09.27.1988 Town Council Minutes222
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1988
CITY HALL - 109 MAIN STREET 7:00 P.M.
THOSE PRESENT: MAYOR MULLENDORE: COUNCILMEMBERS; DANNY WEBB, RALPH BOYER, BILL LOGGINS
AND CHARLES BELL. GRADY SMOTHERMON ABSENT.
CALL TO ORDER: MAYOR MULLENDORE CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER.
OPENING OF BIDS ON STREET AT 7:00 P.M.: AT 7:00 P.M. SHARP THE MAYOR OPENED THE SEALED
BIDS SUBMITTED. THEY WERE AS FOLLOWS:
1. GLEN POLK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY........................$22,917.00
2. LARRY MANNING, INC....................................$38,347.78
MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY BILL LOGGINS TO ACCEPT LOW BID WITH MAYOR AND
CHARLES BELL MEETING WITH GLEN POLK TO GET SPECIFIC SPECIFICATIONS ON EACH STREET
INVOLVED BEFORE CONTRACT IS AWARDED.
CITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR FIREMEN: UNDERWRITER FOR JOHNSON & HIGGINS MET WITH THE
MAYOR AND, CITY SECRETARY IN AUGUST AND EXPLAINED THAT AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1988 THEY
WOULD NO LONGER COVER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WITH PROPERTY & LIABILITY INSURANCE SINCE
THEY ARE NOT A DEPARTMENT OF THE CITY. AS OF THIS DATE THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAS NOT
BEEN ABLE TO GET COVERAGE ON THEIR OWN. THE CITY ATTORNEY IS MEETING WITH THE CITY
AND FIRE CHIEF ON SEPTEMBER 28, 1988 TO TRY TO WORK OUT SOME AGREEMENT.
WATER & SEWER RATES: RALPH BOYER EXPLAINED THE WATER & SEWER ANALYSIS HE GENERATED
FROM THE COMPUTER FROM THE CUSTOMERS 14 MONTH HISTORY, AND HOW MUCH MORE REVENUE
IT WOULD GENERATE FOR THE CITY. OUTSIDE LIMIT USERS, PER ANALYSIS, WOULD INCREASE
APPROXIMATELY 20% TO INSIDE LIMIT USERS 10%, WHO PAY CITY TAXES. THIS ANALYSIS
IS MERELY A PROJECTION, NOT AN INCREASE.
COUNCIL WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 9:00 P.M.
COUNCIL CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 10:00 P.M.
OVERVIEW OF PERSONNEL: MOTION BY RALPH BOYER AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO MAKE
REDUCTIONS IN OFFICE FORCE, JOB OF ASSISTANT CITY SECRETARY, WILL BE PHASED OUT.
SHE IS TO GET 4 WEEKS SEVERENCE PAY AND 2 WEEKS VACATION PAY. EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER
30, 1988. MOTION CARRIED.
ADJOURNMENT: MOTION BY CHARLES BELL AND SECONDED BY DANNY WEBB TO ADJOURN. CARRIED.
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