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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-01-22 MINUTES OF COUNCIL JANUARY 22, 2013 The Batesville City Council met in regular session on January 22, at 5:30 PM at the Municipal Building. Mayor Elumbaugh called the meeting to order. Councilmember Henley gave the invocation. Upon roll call, the following council answered present; Tommy Bryant, Margarett Henley, Paige Hubbard, Davy Insell, Fred Krug, Douglas Matthews, Chris Poole, and David Shetron. Also present were the City Clerk and the City Attorney. Councilmember Shetron moved to approve the minutes from the previous meeting. Councilmember Insell seconded and all voted for. Councilmember Henley moved to approve the prepared agenda. Councilmember Shetron seconded and all voted for. CITIZENS COMMENTS None UNFINISHED BUSINESS None NEW BUSINESS A) SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT REPORT The council was given a copy of the November, 2012 Activity and Status Report from the Sheriff's Department. B) CONSIDER A RESOLUTION FOR THE CHAMBER TO APPLY FOR A SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL GRANT Councilmember Bryant introduced a resolution pledging the City"s support and authorizing the Batesville Chamber of Commerce and Batesville School District to apply for a Safe Routes to School Grant from the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. Mr. Castleberry read the resolution in full. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt and Councilmember Shetron seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The resolution was given #2013-01- 01-R. C) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO ADOPT THE RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL Councilmember Shetron introduced an ordinance setting the rules and procedures for the transaction of business of the council. Councilmember Insell moved to suspend the rules and read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Bryant then moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Henley seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the resolution and Councilmember Insell seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The ordinance was given #2013-01-01. D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON CERTAIN ITEMS FOR 2013 Councilmember Shetron introduced an ordinance to waive competitive bidding on certain items for 2013. Councilmember Matthews moved to read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Henley seconded. The roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Castleberry read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Matthews moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. Councilmember Bryant seconded and the roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance and Councilmember Henley seconded. The roll call count was 7 for and 1 (Shetron) abstention. The ordinance was given #2013-01-02. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the emergency clause. Councilmember Insell seconded and the roll call count was 7 for and 1 (Shetron) abstention. E) REVIEW DECEMBER 2012 PAID BILLS REPORT The council was given a copy of the 2012 paid bills report for review. F) ENGINEER'S REPORT City Engineer Damon Johnson addressed the council with his Engineer's Report. Mr. Johnson commended the Street crews for their hard work in keeping the City streets cleared during the past two snow storms. He said the bad weather had also caused several large water leaks that the construction crews had to repair. Construction is continuing at the Wastewater Treatment Plant and he said they were diligently searching for the most cost effective solution to meet on the new water regulations at the Water Treatment Plant. MAYOR'S COMMENTS Mayor Elumbaugh invited everyone to attend the Chamber Business Expo to be held tomorrow from 11-2 at UACCB. The Mayor asked for two out of state approvals. First, he said the Fire Chief and Assistant Fire Chief were asking for out of state travel to look at Fire Trucks. Mayor Elumbaugh said they may possibly make two different trips to two different states. He also asked for out of state approval for him to attend the National League of Cities in March in Washington, D.C. Councilmember Bryant moved to approve the out of state travel and Councilmember Krug seconded. All voted for. The Mayor also asked to move the meeting time for the next meeting scheduled for February 12th to 5:00 PM because of a conflict. Councilmember Bryant moved to move the meeting time from 5:30 to 5:00 PM. Councilmember Krug seconded and all voted for. LIAISON REPORTS Councilmember Bryant reported that the dirt work for the new project at the Airport was about 95% complete and the new fencing is approximately 30-40% completed. COUNCIL COMMENTS None ADJOURNMENT There being no further business, councilmember Matthews moved that the meeting be adjourned. Councilmember Bryant seconded and all voted for. RICK ELUMBAUGH, MAYOR DENISE M. JOHNSTON, CITY CLERK