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REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M.
ON THE 3RD DAY OF MARCH 2003
Members Present: Hayes, Hall,
Clinkscales, P.Phillips, Wilkerson, McKinney, Ennis,
Litchfield, R. Phillips, Ford, Metzmeier, Ewing, Mayor Allen,
Attorney Bertram, City Clerk Purvis
131.0
Mayor Allen called the meeting to order.
132.0
Approval of Minutes from previous meeting:
Clinkscales
made a motion to accept as presented, seconded by McKinney, with all members
voting Aye.
133.0
Financial Report:
Henry Lee
presented the financial report for January 2003. Motion by Ennis to accept as
presented, seconded by Clinkscales with all members voting Aye.
134.0
Recognition of Visitors:
Mayor Allen
recognized the visitors in the audience. They will be given the opportunity to
speak later in the meeting.
135.0
Reports:
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Team Taylor County: There was no report tonight, however Kevin Sheilly will
start making a quarterly report starting in April.
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Storm Water Runoff Committee (Approval of Interlocal Agreement with Ky.
Transportation Department): Mayor Allen told the Council that our Interlocal
Agreement is ready to mail in once it is approved by the Council. Motion was
made by Metzmeier for approval and seconded by Hall. All members voted Aye.
. Hemphill
Cell Tower (Approval of Lease): Mayor Allen reported on the
recent Public Meeting held
on February 27 for discussion of the proposed cell
tower to be constructed near
the Animal Shelter off Hwy. 210. Several residents
from a nearby subdivision
were present to voice their concerns and ask questions.
Several others were there in
support of the tower. Mayor Allen then reported that
Hemphill has asked to go
back to the original site on Melrose Drive. They already
have a permit for that
location. They also would replace the existing tower which
is in need of repair and
would have to come down in the near future anyway.
Hemphill will pay the City a
one-time payment of $10,000. plus $350.00 a month
rent. They will also put our
existing equipment back on the tower at no charge to
us. This tower would only be
190’ with no lights or guide wires. Hemphill will
provide landscaping, fencing
and maintain the area. Mayor Allen will schedule
a public meeting to inform
the public of this proposed tower. A motion was made
by Metzmeier to call a
public meeting and seconded by Litchfield with all
members voting Aye. Motion
passed.
. Update on
Demolition of Buildings on First Street: There have been two
contractors expressing an
interest in bidding. Biddings will close this Friday,
March 7th at 5:00
p.m. in City Hall.
136.0
Old Business:
136.1
Report on Public Meeting for the Faulkner Property
Development:
There was a
Public Meeting held February 25th. Representatives from Sherman,
Carter, &
Barnhart were on hand to discuss possible ideas for the park. Those
present
discussed many ideas. The plans are for the new park to be the “passive
park and
Miller Park to be the “active” park where games and other large activities would
take place. We have applied for two grants for the golf course
and tomorrow
will apply for a grant for the tennis courts. Mayor Allen has spoken
with Richie
Kessler about possible contacts concerning nature trails, trees, special
grasses and
landscaping ideas. The goal is to have the plans and ideas in place so
that they can
be done over a period of time as money becomes available.
136.2
Updates: Mike Litchfield Chair of the Committee to
Study an Ordinance
Regarding
Mayor Pro-Tem: Litchfield, Ewing, Hayes and P. Phillips have formed
the committee.
They haven’t formally met yet but Litchfield has called the Kentucky League of
Cities to discuss their guidelines and they plan to meet soon.
136.3
Beverly Ennis, Chair of the Committee to Study
Employees Personal Days versus Sick Days: The members of the committee are Janet
Mills, Travis Begley, Ronnie Dooley, Kenny Childers and Mark Coker. All were
present. They have had three meetings but found that too many other issues
concerning the employee handbook need to be updated. Ennis’ recommendations were
(1) handbook needs to be updated; too many inconsistencies among employees. (2)
change the wording defining “days”, 8 hours vs. 24 hour shifts. (3) plan 2
in-service days for employee training, ( only have to attend one) to explain
handbook. (4) all employees should have the same benefits among departments.
Ennis stated that even her committee could not agree on the number of
personal/sick days for employees. Mayor Allen will appoint another committee
headed again by Ennis to review and update the employee handbook. After a long
discussion Ewing made a motion to change the statement on page 15 in the
employee handbook to read, “ after a 36 working hours absence a statement from
the doctor will be required”. Wilkerson seconded the motion. A roll call was
taken with 10 voting Aye, (Hayes, Clinkscales, Wilkerson, McKinney, Ennis,
Litchfield, R. Phillips, Ford, Metzmeier, Ewing), one voting Nay, ( Hall), and
one abstain, (P. Phillips). Motion passed. There was also discussion about
adding “immediate family” in the language for employee sick days so that
employees could take a sick day if someone in their immediate family was sick
and needed their help. R. Phillips made a motion to add “immediate family”
(spouse, children, mother & father) to sick leave policy. Seconded by Ewing. A
roll call was taken with all members voting Aye. Motion passed.
136.4
Frank Metzmeier, Chair of the Committee to review the
Ordinance concerning Transient Merchants: Metzmeier reported he has met with
Attorney Bertram and discussed possible solutions. They will meet again next
Monday for further discussions. He might try to meet with both City and County
committees as this concerns both. He suggested that Bertram might want to draw
up an ordinance to be shown to the County.
136.5
Stan McKinney reported that they have a general idea
about what they would like for a new City Website. He will report again at the
next Council Meeting.
137.0
New Business
137.1
Approval of Resolution to Accept 2003-2004 Municipal
Aid from Transportation Cabinet in the Amount of $122,986.00. A motion was made
by McKinney to accept the resolution and Wilkerson seconded the motion. A roll
call was taken with all members voting Aye. Resolution passed.
138.0
The members of 911-Wireless committee have always
included the County Judge, Mayor, both City and County attorneys and one City
council member and one Fiscal Court member. The past council member was not
re-elected so a new council member was needed. Mayor Allen recommended that
Vangie Ford serve on the committee. A motion was made by R. Phillips to appoint
Ford, seconded by Hall with all members voting Aye. Motion passed.
138.1
Campbellsville University has requested that Caulk
Street be closed. A map was provided showing that the University already owns
the land on both sides of the street. A Public Meeting will be scheduled for
March 17th at 6:00 P.M. in the City Council Room.
139.0
Other
139.1
McKinney questioned Chief Johnson about fire
inspections. He explained how they handle violations and that they try to work
with the businesses to correct them. Their first priority is to inspect any
place of residency. He also reported that he will be inspecting our new fire
truck on the 10th and it should be delivered by the end of the month.
He invited everyone to stop in and see it.
139.2
R. Phillips wanted to commend our Police Department
and especially Terry Lile for his help working with the Chicago Police
Department in finding the local gravesite of Cornelius Wilson, a native of
Campbellsville and the first black officer shot and killed in the line of duty
in Chicago.
139.3
Mayor Allen asked the audience for questions. There
were none.
140.0
Adjournment:
A motion was
made to adjourn by Ennis, seconded by Litchfield with all members voting Aye.
Meeting adjourned.
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