01.10.1989 Town Council Minutes231.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY JANUARY 10, 1989
CITY HALL - 109 MAIN 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE: COUNCILREMBERS; DANNY WEBB, BILL LOGGINS, RALPH
BOYER, CHARLES BELL AND GRADY SMOTHERMON
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MUILENDORE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER
OPENING OF BIDS ON CITY PICKUP: AT 7:00 P.M. SHARP, THREE SEALED BIDS SUBMITTED
WERE OPENED FOR THE 1974 FORD PICKUP. V.C. SPRADLEY HAD THE HIGH BID AT $285.00
MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO AWARD THE BID TO MR.
APRADLEY. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS TO
APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS TO APPROVE
THE BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
REPORT ON WATER WELL: DRILLERS ARE PUMPING THE WELL NOW AND ALMOST READY TO SEND A
SAMPLE FOR TESTING. WELL IS PUMPING 200 GALLON PER MINUTE.NOW.
FIRST STREET WIDENING & IMPROVEMENTS: THE COUNTY HAS $48,000.00 SET UP IN THEIR BUD-
GET FOR IMPROVEMENTS ON FIRST STREET. THE CITY HAS TO PARTICIPATE 50% MONEY WISE.
THE COUNTY WOULD DO THE WORK, THE CITY PAY FOR MATERIALS. THE CITY NEEDS TO GET
ENGINEERING DATA AND SUBMIT TO THE COUNTY.
JIM SPRADLEY, SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT, AND WILLIAM RUSHING MEI' WITH THE COUNCIL ON
SCHOOL TRAFFIC PROBLEM. THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE MUNDAY ESTATE
ASKING FOR AN EASEMENT TO PUT IN A STREET FOR ROUTING TRAFFIC TO AND FROM THE SCHOOL
IF THE CITY CANNOT GET EASEMENTS AND USE THE MONEY THE COUNTY HAS BUDGETED, THE
SCHOOL BOARD HAVE HOPES OF ASKING THE COUNTY TO USE THIS MONEY ON THE SCHOOL TRAFFIC
PROBLEM TO HELP WITH THE BUILDING OF ROADS TO THE SCHOOL.
THE SCHOOL WILL LET THE CITY KNOW WHEN AND IF THEY HEAR FROM THE MUNDAY ESTATE.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES: COUNCIL TABLED THIS ISSUE TILL THE NEXT REGULAR MEET-
ING IN ORDER TO HAVE TIME FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS TO THROUGHLY EXAMINE COPIES OF THE
ORDINANCE.
VACATION POLICY: MOTION WAS MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS
TO HAVE ALL CITY EMPLOYEES TAKE VACATIONS WITHIN THE CALENDAR YEAR. MOTION CARRIED.
SEWER CLEANING MACHINE: BOB BURNS WITH UNDERGROUND MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO SHOW THEM
A SEWER CLEANING MACHINE HE HAD PREVIOUSLY DEMONSTRATED TO THE MAYOR AND THE WATER &
SEWER SUPERINTENDENT. PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MACHINE IS $15,000.00. MR. BURNS LEFT THE
MACHINE WITH THE CITY. HE IS TO LET THE CITY KNOW THE FIGURES FOR LEASE PURCHASE FOR
3,4, & 5 YEARS. THE CITY OFFICE IS TO CHECK WITH THE ATTORNEY TO SEE IF THE CITY CAN
LEGALLY BUY THIS MACHINE ON LEASE PURCHASE WITHOUT CALLING FOR BIDS.
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APPROVAL OF CHANGING FIRE CHIEFS: MAYOR MULLENDORE MOVED THAT DOYCE STAMN BE
RECOGNIZED AS RETIRING FIRE CHIEF AND WAYMAN HASS TO NAMED AS NEW FIRE CHIEF.
SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY SMOTHERMON TO AWARD A PLAQUE IN
APPRECIATION FOR 25 YEARS SERVICE TO RETIRING CHIEF, DOYCE STANTON. MOTION CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION:
COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:55 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:15 P.M.
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO RELOCATE GROUND STORAGE TANK
AT A COST OF $4,500.00 IF WE DO NOT HEAR FAVORABLE FROM DODSON BY THE 17th OF JAN-
UARY. MOTION CARRIED.
RESIGNATION OF CITY_ ENGINEER: CITY ENGINEER, GARY HARTWELL, HAS RESIGNED AS CITY
ENGINEER EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 1989. HE WILL BE WORKING FOR BROWN & ROOT ENGINEER-
ING.
FUTURE ENGINEERING SERVICES: IT WAS SUGGESTED BY THE COUNCIL, WHEN ENGINEERING
SERVICE IS REQUIRED, THE MAYOR CALL RUSSELL BETTS, FORMER CITY ENGINEER.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN.MOTION CARRIED
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