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CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1997, 9 a.m.

Mayor Barbara A. O’Harris called the City Council Meeting to order on Tuesday, August 12,1997, at 9 a.m.

PRESENT:

Mayor 0’ Harris, Alderwoman Dickens, and Aldermen Jetfrey, Freeland, and

Christman. Alderwomen Seratt, and Watson were absent.

ALSO PRESENT:

David McNeal, Ron Latimer, Don Matt, Don Young and Clerk Lee.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

Mr. Young led in the Pledge of Allegiance.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA:

The Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of July 22, 1997 were left off of the Agenda, and also, the ordinance adopting the Vision Plan had not been written.

The motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as amended. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES:

The motion was made and seconded that the Minutes of the Special City Council Meeting of July 22, 1997, be approved. This was the meeting in which salary increases for Department Heads, etc., were discussed and voted upon. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

The motion was made and seconded that the Minutes of the Regular City Council Meeting of July 22, 1997, be approved. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

The motion was made and seconded that the Minutes of the Special Council Meeting of August 5, 1997, be approved. This was the meeting called to okay overtime needed to solve the vandalism and burglaries that were all happening so close together. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

OLD BUSINESS:

1. Amending the 1997 Budget, Ordinance #1764, (Second reading):

The motion was made and seconded to suspend the rules and place

Ordinance #1764 on its second reading by title only. All were in favor,

4/0/0.

Mr. Young read the ordinance by title only.

The motion was made and seconded to approve.

Under discussion, Mr. Freeland said that he would like to see some extra

equipment purchased so that when there are special speakers, or projects

under way, the City could present a re-play on our T.V. station.

The favorable vote was 4/0/0.

The motion was made and seconded to further suspend the rules and place

Ordinance #1764 on its third and final reading by title only. All were in

favor, 4/0/0.

Mr. Young read the ordinance by title only.

The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, and

Ordinance #1764 was passed on its third reading, 4/0/0.

The motion was made and seconded to read the emergency clause. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

Mr. Young read the emergency clause.

The motion was made and seconded to approve, and the vote was 4/0/0, in favor.

CITY OF EUREKA SPRINGS

CITY COUNCIL MEETING 299

TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1997, 9 a.m.

NEW BUSINESS:

1. Ordinance #1761, Amending the Personnel Policy Handbook, (First

Reading):

The motion was made and seconded to place Ordinance #1761 on its first

reading in its entirety. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

Mr. Young read the ordinance in its entirety.

The motion was made and seconded to approve. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

2. Ordinance #1765, Unfair Business Practises, (First Reading):

The motion was made and seconded to place Ordinance #1765 on its first reading in its entirety. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

Mr. Young read the ordinance in its entirety. The motion was made to approve.

Mr. Jeffrey said that he would like the ordinance to include that each offense would be considered a separate offense, and make the ordinance a bit more stringent than what is written. The Council agreed to pass the first reading, 4/0/0, with the understanding that this would be added.

3. Ordinance #1762, Tree Ordinance:

Mr. Jeffrey said he would hesitate to vote on the ordinance as it stands now, and would like to postpone it to the September 9th Council Meeting, with more discussion at the September 2nd Agenda-setting meeting. Mrs. Dickens seconded the postponement. After more discussion, Mr. Jeffrey and Mrs. Dickens said they would form a committee and meet with Mr. Richey from the Planning Commission to see if someof the ordinance can be worked on. They said they would notify the Media so that there would be no infringements of the law.

4. The Vision Plan---The ordinance has not been written.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS REPORT:

Mr. Young said that KY3 will be here on September 18th to film here. They just want to be able td run cable where they need it.

James Clark will be doing backflow compliance. He is trained and capable.

Mr. Young said that Jim Post has requested permission to hold the annual

Police Collectors Show Parade of Police Cars on October 11th, 1997, from

1 p.m. to about 1:30 p.m. The motion was made and seconded to approve

that parade. All were in favor, 4/0/0.

Mrs. Dickens asked about something she read in the paper about a grant for the Solid Waste Authority. Nobody was quite sure about the subject so Mr. Young said he would check on it after the meeting. The Mayor asked Mrs. Dickens to report on what she learns at the Agenda-setting Meeting on August 19th for the benefit of the Community.

Mr. Freeland said that he would like to see the Community involved in something other than arrests of miscreants. He would like to see people get involved to the point of if they see something they think is not right, they would call the police, or at least call the person and see if anything is wrong. Mayor O’Harris said that she would like to see a neighborhood watch set up, all over town. She said they work well at Holiday Island and we could have one here.

The motion was made and seconded to adjourn. All were in favor, 4/0/0. The meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m.