City Council Meeting Minutes - 12/7/09
COUNCIL MEETING
DECEMBER 7, 2009 7:00 P.M.
THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WAS GIVEN BY ALL IN ATTENDANCE.
PRAYER WAS GIVEN BY PASTOR DON RAINS, PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH.
MAYOR SMALL OPENED THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL.
ROLL CALL:
SANDY YORK PRESENT
ANGIE GOODMAN PRESENT
JAMES KIDD PRESENT
MARY MALONE PRESENT
MARK KOGER PRESENT
VAUGHN REID PRESENT
RICHARD HAHN PRESENT
MAYOR SMALL AND WASTEWATER SUPERINTENDENT RANDY HAMILTON MADE A PRESENTATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL AWARD TO OUTOKUMPU, INC., FOR GOOD STEWARDS TO THE ENVIRONMENT.
MINUTES WERE APPROVED AS PRESENTED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE; SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCILMAN HAHN: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION. COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE PASSED AND ORDERED.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED TO AMEND THIS ORDINANCE IN THE COLLECTION OR DEFERRED PAYMENT CHARGES TO READ (2) BUSINESS DAYS AND DROP (AS STATED IN SUCH BILLS)
COUNCILMAN REID: SECOND. ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE AMENDED.
COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. AMENDED
AS AMENDED WAS READ BY TITLE ONLY ON THIRD AND FINAL READING BY SANDY YORK.
CLERK-TREASURER LAVARNWAY EXPLAINED THAT THE REPAYMENT OF THE $2 MILLION TO THE BANK MUST BE PAID BY DECEMBER 31ST AND IT WOULD BE PAID FROM THE TAX DISTRIBUTION THAT WE WILL RECEIVE THE LATER PART OF DECEMBER. THE LOAN FROM STORM WATER MUST BE PAID BACK BY THE END OF JANUARY AND WILL BE PAID OUT OF THE $4 MILLION WE ARE BORROWING.
COUNCILMAN REID ASKED IF WE SHOP AROUND FOR THE BEST AND LOWEST INTEREST RATE.
CLERK LAVARNWAY SAID WE SURE DO. WE NOTIFY EVERY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION IN THE CITY FOR BIDS. THE LOWEST BIDDER IS WHO WE GO WITH.
ROLL CALL VOTE: SEVEN VOTES AYE. PASSED AND ORDERED.
COMMITTEE REPORTS;
COUNCILADY GOODMAN ASKED HOW THE MEETING WENT WITH INDOT ON THE 103 PROJECT.
COUNCILMAN REID SAID THE STATE WAS DONE AND DIDN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES.
DISCUSSION ON TRASH PICK UP SCHEDULES WOULD BE LEFT UP TO THE DEPARTMENT HEAD DUE TO THE SHORTAGE IN MANPOWER.
COUNCILMAN KOGER THANKED STREET COMMISSIONER AYERS AND HIS EMPLOYEES FOR A GREAT JOB PICKING UP LEAVES.
COUNCILMAN REID COMMENTED ON A GREAT JOB BEING DONE AT THE STREET DEPARTMENT.
HE ALSO ASKED ABOUT THE CHARGES AT THE CEMETERY AND WHY THERE WERE TWO DIFFERENT PRICES FOR PLOTS. HE SAID THEY HAD A DEATH IN THE FAMILY IN THE LAST WEEK AND MAKING ARRANGEMENTS AT SPROLES FUNERAL HOME, TOM SPROLES ASKED WHY THE CITY WAS CHARGING TWO DIFFERENT RATES FOR CEMETERY PLOTS. THEY ARE CHARGING $500.00 IN WESTLAWN FOR A REGULAR PLOT AND $750.00 FOR THE ONE THAT HAVE THE CONCRETE. HE SAID TO HIS KNOWLEDGE, THE COUNCIL HAD NOT PASSED AN ORDINANCE THAT CHANGES THAT. HE SAID WHEN THEY WENT TO THE CEMETERY TO BUY PLOTS; HE WAS ASKED IF HE WANTED THE $500.00 OR THE $750.00 PLOT. WE ARE CHARGING $250.00 MORE FOR PLOTS THAT WE SHOULDN'T BE. WE NEED AND ORDINANCE OR IT NEEDS TO STOP.
COUNCILMAN HAHN ASKED ABOUT THE LEAVES THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO BE PICKED UP FOR MARK BOWERS ON CHURCH STREET.
STREET COMMISSIONER AYERS SAID HE WOULD CHECK TOMORROW. IF THEY ARE IN THE ALLEY WAY, WE HAVE NOT GONE INTO THE ALLEYS BUT WE WILL GET THEM SOON.
PRESIDENT YORK MOVED FOR ADJOURNMENT.
COUNCILMAN KIDD: SECOND.
