03.10.1998 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR. COFFMAN, COUNCILMEMBERS: RALPH BOYER, JIM
DUNMIRE, LARRY TRACEY,. JANET PHILLIPS, AND GRADY SMOTHERMON.
LL TO itl.) ' MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
C �, ENT5 , ,RQm—CITIZENS: BILL NISWANGER SUBMITTED A BILI. TO THE CITY FOR
SANITATION SUPLIES TO CLEAN UP HIS YARD. THE BILL ALSO INCLUDED MILEAGE AND
GAS TO PICK UP THE SANITATION MATERIALS.
NO ACTION WS TAKEN.
CONSENT ITEMS: MOTION MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY JIM
DUNMIRE TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT ITEMS. MOTION CARRIED.
RADEAN H R ON-...'I'A A/C: RADEAN WAS PRESENT AND GAVE HER REPORT. OVER 93%
OF THE TAXES HAVE BEEN COLLECTED. MOTION MADE BY JIM DUNMIRE AND
SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO ACCEPT THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
Rtt 'S, '„I"i ,I C i w' :) i�IR DPT,,: MAYOR COFFMAN PRESENTED THE VOLUNTEERS
WITH A PROCLAMATION FOR OUR APPRECIATION.
COMMUNITY C111.4.LI : TAMI RIGGS AND MEMBERS CAME TO THE CITY ABOUT NOT
GETTING TO MEET AT THE FIRE HALL ANY LONGER. THEY MEET 8 TIMES A YEAR. THE
MAYOR ASKED JANET PHILLIPS TO INVESTIGATE AND THE GROUP CAN MEET AT CITY
HALL. RONNIE GAVE AN EXPLANATION TO THE GROUP AS TO WHY THE FIRE MALL WAS
CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC.
JUANICE STANTON SPOKE TO THE COUNCIL ASKING THEM TO RECONSIDER OR OPEN THE
CITY HALL.
RESOLUTION 9"6: MOTION BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY JIM
DUNMIRE TO APROVE RESOLUTION 98-06 ACCEPTING ELEVATED STORAGE TANK
ERECTED BY CALDWELL TANK, INC. AS COMPLETE. MOTION CARRIED.
ACTION ON CLEANUP OFBRADFORD _FARMS SUBDIVISION: MOTION BY GRADY
SMOTIIERMON AND SECONDED BY LARRY TRACEY TO HAVE TIM MORRIS, CITY
ENGINEER, WRITE A LETTER TO GOFF HOMES ON THE CLEAN UP OR THE CITY WILL
WRITE TO GOFF'S BONDING COMPANY. MOTION CARRIED.
QRQjgAN,'' Ski,. jQ WITH CO -SERV TELEPHONE 'COMS'ERVICE�5: MOTION MADE BY JIM
DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO ACCEPT TIIE FRANCAISE AGREEMENT
PROPOSED BY CO -SERV. MOTION CARRIED.
'RDINA98-08 - F Ea FOR PROVIDING COPIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS: TABLED UNTIL
THE APRIL, 1998 MEETING.
E.D.C.: 3 MEMBERS OF THE E.D.C. INCLUDING JANET PHILLIPS, LOUIS ROBICHAUX, AND
PHIL COOPER MUSTBE REPLACED. MOTION MADE BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY
JANET PHILLIPS TO ELECT ROBERT WEEKS AND MAGGIE CROXVILLE AS THETwo
MEMBERS AT LARGE FOR 2 YEAR TERMS. PHIL COOPER WAS ASKED TO TALK TO
PHYLLIS JAMES ABOUT' BECOMING A MEMBER OF THE CILAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
REPRESENT THE CHAMBER ON THE E.D.C. commurfEE.
MOTION CARRIED.
CITY ELECTION: MOTION MADE BY GRADY SMOTHERMON AND SECONDED BY JIM
iibi�iilii TO -11—OLD A CITY ELECTION ON MAY 2. 1998. MOTION CARRIED.
COUNCIL RECESSED INTO CLOSED SESSION ON PERSONNEL AT 8:00.
COUNCIL CAME OUT' OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 8:30 P.M.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN P-XECUI'tVE SESSION.
ADJOURN: MOTION MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY GRADY
SMOTHERMON TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
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