The Clarendon City Council authorized high garbage rates during their regular meeting last Thursday, September 22.
The two percent increase is expected to bring in $7,190 in added revenue for the city.
City Hall said officials were able to avoid a previously predicted larger rate increase by moving one employee from sanitation to public works.
The increase, for most residential accounts, will go up from the current $21.34 to $21.77.
In other city business, aldermen appointed Nathan Floyd to fill the vacant council seat created earlier last month when Sandy Skelton was appointed to finish the term of Mayor Larry Hicks. Floyd will serve the remainder of Skelton’s term as alderman, which expires in May.
Alderman Larry Jeffers was elected as the city’s mayor pro-tem.
The council discussed ongoing negotiations to transfer ownership of McClellan Field and the city’s interest in the softball field to Clarendon ISD. Aldermen expressed their desire for the city to retain the right to get the properties back if the school does not use them for ballfields.
The council considered engineering proposals for a Community Development Block Grant application, and selected KSA Engineers for that job.
An updated solid waste contract with the City of Pampa was approved as presented.
Foster & Lambert were approved to perform the city’s audit for fiscal year 2015-2016.
The council also agreed to proceed with the condemnation process on two properties with code compliance issues – the former Ruby Bromley home at Carhart Street and Wood Avenue and the Mays property in the 500 block of S. Sully Street. City Hall says the next step will be to conduct public hearings on the properties.v
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