUR FIRE WITH TARRANT COUNTY

[9. CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON AN INTERLOCAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT OF THE CITY OF DECATUR AND THE DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH TARRANT COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL AND TARRANT COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS; AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.]

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FIRE MARSHAL AND TARRANT COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE.

YES. MAYOR, COUNCIL, WE BASICALLY WE'RE ASKING YOU TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT FOR FREE WORKERS, FREE TRAINING, FREE ACCESS.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE END OF THAT, YOU'LL SEE A NUMBER OF CITIES THAT HAVE EXISTED FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WITHIN THE TARRANT COUNTY GROUP AND FIRE MARSHALS.

A NUMBER OF THOSE CITIES HAVE.

EQUIPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE AND INVESTIGATORS THAT WE ARE YEARS AND YEARS FROM GETTING AROUND HERE.

A SIDE NOTE IS THAT WE HAVE ONCE BEEN ABLE TO USE THIS ORGANIZATION IN THE PAST.

IF YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, WE DID HAVE UNFORTUNATELY A FATALITY FIRE WHERE OUR RESOURCES HERE WERE TAPPED OUT EMOTIONALLY, PHYSICALLY.

THE WISE COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL IS A PART OF THIS GROUP, AND WE CALLED HIM IN AND HE WAS ABLE TO REQUEST THEM AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CONDUCT THAT ENTIRE SCENE AND IT WAS VERY FAVORABLE.

SOME OF THE GOOD THINGS WITH THIS IS THAT ALSO OFFERS OUR INVESTIGATORS ON CALLOUTS TO RESPOND TO TARRANT COUNTY AND BE EXPOSED TO LOTS AND LOTS OF EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE.

IT ALLOWS EQUIPMENT AGAIN TO COME TO US.

ANOTHER BIG THING IS, IS THIS ORGANIZATION HAS AN ORGANIZED MEETING EACH MONTH AND THEY PROVIDE TRAINING THAT'S VERY VALUABLE TO OUR INVESTIGATORS.

SO AND THERE IS A SMALL FEE ANNUALLY OF $200, AND I WILL BE ABLE TO ABSORB THAT IN BUDGET.

FANTASTIC. WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A VERY GOOD COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT THAT WILL PROVIDE A LOT OF TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT.

SO THAT'S EXCELLENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? LOOK FOR A MOTION.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE INTERLOCAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENT FOR THE CITY OF DECATUR AND DECATUR FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH THE TARRANT COUNTY FIRE MARSHAL AND TARRANT COUNTY ARSON TASK FORCE FOR FIRE AND EXPLOSION INVESTIGATIONS AND AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS.

SECOND. ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT MOTION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

ALL RIGHT. AND THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

ACTION ITEM NUMBER TEN IS CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE CITY DECATUR PERSONNEL POLICIES.

[10. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING REVISIONS TO THE CITY OF DECATUR’S PERSONNEL POLICIES.]

WE HAVE A REPORT FOR THAT, SIR.

MAYOR COUNCIL, WHAT WE'RE BRINGING TO YOU TONIGHT IS THE FINAL MOVING PIECE FROM OUR MASSIVE AND MUCH NEEDED POLICY MANUAL UPDATE THAT WE WENT THROUGH THIS YEAR.

IT'S SICK LEAVE.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE MOVED TO A PTO SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS ACCRUALS BASED ON THE EMPLOYEE'S ANNIVERSARY DATE.

THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TONIGHT.

TONIGHT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE EMPLOYEES WHO HAD A BANK OF SICK TIME BEFORE THE PTO SYSTEM WAS PUT IN PLACE.

AND TONIGHT, THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT HOW DO THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE SERVED US ALL THE WAY UP TO THE PTO CHANGE, ACCESS THAT BANK OF SICK TIME? SO WE'VE HAD A SERIES OF MEETINGS ABOUT THIS INTERNALLY WITH LEADERSHIP, H.R.

MID-LEVEL MANAGERS AND A HANDFUL OF EMPLOYEES.

WE'VE GOTTEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION GOING AMONGST SEVERAL OF YOU FOLKS, AND THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT, I THINK, THAT EVEN HAVE AT LEAST AN OPINION OR TWO ABOUT IT.

WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT TONIGHT IS DO WE ALLOW OUR EMPLOYEES TO ACCESS THEIR OLD SICK BANK WITHOUT ANY BARRIERS, OR DO WE HAVE A BARRIER IN PLACE SUCH AS THE USE OF A PTO DAY OR TWO OR THREE IN BETWEEN? WELL, I GUESS ONE OF THE THINGS I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

WE CAN HAVE HOPEFULLY A ROBUST CONVERSATION ON ITEM TEN AND THEN ITEM 11 GIVES US SOME HORSEPOWER VIA RESOLUTION TO BRING THIS THING FULL CIRCLE. AND THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS, AFTER WE DECIDE THIS TONIGHT, LET'S LET THAT BE THE LAST CHANGE FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR.

UNLESS WE RUN ACROSS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO IMPACT OUR EMPLOYEES HEALTH OR WELL-BEING, I'D LIKE NOT TO MAKE ANY MORE CHANGES UNTIL WE GET INTO A NEW CALENDAR YEAR AND DO IT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR TO WHERE WE DON'T LEAVE OUR EMPLOYEES GUESSING ON WHAT THE RULES ARE GOING THROUGH THE YEAR.

AND I'M SORRY, MAYOR, I JUST WANT TO GET THAT OUT BEFORE YOU WENT ON TO THE NEXT PIECE.

WELL, I GUESS THE ONLY I GUESS THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION ABOUT HAVING A UTILIZE PTO FOR THE FIRST THREE DAYS OF AN ILLNESS PRIOR TO USING PTO.

I KNOW SOME ORGANIZATIONS DO THAT.

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I MEAN, THERE'S PROBABLY MANY WAYS THAT THAT COULD BE UTILIZED.

SO. I KNOW THAT THE TERMINOLOGY IS WITHOUT IMPEACHMENT OR WHAT WAS THE PHRASE WITHOUT BARRIER? A BARRIER. I MEAN, YOU STILL HAVE TO GET PTO APPROVED THROUGH YOUR MANAGERS.

I MEAN, WHETHER THAT'S A BARRIER OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO ASK FOR THAT TO BE APPROVED.

I'M ASSUMING THERE ARE STILL PROBABLY AT LEAST A PROCESS TO ASK FOR SICK TIME TO BE USED.

SO I GUESS THERE'S STILL CONSIDERATION FOR THAT.

BUT I KNOW AGAIN, THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSION PROBABLY BY OTHER OTHER FOLKS WITH THEIR ORGANIZATION ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH UTILIZATION OF SICK TIME, HAVING USE OF PTO PRIOR TO SICK TIME.

BUT WE'LL I'LL LET COUNCIL DISCUSS.

MY PERSONAL OPINION IS NO BARRIERS.

THANK YOU, MS. REESE. I UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM AND UNDERSTAND WHERE PEOPLE HAVE BANKED A LOT OF THIS.

MOST ORGANIZATIONS WOULD NEVER ALLOW YOU TO BANK HUNDREDS OF HOURS OF ANYTHING.

AGREED AND IT'S FINANCIALLY.

IRRESPONSIBLE FOR US TO ALLOW IT.

AND AND AND I KNOW SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE UPSET ABOUT IT BECAUSE YOU CAN'T MAKE EVERYBODY HAPPY ALL THE TIME.

BUT FOR US TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THING, WE HAVE TO PUT A NUMBER ON IT.

WE HAVE TO PUT MY MIND A BARRIER ON IT.

SICK TIME IS NOT A RETIREMENT FUND.

IT IS NOT A I'M GOING TO WAIT AND NOT WORK THE LAST SIX MONTHS OR GET PAID SIX OUT MONTHS BECAUSE I HAVEN'T TAKEN VACATION OR SICK TIME, QUOTE IN THE LAST 13 OR 35 YEARS OR WHATEVER IT IS.

AND I SAID, I KNOW IT'S ROUGH TO TELL PEOPLE NO, BUT SOMETIMES PEOPLE ASK A QUESTION AND THE ANSWER IS NO.

AND JUST BECAUSE YOU SAID NO DOESN'T MEAN IT'S MEAN OR RUDE.

IT'S JUST IN MY MIND, THE RESPONSIBLE THING FOR US AND THE CITY TO DO GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T BUDGET THOSE.

AND WHEN SOMEONE DECIDES TO LEAVE AND YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A HALF YEAR PAY BECAUSE NOBODY'S EVER USED A SICK DAY, WELL, I'M MADE FOR A POINT OF CLARITY.

SICK TIME IS NOT PAID OUT.

THAT'S CORRECT.

PREVIOUSLY, WHEN YOU IF YOU DECIDED TO RETIRE, YOU COULD TAKE YOUR SIX MONTHS OF SICK TIME YOU HAD BANKED.

AGAIN, I'LL JUST ADD IT'S NOT A PAID BENEFIT IF YOU TERMINATE AT YOUR OWN WILL OR AT OURS, WE DO NOT PAY YOU FOR SICK TIME EARNED.

RIGHT. THAT'S THE CURRENT.

THAT'S WHERE WE ARE CURRENTLY.

THAT'S CORRECT. AND THAT'S WHERE WE THAT HASN'T CHANGED IN THE NEW PROPOSAL.

OKAY. THAT IS CORRECT.

SO A PRECEDENT HAS BEEN SET IN THE PAST AND IT'S GOING TO BE HARD PASSED TO GET PAST THIS.

BUT YOU'VE HAD PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME WHO TOOK THE LAST THREE OR FOUR MONTHS THAT THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO WORK AND THEY USED THEIR SICK TIME AND THEN THEY GOT PAID OUT FOR THEIR PTO.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH EDDIE THAT YOU NEED A BARRIER IN PLACE BECAUSE HOW IS THAT FAIR TO NEW EMPLOYEES COMING IN WHEN YOU'VE BUILT PTO TIME IN WITH SICK TIME IN THEIR NEW BANK? AND SO NOW YOU'RE TELLING FOLKS WHO HAVE A BANK OF TIME THAT THEY CHOSE NOT TO USE.

UNDERSTOOD. SO YOU'RE FRONTLOADING HOLIDAYS.

SO LET'S USE THE POLICE FIRE DEPARTMENT, YOU FRONTLOAD HOLIDAYS, YOU THEY HAVE THEIR PTO, AND NOW YOU'VE GOT A BANK OF SICK TIME.

HOW DO YOU FORECAST FOR YOUR STAFFING? BECAUSE I GUARANTEE YOU NONE OF YOU ARE OVERSTAFFED AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE IF THAT'S THE CASE, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE NEEDED A HEADCOUNT ADD.

SO IF SOMEBODY CHOOSES, I'M JUST GOING TO USE MY SICK TIME AND HOLD MY HOLIDAYS AND HOLD MY PTO.

CITY'S GOING TO PAY THAT OUT AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

UNDERSTOOD? YES. GRANTED, YOU CAN SAY YES.

YOU CAN DO THAT UNTIL YOU USE IT UP.

BUT THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF YOU WHO HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF TIME AND COULD BE OFF.

SIX, EIGHT MONTHS.

AND HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE CITY WITHOUT HAVING SOMETHING AS A BARRIER IN PLACE? I GUESS I WOULD DEFER TO HUMAN RESOURCES.

ON IF SOMEBODY'S OUT FOR.

ISN'T. WOULDN'T YOU BE ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE? AND IS THERE SOME SORT OF MECHANISM THAT SOMEBODY WOULD HAVE TO FOLLOW FOR AN EXTENDED LEAVE LIKE THAT? IT'S ON, IS IT? OH, AND WE DO HAVE A REQUIREMENT THAT DIRECTORS OR SUPERVISORS CAN ASK FOR A DOCTOR'S NOTE IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE OUT.

I DON'T HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE OF SOMEONE USING THAT MUCH SICK TIME AT THE END OF THEIR TENURE HERE.

BUT THERE WERE OTHER HR PEOPLE BEFORE ME, SO I'M NOT GOING TO SAY THAT WASN'T TRUE.

BUT A CURRENT I WOULD SAY MAYBE CURRENTLY.

CAN YOU I MEAN, ISN'T THERE A POINT WHERE SOMEBODY IS IF YOU'RE OUT FOR SOME PERIOD THAT YOU IT WOULD BE PART OF A REVIEW PROCESS WITH.

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YES. WHY YOU'RE OUT.

IF A SUPERVISOR CHOSE TO, THEY COULD ASK ON DAY ONE FOR THE PERSON TO PROVIDE A DOCTOR'S NOTE, TOO.

IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT? WELL, I WOULD HOPE THE ORGANIZATION CAN DO THAT.

YES, THE ORGANIZATION CAN.

ANY ANYONE IN THE CITY THAT.

BUT THAT'S SUBJECTIVE THAT EACH DIRECTOR HAS THAT CHOICE TO MAKE WHETHER OR NOT THEY DO IT.

SO HOW DO WE STOP ONE DEPARTMENT FROM ALLOWING IT AND LETTING OTHERS DO IT? HOW IS THAT FAIR TO ALL THE EMPLOYEES? WELL, YOU COULD MAKE IT A CONSISTENT PROCESS OF WE DO HAVE THAT IF SOMEONE IS OUT FOR THREE DAYS OR MORE, THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO FURNISH A NOTE. BUT WE COULD MAKE THAT DAY ONE.

OKAY. I WANT SOME CLARIFICATION.

OKAY. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE SICK LEAVE ANYMORE.

THESE ARE JUST THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAD.

LARGE AMOUNTS OF SICK LEAVE THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE TO USE OR MIGHT ONLY BE, YOU KNOW, 40 HOURS OF SICK LEAVE.

IT'S A VARIATION.

AND WHEN THEY USE ALL THEIR SICK LEAVE THAT'S IN THIS, IT WILL ALL BE GONE.

THERE WON'T BE ANYMORE AND THERE WON'T EVER BE ANYMORE IN THE FUTURE.

I DON'T SEE WHY WE PUT A BARRIER IN FRONT OF THAT FOR CURRENTLY ACCRUED SICK MINUTES.

THEY'RE GOING ALREADY WHEN IT'S GONE, IT'S GONE AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY WITH IT IN.

IT'S TRUE. ANY OTHER COUNCIL WILL HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.

I KIND OF AGREE WITH MS. REEVES. I THINK THAT I UNDERSTAND WHERE DARLENE IS COMING FROM, AS FAR AS IT MIGHT NOT BE FAIR TO THE JUNIOR GUYS, THE GUY.

BUT THESE GUYS HAVE WORKED FOR IT AND THAT WAS PART OF THEIR AGREEMENT UP UNTIL NOW.

AND SO IF THEY HAVE IT, WE'LL JUST HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO.

IF THEY START ABUSING IT, WE'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEAL WITH IT AT THAT POINT.

BUT IT'S KIND OF IN MY OPINION, IT'S LIKE IT WAS THEIR PAY.

THAT'S HOW THEY WERE. THAT'S PART OF THEIR BENEFIT PACKAGE.

AND THAT WAS.

I'M SORRY. AND IT'S NOT THEIR FAULT THAT THEY HAD THAT BENEFIT.

SO NOW WE'RE CHANGING THE BENEFITS SO THEY STILL HAVE IT.

IT ALMOST LIKE THEIR 401K, WE CAN'T TAKE THEIR 401K AWAY FROM THEM.

AND AGAIN, TO CLARIFY, THEY WON'T BE PAID FOR THIS IF THEY LEAVE AND THEY'VE GOT 100 HOURS, RIGHT? THEN THEY JUST LEAVE IT BEHIND.

THAT'S NOT A CHANGE.

I DON'T SEE HOW I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULD NOT JUST LET THEM USE IT.

SO MAYOR MAY I INTERJECT REAL QUICK JUST ON A ON A.

DEPARTMENT HEAD.

YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY WHO'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR 21 YEARS.

I AM ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE A LARGE BANK.

THAT BANK HAS BEEN DEPLETED AND THEN THAT BANK HAS BEEN REGROWN AGAIN.

THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE THAT BANK, THEY'RE NOT THE ONES YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHO ABUSE THAT SYSTEM.

THE ONES WHO TYPICALLY ABUSE THAT SYSTEM DON'T HAVE TIME BUILT UP ANYWAY.

THAT'S WHAT I HAVE NOTICED OVER MY 21 YEARS OF BEING HERE.

SURE, THE PEOPLE WHO ABUSE THE SYSTEM WHO ARE GOING TO TRY TO CHEAT YOU AT THE END, THEY DON'T HAVE THAT TIME BUILT UP MOST.

AND I'M GOING TO SPEAK FOR THE DEPARTMENT FOR US.

WE DO HAVE A POLICY IN PLACE THAT SAYS WE CAN REQUIRE IF YOU'RE STILL OVER THREE DAYS AND IT'S A MEDICAL, WE CAN REQUIRE YOU TO HAVE A DOCTOR'S NOTE TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THAT.

YOU KNOW, AS LIKE I SAID, AS AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS THAT BUILT UP AND THEN IT WAS DEPLETED, IT COMES IN HANDY.

AND IT IS A BENEFIT TO THE PEOPLE WHO'VE BEEN HERE FOR A LONG TIME.

NOT SAYING THAT JUST FOR ME, BUT I'M SAYING FOR A LOT OF MY STAFF THAT HAS BEEN ON THE DEPARTMENT FOR A LONG TIME, THAT IS A BENEFIT THAT THEY HAVE BUILT UP.

AND I DO AGREE THAT GOING FORWARD, WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES, BECAUSE LOOKING AT IT FROM A MANAGEMENT SIDE, THOSE THINGS DO AFFECT US.

HAVING THEM SITTING THERE AND THAT WAS PART OF PAYING OUT THE OR PAYING OUT THE VACATION AND DOING ALL THAT.

BUT THE SICK IS NOT PAID OUT.

IT'S JUST STRAIGHT OF BENEFIT THAT THE CITY PROVIDES.

RIGHT. AND SO AS A DEPARTMENT HEAD, I AM IN FAVOR OF ALLOWING OUR EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE THAT BUILT UP TO BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THAT.

SURE. THANK YOU.

YEAH, I GUESS A COUPLE OF THINGS FROM JUST HAVING KNOWLEDGE ABOUT HOW MOST ORGANIZATIONS UTILIZE PTO AT TIME OF TERMINATION.

PTO IS TYPICALLY BEEN ACCRUED AND IS PAID OUT AT TIME OF TERMINATION.

SICK TIME HAS TYPICALLY NOT BEEN ONE OF THOSE TYPES OF BENEFITS FOR MULTIPLE ORGANIZATIONS JUST HISTORICALLY.

SO AGAIN, I KNOW THE QUESTION TODAY ISN'T REALLY ABOUT WHETHER THAT IS OR ISN'T PAID OUT, BUT IT IS ABOUT WHEN TO USE THE WHEN TO USE SICK LEAVE THAT HAS BEEN ACCRUED BY THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE THAT REMAINING.

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SO I THINK THE QUESTION HAS COME UP ABOUT CAN YOU USE IT IMMEDIATELY? I'M OUT SICK, I'M JUST GOING TO USE THAT TIME.

OR IS THERE A PERIOD OF TIME THAT PTO IS UTILIZED PRIOR TO USING THAT, WHATEVER AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WOULD BE? SOME ORGANIZATIONS TRY TO MARRY THAT UP OR GET THAT UP TO THE SAME LEVEL OF TIME THAT'S REQUIRED FOR A DOCTOR'S NOTE.

SO THREE DAYS OUT AT THIS ORGANIZATION, YOU DO NEED TO HAVE A DOCTOR'S NOTE BEFORE RETURNING TO DUTY.

SO THAT'S WHERE ONE OF THE THOUGHTS WAS, IS TO HAVE JUST SAYING THAT PTO COULD BE UTILIZED FOR THOSE FIRST THREE DAYS WITH THE DOCTOR'S NOTE, IT COULD BE DAY FOUR GOING ON, COULD BE WHERE THE ACCESS FOR THE SICK TIME WOULD BE UTILIZED.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS BROUGHT UP FROM SOME OF THE EMPLOYEES WAS THAT THEY DON'T EVER USE THEIR SICK TIME EXCEPT FOR A DENTAL APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THEIR TEETH CLEANED OR A DOCTOR'S WELLNESS VISIT.

SO IF THEY WANTED TO USE SICK TIME FOR THAT, THEN THEY WOULD INSTEAD JUST HAVE TO USE PTO.

THEY WOULDN'T GET TO USE IT.

AND WE WANTED TO PROMOTE PREVENTIVE WELLNESS CARE.

SO THAT KIND OF SHOOTS THAT IN THE FOOT.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, I WOULD EVEN QUESTION WHETHER THAT WOULD BE SICK TIME OR NOT.

IF YOU'RE NOT SICK, I MEAN, GOING A DOCTOR'S VISIT, I'M GOING TO AGAIN SAY I'M FOR NO BARRIERS.

ANYONE ELSE GOT A COMMENT? JUST REAL QUICK. I WOULD KIND OF AGREE WITH THE WAY THE MAYOR WENT THAT THERE IS A LITTLE BIT OF A BARRIER BECAUSE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING WE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEING FOR CATASTROPHIC TIMES.

I'VE BEEN THERE. I'VE HAD THE CATASTROPHIC.

NOBODY HAS 90 DAYS.

TYPICALLY, PEOPLE DON'T HAVE 90 DAYS OF SICK TIME OR VACATION OR ANYTHING.

AND I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, CHIEF.

TYPICALLY, LIKE YOU SAID, THE PERSON THAT HAS 1000 HOURS ISN'T THE PERSON THAT ABUSES IT, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE PERSON THAT BANKS IT WITH THE CONCEPT OF SPENDING IT THE LAST THREE YEARS, UNFORTUNATELY, AND I THINK WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT PERSON AND THINGS CHANGE. THINGS CHANGE EVERY DAY.

AND SOMETIMES WE LIKE THEM, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T.

SPEED LIMITS CHANGE. ALL RULES CHANGE.

YOU DON'T LIKE IT. AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD EVEN BREAKING POINT OF AT THREE DAYS.

AND IF YOU HAVE ALL THESE HOURS, YOU CAN THEN UTILIZE THEM A BIT UP TO THE END.

AND LIKE I SAID, I LIKE WHAT THE MAYOR CAME UP WITH THERE.

WE ARE SAYING THEY DO HAVE THAT THE DEPARTMENT HEADS HAVE THAT OPTION ALREADY TO ASK FOR A SICK NOTE.

YES. AND SO THAT MONEY IS ALREADY THERE.

NO, YOU CAN'T AT DAY ONE THEY CAN.

THEY JUST NEED TO BE CONSISTENT ABOUT IT IF YOU.

YEAH. ALSO, THE QUESTION REALLY ISN'T ABOUT THE NOTE GUYS SAYING IT'S THE THREE DAYS OUT FIRST AND THEN GOING FORWARD.

BUT THE CURRENT POLICY FOR THE CITY IS THAT AFTER THREE DAYS YOU HAVE TO HAVE A NOTE ANYWAY.

YES. SO I MEAN, THAT'S A CURRENT POLICY, BUT THAT'S THAT'S NOT SUBJECT TO THAT'S NOT A REVIEW FOR CHANGE FOR THIS.

AND THEY CAN REQUEST ONE ON DAY ONE.

SO IF THEY SAW SOME MISUSE, WE HAVE HAD AN A CIRCUMSTANCE IN WHICH SOMEONE DID RECOGNIZE SOME ABUSE AND WE PUT THE PERSON ON A PERFORMANCE PLAN AND THEY CORRECTED IT.

SO WE'VE HAD SOME SUCCESS IN MANAGING IT WITHOUT A BARRIER.

GO AHEAD, SIR. MS. HANLON HAPPY MONDAY.

PLEASE EXCUSE MY TARDINESS.

COUNCIL, MEN AND WOMEN.

YOU'VE GOT A LOT GOING ON. SUPREME LEADER.

SO, MARIANNE, I WANT TO.

MRS. HANLON, I WANT TO ARM YOU WITH BEING EMPOWERED WITH MAKING THESE DECISIONS.

BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE SHOE DOESN'T FIT ALL.

SO I ALSO DON'T HAVE A BACKGROUND IN H.R.

AND HEARING WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS TO SAY BEFORE WE VOTE.

WHAT IS IT? IF YOU HAD IT, THE BURGER KING WAY, YOUR WAY, WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE? BECAUSE I'VE TALKED TO SO MANY OF THE DIRECTORS.

THE INSURANCE OR NOT INSURANCE.

THE PERSONNEL POLICY REVIEW COMMITTEE AND SEVERAL EMPLOYEES THAT WEREN'T IN EITHER OF THOSE CATEGORIES.

AND THE MAJORITY OF THEM FEEL LIKE IT'S FEEL LIKE THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DO THAT.

AND THEY GAVE GOOD REASONS FOR THAT.

SO BECAUSE I WANT TO SEE WHAT'S BEST FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN A MISUSE OF IT EXCEPT IN RARE CIRCUMSTANCES, I DO WANT IT TO BE IMMEDIATE ACCESS.

SO.

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NO, IT WOULD STILL CONSIDER BEING PART OF THEIR PTO BANK IF THEY ARE ABLE TO USE IT DAY ONE.

THAT NOW BECOMES PART OF THEIR PTO BANK.

YOU CAN KEEP IT IN ANOTHER GL.

YOU CAN CALL IT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO, BUT IT BECOMES TECHNICALLY PTO TIME WHENEVER THEY WANT IT.

BUT IT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF A DIFFERENT BANK.

SO AT THE END OF THE YEAR OR THE END OF THE QUARTER, THEY HAVEN'T USED THEIR PTO TIME.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE COMPENSATED FOR THEIR PTO TIME THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO USE, WHICH OTHER EMPLOYEES WOULD NOT HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HAVING TO HAVE DONE THAT.

YOU'RE SAYING THAT THEY WOULD POSSIBLY MISUSE THE SICK TIME RATHER THAN.

ABSOLUTELY. I WOULD FIRST AND FOREMOST, IF THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME AS AN OPTION AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO USE MY PTO TIME THAT I COULD CASH OUT, I WOULD BE ON SICK TIME ALL THE TIME INSTEAD OF IT. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE.

I THINK THAT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE CONSCIENTIOUS EMPLOYEES, AND THEY REALIZE THAT WHEN THEY'RE OUT, THERE'S A HARDSHIP ON THE REST OF THEIR SHIFT.

AND I DISAGREE THAT WOULD HAPPEN.

OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM THE GROUP MAYOR? I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS IN REGARDS TO FIRE.

MARIANNE AND I SPOKE THIS AFTERNOON.

AS FAR AS THE THREE DAYS OR THREE SHIFTS.

I WOULD RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT ADDRESS OUR OPERATIONS CREWS WHO WORK 24 HOURS BECAUSE IF YOU SAY THREE DAYS, THREE WORKDAYS, THAT'S 72 HOURS FOR THEM. THAT'S ALSO A WEEK AND A HALF.

THEY'RE OFF. IT COULD BE EQUIVALENT EQUIVALENCE, EQUIVALENT TO 24 HOURS TO A THREE DAY, 100%.

THE OTHER THING THAT I PERSONALLY FOR ME, I'M ONLY SPEAKING FOR ME THAT'S CALLED PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND HOW WE MANAGE OUR PEOPLE WITH NOTES.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHERE ARE YOU GOING? I'M GOING TO QUESTION IF.

THEY'RE BAILING OUT AND USING IT.

I HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES WITH ANY.

I HAVE ALL MY NUMBERS RIGHT HERE FOR EVERYTHING.

I HAVE SEVEN EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE ANY AMOUNT OF TIME.

AND I'M PROMISE YOU, THE ONLY REASON THEY HAVE THAT IS BECAUSE THEY CARE ABOUT THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THAT'S WHEN THEY'RE GOING TO USE IT.

I FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT.

THEY ALSO KNOW DEROY WELL ENOUGH THAT AFTER DAY TWO AND THEY'RE NOT THERE, I'M GOING TO GO FIND THEM AND SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND SO I PERSONALLY, IT'S MANAGEMENT AND HOUSE.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO BE THE PERSON TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT IF WE DO GET INTO A MISUSE OF TIME SITUATION, THAT BECOMES A DISCIPLINARY ACTION TO CONSIDER AT THE SUPERVISOR LEVEL, DEPARTMENT LEVEL, AND ULTIMATELY IN OUR OFFICE UP HERE.

SO THERE'S SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.

I'D ALSO LIKE TO QUESTION, IS THERE ANY APPETITE TO PAY OFF THIS SICK TIME AND GET OUT OF HERE? NOT AT ALL. OKAY.

I THINK I WANT TO EXHAUST ALL OPTIONS BECAUSE FROM MY VIEWPOINT, YEAH, I DON'T SEE THAT AS AN OPTION.

WE NEED TO BE DONE WITH THIS DECISION TONIGHT AND LET THE EMPLOYEES LET THIS SOAK IN A LITTLE BIT SO THAT WE CAN, IN FACT, SEE IF WE DO HAVE AN ISSUE OF ABUSE OR MISUSE OR MISUNDERSTANDING OF ALL OF THESE POLICY CHANGES, BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A LOT FOR THE WORKING TROOPS.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, I GUESS WHAT I'M GOING TO SAY IS I'LL DEFER TO YOU ALL.

YOU'RE THE LEADERS OF THE CITY.

YOU TALK TO THE PEOPLE EVERY DAY.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON.

AND AT THE END OF THE DAY THAT SO I'M GOING TO DEFER TO I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT.

I MEAN, BOTTOM LINE IS WE'RE WE'RE WORKING BODY HERE.

WE COLLABORATE, WE CONSULT WITH ONE ANOTHER.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE LOOK AT OPTIONS AND HOW THEY ARE VIABLE, HOW THEY MAY BE, YOU KNOW, SET UP TO, YOU KNOW, FROM AN ORGANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE OR I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, THESE ARE BENEFITS FOR THE FOR THE EMPLOYEE, BUT FOR THAT TO HAVE SYSTEMIC MANAGEMENT PROCESSES AS OPPOSED TO INDIVIDUAL PROCESSES.

SO AGAIN, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE THOSE KINDS OF THINGS IN PLACE TO HELP PEOPLE MANAGE.

IT ISN'T REALLY INTENDED BECAUSE OF PEOPLE DOING THINGS IN A FRIVOLOUS OR A MISUSE WAY.

SO BUT AGAIN, I LOVE THE DISCUSSION.

AND SO I AGREE.

LET'S, LET'S, LOOK FOR A MOTION OR ANY OTHER COMMENT AT THIS POINT ITEM TEN DOESN'T NECESSARILY REQUIRE A MOTION.

OKAY. SO 11 IS WHERE WE NEED TO GO FOR THAT, FOR US TO GET ALL OF OUR THOUGHTS OUT IN THE OPEN AND HOPEFULLY GET A UNIFORM DECISION.

ITEM 11, IF YOU APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION, YOU'RE EMPOWERING OUR OFFICE, MARY AND MYSELF, THE LEADERSHIP TEAM, TO FINALIZE THESE RULES AND GET THEM IN PLACE FOR THE EMPLOYEES.

ALL RIGHT. SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE LAST PIECE.

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IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DONE WITH ITEM TEN THEN.

UNLESS SOMEBODY ELSE WANTS TO TALK ABOUT ITEM TEN A LITTLE MORE BECAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE WE CAN GO RIGHT TO 11.

SO LET'S GO TO 11.

[11. CONSIDER A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING REVISIONS TO PERSONAL TIME OFF AND SICK TIME POLICIES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2022-09-16]

SO CONSIDER THE RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, AUTHORIZING REVISIONS TO THE PERSONNEL TIME OFF IN SICK POLICY AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SO I GUESS THIS RESOLUTION WOULD REALLY BE DEPENDENT UPON WOULD INCLUDE WHATEVER DETERMINATION WE HAVE ABOUT THIS SICK TIME.

SO WE'LL LOOK FOR THAT IN THE MOTION.

MR. MAYOR. I'M SORRY.

I DEFER TO MELINDA.

NO, GO AHEAD, MELINDA. NO, YOU WERE.

COME ON. LET'S GET IT. YOU CAN.

I DO RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE FIRST.

OKAY. VERY WELL.

MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022 OH 916 FOR THE RESOLUTION OF CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY OF DECATUR, AUTHORIZING REVISIONS TO PERSONAL TIME OFF AND SICK TIME POLICY.

I STILL THINK THERE ISN'T A RESOLUTION THAT HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED WITH NO BARRIERS.

SO WHAT WE NEED, THERE IS A NEED FOR A DETAIL FOR THE RESOLUTION.

OKAY. SO, MR. MAYOR. MR. MAYOR, I MOVED TO APPROVE A NEED FOR.

WELL, THE WAY IT'S SWAY.

I CAN'T MAKE A MOTION.

YOU'RE DOING FANTASTIC.

NO I'M NOT.

YEAH, BUT IT REALLY.

MRS. REEVES, COULD YOU PLEASE CHIME IN? THANK YOU. IT GOES DOWN TO A MOTION WITH NO WHERE SICK TIME CAN BE USED IMMEDIATELY UPON BE REVIEWED FOR REQUEST OR IF IT HAS.

OH, WAIT, MR. MAYOR. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE APPROVE RESOLUTION 2022-09-16 WITH NO BARRIERS FOR THE SICK LEAVE POLICY AND THE.

[INAUDIBLE]. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION SAY AYE.

AYE. THOSE OPPOSE SAME SIGN.

AYE. SO WE HAVE ONE OPPOSED.

SO THAT PASSES.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR DISCUSSION ON THAT.

AND THANK YOU, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THAT'S BEEN A VERY HOT TOPIC.

I APPRECIATE THE SPIRITED DISCUSSION.

THANK YOU. ACTION ITEM NUMBER 12 CONSIDER A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS.

[12. CONSIDER A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE 2022-03-15 AMENDING THE CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AND ADOPTING A NEW CITY OF DECATUR SCHEDULE OF FEES AS SET FORTH IN EXHIBIT “A”; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENT TO THE LIBRARY FINES; PROVIDING FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE FEES IMPOSED FOR DESIGNATED PERMITS, REGISTRATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS TO BE EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2022.]

REPEALING ORDINANCE 2000 TO 22-03-15.

DO WE HAVE A REPORT FROM THE CITY ON THAT? MY APOLOGIES. FIRST DAY BACK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.

THIS IS ACTUALLY AN ADJUSTMENT OF FEES.

WITH NO FEES.

WE'RE ACTUALLY REMOVING FEES FROM LINE ITEMS THAT ADDRESS TENTS.

LINE ITEMS THAT ADDRESS CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER CERTIFICATION.

CERTIFIED POOL OPERATORS CERTIFICATION AND LATE FEES AT THE LIBRARY.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE HAD TO REMOVE THOSE TO TAKE PART IN A PROGRAM THAT THE LIBRARY WAS PURSUING.

SO WE'RE ACTUALLY JUST TAKING SOME FEES AWAY AND SIMPLIFYING VARIOUS PROCESSES, BOTH IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE LIBRARY.

THIS IS THE FIRST READING.

YEP. YOU'LL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN AND AT OUR NEXT MEETING.

ALL RIGHT. ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MR. MAYOR, SIR.

SO, LIKE, FOR GIVING LIBRARY FEES, IS THAT LIKE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR GIVING STUDENT LOANS? IS THAT IS THERE LIKE A COMPARISON THAT WE CAN MAKE THERE THAT BASED OFF YOUR INCOME LEVEL THAT IF YOU.

NOT AT OUR LEVEL.

COUNCILMAN OKAY.

JUST CHECKING JUST THAT PARALLEL ALL OF SUDDEN JUST HIT ME LIKE THAT AND I WAS LIKE, BE GOOD.

OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE EDIFICATION.

VERY GOOD.

[13. CONSIDER AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, GRANTING A PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 157.31 ACRES OF LAND SITUATED IN THE H.D. DONALD SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 1158 AND THE JOHN C. LOGAN SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 494, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, BEING ALL OF THE DARCY LEE KNAPP FRICKS, SHELLY LYNN KNAPP AND JAMES CHRISTOPHER KNAPP CALLED 150.672 ACRE TRACT AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 720, PAGE 487, DEED RECORDS WISE COUNTY, TEXAS AND ALL OF THE MILDRED KNAPP CALLED 15.00 ACRE TRACT AS DESCRIBED IN VOLUME 355, PAGE 49 AND GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 380 AND BUSINESS U.S. 380, WISE COUNTY, TEXAS, AS FURTHER DESCRIBED WITHIN; SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ANNEXATION; AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO HAVE NOTICE OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARING PUBLISHED; AUTHORIZING CITY STAFF TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A WRITTEN SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RESOLUTION 2022-09-23 (Applicants: Developer: Engineering Concepts & Design, LP, on Behalf of Landowners, James C. Knapp, Darcy Knapp Fricks, and Shelly Knapp, et al.)]

ACTION. ITEM NUMBER 13 CONSIDER OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DECATUR, TEXAS, GRANTING A PETITION REQUESTING ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 157.31 ACRES OF LAND BEARING COUNCIL.

THIS ITEM IS BEFORE YOU BECAUSE THERE IS A PETITION THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY AN ENGINEERING FIRM ON BEHALF OF SOME PROPERTY OWNERS FOR THE 157 ACRES TO BE ANNEXED INTO THE CITY.

SO THEY'RE REQUESTING THE ANNEXATION.

THIS RESOLUTION STARTS THE ANNEXATION PROCESS.

THE NEXT STEP WILL BE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PROPERTY OWNERS WE'RE IN.

THE CITY IS GOING TO BE PROVIDING UTILITY SERVICES TO THEM.

AND A SCHEDULE FOR PROVIDING THOSE

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SERVICES. ALL RIGHT.

ANY OTHER REPORT? MAYOR, COUNCIL. SO THIS IS ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 100, 147 ACRES.

IT'S A LARGER TRACT THAN THAT.

SOME OF IT'S ALREADY IN THE CITY LIMITS, BUT THIS GETS THE PROCESS STARTED FOR THE ANNEXATION OF THIS.