05.09.1989 Town Council MinutesREGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY MAY 9, 1989
CITY HALL - 109 MAIN STREET 6:45 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, CHARLES BELL AND RALPH BOYER.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MULLENDORE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
CANVAS VOTES FROM MAY 6th ELECTION: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER
TO ACCEPT THE VOTES AS TALLIED AFTER THE CANVAS WAS MADE. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY RALPH BOYER TO APPROVE
THE MINUTES AS READ. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF FINANCIAL REPORT: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO
APPROVE THE FINANCIAL REPORT. MOTION CARRIED.
APPROVAL OF BILLS: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO APPROVE THE
BILLS FOR PAYMENT. MOTION CARRIED.
SPECIFIC USE PERMIT FOR PROSPER CO-OP GIN: THE PROSPER CO-OP GIN IS ASKING FOR PER-
MISSION TO LEAVE 3 MOBILE HOMES USED BY THEIR EMPLOYEES WHERE THEY ARE FOR THE PRESENT
TIME. MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO GRANT THIS PERMISSION.
MOTION CARRIED.
UPDATE ON FISHTRAP ROAD BYPASS AND AMENDMENT TO CITY THOROUGHFARE PLAN: MOTION BY
RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO AMEND THE CITY THOROUGHFARE PLAN TO SUBMIT
TO THE COUNTY FOR A BYPASS TO FISHTRAP ROAD. MOTION CARRIED.
CONTRACT WITH SCHOOL ON CITY TAXES: RALPH BOYER GAVE A REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ON THE
MEETING WITH THE SCHOOL BOARD. HE DID SOME FIGURES FOR THE COUNCIL TO SEE WHAT THE
APPROXIMATE COST OF COLLECTING THE TAXES WOULD COST. COUNCIL GAVE THEIR PERMISSION
TO KEEP PURSUING.
AGREEMENT WITH GLEN POLK ON PARVIN, FIFTH & SEVENTH STREETS: GLEN HAS MADE A PROPOSAL
TO THE CITY FOR THEM TO FURNISH ALL MATERIALS AND HE WILL DO THE LABOR. APPROXIMATE
COST WILL BE $1,700.00 MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY CHARLES BELL TO TABLE TILL
THE NEW COUNCIL IS SWORN IN. MOTION CARRIED.
OATH OF OFFICE: MAYOR MULLENDORE ADMINISTERED THE OATH OF OFFICE TO NEW MAYOR, GRADY
SMOTHERMON AND COUNCILMEMBERS; BILL NISWANGER, DANNY WEBB AND MIKE DALTON.
REPAIRS AND RESTORATION OF CITY DRAINAGE AND ROAD EASEMENTS: CITY ENGINEER WILL GET
COST FIGURES ON PARVIN STREET CULV ERT IN APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS.
RHEA MILLS CIRCLE: MOTION MADE B Y RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON FOR THE
CITY ENGINEER ALONG WITH RALPH BOYER TO MEET WITH RICKY MOGAHA ON FIRDAY MAY 12, 1989
TO HELP HIM MAKE THE CORRECT CHANGES WHICH EFFECTS CITY EASEMENTS. MOTION CARRIED.
SPEED BUMPS ON UPPER FIFTH STREET & NORTH CRAIG ROAD: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND
SECONDED BY MEKI DALTON TO INSTALL SMALL SPEED BUMPS & SIGNS WARNING MOTORIST OF THE
BUMPS. CITY EMGINEER IS TO EHLP WITH THIS. PROPERTY OWNERS ARE TO INCUR ALL COST.
MOTION CARRIED.
MAYOR PRO -TEM: DANNY WEBB NOMINATED RALPH BOYER AND MIKE DALTON NOMINATED CHARLES
BELL. RALPH BOYER WAS ELECTED WITH 3 OF THE 5 VOTES.
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DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL CITY DEPOSITORY: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY
WEBB TO USE PROSPER STATE BANK. RALPH BOYER, ON THE GROUNDS HE IS A DIRECTOR OF THE
SAME BANK REMOVED HIMSELF FROM VOTING. MOTION CARRIED.
AUTHORIZATION TO SIGN CHECKS: MOTION BY DANNY WEBB AND SECONDED BY MIKE DALTON TO
AUTHORIZE THE SIGNING OF CHECKS BY THE CITY SECRETARY, MAYOR, MAYOR PRO -TEM AND
CHARLES BELL. MOTION CARRIED.
EXECUTIVE SESSION: COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:10 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:15 P.M.
THE MAYOR ASK THE COUNCIL FOR PERMISSION TO GET THE CITY WORK DONE BY THE EMPLOYEES
AND HAVE COMPLETE AUTHORITY OVER THEM. NO EXCESSIVE PHONE CALLS FROM THE SEWER PLANT
AND THE CITY SECRETARY IS TO DO ALL OF THE BUYING. PERMISSION WAS GRANTED TO THE
MAYOR BY THE COUNCIL.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION WAS MADE BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN.
MOTION CARRIED.
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