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COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
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Monday, January 11, 2010
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CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called the council meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, January 11,
2010. The following members were present: Mayor Ronnie Cobb, Councilman= Louis Hamm,
Councilman Johnnie
Councilman Eddie Stinnett, City Manager, Ron Goulart and City Attorney, Robert Stultz.
II. INVOCATION:
Mayor Ronnie Cobb gave the invocation and lead the Pledge of Allegiance.
III. READING OF THE MINUTES OF PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETIN=
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= Special Called Meeting – Dece= mber 11, 2009
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Minutes of the Regular Meet=
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– December 14, 2009
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Special Called Meeting – December 16, 2009
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Special Called Meeting – December 22, 2009
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= Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a&= nbsp; motion to discuss/approve the minutes from the following
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meetings: Special Called Meeting – Decemb=
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11, 2009, Regular Meeting – December 14,
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2009, Special
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December 22, 2009.
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= Councilman Louis Hamm made the motion to approve to waive the oral reading of the
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minutes of the following meetings and approve as presented: Special Called Meeting –
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December 11, 2009, Regular Meeting – December 14,
2009, Special Called Meeting -
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December 16, 2009 and the
Special Called Meeting – December 22, 2009. Councilman
= Eddie Stinnett seconded the motion.
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= There was no discussion.
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= Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to approve to w= aive the oral reading of the minutes of
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the following meetings=
and
approve as presented: Special Call=
ed Meeting
– December 11, 2009,
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Regular Meeting – December 14,
2009, Special Called Meeting - December 16,
2009
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and the&nbs=
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Special Called Meeting –
December 22, 2009.
= carried to approve to waive the oral reading of the minutes of the following meetings
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and approve as
presented: Special Called Meeting
– December 11, 2009,
Regular Meeting –
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December 14, 2009, Special Called Meeting - December 16, 2009 and the Special
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Called Meeting –=
December 22, 2009.
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IV. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR:
= Mayor Ronnie Cobb thanked everyone for the prayers, cards, calls and etc. he received during
= his recent hospital stay. &nbs= p; He also introduced each of the council members and asked everyone to
= support and encourage them.
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V. READING BY THE CLERK OF ANY
COMMUNICATIONS:
None
VI. HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION:
Ms.
Gerry Depken, Chairman/Historic Preservation Commission, came forward to give a
“Snippet” from the
Historic Preservation Commission regarding the history of
VII.= ANNEXATION:
None
VIII. ZONING:
1.) Third and Final Reading (Read and vote was tabled at the 12/14/09 Council Meeting)
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Mayor Ronnie Cobb = called for a motion to discuss/approve tabling Ordinance No. 2009-12 until
spoken with the City Ma=
nager about
what they talked about in his office.
Chief Building Official, Mark Lindsay noted he had spoken with the City Manager about
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meeting. Vote
was unanimous. Motion carried to
approve tabling Ordinance No.
2009-12
until the next mee= ting.
IX. MISCELLANEOUS ORDINANCE=
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X. RESOLUTIONS:
None
XI.&=
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UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
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XII.=
NEW BUSINESS:
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b. Mayor Pro Tem
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c. City Clerk
a. City Judge=
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Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a motion to appoint City Judges.
Councilman Louis Hamm made the motion to re-appoint the current City
Judges, Winston
Webb and J. T. Parrish<=
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Councilman Charles Sharrock seconded the motion.
There was no discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for
a vote to re-appoint the current City Judges, Winston Webb
and J. T. Parrish. Vote was 4-1 as follows: Councilman Louis
Councilman Charles Sharrock <=
/span>voted
“yes,” Councilman Johnnie “Red”
Smith voted “yes,”
Councilman Eddie Stinnett voted “yes,” Councilman Louis Hamm voted “yes” and Council-
man Earl Gray voted “no.” Motion carried to re-appoint a=
ppoint City Judges, Winston Webb
and J. T. Parrish.
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b. Mayor Pro Tem
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a motion to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem.
Councilman Eddie Stinnett made the motion to nominate Councilman Louis Hamm as Mayor
Pro Tem. Council= man Earl Gray seconded the motion.
There was no discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to appoint Councilman Louis Hamm as Mayor Pro
Tem. Vote was unanimous. Motion carried to appoint Councilman
Louis
Mayor Pro Tem.
c. City Clerk=
City Manager, Ron Goulart recommended the council appoint Ms. Carol Murray as City Clerk
noting this would be permissible under the City Charter.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a&=
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motion to appoint Ms. Carol
Murray as City Clerk.
Councilman Johnnie “Red” Smith made the motion to appoint Ms. Carol Murray as City
Clerk. Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Louis Hamm seconded the motion.
Councilman Charles Sharrock asked since M= s. Murray is an employee and the<= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> City Clerk has
to sign checks would this be a conflict of interest.
City Manager, Ron Goulart noted it would not be a conflict of= interest and it would actually
make things easier whe= n they need a second signature in an emergency on a check.
There was no further discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to appoint Ms. Carol Murray as C=
ity
Clerk. Vote was
unanimous. Motion carried to
appoint Ms. Carol Murray as City Clerk.
2.) Approve auditing services fo=
r 2009
City Manager, Ron Goulart is recommending using Johnson, Hickey and Murchison,
Certified Public Accountants for auditing purposes this year
for the amount of $17,900.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a motion to discuss/approve = ;using Johnson, Hickey and
Murchison, Certified Public Accountants for auditing purposes this year for the amount of
$17,900.
Councilman
Charles Sharrock made the motion to discuss/approve =
;using
Johnson, Hickey
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and Murchison,
Certified Public Accountants for auditing purposes this year for the
$17,900. =
Councilman/Mayor
Pro Tem Louis Hamm seconded the motion.
Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Louis Hamm noted in attending GMA classes he has learned they
recommended changing <= span style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> auditing companies after several consecutive years of audits and was
recommending the city go out for bids for auditing purposes for next year.
City Manager, Ron Goulart noted this would be acceptable and = before next year’s audit the city
would put it out for bids.
There was no further discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to approve using Johnson, Hickey and Murchison,
Certified Public Accountants for auditing purposes this year for
the amount of $17,900.
Vote was unanimous. Motion carried to approve using Johnson, Hickey and Murchison,
Certified Public Accountants for auditing purposes this year for
the amount of $17,900.
3.) Signatures for bank drafts
City Manager, Ron Goulart is= asking the council to appoint at least two (2) additional council
members to provide signatures for bank drafts.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a motion to appoint additional council members to provide
signatures for bank drafts.
Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Louis Hamm made the motion to appoint all council members
eligible to provide signatures for bank drafts. Councilman Johnnie “Red” Smith seconded the
motion.
There was no discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to appoint all council members as eligible to provide
signatures for bank drafts. &n= bsp; Vote was unanimous. Motion carried to app= oint all council members
as eligible to provide signatures for bank drafts.
4.) Approve Stua=
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Street bid award
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City Manager, Ron Goulart noted they have one out=
for bids for the
Extension Project and the low bid was Talley Construction Company, Inc. for the amount of&nbs=
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$481,975.73 and he i=
s recommending
the award go to them.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb =
called
for a motion to discuss/approve to award the bid for the Stuart
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Street Roadway Extension Project to Talley Construction Company, Inc. for the amount
of $481,975.73.
Councilman Eddie <=
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style=3D'mso-spacerun:yes'> Stinnett made the motion to discuss/approve to=
award the bid for the
Stuart Street Roadway Extension Project to Talley Construction Company, Inc. for the
amount of $481,975.73. Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Louis Hamm seconded the motion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb noted this project has been in the works for a long time and he th= anked
the City Manager, Ron Goula= rt and Public Work Director/Jeff Long for their persistent hard=
work to see this project through.
There was no further discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to
approve to award the bid for the Stuart Street
Roadway Extension Project to Talley
Construction
Company, Inc.
$481,975.73. Vote was unanimous. Motion carried to approve =
the
award the bid for the Stuart
Street Roadway Extension Project to Talley Construction Company, Inc.
for the amount of
$481,975.73.
5.) Cancel January 25, 2010 City
Council Meeting
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a motion to cancel the City Council Meeting due to Mayor’s Day.
Councilman Charles Sharrock made the motion to cancel the City Council Meeting due to
Mayor’s Day. Councilman= Eddie Stinnett seconded the motion.
There was no discussion.
Mayor Ronnie Cobb called for a vote to cancel the City Council Meeting&nbs= p; due to&nbs= p; Mayor’s Day.
Vote was unanimous. Mo= tion carried to cancel the = City Council Meeting due to Mayor’s Day.
City Manager, Ron Goulart noted they may hold a Special Called Meeting next week to deal
with one of the trail = grant issues. He also thanked= all of the city employees ( Police= Department,
Fire Department and Street Crews) that worked during the snow and ice storm making the city
roads safe and passable.
XIV.CITY=
COUNCIL COMMENTS AND BUSINESS:
Mayor Ronnie Cobb – noted if anyone would like to serve on an ethics committee please call
him. He noted he and e= ach council member had to nominate three (3) people to be considered.
He also noted that the project “Operation Hilltop” is still in the works, progressing along and
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hopefully an announcement will be made soon.
Councilman/Mayor Pro Tem Loui= s Hamm – “Congratulated” the new council members noting
he looked forward to working with them. He also noted that Blood Assurance is= asking for all
types of blood to be donated.
Councilman Eddie Stinn= ett – noted he appreciated the council, the cooperation between the
council members and looked forward to working with them.
Councilman Earl Gray &#= 8211; none
Councilman Johnnie “Red” Smith – noted he appreciated the hard work from the various
departments during the clement weather and inquired about a strip of property on H= edekin.
Councilman Charles Sharrock – = thanked everyone for their support at this time of Lottie’s
illness.
City Attorney, Robby Stultz –=
none
XV. CITIZEN’S PETITIONS AND
REQUESTS:
Comment made was not audible on= tape.
XVI. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
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Mayor Ronnie Cobb = called for a motion to adjourn.
Councilman Johnnie “Red” Smith made the motion to adjourn. Councilman/Mayor
Pro
Tem Louis
Respectfu= lly Submitted,
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Ms. Carol Murray, City Clerk =
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Ronnie Cobb, Mayor
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