REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

JANUARY 4, 2006                          7:30 P.M.

 

PRESENT:  Mike Batchelder, Tony French, Donna Parish, Ken Stewart and Mari Ann Parker.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  Dick Powell, Jeff Riley, Ted Collins and Bill Butrick.

 

PRESIDING:  Mayor Janet Tyler.

 

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. with all council members present.

 

Tony French moved to approve the minutes of the last Regular Council Meeting held December 7, 2005.  Ken Stewart 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

Donna Parish moved to approve the minutes of the Special Council Meeting held December 20, 2005.  Tony French 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

Tony French moved to approve the bills for the month of December, 2005.  Mike

Batchelder 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

City Attorney Ted Collins informed the Council he had contacted the Doniphan County Attorney and other City Attorneys’ in the area concerning a written agreement for fire suppression aid.  The Council agreed to table discussion on this issue until the next Regular Council Meeting allowing time for responses from other fire departments.

 

CITY OFFICERS REPORTS

 

Law Enforcement Committee Chairman Ken Stewart reviewed the officers’ time sheets for the previous month and projected hours for the upcoming month with the Council.

The Council asked that the time sheets show the actual times worked instead of number of hours worked.

 

Tony French moved to have police decals removed from the remaining police car and advertise the car for sale.  Ken Stewart 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

7:55 p.m.  Tony French moved to go into executive session for twenty minutes to discuss a contractual financial agreement for selling water to proposed RWD #6 and to have City Attorney Ted Collins, Fire Chief Dick Powell, City Superintendent Jeff Riley and City Clerk Bill Butrick remain for the session.  Mike Batchelder 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:15 p.m.  Tony French moved to come out of executive session.  Ken Stewart 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:15 p.m.  Tony French moved to go back into executive session for fifteen minutes for further discussion with all individuals remaining as before.  Ken Stewart 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:30 p.m.  Mike Batchelder moved to come out of executive session.  Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

Ken Stewart moved to make a preliminary offer to proposed Rural Water District #6 to include two options of (1) A $1.00 charge per thousand gallon with an initial payment of $200,000.00 or (2) A $1.50 charge per thousand gallon with an initial payment of $100,000.00 and for this offer to be presented by letter to the District.  Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:40 p.m.  Tony French moved to go into executive session for ten minutes to discuss personnel.  Mari Ann Parker 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:50 p.m.  Mari Ann Parker moved to come out of executive session.  Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

8:50 p.m.  Ken Stewart moved to go back into executive session for twenty minutes to discuss personnel.  Mike Batchelder 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

9:10 p.m.  Mari Ann Parker moved to come out of executive session.  Tony French 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

Ken Stewart moved to increase Carol Hopkins pay twenty five cents per hour, to increase full time employees Jeff Riley, Shawn Tilton and Bill Butrick one step on the salary schedule, to increase Ted Collins $1000 per year and for Municipal Judge and City Treasurer wages to remain the same at this time.  Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried 4-1.  Batchelder no.

 

9:11 p.m.  Tony French moved to adjourn.  Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried unanimously.

 

 

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