REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL
HELD AT CITY HALL
AT THE HOUR OF 7:00 P.M.
ON THE 7TH DAY OF JULY, 2003

Members Present: Hayes, Hall, Clinkscales, P. Phillips, Wilkerson, McKinney. Ennis
Litchfield, R. Phillips, Ford, Metzmeier, Ewing, Mayor Allen,
Attorney Bertram. City Clerk Purvis

177.0 The meeting was called to order by Mayor Allen. Reverend Skip Alexander of the
Campbellsville Baptist Church gave the opening prayer.

178.0 Approval of Minutes from previous meeting:

Motion by Clinkscales to approve the minutes, seconded by R. Phillips with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

179.0 Financial Report:

Motion by Ewing to approve the financial report, seconded by Clinkscale with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

180.0 Recognition of Visitors:

Mayor Allen recognized our Campbellsville-Taylor Co. Rescue Squad and commended them on a recent rescue mission where a young girl in Marion Co. was rescued after being swept out of her home by flood waters. Personnel involved were Batt. Chief Scott Shaw, Lt. Tony Grider, EMT Mike Tucker, EMT Billy Milby, First Responder Chris Glass, and Rescuer Brad Taylor. Also assisting out of water were Chief Charles Shaw, Captain Rocky Edwards, Lt. Jeff Rainwater, Chaplain Karl Lusk, and Rescuer Authur Pettigrew. They received a plaque from FEMA in recognition of their assistance. It was also reported that the rescue was featured on many TV stations including the Today show. The audience gave the Rescue members present a deserving round of applause.

Mayor Allen also recognized the other people in attendance and told them they
will be given a chance to speak later.

181.0 Reports:

• Team Taylor County - Kevin Sheilley will give his report later in the meeting as he had an earlier commitment.

182.0 Old Business:

182.1 Updates:
• Beverly Ennis reported that her committee to study Policy & Procedures Manuel were next meeting July 24th at City Hall.
• Frank Metzmeier, Chairman to study Transient Merchant Ordinance, reported that he and John Bertram have been asked to attend the Taylor Co. Fiscal Court meeting tomorrow night to discuss their ideas with the County on plans to pass an ordinance.
• Stan McKinney reported that the new Web-site is up. John Humpress told the council that he would be meeting with McKinney after the council meeting to discuss updates and improvements.

182.2 Final Reading of an Ordinance establishing the position known as “Mayor
Pro-Tem”: A roll call was taken with all twelve members voting Aye. Motion approved.

183.0 New Business:

183.1 Mayor Allen announced her appointment of Committee Members to the
Ethic Board. They are:

Sam Wickliff 3 year term ending 7-1-2006
Max Sutton 3 year term ending 7-1-2006
Skip Alexander 2 year term ending 7-1-2005
Mary Wilgus 2 year term ending 7-1-2005
Robert Clark 1 year term ending 7-1-2004

Motion was made by Clinkscales to approve the appointments, seconded by McKinney with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

183.2 Resolution to Apply for Grant for Walking Trails at New Soccer Field
Area: There was a lengthy discussion among Council members where they expressed their concerns about some of the wording in the grant application. A motion was made by Hall to approve the resolution, seconded by Wilkerson with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

Hayes made a motion that all necessary changes to the wording be submitted to the grant manager and the corrected version be presented to the board members before the next meeting. Seconded by Clinkscale with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

183.3 Report on Proposed Animal & Fowl Ordinance: Mayor Allen has spoken
with Judge Patton and he reported that they are still reviewing other cities ordinances. At this time it is not on their agenda. McKinney thinks we need our own ordinance and asked Attorney Bertram to prepare an ordinance for review.

183.4 Resolution in Support of Green River Lodge & Golf Course: A motion
was made by Hayes to approve the resolution, seconded by Ennis with all members voting Aye. Motion approved. Kevin Shielly announced that the lease language has been agreed upon. The bond company is interested in having a joint meeting with the City, County and Corp.of Engineers.

Kevin Sheilley gave his Team Taylor Co. update. He reported that they
have options on two parcels of land for a new proposed commerce park.
They expect a recommendation from the engineering firm by early fall.
He also reported that ground has been broken in the existing industrial
park for a new spec building. He also has a meeting in Campbellsville next
Friday with the Transportation Department to discuss widening Highway
210.

183.5 Approval of Blacktop Bids: Bids were received by Hadley Paving and
Nally & Haydon. A motion was made by Wilkerson to accept both bids, seconded by Ennis with all members voting Aye. Motion approved.

184.0 Announcement:

Hall discussed the 3% pay rate increase approved for City employees. If the budget allows it, he would like to see the pay increase be at least .40 per hour for all employees earning less than $13.00 hr. and 3% for all earning above. He will meet with Clerk Purvis to study the impact. There may be a need for a Special Call Meeting to make a decision.

R. Phillips apologized for interrupting McKinney during an earlier discussion about the Animal ordinance. He feels the County and City has different needs and we should have our own ordinance.

McKinney asked Chief Shaw about whether the response time during the recent Marion Co. rescue could have been shortened if the Rescue had a boat as they had earlier expressed a need for. Chief Shaw thinks their response could have been cut in half. Mayor Allen asked him to obtain pricing on used equipment and present to her.

185.0 Other:

Mayor Allen recognized the visitors in the audience. Sue Smith announced that they have formed the Northside Association to oppose the Hemphill Cell Tower to be located on Melrose. She presented the council with a petition with over 200 names opposing the construction of the tower. Several members of the audience voiced their concerns. Councilman Metzmeier spoke of the city’s expense to refurbish the existing tower even if a new tower isn’t constructed. He feels the needs of the entire community must be considered and not only the 40 or so that live in the neighborhood.

186.0 Adjournment:

Motion by Litchfield to adjourn, seconded by R. Phillips with all members voting Aye. Motion approved. Meeting was adjourned at 8:28 p.m