05.15.1995 Town Council Minutes161
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
MONDAY MAY 15, 1995
CITY HALL - 109 SOUTH MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT_: MAYOR SMOTHERMON: COUNCILMEMBERS; DON BROWN, STEPHEN
COFFMAN AND RALPH BOYER. MIKE DALTON AND BILL CROSSWHITE WERE ABSENT.
COUNCILMEMBERS ELECT PRESENT WERE DAN CHRISTIE AND DAVID FERGUSON.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR SMOTHERMON CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
CONSIDER AND ACT UPON ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES DECLARING RESULTS OF
MAY 6, 1995 GENERAL CITY ELECTION CONCERNING SALES TAX INCREASE:
MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
NO. 95-09 FOR AN ADDITIONAL , OF 1% GOING INTO GENERAL FUND TO BE
USED TO REDUCE THE PROPERTY TAX RATE. MOTION CARRIED.
MOTION BY DON BROWN AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE ORDINANCE
NO. 95-10 FOR z OF 1% TO BE USED FOR THE PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT
OF NEW AND EXPANDED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES. MOTION CARRIED.
OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEW ELECTED MAYOR AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS:
THE OATH OF OFFICE WAS ADMINISTERED TO THE MAYOR ELECT, DON BROWN
AND TWO (2) COUNCILMEMBERS; DAN CHRISTIE AND DAVID FERGUSON BY
CITY SECRETARY AND NOTARY, SHIRLEY JACKSON.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE --ACTION CONCERNING WATER/SEWER PERSONNEL:
MAYOR, DON BROWN TALKED TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT HIRING A WATER/SEWER
SUPERINTENDENT INSTEAD OF USING THE CONTRACT SERVICE WE ARE PRESENT-
LY WITH. MAYOR BROWN HAS FOUND A MAN BY THE NAME OF THOMAS BURKETT
HE THINKS WILL BE PERFECT FOR THE JOB. THOMAS BURKETT IS WILLING TO
COME TO WORK FOR THE CITY AND WORK TOWARD CERTIFICATION IN WATER/
SEWER.
MOTION BY DAN CHRISTIE AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO HIRE THOMAS
BURKETT AT $2200.00 PER MONTH. MOTION CARRIED, 4 FOR 0 AGAINST.
ELECTION OF MAYOR PRO -TEM: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
DAVID FERGUSON TO APPOINT STEPHEN COFFMAN AS MAYOR PRO -TEM.
MOTION CARRIED.
SIGNATURES FOR CITY CHECKS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY
DAN CHRISTIE TO AUTHORIZE SHIRLEY JACKSON, DON BROWN, STEPHEN
COFFMAN AND RALPH BOYER TO SIGN CITY CHECKS. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DAN CHRISTIE
TO ADJOURN. MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR
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