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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-11-28 MINUTES OF COUNCIL NOVEMBER 28, 2000 The Batesville City Council met for its regular meeting on November 28, at 5:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building. Mayor Joe Biard presided over the meeting. Jerry Jeffery, with the Batesville Water Utilities gave the invocation. Upon roll call, all the council answered present. Also present were the Deputy City Clerk and the 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 agenda as amended. Councilmember Ford seconded and all voted for. PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED UTILITY RATE INCREASE Mayor Biard ask Mr. Jim Ulmer, Consulting engineer for the Batesville Water Utilities, to make a brief statement before the floor was opened for the public hearing on the proposed utility rate increase. After Mr. Ulmer make his statement the Mayor opened the floor for comments from the public. There were several questions about the size of the proposed rate increases.. After some discussion, the public hearing was closed. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES ON THE PROPOSED WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES Councilmember Cargill made a motion to place both ordinances on the second reading. Councilmember Bone seconded. The roll call was 6 for (Gaither, Insell, Mitchum, Bone, Cargill and Carpenter) and 2 against (Ford and Pectol). The motion past. The ordinances will be placed on the December 12, agenda for the third reading. ORDINANCES ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR WATER AND SEWER SERVICE OUTSIDE THE BATESVILLE CITY LIMITS Councilmember Mitchum introduced both a water and sewer ordinance that would establish by majority vote of the Batesville City Council to establish water and sewer services outside the city limits. Councilmember Insell made a motion to place both ordinances on the first reading. Councilmember Gaither seconded and all vote for. The mayor read both ordinances and they will be placed on the December 12, agenda for the second reading. EXECUTIVE SESSION The Mayor ask for a motion to go into executive session. Councilmember Insell made the motion and Councilmember Mitchum second and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session no action was taken. PRESENTATION OF PROPOSED 2001 BUDGET The council was given the proposed 2001 budget for consideration. Mayor Biard told the council that he and the city clerk had worked to cut as much as they could to try and balance the 2001 budget. The proposed budget is $36,000.00 in the red. He gave the council a list of possible areas to cut to balance the budget. Councilmember Insell made a motion to call a special meeting for December 5, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss the proposed budget. Councilmember Mitchum seconded and all voted for. PROPOSED YEAR END PAY INCENTIVE FOR CITY EMPLOYEE'S Mayor Biard suggested that the council consider a year-end pay incentive for the city employees. He told the council that the financial statement for the 2000 budget was under budget and the felt like the city could afford to give the employees a year-end pay incentive. Councilmember Insell made a motion to approve a $500.00 pay incentive for all full time employees and $250.00 for permanent part time and 3 employees that had been here less than 90 days. Councilmember Cargill seconded the motion and all voted for. DISCUSSION OF THE EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK Mayor Biard ask the council about the proposed changes to the employee handbook. Councilmember Bone and the other councilmembers ask for it to be placed on the December 12 agenda to give them more time to study it. MAYOR ANNOUNCEMENTS Mayor Biard told the council that Congressman Marion Berry would be at City Hall on Wednesday November 29, at 9:45 a.m. for a town hall meeting. Mayor Biard informed the council that the bulletproof vest had been received for all of the metro and county officers. Mayor Biard informed the council that the Sheriff's Office would be moving during the first quarter of 2001. This would mean that dispatch would also have to move. The county was looking at the Public Health Office located on Myers Street or the basement of the Library where OES is located. A decision has not been made yet. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Robert Ford ask the Mayor about a drainage problem located at 2709?? Vine Street. The problem is the responsibility of the landowner. The Mayor told Mr. Ford that the landowner needed to contact an attorney. There being no further business, Councilmember Mitchum moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. JOE M. BIARD, MAYOR BRENDA RILEY, DEPUTY CLERK