Board Meeting Minutes
October 13, 2009
Present:
Mayor David Bowman, Sarah Asher, Dawn Mannon, Brenda
McGehee, Josh Willis – Board. Lisa Shaffer – City Clerk. Andy Bowman –
Maintenance.
Meeting
called to order by Mayor David Bowman at 7:05 p.m.
September
Regular Meeting Minutes: A motion was made by Sarah
Asher to approve the September Meeting Minutes. Second by Dawn Mannon. Carried 4
yes and 0 no.
September
Finance Statement: A motion was made by Dawn
Mannon to approve the September Financial Statement. Second by Brenda McGehee.
Carried 4 yes and 0 no.
Visitors:
Justin Eudaley was present to discuss the service
line on his property that keeps breaking. He asked the City if something could
be done to fix the problem rather than continuing to just patch the breaks. The
Board agreed to replace the line with a heavier gage of pipe.
Maintenance: Mayor Bowman updated the Board on the status
of the water/sewer extension. A motion was made by Sarah Asher to authorize the
Mayor’s signature on the electric service agreement. Second by Brenda McGehee.
Carried 4 yes and 0 no.
Andy
requested permission to purchase two tires for the service truck. The Board
agrees to make the purchase.
He
also suggested that a master meter be placed at strategic points in the system
to be able to better monitor for leaks in the out of town lines. He cited a
case in which an out of town line had been leaking for about three months but
was just made aware of it. He described the leak as a 12 foot stream shooting out
of the ground. The Board was in agreement to set the meters.
Andy
also reported that he continues to pump septic tanks. He has fifty-one pumped
to date.
Ordinance #118: A motion was made by
Dawn Mannon to adopt Ordinance #118 prohibiting the abandonment of animals.
Second by Sarah Asher. Carried 4 yes and 0 no.
Pine Street: The Board agreed to
allow the school to close off the street for school events any time needed.
They felt it was not necessary to vacate the street at this point but if in the
future the school wanted to re-develop the property, they would be willing to
reconsider.
Rural Development
Letter: Lisa
read the letter from Rural Development stating that they had completed the
review of the City’s financial reports.
Trick or Treat Hours:
Motion
was made by Dawn Mannon to set the Trick or Treat hours at Saturday, October
31, 2009 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Second by Brenda McGehee. Carried 4 yes and 0
no.
Head Start Project
Update: Lisa
read the e-mails circulating between the planning commission, DED, Rural
Development, and the person hired to do the environmental study, to fill the
board in on the status of the project.
Budget Amendment: A motion was made by
Brenda McGehee to add a line item to the Capital Improvement fund expense for
the nutrition center project, allowing $1500. Second by Sarah Asher. Carried 4
yes and 0 no.
Bills
9/09/09 through 10/13/09: A Motion was made by Dawn Mannon to
approve the bills. Second by Brenda McGehee. Carried 4 yes and 0 no.
Additional
Discussion: Sarah
reported that the horseshoe players would be willing to pay for the cost of
running the electric to the horseshoe pits if the city would be willing to pay
the monthly expense for the light. The Board was in agreement to pay the
monthly cost for a regular dusk to dawn light.
Lisa
reported that someone was interested in acquiring one of the concrete culverts
at the industrial park. The Board was not sure who the culverts belonged to and
would have to find out.
The
Board was made aware of a person willing to donate some skate board ramps that
could be placed on the basket ball court. The Board declined the offer due to
insurance reasons.
The
Mayor reports that there had been a request to take down half of the old
pavilion at the ball park. The Board agrees that it should be left.
A
Motion was made by Brenda McGehee to adjourn. Second by Dawn Mannon. Carried 4
yes and 0 no. Meeting adjourned at 8:45 p.m.