05.05.1998 Town Council MinutesSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY MAY 5. 1998
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR COFFMAN, RALPH BOYER, JANET PHILLIPS. JIM DUNMIRE AND
GRADY SMO..m...._._._
THERMON, LARRY TRACEY WAS ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR COFFMAN CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
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O mY' 2. 1998 GENERAL, CITY ELEC'HON: V.C. SPRADLEY.
CANDIDATE FOR CITY MARSHALL REQUESTED A RECOUNT OF VOTES, SUPPLIED
INFORMATION NEEDED AND A CASHIERS CHECK. THE RECOUNT COMMITTEE WAS JUDY
RUCKER, JUDGE, JOANN SLAVEN, PAULINE ISBELL AND PAUL FASNACHT, CLERKS. EACH
OF THE COMMITTEE WAS PAID $6.00 AND STEPHEN COFFMAN, MAYOR SERVED AS
SUPERVISOR AND WAS PAID $15.00. THE COUNT CAME OUT THE SAME AS ON ELECTION
DAY. THERE WAS NO CHANGE. MR. SPRADLEY WAS REFUNDED $81.00.
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COUNCIL CANVASSED THE CITY ELECTION AND CERTIFIED THAT
THE FIGURES ON THE TALLY SHEETS CORRESPONDED WITH THE FIGURES ON THE
RETURN SHEETS. MOTION BY JIM DUNMIRE AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO
ACCEPT AS IS. MOTION CARRIED. 4 FOR 0 AGAINST.
CRAIG SMITH WITH LAT'TIMORE REDI-MIX - DISCUSSION ON POSSIBILI'T'Y OF
ANNEXATION: MR. SMITTI POSPONED MEETING WITH THE COUNCIL UNITT_ THE MAY 12,
1998 REGUALR L
R CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NO ACTION TAKEN.
LEE CAR1IOITL WITI..IW.PIONEER CONS"itETE, - DISCUSSION ON POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXATION:
DAVID CASTRO MET WITH THE COUNCIL TO DISCUSS 'ITIE POSSIBILITY OF ANNEXING THE
LAND THEY HAVE PURCHASED TO HOUSE THEIR CONCRETE FACILITY. THE LAND IS
LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF CR 27 BETWEEN SH 380 AND CR 3. THEY PRESENTLY
HAVE 7 PLANTS IN THE METROPLEX. THIS PLANT WILL BE A COMPURIT'IZED STATE OF
THE ART PLANTTHAT COMPLIES WITH TNRCC REGULATIONS. THEY CONTAIN 1000/o OF
RUN -OFT WATER, THEY PLAN TO HIRE PERSONNEL FROM THE IMMEDIATE AREA. 95% OF
MERCHANDISE IS TAXABLE AND THEY PLAN TO OPEN BY JULY 1, 1998.
COUNCIL WILL CHECK ON COST OF WATER LINE TO PROPERTY AND DAVID WILL MEET
WITH THE COUNCIL AGAIN ON MAY 12, 1998. NO ACTION TAKEN.
PERSONNEL: COUNCIL REVERSED THEIR DECISION DURING LAST' MONTH'TS COUNCIL
MEETING
CONCERNING A PAY RAISE FOR MICKEY CLARK. THEY HAVE MADE 'THE Ill%
PAY RAISE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
JANET PHILLIPS. MOTION CARRIED.
PROSPER E.D.C.: JIM DUNMIRE OF THE E.D.C. PRESENTED THE MAYOR WITH A CHECK
FROM THE E.D.C. IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000.00 TO HELP WITH THE IMPROVEMENTS ON
WEST BROADWAY STREET.
ADJO J AIII�tt°,,I)N BY III,I�Ii� ff'I('JVEIt, AND SECONDED BY JANET PHILLIPS TO ADJOURN,
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