REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
PRESENT: Mike Batchelder, Donna Parish, Mari Ann
Parker and Tony French (
ALSO
PRESENT: Melanie Edie, Steve Gaul, Dick
Powell, Ted Collins, Jay
Brock, Jeff & Kim
Riley, Jason Pendleton and Bill Butrick.
PRESIDING: Mayor Marty Allen.
The
meeting was called to order at
Donna
Parish moved to approve the minutes of the last Regular Council
Meeting
held
Mike
Batchelder moved to approve the bills for the month of December, 2007.
Donna Parish
2nd, motion carried unanimously.
CITY
OFFICERS REPORT
City
Superintendent Jeff Riley reported that the city maintenance truck
had
been fixed, that he and Bill Butrick had attended a meeting in
FEMA
representatives, that
the well was still being operated manually due
to
the controls, that the engine of the salt spreader needed replaced and
that
city maintenance was trying to continue with debris removal whenever
they
had time.
Code
Enforcement Officer Steve Gaul updated the Council on verbal and
written
warnings he had given and asked their advice on what should be
done
about the old depot building and the storing of equipment on residential
premises. Mayor Allen appointed the Law Enforcement
Committee to bring
back
a recommendation at the next regular meeting.
barking
dogs. Mayor Allen appointed the Law
Enforcement Committee to
bring
back a recommendation on this issue as well to the next regular meeting.
Doniphan
County Deputy Jason Pendleton informed the Council he would be
deployed
for military duty on
thirteen
months.
CITIZENS
REQUESTS
Jay Brock
asked if something could be done about the narrow alley behind
the
funeral home which is in the 300 block of
that
once again his guttering on the building had been torn off by a delivery
truck
using the alley. Mayor Allen appointed
the Street & Alley Committee
to
look into possible options and bring back a recommendation to the next
regular
meeting.
COMMITTEE
REPORTS
Item
number one under committee reports concerning crop growing within the
city
limits was moved to the next meeting since Ken Stewart was absent.
Tony
French reported briefly on the emergency notification system and stated
that
preliminary costs seemed high, but he was continuing to look into it and
gather
more information.
OLD
BUSINESS
A
question was raised about volunteers who would like to help with the
Community Center/Fire Station. Mike
Batchelder stated that anyone wishing
to
volunteer should call him and their name would put on a list for areas
that
would fit their qualifications.
Tony
French moved to rescind and expunge from the minutes of the Regular
Council
Meeting held
plan
and to pay for a single health insurance plan for employees with wage
increase
to offset cost of other insurance. Donna
Parish 2nd, motion carried
unanimously. City Clerk Bill Butrick made
a single line through the motion
and
wrote that this motion had been “Rescinded and Ordered Expunged”
with
date and signature.
Tony
French moved to set up a cafeteria plan for city employees and to
accept
the proposal of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas for health insurance
and
to make no modifications at this time.
Donna Parish 2nd, motion carried
unanimously.
NEW
BUSINESS
The
Council expressed their appreciation to Fire Chief Dick Powell for all his
years
of service with the fire department.
Tony French moved to accept with
regret
the resignation of Fire Chief Dick Powell.
Donna Parish 2nd, motion
carried
unanimously.
A brief
discussion was held concerning the adoption of a check endorsement
Policy.
Mari Ann
Parker stated that the city needed to work closely with
Babcock and
Anthros Medical Group concerning the burn pile.
Mari Ann
Parker asked if she could gather information to establish
as a “tree city”.
The Council had no objections.
Bill
Butrick reported briefly on the end of the year financial report for the year
ended,
2007.
carried
unanimously.
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Mayor
City Clerk