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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2014-01-14 MINUTES OF COUNCIL JANUARY 14, 2014 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on January 14, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Utility Office Manager Nick Baxter gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following council answered present; Tommy Bryant, Margarett Henley, Paige Hubbard, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Chris Poole, and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk Denise Johnston and the City Attorney Lindsey Castleberry. Councilmember Douglas Matthews was absent. Councilmember Insell moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Henley seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Henley seconded and all voted for. COUNCIL COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT MONTHLY REPORT Sheriff Steve Jeffery addressed the council with his monthly department report. The Sheriff said he recently learned that the "No Insurance Fine" account has approximately $95,000.00 in it. In the past, the City has purchased police cars out of the fine monies, however, for the past three years instead of buying a new vehicle, we have been leasing one or two vehicles. Sheriff Jeffery requested the City purchase two new trucks out of the fine money. The trucks, once fully equipped, will cost between $25,000 and $26,000 dollars. The trucks will be used by the CID unit. Councilmember Bryant moved to purchase the two trucks using No Insurance Funds and Councilmember Krug seconded. All voted for. B) QUARTERLY SAFETY AWARD PRESENTED TO MR. STEVEN NICHOLS Mayor Elumbaugh presented Mr. Steven Nichols with the 4t" Quarter, 2013 Safety Award. The Mayor praised Mr. Nichols not only on his safety history but his work ethics as well. Mr. Nichols was given a certificate and a Kroger gift card. C) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL Councilmember Bryant introduced an ordinance to adopt the rules and procedures for the transaction of business of the council. Councilmember Shetron moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2014-01-01. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON CERTAIN ITEMS FOR 2014 Councilmember Insell introduced an ordinance that would waive competitive bidding on certain items for the year 2014. Councilmember Bryant moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Henley seconded and the roll call count was 6 for and 1 (Shetron) abstained. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Insell moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 6 for and 1 (Shetron) abstained. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Henley seconded. The roll call count was 6 for and 1 (Shetron) abstained. The ordinance was given #2014-01-02. Councilmember Insell moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Henley seconded and the roll call count was 6 for and 1 (Shetron) abstained. E) REVIEW THE DECEMBER 2013 PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the December, 2013 Paid Bills Report for review. F) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his Engineer's Report. Mr. Johnson said December was a very tough month and not very productive with the extreme weather conditions and holidays. He said City crews did their best during the bad weather, fixing leaks and trying to keep the streets clear of snow and ice. Mr. Johnson said the City purchased two new salt spreaders at a really great price. He said the city currently has 3 salt spreaders, 2 that are for pickup trucks and 1 for a dump truck. The two new spreaders are large for dump trucks. He said the purchase was a great addition to our fleet. Mr. Johnson also said they had recently looked at a used Grapple truck to purchase. The City for a couple of years has been considering purchasing a Grapple truck to pick up Class 4 items, however, a new truck is around $140,000. He said the used truck is a Caterpillar with approximately 265,000 miles on it. All the hydraulics have been recently replaced and the chassis rebuilt. They are asking $28,000. for the truck. After a brief discussion, Mr. Johnson said he would try to find out more information on the used truck. G) EXECUTIVE SESSION Councilmember Bryant moved to go into executive session. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. Upon returning from executive session, Councilmember Bryant made a motion to re-appoint the following; To the Tree Board, Mr. Larry Morris, Mr. Jimmy Wallace and Mr. Jonathan Abbott and to the Historic District Commission, Mr. Doug Lee, Dr. Terrell Tebbetts and Mr. Nelson Barnett. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. The Tree Board terms will expire September 8, 2015 and the Historic District Commission terms will expire January 8, 2017. MAYOR COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh asked the City Clerk to inform the council of recent fixed asset disposals. The Clerk said the City traded residential sanitation trucks # 213 & 214 for two new lease trucks. The Mayor asked to change the next scheduled council meeting from January 28th to Monday the 27th. Councilmember Bryant so moved and Councilmember Henley seconded. All voted for. Mayor Elumbaugh gave his condolences and asked for prayers for the Shirrell family. Former Batesville Mayor Jim Shirrell passed away on January 2nd The Mayor offered his congratulations to former Batesville resident and Pioneer football player Charles Strong for his recent acceptance as the head football coach for the University of Texas Longhorns. The Mayor said it is awesome to see a man who had a good mother but not great living conditions rise above his circumstances and have a very successful career. LIAISON REPORTS Councilmember Bryant said the rental agreements for the proposed new hangers at the airport have been worked out and they are ready to proceed with the construction. COUNCIL COMMENTS Councilmember Krug said he would like to see some kind of a sign erected honoring Charles Strong and touting the fact that Batesville is his home town. All the council seemed to be in agreement. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, Councilmember Insell moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK