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CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS

COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA

TUESDAY, July 22, 1997

 

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

8:30 AM

 

Call to order

Roll Call to establish a quorum

Pledge of allegiance to the flag

Approval of the Agenda

 

New Business

Amending the 1997 Budget

Adjourn

9:00 AM

Regular Council Meeting

 

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL, ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM

PLEDGE OF ALLEG1ANC1~ TO THE FLAG

APPROVAL OF TFJE AGENDA

APPROVAL OP THE MlNUTl~: Regular Mecting July 8, 1997

 

OLD BUSINESS

 

1.  Authorizing for signage to Historical District at 23 N at Planer Hill, Committee Report, and lease agreements.

2.  Annexation of Lake Leatherwood

3.  Ordinançe No. 1760, relating to notice (for second reading)

 

NEW BUSINESS

1.  Ordinançe No. 1763, Amending the parking ordinance. (first reading).

2.   Police Department, adopting pay/grade steps, Chief Hyatt

3.   Ordinançe No. 1761, amending personnel policy manual (first reading)

4.   Amending the 1997 budget, Ordinance no. 1764

 

MAYOR’S COMMENTS 

 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT’S REPORT

 

 

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                                                                                       AGENDA

COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, AND AUTHORITY REPORTS:

1.   Auditorium Commission,

2.   C.A.P.C. Commission,

3.  Cemetery Commission,

4.  Historic District Commission.

5.  Hospital Commission,

6.   Parking Authority

7.   Parks and Recreation Commission,

8.  Planning Commission,

9.   Carroll County So lid-Wastes Authority

10. Four—County Solid-Wastes Management District

11. Eureka Springs Solid-Wastes Advisory Committee

12. Tourism Advisory Committee:

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

VISION PLAN WORKSHOP 7—23—97 @ 9AM

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES

July 22, 1997

 

Mayor Barbara A. O’Harris called the special meeting to order at 9 a.m. on

Tuesday, July 22, 1997. The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the

wage increases for Department Heads, and to go over the Budget

Amendments for the remainder of the year.

 

PRESENT:

Mayor Barbara O’HARRIS, Alderwomen Dickens, Watson, and Seratt and

Aldermen Jeffrey, and Freeland who was late. Alderman Christman was

absent.

 

ALSO PRESENT: Earl Hyatt, David McNeal, Kirby Murray, Kurt Jordan, Steve Beachum, David Beauchamp, Don Young, Don Matt, Jay Miner and Clerk Lee.

 

Copies of the proposed revised budget had been passed out to the Council beforehand.

 

Mr. Don Young went over the additions and changes.

The Cemetery Commission asked the City for $6000 for the rest of the year.

The Parks and Recreation Commission asked for $2850 for pipes that have to be replaced that they had planned to replace next year. Then they discovered a fence that is a hazard at Harmon Park, and it will need to be done this year also, for $1500. That is an increase of $4350.

 

Mr. Young then went over the other changes in the budget line by line, and the Council asked questions as he went.

 

The Mayor then called for an Executive Session, which started at 9:07 a.m. and finished at 9:45 a.m.

 

The discussion during Executive Session resulted in the following:

 

The Council voted to approve Charles Fargo, Kurt Jordan and Kirby Murray each a 5% increase. The roll call vote was 5/0/0.

 

The Council voted to approve Earl Hyatt, Police Chief and David

Beauchamp, the City CPA, each a $3,000 annual increase, and to give Don

Young a 3% raise, for the last half of 1997 and the first half of 1998. The

roll call vote was 5/0/0.

 

 

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July 22, 1997

 

The motion was made and seconded to approve the $6000 the Cemetery Commission asked for. All were in favor, by roll call vote, 5/0/0.

 

The motion was made and seconded to approve the $4350 that the Parks & Recreation Commission asked for. All were in favor, by roll call vote, 5/0/0.

 

Fire Chief Jordan had asked the Council to hire two people, and move the Administrative Assistant to shift work, which would raise his pay. The cost for the last half of the year would have been $30, 464.22. That would be $60,928.44 for the full year. The roll call vote to approve failed unanimously, 0/5/0.

 

The other option was to hire one person, and move the Administrative

Assistant to shift work. The cost for the last half of the year would be

$15,561.36 or $31,122.72 per year. The roll call vote to approve was

5/0/0.

 

Alderman Jeffrey made the motion to approve the amended budget as presented. Alderwoman Seratt seconded.

Alderman Freeland made the motion to postpone approving the budget until such time as the City can come up with figures to cover what the items which were approved will cost. It was seconded. All were in favor, 5/0/0.

The motion was made and seconded to adjourn the Special Council Meeting. All were in favor, 5/0/0. The meeting was adjourned with a 5 minute recess before the Regular Council Meeting convenes.

 

APPROVED:

 

 

 

 

 

         

BARBARA A. O’HARRIS, MAYOR

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