Minutes of Regular Session

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

 

The Mayor and Board of Aldermen met in regular session on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall with the following members present:

 

Mayor Raymond Gunter

Alderman William Allen     Alderman Eddie Barnett, Jr.

Alderman Paul Barkley

 

Alderman Gary Grubbs was absent due to illness.

 

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 Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the minutes of the September 12, 2010 regular session.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Barnett to approve the minutes of the September 13, 2010 closed session.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Payment of bills

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

 

The following Bill was then introduced and read.

 

BILL NUMBER 689                               ORDINANCE NUMBER 689

 

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL, MISSOURI TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF ANY FINE TO BE ASSESSED IN CASES FILED IN THE MUNICIPAL COURT; PROVIDING FOR REPEAL OF ALL CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

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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 governmental operation of said City and to promote the general health, welfare and well-being of the inhabitants of this City, an Ordinance increasing the minimum amount of any fine to be assessed in cases filed in the Municipal Court should be and is by this Ordinance adopted and placed into effect.

 

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

 

Section 1.  That the minimum amount of any fine to be assessed in cases filed in the Municipal Court shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00) plus costs.

 

Section 2.  This Ordinance shall not in any manner affect the provisions of Section 2. Punishment. of Ordinance No. 600.

 

Section 3.  That all Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.

 

Section 4.  That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval and adoption.

 

Read the first time, passed and approved this 12th day of October, 2010.

 

Read the second time, passed and approved this 12th day of October, 2010.

 

 

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Raymond A. Gunter, Mayor

Attest:

 

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Randall Baker, City Clerk

 

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Allen 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 689.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Halloween Resolution

The following Resolution was read.

 

RESOLUTION

2010-10-12-01

 

     WHEREAS, the Board of Aldermen for the City of Campbell, Missouri, has determined that in order to provide for the good and proper operation of this City and in order to promote the general health, welfare and well-being of the inhabitants of this City, and;

 

     WHEREAS, Halloween, October 31, 2010 falls on Sunday and;

 

     WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Campbell to make Halloween as safe and pleasurable as possible for the citizens of the City of Campbell, Missouri;

 

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Campbell, Missouri that the annual Halloween parade and all lawful activities associated with the observance of Halloween be conducted on Saturday, October 30, 2010 within the city limits of the City of Campbell, Missouri instead of on Sunday, October 31, 2010 and that no activities typically associated with the observance of Halloween will be allowed nor permitted on Sunday, October 31, 2010.

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that “trick or treating” within the city limits of the City of Campbell, Missouri will be permitted between the hours of 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 30, 2010.

 

     ADOPTED this 12th day of October, 2010.

 

 

                                                                          

                                 

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                                  Raymond A. Gunter, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

 

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Randall Baker, City Clerk

 

Halloween parade

The Board allocated a maximum of $500.00 for prize money for the Halloween parade which will be sponsored 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.  It is also noted that four hundred dollars of the money is to be used for prize money and $100.00 is to be used for candy to be thrown out during the parade.  By Friday, October 22nd  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 27th 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.

 

Property 512 Central

At the September meeting Mr. Richard Hall had submitted a bid for the property at 512 Central.  At that time Alderman Barnett related that since the last Council meeting he had spoken to the adjacent property owners and they were not interested in purchasing the property.  The City Clerk reported that another interest in the property had been indicated.  At that meeting motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Barnett that Richard Hall’s bid for the property at 512 Central be accepted on Friday, September 17, 2010 whatever the bid offer is if the other interest in the property is no longer interested.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

The City Clerk reported the other interest in the property made no offer.

 

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barnett to accept the bid from Richard Hall in the amount of $1,000.00 for the property at 512 Central.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Steve Beltz full-time employee

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to approve Steve Beltz as a full-time employee.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Steve Beltz on Volunteer Fire Department

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Barkley to approve the Mayor’s appointment of Steve Beltz to the volunteer fire department.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Steve Beltz as standby fireman

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to approve Steve Beltz as the second stand-by fireman at the fire station on the evenings that Randy Meadows is off stand-by duty.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Ambulance Bay Extended

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley approving remodeling at the fire station to extend the bay to accommodate the length of the new ambulance.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Bids to sell old tanker truck

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to solicit bids for the sale of the old tanker truck.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Sealcoating

Bids for seal coating were opened and read as follows:

 

Powers Seal Coat, $3,800.00 for the community building parking lot, $350.00 for the welcome center parking area, $1,269.00 for the tennis court and $1,026.00 for the walking trail; Rocky Top, $4,300.00 for the community building parking lot, $850.00 for the walking trail and $1,863.00 for the tennis court; B & K Asphalt, $3,300.00 for the community building, $1,786.00 for the tennis court.

 

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Allen to accept the bid from Powers Seal Coat in the total amount of $6445.00 for seal coating the community building parking lot, welcome center parking area, tennis court and walking trail.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Scott Pharmacy economic development committment

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen approving payment of $7,500.00 toward the improvement of the parking area and drive-thru area behind Scott Family Pharmacy which was part of an economic development commitment at the time of the construction of the new pharmacy.  Motion carried with two yes and with Alderman Barnett abstaining.

 

Water Wells Pumps

Motion was made by Alderman Allen and seconded by Alderman Barkley approving the repair of the pumps for the water wells at an estimated cost of $14,324.00.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Polsgrove petition for annexation

A petition from Floyd and Peggy Polsgrove to annex their property to the city limits was received by the Council.  The Council is agreeable to the annexation and directed that a public hearing be set on the matter as required by state statute.

 

Transfer of funds

Motion was made by Alderman Barkley and seconded by Alderman Allen to transfer $25,000.00 from the General Fund to the Wastewater Fund retroactive to June 30, 2010 to cover the excess of expenditures over revenues in that fund for the July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 fiscal year.  Motion carried unanimously.

 

Closed Session

Motion was made by Alderman Barnett and seconded by Alderman Allen 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, and Allen voting yes.

 

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

 

Adjournment

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

 

 

                                   

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                               Raymond Gunter, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

 

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Randall Baker, City Clerk