HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-11-23 MINUTES OF COUNCIL
NOVEMBER 23, 1999
The Batesville City Council met for its regular meeting on November 23, at
5:30 P.M. at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting.
Councilmember Bone gave the invocation. Upon roll call, all the council
answered present. Also present were the City Clerk and City Attorney.
Councilmember Ford moved to approve the minutes from the previous
meeting. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for.
Councilmember Insell moved to approve the prepared agenda.
Councilmember Cargill seconded and all voted for.
PRESENTATION TO DEWEY AND DORLA ROWE
Mayor Biard and the City Council presented Mr. Dewey Rowe, Jr. and
Mrs. Dorla Rowe with a City jacket for their work in clearing brush at Riverside
Park across the street from the Golf Course. Mr. & Mrs. Rowe spent numerous
hours and about $3,500.00 of their own money making the improvements to the
area. Mayor Biard noted that Mr. & Mrs. Rowe were not asked to do the
improvements but took on the job on their own.
PRESENTATION BY SOUTHSIDE GOVERNMENT CLASS
Ms. RaShel Olson with the Southside High School Senior Government
Class and Mr. Jason Weaver, teacher of the government class, addressed the
council regarding Batesville's curfew. As a class project, a survey of the
Southside student body, teachers, and the Independence County Sheriffs
Department was conducted. Their study showed that only 25% of the students
and faculty were aware that Batesville had a curfew and only 4 to 8% knew the
hours of the curfew. The class recommended that the City post the curfew hours
on all city limit signs as well as city parks, popular parking lots and heavily
traveled streets. They also said posting the times in the Batesville Guard
periodically during the year would be helpful. Councilmember Bone moved to
place signs throughout the City and Councilmember Cargill seconded. All voted
for.
PRESENTATION BY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Mr. Danny Yeager, President of the Batesville Area Chamber of
Commerce, addressed the council with a presentation of past chamber activities
and future projects. The City currently gives $20,000.00 to the chamber and the
proposal presented requests $20,000.00 for the 2000 budget. Ms. Bone asked
Mr. Yeager how much the county gives and he said they also ask for $20,000
from the county but the past 3 years they have only received $5,000.00 per year.
DISCUSSION OF CORPS - CITY PROJECT
Mr. Jim Woods, the City Special Projects Director, explained the additional
costs due to the Corp of Engineers for the Batesville Flood Levee. Mr. Woods
said the City will have to pay somewhere between $32,800.00 to $47,120.00 for
overruns from the past levee project. The payment amount is not included in the
proposed 2000 budget. Councilmember Ford asked if this payment would put an
end to the Corp payments for the levee project and Mayor Biard said it should.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Councilmember Insell moved to go into executive session.
Councilmember Ford seconded and all voted for.
Upon returning from executive session, the council gave the Mayor
discression to give bonuses to full-time and part-time employees of the City.
2000 BUDGET PRESENTATION
The council was given a copy of the proposed 2000 budget. Mayor Biard
went over several areas of the budget and asked the council to study the
proposed budget and be prepared to adopt it at the December 14 council
meeting.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
The council was given a copy of the financial statement for the month
ending October 31, 1999.
There being no further business, Councilmember Mitchum moved that the
meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for.
JOE M. BIARD, MAYOR
DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK