COUNCIL MEETINGS

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CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS
COUNCIL MEETING
Thursday, October 6, 2011   6 p.m.
AGENDA                      
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                9/30/11 draft   #2
ROLL CALL, ESTABLISH QUORUM
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:  September 15, 2011

COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, AUTHORITY REPORTS AND VACANCIES:  
Planning – Position 6 – expires 1/1/12.  Position 1 – expired 7/1/11
CAPC
Hospital
Parks – Position 5 – expires 5/1/14
HDC – Position 4 – expired 11/30/10    
Cemetery
Yellow Bag Research Committee

PUBLIC COMMENTS:

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
1.    Dog control update  -- Postponed until October 6 -- Mayor Pate
2.    Vacation of Palo Pinto – Postponed until November 3 --Planning Commission
3.    Non-conforming Off-Premise Signs – Postponed until Code references are corrected
4.    Update on Alcohol Beverage Tax/CAPC right to collect – Postponed until October 6 -- Mayor     
Pate
5.    Operations Manual for Finance Department – Postponed until today/New Finance Director is                
hired -- Ms. Ballance and Dr. Kirkpatrick      
6.    New Accounting Software for Finance Department – Postponed until today/New Finance        
Director is hired -- Ms. Ballance and Dr. Kirkpatrick             
7.    Multi-Family Dwellings Appendix Ordinance #2142 – third reading
8.    Ordinance to codify Parks ¼ cent tax – Mr. DeVito and Mr. Berry
9.    Ray Dotson’s carriages – Mr. Weaver’s opinion -- Mayor Pate
10.    Discussion of Forensic Audit – Ms. Ballance and Dr. Kirkpatrick

NEW BUSINESS:  
1.    Parks resolution for grant – Mayor Pate
2.    Discussion of Hospital Commission/Hospital – Mr. Pownall and Ms. Ballance
3.    List of Surety Bonds required of City officials – Mr. Pownall and Ms. Ballance
4.    Discussion of a Tree-cut Moratorium – Ms. Ballance and Mr. Raphael
5.    Mid-year Budget Resolution-Mayor Pate
6.    Aerial Photography-Mayor Pate
7.    Discussion of extending water and sewer beyond City limits – Mr. DeVito and Mr. Raphael
8.    Update on Auditorium Committee – Mr. Raphael and Ms. Ballance
9.    Discussion of State Statute 14-52-201 (Number of subordinate police officers) – Ms. Ballance and Dr. Kirkpatrick
10.    Discussion of access to City property (Rock House Cave) – Ms. Ballance and Mr. Raphael
11.    Discussion of Outsourcing Finance – Ms. Ballance and Dr. Kirkpatrick

AGENDA SETTING
CITY COUNCIL COMMENTS
MAYOR’S COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT