Minutes of Special Session

Thursday, October 1, 2009

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in special session on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman Gary Grubbs     Alderman William Allen

Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.    Alderman Paul Barley

City Clerk Randall Baker was present and performed the duties of his office.

Sale of lots on South Pine Street

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Barkley that the property described as lots 1, 2 and 3 Block 14, Original Plat be sold to L. D. Rice for the amount of $2,500.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

Bids for trash pickup service

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Barnett to seek bids for the City’s solid waste pickup and disposal.  Motion carried unanimously.

Jim Lawrence concession stand

Mr. Jim Lawrence had been asked to attend the meeting for the purpose of special recognition for his service to the community in the late 1970s and early 1980s as Little League Commissioner.  Mr. Lawrence was presented with a key to the city and in a short ceremony the new concession stand in the city park was officially named the Jim Lawrence Concession Stand, also in recognition of Mr. Lawrence’s past service.

Closed Session

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Grubbs to go into closed session to discuss matters as allowed under section 610.021, RSMo and those matters only.  A roll call vote was taken with Alderman Barnett voting yes, Alderman Barkley voting yes, Alderman Grubbs voting yes and Alderman Allen voting yes.

After returning to open session the minutes reflect that personnel matters were discussed.

Tony Cogburn hired

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Barnett to approve the Mayor’s appointment of Tony Cogburn as Lieutenant of the Police Department at a salary of $30,000.00 per year.  Motion carried with three yes and with Alderman Barkley voting no.

Adjournment

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to adjourn.  Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes of Regular Session

Monday, October 12, 2009

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman Gary Grubbs     Alderman William Allen

Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.    Alderman Paul Barkley

City Clerk Randall Baker was present and performed the duties of his office.

City Attorney Mike Mowrer was present as legal counsel for the City.

The Mayor called the session to order and requested a roll call.

Approval of minutes

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2009 regular session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2009 closed session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2009 special session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2009 closed session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Payment of bills

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley to allow the monthly bills.  Motion carried unanimously.

The following bill was then introduced and read.

BILL NO. 682__                                    ORDINANCE NO.  682__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL, MISSOURI AUTHORIZING THE SALE  OF CERTAIN  REAL ESTATE  OWNED BY THE CITY OF CAMPBELL TO LYMAN D. RICE AND SANDY L. RICE FOR THE SUM OF $2,500.00.

______________________________________________________________________

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Campbell, Missouri have found and determined that in order to provide for the good and proper operation of said City  an Ordinance authorizing the sale of certain real estate owned by the City of Campbell should  be and is by this Ordinance adopted and placed into effect.

1.  The City of Campbell owns the following described real estate:

Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 14, Original Plat to the City of Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri.

(Parcel No. 08-02.1-03-001-31-003.000.000)

2.  It is in the public’s interest that the City of Campbell sell the property.

IT IS NOW ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE  CITY OF CAMPBELL, MISSOURI, TO-WIT:

Section 1.  The Mayor and Clerk are authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary, including the Warranty Deed, to complete the sale of the above described real estate  to Lyman D. Rice and Sandy L. Rice for the sum of $2,000.00.

Section 2.  Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.  All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.

Section 3.  This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and adoption.

Read the first time, passed and approved this 12^th day of October, 2009.

Read the second time, passed and approved this 12^th day of October, 2009.

________________________________________

Raymond A. Gunter - Mayor

Attest:

_______________________________

Randall Baker - City Clerk

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley that the Bill be placed upon a second reading.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley that the Bill pass and become Ordinance Number 682.  Motion carried unanimously.

Halloween parade

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley allocating $500.00 for prize money for the annual Halloween parade.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley allocating a maximum of $500.00 for prize money for the Halloween parade which will be sponsored by the City and organized by the fire department with the understanding that no fire department personnel nor family members of fire department personnel are eligible for the prize money.  Motion carried unanimously.  It is also noted that at least four hundred dollars of the money is to be used for prize money and no more than $100.00 is to be used for candy to be thrown out during the parade.  By Friday, October 23rd the Council wants a list of the categories and the amount of prize money that will be awarded in each category of the parade entries and a list of the judges so this information can be announced in the newspaper in the October 28^th edition.  Judges for the parade should not be members of the fire department nor family members nor in-laws of the fire department.  Prize winners are to be announced that evening immediately after the end of the parade and a list of the prize winners is to be available for the newspaper the next day.

Humane Officer

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Allen to hire a humane officer at the rate of $350.00 per month.  Motion carried unanimously.

Transfer of funds

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Allen

to transfer $225,000.00 from the electric fund and $62,000.00 from the Water Fund into the General Fund in the amount of $195,000.00 and in into the Wastewater Fund in the amount of $92,000.00 retroactive to June 30, 2009 to cover the excess of expenditures over revenues in those funds for the July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 fiscal year.  Motion carried unanimously.

Closed Session

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to go into closed session to discuss matters as allowed under section 610.021, RSMo and those matters only.  A roll call vote was taken with Alderman Barnett voting yes, Alderman Barkley voting yes, Alderman Grubbs voting yes and Alderman Allen voting yes.

After returning to open session the minutes reflect that personnel matters were discussed.

David Dillard increase in pay

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Allen approving an increase in pay for police officer David Dillard in the amount of $1.00 per hour.  Motion carried unanimously.

Pitts, Cunningham approved as volunteer firemen

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Grubbs approving the Mayor’s appointments of Kevin Pitts and Dustin Cunningham on the fire department.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to adjourn.  Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes of Special Session

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in special session on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman Gary Grubbs     Alderman William Allen

Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.    Alderman Paul Barkley

Deputy City Clerk Kay Vinson was present and performed the duties of the City Clerk.

The Mayor called the session to order and requested a roll call.

The mayor informed board members that the meeting was for discussion,

that no action would be taken at the meeting.

He spoke of the bid proposals of both Pemiscott-Dunklin Electric Cooperative and Ozark Border Electric Cooperative presented to the City earlier in the year. He stated that he will prepare the board a comparison of the two offers for the Board’s review.

The mayor then stated that the contract with pemiscott-dunklin ran out in July and that the board needs to look at the two bid proposals again and  choose one. The past board had chosen the Pemiscott-Dunklin proposal but this current board will have to choose one now.

Various facts were given by the mayor regarding earnings over the next

twenty years on the extra money that Pemiscott-Dunklin offered in their bid.  The mayor projected that with Ozark Border it would take over 31 years to make up the quarter a million dollars additional that  Pemiscott-Dunklin offered.

After the community letter came out and the mayor appeared on the news

Ozark border called and wants to talk to the city again about their earlier bid.  The mayor understood that Ozark Border does not plan to increase the amount of their offer.

Earlier in the year when the original bids came in, the city contacted Ozark Border to see if they would be submitting another offer but the City’s consultant was told no, that Ozark Border would go no higher and that the bid the City had was Ozark Border’s final offer.

Regarding the territorial agreement, Ozark Border has dragged their feet since May.  The city’s attorneys in Washington think that since the city wasn’t involved directly as a party to the agreement it wouldn’t be binding.  The Mayor and Board agreed on a special session for Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm to have a conference call with the attorneys on the electric system sale information with the agenda to be posted in the  city hall on 10-23-09 before 1:00 p.m. (Note:  The meeting was cancelled).

Alderman Grubbs stated that he was looking at the situation as an alderman, citizen and business owner and asked what the speediest way  would be to complete the sale.   If they chose not to go with Pemiscott-Dunklin would there have to be another election in April?

It looks like it would be summer if the city decides to go with Ozark Border.

The mayor stated that the Missouri Public Service Commissioner called him after his tv appearance and asked if the paper work had been filed with them.  The mayor told him no, that the attorneys were working on it, but that Ozark Border was keeping it held up.  The commissioner said that they wanted the paper work as soon as possible.

The Mayor stated that attorneys Gary Newell in Washington, D.C. and Steve Wild in St. Louis of the law firm of Thompson and Coburn were the ones who looked over everything and found that we have no contract with Pemiscott-Dunklin.  That is the reason these four board members will have to look at everything and make a decision.

Alderman Barkley stated that people were asking why the city sold the generators before the electric was sold.  The Mayor responded that the City’s consultants had said that the city would have to junk the generators due to all the new federal regulations but fortunately the city found someone who exports generators to other countries who was interested in purchasing the generators.  The man offered $415,000 for the generators and needed them by a certain date.  The city went with the opportunity to sell rather than junk out the generators.  The agreement for the sale of the generators was made to coincide with Pemiscott-Dunklin’s take over of the distribution system. The city has received payment for the generators.

After discussion the Mayor stated that he would check to see if a January election is possible.

It was stated again that Ozark Border is not willing to raise their offer that they stand by their previous offer.

The Mayor will have copies of all financial information regarding the Pemiscott-Dunklin and Ozark Border offers for comparison at the Saturday session and board members can look over the paper work and come back Monday evening and make a decision.  (Monday evening session set for 5:30 pm  with agenda posted on 10-23-09 before 1:00 p.m.  Note:  meeting was cancelled).

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Barnett to adjourn.  Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes of Regular Session

Monday, October 12, 2009

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Monday, October 12, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman Gary Grubbs     Alderman William Allen

Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.    Alderman Paul Barkley

City Clerk Randall Baker was present and performed the duties of his office.

City Attorney Mike Mowrer was present as legal counsel for the City.

The Mayor called the session to order and requested a roll call.

Approval of minutes

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2009 regular session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2009 closed session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2009 special session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the October 1, 2009 closed session.  Motion carried unanimously.

Payment of bills

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley to allow the monthly bills.  Motion carried unanimously.

The following bill was then introduced and read.

BILL NO. 682__                                    ORDINANCE NO.  682__

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL, MISSOURI AUTHORIZING THE SALE  OF CERTAIN  REAL ESTATE  OWNED BY THE CITY OF CAMPBELL TO LYMAN D. RICE AND SANDY L. RICE FOR THE SUM OF $2,500.00.

______________________________________________________________________

WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Campbell, Missouri have found and determined that in order to provide for the good and proper operation of said City  an Ordinance authorizing the sale of certain real estate owned by the City of Campbell should  be and is by this Ordinance adopted and placed into effect.

1.  The City of Campbell owns the following described real estate:

Lots 1, 2 and 3, Block 14, Original Plat to the City of Campbell, Dunklin County, Missouri.

(Parcel No. 08-02.1-03-001-31-003.000.000)

2.  It is in the public’s interest that the City of Campbell sell the property.

IT IS NOW ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE  CITY OF CAMPBELL, MISSOURI, TO-WIT:

Section 1.  The Mayor and Clerk are authorized and directed to execute any and all documents necessary, including the Warranty Deed, to complete the sale of the above described real estate  to Lyman D. Rice and Sandy L. Rice for the sum of $2,000.00.

Section 2.  Conflicting Ordinances Repealed.  All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.

Section 3.  This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and adoption.

Read the first time, passed and approved this 12^th day of October, 2009.

Read the second time, passed and approved this 12^th day of October, 2009.

________________________________________

Raymond A. Gunter - Mayor

Attest:

_______________________________

Randall Baker - City Clerk

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley that the Bill be placed upon a second reading.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley that the Bill pass and become Ordinance Number 682.  Motion carried unanimously.

Halloween parade

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley allocating $500.00 for prize money for the annual Halloween parade.  Motion carried unanimously.

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley allocating a maximum of $500.00 for prize money for the Halloween parade which will be sponsored by the City and organized by the fire department with the understanding that no fire department personnel nor family members of fire department personnel are eligible for the prize money.  Motion carried unanimously.  It is also noted that at least four hundred dollars of the money is to be used for prize money and no more than $100.00 is to be used for candy to be thrown out during the parade.  By Friday, October 23rd the Council wants a list of the categories and the amount of prize money that will be awarded in each category of the parade entries and a list of the judges so this information can be announced in the newspaper in the October 28^th edition.  Judges for the parade should not be members of the fire department nor family members nor in-laws of the fire department.  Prize winners are to be announced that evening immediately after the end of the parade and a list of the prize winners is to be available for the newspaper the next day.

Humane Officer

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Allen to hire a humane officer at the rate of $350.00 per month.  Motion carried unanimously.

Transfer of funds

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Allen

to transfer $225,000.00 from the electric fund and $62,000.00 from the Water Fund into the General Fund in the amount of $195,000.00 and in into the Wastewater Fund in the amount of $92,000.00 retroactive to June 30, 2009 to cover the excess of expenditures over revenues in those funds for the July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009 fiscal year.  Motion carried unanimously.

Closed Session

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to go into closed session to discuss matters as allowed under section 610.021, RSMo and those matters only.  A roll call vote was taken with Alderman Barnett voting yes, Alderman Barkley voting yes, Alderman Grubbs voting yes and Alderman Allen voting yes.

After returning to open session the minutes reflect that personnel matters were discussed.

David Dillard increase in pay

Motion was made by Alderman Grubbs and seconded by Alderman Allen approving an increase in pay for police officer David Dillard in the amount of $1.00 per hour.  Motion carried unanimously.

Pitts, Cunningham approved as volunteer firemen

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Grubbs approving the Mayor’s appointments of Kevin Pitts and Dustin Cunningham on the fire department.  Motion carried unanimously.

Adjournment

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to adjourn.  Motion carried unanimously.

Minutes of Special Session

Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in special session on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman Gary Grubbs     Alderman William Allen

Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.    Alderman Paul Barkley

Deputy City Clerk Kay Vinson was present and performed the duties of the City Clerk.

The Mayor called the session to order and requested a roll call.

The mayor informed board members that the meeting was for discussion,

that no action would be taken at the meeting.

He spoke of the bid proposals of both Pemiscott-Dunklin Electric Cooperative and Ozark Border Electric Cooperative presented to the City earlier in the year. He stated that he will prepare the board a comparison of the two offers for the Board’s review.

The mayor then stated that the contract with pemiscott-dunklin ran out in July and that the board needs to look at the two bid proposals again and  choose one. The past board had chosen the Pemiscott-Dunklin proposal but this current board will have to choose one now.

Various facts were given by the mayor regarding earnings over the next

twenty years on the extra money that Pemiscott-Dunklin offered in their bid.  The mayor projected that with Ozark Border it would take over 31 years to make up the quarter a million dollars additional that  Pemiscott-Dunklin offered.

After the community letter came out and the mayor appeared on the news

Ozark border called and wants to talk to the city again about their earlier bid.  The mayor understood that Ozark Border does not plan to increase the amount of their offer.

Earlier in the year when the original bids came in, the city contacted Ozark Border to see if they would be submitting another offer but the City’s consultant was told no, that Ozark Border would go no higher and that the bid the City had was Ozark Border’s final offer.

Regarding the territorial agreement, Ozark Border has dragged their feet since May.  The city’s attorneys in Washington think that since the city wasn’t involved directly as a party to the agreement it wouldn’t be binding.  The Mayor and Board agreed on a special session for Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 1:00 pm to have a conference call with the attorneys on the electric system sale information with the agenda to be posted in the  city hall on 10-23-09 before 1:00 p.m. (Note:  The meeting was cancelled).

Alderman Grubbs stated that he was looking at the situation as an alderman, citizen and business owner and asked what the speediest way  would be to complete the sale.   If they chose not to go with Pemiscott-Dunklin would there have to be another election in April?

It looks like it would be summer if the city decides to go with Ozark Border.

The mayor stated that the Missouri Public Service Commissioner called him after his tv appearance and asked if the paper work had been filed with them.  The mayor told him no, that the attorneys were working on it, but that Ozark Border was keeping it held up.  The commissioner said that they wanted the paper work as soon as possible.

The Mayor stated that attorneys Gary Newell in Washington, D.C. and Steve Wild in St. Louis of the law firm of Thompson and Coburn were the ones who looked over everything and found that we have no contract with Pemiscott-Dunklin.  That is the reason these four board members will have to look at everything and make a decision.

Alderman Barkley stated that people were asking why the city sold the generators before the electric was sold.  The Mayor responded that the City’s consultants had said that the city would have to junk the generators due to all the new federal regulations but fortunately the city found someone who exports generators to other countries who was interested in purchasing the generators.  The man offered $415,000 for the generators and needed them by a certain date.  The city went with the opportunity to sell rather than junk out the generators.  The agreement for the sale of the generators was made to coincide with Pemiscott-Dunklin’s take over of the distribution system. The city has received payment for the generators.

After discussion the Mayor stated that he would check to see if a January election is possible.

It was stated again that Ozark Border is not willing to raise their offer that they stand by their previous offer.

The Mayor will have copies of all financial information regarding the Pemiscott-Dunklin and Ozark Border offers for comparison at the Saturday session and board members can look over the paper work and come back Monday evening and make a decision.  (Monday evening session set for 5:30 pm  with agenda posted on 10-23-09 before 1:00 p.m.  Note:  meeting was cancelled).

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Barnett to adjourn.  Motion carried unanimously.