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June 2, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night June 2, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley, Alice Kezar and Roger Coe. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Tax Collector Dawn Bunch, Officer Adam Miller and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Carol Coe, Leann Cooper, Vickie Fields, Leslie Franks, Cheyanne and Shawn Adams, Lois Kolb and Rita Greene from the McDonald County News.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on May 19, 2015.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on May 19, 2015. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar and Coe voted aye with Ald. Wilson abstaining.

The Mayor acknowledged Fred Sexson to discuss averaging his June water Bill. Mr. Sexson stated he had not realized he had a leak until he was left a leak notice on his door, since receiving it he had found the leak and repaired it.  He asked the Board to average his bill. Ald. Kohley moved to approve averaging Mr. Sexson’s water bill at $88.58. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kohley, Wilson, Kezar and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

The Mayor acknowledged Leslie Franks to discuss the Don Kramburg Properties. Ms. Franks noted that they had done a lot or repair to the one trailer, however the estimation to complete the repairs was around $25,000.00. She noted that Don Kramburg’s siblings are the actual heirs of his estate. She said they would keep up the yard and stuff, but she was not sure what their intentions were on completing the repairs to the trailer.

Ald. Wilson asked about the old trailer on Russell Street. He stated that the board was concerned about that trailer too. He said that they felt that trailer was beyond repair and needed to be removed from the property. Ms. Franks stated that she thought her grandmother intended to repair it also. Ms. Franks stated that she would get with her great uncle and grandmother to see what their plans are. She said her grandmother is looking into getting a new mower. The Board agreed that since Mr. Kramburg’s siblings are the heirs they should be talking with them not Ms. Franks. The Board asked the Clerk to send Lester Kramburg a letter asking him to attend the next meeting.

The Mayor stated that Mr. Reardon was not present to discuss the water bill at the car lot.

The Mayor acknowledged Shawn Adams who was present to ask the Board to average their water bill. He stated that he had repaired the leak and would like to know if the Board would average their bill. Ald. Kohley moved to approve averaging their water bill at $124.51.  Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Wilson and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed filling the Tax Collectors position. The Mayor noted that no one has applied. He suggested keeping the information on the City’s web site and discussing it at the next meeting.

The Board acknowledged Brook Henson who was present to ask the Board to agree to extend the existing contract with him. The Board has renewed his contract in the past for a three year period. He stated that there would be no changes to the cost of $9.50 for each residential pickup. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the Mayors signing a new three year contract with Henson Trash Service.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Coe and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the following old business:

                               1. It was noted that the City’s Facebook page is up and running. The address is Facebook.com/goodmanmo. It was noted that there is a link to the Facebook page on the City’s web page www.goodmanmo.net.

The Board discussed the following new business:

                                    1.  The Mayor acknowledged Leann Cooper who voiced a concern about when there were no City of Goodman police officers on duty. She said she knew that you could still contact 911 and they would send out a McDonald County officer; however she understood that those officers could not enforce city ordinances, like dogs running at large, violations on the fireworks ordinance, etc. She asked the Board if there was anything they could do to make it so the county officers could respond to city ordinances.  Chief Drake stated that the County Officers could issue violations for peace disturbance, however the County Officers have a huge area to cover and they are going to prioritize the calls received by 911.  He stated that they do that for County calls too. Ms. Cooper said that she had a message left on her phone from 911 that said the county officers would not be able to do anything for her. She suggested that they be instructed to explain why they can’t do anything about enforcing City Ordinances. Chief Drake stated that they are very limited in resources as the City is. He said that dogs barking, fireworks etc. do not have precedence over graver violations. Curt stated that he did really appreciate all that the County does, and he had asked for them to at least take a complaint or explain that they can file a complaint with the City Hall. The Mayor stated that it would have been nice if 911 had explained better. Chief Drake stated that the Sheriff had said he would ask his guys to explain why they can’t respond to take complaints and make the suggestion that the person file a complaint through City Hall or wait for the Goodman Officers to be back on duty.

                             Ms. Cooper also stated that she had a concern about the places in town that seem to have a lot of traffic and wondered if they could be drug related and was anything being done about it. Chief Drake stated that there is only one officer at this time in the drug task force. He said that there have been talks lately about combining the drug task force teams with other counties.  Ms. Cooper said that she is very concerned with the drugs in the community and has wondered why the County is not working drug enforcement. Chief Drake stated that when the drug task force is reorganized he felt that they will be able to accomplish more.

Ald. Wilson stated that even though the officers might know who the drug dealers are, they have their facts and evidence in order or it gets dropped by the Judicial Branch.

The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake- reported that the Crown Vic is out of service because of the power steering and now the Expedition is having trouble with the power steering. He stated that Clint Walker has said he could fix the Expedition with parts and labor costing $788.66. He asked if the Board would approve the cost. He also noted that Clint thought that the Crown Vic could be fixed for around $200.00.

Ald. Wilson moved to approve getting the Expedition repaired for $788.66 for parts and labor Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Coe and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.  The Board agreed to let the Mayor approve the $200.00 to fix the Crown Vic.

Denis Kolb- stated that he appreciated Adam Miller, David and Paula for helping with the assessment of flooding during the last rains.

David Brodie- was not present due to illness, however copies of the annual CCR report were placed in the Boards packets.

Paula Brodie – noted that she had placed in the Boards packets information from her last City Clerk’s meeting, information from the Missouri Legislative wrap-up and the latest Newsletter from MOPERM.

                     – she noted that she had received the McDonald County Chamber of Commerce bill in the amount of $180.00. She asked if the Board wanted to join again this year. The Mayor stated that being a member does link the City with the County, which he thought was a good thing. Ald. Kohley moved to approve joining the Chamber again this year. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Wilson, Kohley, Kezar and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $17,104.34.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $17,104.34.  Ald. Coe seconded. Ald. Kezar, Coe, Kohley and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Coe seconded.  Ald. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Wilson and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.                                                                                                

May 19, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night May 19, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Alice Kezar, Keith Kohley and Roger Coe. Also present were Chief of Police Curt Drake, Officer Adam Miller, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Lois Kolb and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Press. Calvin Wilson was not present due to illness.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on May 05, 2015.  Ald. Kohley moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on May 05, 2015. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

The Mayor noted that Ms. Leslie Franks was not present to discuss the Don Kramburg Properties. The Clerk noted that Ms. Franks letter came back not forward able. Ald. Kohley stated that one of her neighbors Mike Davis had been helping her family work on the lot. Chief Drake was asked to go by and talk with Mr. Davis about if he knew how to get in touch with her.

The Board discussed filling the Tax Collectors position. The Clerk noted that the City had not received any letters of interests from anyone. The Clerk noted that she had put in the Boards packets copies of the letter from the Mayor to McDonald County Collector Jennifer Weber regarding the Cities request for her to continue collecting the City’s 3 year delinquent real property taxes, including the sale of the properties in August. The Board agreed to table further discussion regarding the hiring of a tax collector. They agreed to extend the time for people to turn a letter of interest in until then.

The Board discussed the following old business:

1. The Board discussed whether or not the Board wants to start a City of Goodman Facebook page. Ald. Kohley and Ald. Coe both stated that they would like to see the City start a Facebook page so that information can be given to the Citizens every day. The Mayor stated that Facebook and Twitter are what everyone is into now. The Clerk asked that the Board make Karla McNorton the administrator of the Facebook page and that she with the Mayors approval would be the only one from the City Board that would place entries on the Facebook page for the City Ald. Kohley moved to make Karla McNorton the administrator for the City’s Facebook page. Ald. Coe seconded. Ald. Coe, Ald. Kohley and Ald. Kezar voted aye with 0 nays. The Board agreed that they would look into adding new policies to the City’s Employees handbook regarding Social Media, Computers, etc. The Mayor stated it would be good to address the complete handbook and make all the changes at one time. The Board agreed and decided to work on the procedures during the summer months.

   The Board discussed the following new business:

   Ald. Kohley stated the street light in front of the Police Station needs to be replaced or repaired by Empire. Chief Drake is to get the pole number and then the City Hall will report it to Empire. Ald. Kohley asked if the thermostat that is in the Police station could be moved into the Emergency Management Department as they cannot control it when they are in the building working a weather event. The Board agreed that it would probably not be difficult and Chief Drake stated he would contact someone to look at it. Ald. Kohley also stated that the brush on the corner of Mike Davis’s property was causing a traffic hazard for people going around the corner on Douglas Street. Chief Drake said he would talk with him about it when he talks with him about getting an address for the people responsible for the Kramburg residence.

   The Mayor noted that the Board had received an invitation to the McDonald County Historical Society’s open house on Thursday May 21first from 5:00PM to 7:00PM. He thought if anyone wanted to attend they would be welcomed.

   The Department heads gave the following reports:

   Curt Drake-told the Board that Carrie Ruby’s Children had given the Police Dept. cookies and a thank you card for the work the officers do. He noted that they really appreciated the gesture.  

                    -gave the Board the reports from the past couple of months.

   Denis Kolb- asked is one of the Generators that were in the City Hall garage could be stored and used by the Emergency Management Department. He stated that they would be responsible for running and maintaining it. The Mayor stated that they would talk with David about where each generator goes. The Clerk noted that there was one designated for the Police Department. It was agreed when David got back from vacation they would get with him.

   David Brodie- not present.

   Paula Brodie – note USDA Rural Development meeting May 28, 2015.

                         – noted that the City Hall will be closed Monday the 25^th in observance of Memorial Day. She stated that because of Memorial Day the water shut offs will be on Tuesday.            

                         – The Clerk noted that Brad Lett reported that the Empire District cleanup crew is not going to do anything to the light on Russell Street until the crew come in that does that work.  She noted that she had to get back with Brad because he had talked about having the pole replaced.

                          -noted that the State House and Senate approved Senate Bill 5, which will make significant impact on the Municipal Court and traffic enforcement. It was noted that the cap for fine and costs was lowered from $500.00 to $300.00. It was also noted that the City Prosecutors will not be able to be file charges for Failure to appear, which limits the amounts of warrants that can be issued.

   The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $41,197.82.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $41,197.82.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

   Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Coe seconded.  Ald. Kohley, Kezar and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

    

May 5, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night May 5, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley and Roger Coe. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Lois Kolb, Carol Coe, Kevin Keeney and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Press. Ald. Kezar was not present.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on April 21, 2015.  Ald. Wilson noted that he had been included with the motion appointing check signers. It was noted that the motion should have read Ald. Kohley moved to approve Ald. Coe, Kezar and Mayor Richmond as check signers. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on April 21, 2015 with the so noted correction. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Wilson and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the minutes from the special meeting on April 28, 2015.  Ald. Kohley moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on April 28, 2015. Ald. Coe seconded. Ald. Coe, Kohley and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Mayor noted that Lee Anne Cooper who was next on the agenda was not present.

The Board discussed the following old business:

1. The Mayor noted that Dawn Davidson had resigned her position as Tax Collector. He noted that the Board had met on April 28^th to discuss filling the position and voted to run an advertisement to replace her. He noted that the Board could appoint someone to fill the position until the next regular election. The person must be a registered voter of the City and must have lived in the City for a period of one year and not be in arrears of any taxes. Anyone interested should have a letter of interest turned into the Goodman City Hall by 4:00PM on May 19, 2015. Ald. Wilson noted that the person should be able to be bonded and pass a background check.
2. Ald. Kohley noted that the Don Kramburg property still needs a lot of work on it.  He noted that he has been mowing it but he would not being mowing it anymore. The Board discussed the need for the trailer on Douglas Street that is on the Kramburg property needs to be condemned and either taken down or removed.  The Mayor asked if it was a separate property or was it on the Don Kramburg property.  David noted that it did have its own water meter. The Board asked the Clerk to write a letter asking Mr. Kramburg’s family to come to the next meeting to let them know what their intentions were regarding the finishing of the cleanup and the removal of the trailer on Douglas. The Clerk is to look at the past minutes to see when they had attended a meeting to give the Board an update on their progress.

The Mayor acknowledged Kevin Keeney who stated that he lives on Russell Street. He brought pictures of a light that is blocked by brush that keeps it from being effective. It was noted that the City Hall had contacted Empire District twice and thought that the problem had been taken care off. David is to contact Brad Lett. Mr. Keeney also noted that Shannon Gravette’s property needs to be mowed and the brush cleaned up. The Clerk noted that she had written her a letter giving her until April 30, 2015. She stated that Curt had reported that she had not complied so he had instructed Officer Miller to issue her a ticket. The Board discussed several properties around town that have building that need to see if condemnation procedures should be started on them. The Board also discussed properties that need to be mowed and David stated that 215 E Garner and 105 E. Garner needed to be added to the list. The Clerk gave the Board a list of those properties that Curt had said needed to be mowed. She stated that she had talked with the Judge and that he had agreed that those people who had been warned in the past knew the City’s Code on keeping their properties mowed and they should be ticketed and not be given another warning.  

The Board discussed the following new business:

The Clerk noted that McDonald County is now selling subscriptions to their GPS mapping site. She noted that they used the site all the time and would like the Boards permission to approve her to sign the City up for a membership. She noted that the cost is $100.00 per year. The Board agreed to have her sign up the City.

The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake-not present

Denis Kolb- had nothing

David Brodie-noted that the mower is here and works goods, the sewer line on South School Street is fixed and working and he has ordered 10 tons of asphalt for street repair. David also noted that the Park on Barlow Street has been vandalized again. He stated the kids are scraping the rubberized coating off of the tables. Ald. Kohley stated that County had responded to the park because of a complaint of the older kids’ use of foul language. The Board discussed putting up camera’s and other ways to control the vandalism in the park.

Paula Brodie – Discuss whether or not the Board wants to open a Facebook page to get more information out to the Citizens. She noted that she had given the Board information regarding setting up a policy regarding emails and responses to the Facebook page once it is set up. The Board agreed to look at paper work and discuss it at the next meeting.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $15,847.39.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $15,847.39.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Wilson and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Coe seconded.  Ald. Coe, Kohley and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

 

April 28, 2015

Special Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a Special meeting on Tuesday night April 28, 2015 at 6:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley, Roger Coe and Alice Kezar. Also present was City Clerk Paula Brodie and Officer Adam Miller. 

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 6:00PM.

The Mayor read the letter of resignation from Tax Collector Dawn Davidson. Ald. Kohley moved to accept the letter of Resignation. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Wilson and Coe voted aye with 0 nays.  It was noted that Dawn Davidson had returned her keys and combination to the safe.

The Board discussed how to go about filling the Tax Collector’s position. The Mayor noted that the position would be for 1 year until the next general election in April of 2016 and then the position would be open for a 1 year term. Ald. Wilson asked if the Board was required to put a notice in the paper. The Mayor stated that they were not required to put the open position in the paper but they probably should as no one else had shown an interest to run for the position. It was decided that the Clerk would put an advertisement in the McDonald County Paper and the Neosho Daily News.  The Board agreed that those interested needed to have filed with the City Hall by 4:00PM on May 19^th, 2015. They will then hold a special meeting to go over the applications and interview.

The Board agreed that the Clerk should write up a list of what the job entails.

Ald. Wilson moved to adjourn. Ald. Kohley seconded.  Ald. Kohley, Coe, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

 

April7, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night April 7, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley, Bill Hess and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Chief of Police Curt Drake, Tax Collector Dawn Bunch and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Lois Kolb, Roger and Carol Coe, Leroy Coe, J.R. Fisher, Jesse James, John Johnson, Mr. Woodard, Nick Smith, Jim Harris, Adam Miller and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Dispatch.  

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on March 17, 2015.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on March 17, 2015. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar and Wilson and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

Citizens business:

                             1. The Mayor acknowledged James Harris to discuss averaging his water bill. David noted that Mr. Harris had a leak but has fixed it. Ald. Wilson moved to average Mr. Harris’s water and sewer bill.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Wilson and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

                             2. The Mayor acknowledged Mr. Woodard who was present to speak for Bud Terrell regarding a request to vary the City’s trailer ordinance to allow him to put in a modular home at 198 E Garner. David reported that Mr. Terrell’s property runs 150 by 400 feet.  He stated that part of the property is in the City Limits and some is not, however he is going to place the home at the front of the property which is the part that is in the City Limits. David also reported that Mr. Terrell will run a main sewer line in case he wants to place other homes on his property. Each home would be connected directly to the new sewer line and hooked into the City’s Main by crossing the street one time. Ald. Wilson moved to approve a variance and allow Mr. Terrell to install a modular home at 198 E. Garner.  Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kezar, Hess, Wilson and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the following old business:                                          

                                    1. The Mayor asked about the block building at the ballpark. David stated that the roof was falling in on it and that he and David could tear it down.

The Board discussed the following new business:

                                      1. The Board discussed having Mike Williams do the mowing again this year. The Clerk noted that he had asked for an increase of $10.00 per mowing. Ald. Wilson moved to hire Mike Williams to do the 2015 mowing with a $10.00 increase. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

                          2. The Mayor read a letter of resignation from Officer Bill Cagle. He asked the Board to allow him to work part time. Chief Drake stated that Bill would work with Zack in covering the part time hours. He also noted that Bill offered to still work on the grant applications for the Police Department. Ald. Kohley moved to accept Bill Cagle’s resignation as a full time officer and leave him on as a part time officer.  Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Kohley, Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

 

 The Mayor noted that the Board would need to fill the open fulltime position. Chief Drake noted that the Board had agreed to give a reserve position to Adam Miller. He stated he believed the Board all except Alice had met Mr. Miller. He asked the Board to consider hiring Adam Miller to fill Bill Cagle’s position. He noted that Adam had been riding with him for over a week and he felt that he would be a good replacement. The Board discussed replacing Bill Cagle with Adam Miller. Chief Drake noted that if they hire him he will work the same hours as Officer Cagle did. Ald. Kohley moved to hire Adam Scott Miller. Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Hess, Wilson, Kohley and Kezar voted aye with 0 nays. The Board discussed what Mr. Millers wages should be. Chief Drake stated that they had started Officer Cagle at $10.00 and given him a $.50 cent raise after he passes his probationary period of 90 days.

            Ald. Wilson moved to pay Adam Miller $10.00 an hour and give him an increase of $.50 cents after 90 days. Ald. Kezar seconded.  Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Chief Drake asked the Board if they would be willing to pay Adam for his hours on Monday May 6^th, 2015 as he actually worked that day. The Board agreed to go back and pay him for those hours he worked on Monday.

                         3. The Board discussed who will attend the Annual Region M Solid Waste Management meeting on April 8, 2015.The Board asked the Clerk to attend and represent the City.

            Ald. Hess stated that he was concerned that the books would show Adam was paid prior to him being hired. He asked if they should make Adam’s hire date retroactive to May 6, 2015. The Board agreed.  Ald. Wilson moved to make Adam Millers official hire date to May 6, 2015. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Hess and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.                                                                                               

   The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake-told the Board that he needed to purchase some ammunition and would get prices for the Board at the next meeting.

Denis Kolb-. Had nothing to report but Keith Kohley told the Board that the National Weather Chanel was saying already that there would be a major weather occurrence in the next few days.

David Brodie- discussed with the Board the purchase of a new city lawn mower. He noted that he had given the Board a list with several choices from 4 different places (copy attached to minutes). He noted that they were not commercial grade but they were heavy duty.  He told the Board that they were all zero turn mowers. He said that the Bad Boy mower was rated up to 3 acres on a daily basis. He stated that the 48” cut would work best. He said they have several narrow strips and smaller areas.  Need to consider the extra mowing that will be done at the ballpark. $3,000.00 was set aside in the budget. JR Fisher asked if David had looked at the Hustler at Lowes. Put a quart of oil in the snapper after mowing one time. Ald. Wilson stated that he kind off liked the Bad Boy himself. David stated he did only go to mower shops. Ald. Wilson said he would make the motion to allow David to purchase the Bad boy $4800.00 S & H Farm Store in Joplin. Ald. Kohley seconded. All agreed

Missouri Rural Water Association, the City is a member. He said they pay for everything to get help from the State Representative.  April 22^nd and April 23^rd.   Board agreed for him to go. Ald. Kezar moved to allow David to attend. Ald. Wilson seconded All Agreed

Dawn Bunch –Tax Collector reports in packets. She explained her reports that were in the Boards packets. Dawn stated that Dawn Davidson would be taking over as the new Tax Collector at the meeting on April 21^st so she had given the Board her final reports and a copy of the procedure’s she does to complete her job. She noted that Dawn Davidson had been in twice to learn about the job and she had given her a copy of the procedures. Dawn stated that she would turn her keys and all the tax books over to Paula to give to Dawn Davidson on 20^th of April.  Dawn noted that the Board had received a copy of a letter from Jennifer Weber regarding the County’s handing of the 3 year delinquent property taxes. She stated that she and Paula had discussed Jennifer’s letter and Duane had agreed that the City was handling the 3 year delinquent property taxes correctly and that the City was going to keep handling them as they had been. Duane had stated that Dawn Bunch was proceeding with the handling of the taxes per the Missouri State Statutes and therefore the City would keep handling them the way they had in the past.

Paula Brodie –made note that the City Audit will be May 21^st and 22^nd  and noted that Dawn Bunch had said she would be present for any questions from Nick Myers on her books..

                      -noted that the Rabies Clinic is April 18^th from 1:00PM to 2:00PM.

                      -note that Empire District Electric residential customers can drop off 10 automotive tires at the Joplin Recycling Center on Friday April 17, 2015.

The Board discussed signing a Memorandum of Understanding with Camp Crowder to do a Joint Land Use Study (JLUS). The Clerk noted that on October 7, 2014 the Board had discussed with Harry Rogers and Jason Ray from Harry S. Trumann Coordinating Council the possibility of joining with Camp Crowder on a Grant application with the Department of Defense. The Board was told at that time that the City would be able to receive grant funds from the DOD to draw up a Comprehensive Plan for the City of Goodman. They were told by Mr. Rogers that the grant would pay $31,500.00 with a City match of $3,500.00. The Board at that time gave Mr. Rogers a verbal agreement to participate in the grant Application. Mr. Rogers noted that the Board needed to have a Comprehensive Plan in place since the City has a Zoning Ordinance. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the Memorandum of Understanding and to allow the Mayor to sign the agreement that says that the City will pay $3500.00 for its Comprehensive Plan. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kezar, Hess, Kohley and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Mayor noted that he had been at a HSTTC meeting and met the New Director Jill Cornett and Jason Ray had talked with him about the need to do the next step on the JLUS plan.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $18,079.05.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $18,079.05.  Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kezar, Kohley, Wilson and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Wilson seconded.  Ald. Wilson, Kohley, Kezar and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

April 21, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night April 21, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley, Bill Hess and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Tax Collector Dawn Bunch, Officer Adam Miller and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Lois Kolb, Roger and Carol Coe, Leroy Coe, Jesse James and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Dispatch. Also present was Tax Collector Elect Dawn Davidson and Aldermen Elect Roger Coe.  

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on April 7, 2015.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on April 7, 2015. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the following old business.

       1.  There was no old business.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $38,336.00.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $38,336.00.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Clerk noted that under old business she needed to inform the Board that the McDonald County Tax Collector, Jennifer Weber had returned the 3 year real property delinquent tax statements back to the City, even though Dawn Bunch, Goodman Tax Collector  had told her that the City would not take them back. Dawn had informed her that under RSMo Statutes she was required to take and collect the delinquent real property taxes for the City.  The Clerk noted that she had the statements taken to City Attorney Duane Cooper, who said he would take them back to Ms. Weber and talk to her about the situation.

The Clerk read the following election results, Greg Richmond, Mayor 91 votes, Alice Kezar Northward Aldermen 82 votes, Dawn Davidson, Tax Collector 130 votes and Roger Coe, Southward Alderman 9 votes. She then proceeded to swear in the new officer holders.

The Mayor noted it was time to reappoint the City Attorney, Chief of Police and the City Clerk.  Ald. Wilson moved to re- appoint Duane Cooper as City Attorney.  Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kezar, Coe, Wilson and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to re-appoint Curt Drake as Chief of Police.  Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Coe and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

 Ald. Kezar moved to re-appoint Paula Brodie as City Clerk.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kezar, Kohley, Coe and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed who to appoint as the acting President. Ald. Kohley moved to appoint Ald. Wilson as acting President in the absence of the Mayor. Ald. Coe seconded. Ald. Coe and Kohley voted aye with Ald. Kezar, as Ald. Wilson is related to her and Ald. Wilson abstained as he was in the motion.

Ald. Kezar agreed to be the Recreation Board Commissioner, Ald. Kohley agreed to be the Street Commissioner, Ald. Coe agreed to be the Water/Sewer Commissioner and Ald. Wilson agreed to be the Maintenance Commissioner.

The Mayor noted that the Board needed to approve the Corporate Resolution with the First Community Bank. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the Corporate Resolution with the First Community Bank. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Coe, Wilson, Kezar and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

The Mayor noted that the Board needed to choose one more person who will be a check signer. He noted that he and Alice Kezar have been the current signers. Ald. Kohley moved to approve Ald. Coe, Kezar and Wilson as check signers. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kohley and Wilson voted aye with Ald. Coe and Kezar abstaining as they were included in the motion.

The Board discussed the following new business:

                   1.   There was no new business discussed.

The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake-

Denis Kolb- . 

David Brodie- informed the Board that the mower should be here Thursday. He noted that he had to camera the sewer line on South School Street. He said the City of Neosho did it yesterday and they discovered that the Goodman Phone Company had put their phone line through the sewer pipe. He said he thought it had been done years ago because he had been having trouble with that line getting stopped up. He contacted the Phone Company and they are arranging to repair it.

Dawn Davidson –

Paula Brodie – noted that the Plexiglas was broken out of the Little Library again.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald.Wilson seconded.  Ald. Coe, Wilson, Kezar and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

March 17, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night March 17, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Keith Kohley, Bill Hess and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Chief of Police Curt Drake and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Also present were Heath Lewis, Roger and Carol Coe, Leroy Coe, J.R. Fisher, Jesse James and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Dispatch.  

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM.

The Board discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on March 3, 2015.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve the minutes from the meetings on March 3, 2015. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with Ald. Kohley abstaining because he was absent from the meeting.

The Board discussed the minutes from the special closed meeting on March 3, 2015.  Ald. Hess moved to approve the minutes from the special meeting on March 3, 2015. Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with Ald. Kohley abstaining because he was absent from the meeting.

The following Citizen business was addressed:

Heath Lewis was acknowledged by the Mayor. He stated that he had asked other recreation departments how they handle the running of their concession stands. He stated two of the towns do a 50/50 split with the persons running the concession stand, one pays them $8.00 an hour and one pays $10.00 an hour. He said he had made inquiries of some of the churches and no one was willing to operate the concession stand. He said that his daughter and son-in-law had agreed to run it and maintain the bathrooms for the recreation board. He stated that they would be paid out of the concession stand proceeds. He stated that they had agreed to $750.00 for the baseball season. The Board was concerned that they would not make enough from the concession stand and they discussed paying them out of the left over Recreation Board Directors wages. Ald. Kohley moved to pay them out of the Recreation Board budget if they failed to be compensated enough from the proceeds of the concession stand. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the following old business.

Ald. Wilson stated he had noted that the Little Free Library had the door torn off of it. Ald. Hess asked how much it would cost to set up a security camera on the end of the City Hall.  The Mayor stated that he would look into some prices and quality of pictures.                                               

                                    1. The Mayor read by title only the second reading of Bill#2015-461 for Ordinance #2015-471 adopting and enacting a new code of Ordinances (Legislative updates and codes from 2014). Ald. Wilson moved to approve the second reading of Bill# 3015-461 for Ordinance #2015.471. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Hess and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

                                    2. The Board discussed moving Zack Adamson from reserve status to part-time so that he could work a 10 hour shift every other weekend, when there is no other officer on duty.  Chief Drake stated that they could use his capital addition budget to pay Officer Adamson. He noted that the capital additions he was going to purchase would be purchased through grant funds they were applying for. The Board agreed that it would be a good idea so the Citizens would have more police presence in the community.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve moving Zack Adamson from reserve status to part time officer. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Hess and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays. The Mayor noted that beginning and part time officers were paid $10.00 an hour.

                                    3. The Board discussed Resolution Number 2015-0001 setting up new procedures for operating the outdoor sirens. Ald. Kohley moved to approve resolution number 2015-0001. Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Kohley Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed the following new business:

It was noted that the Clerks had received a request to average the water bill at 132 E. Splitlog Ave. The Mayor noted that the bill was in the name of Reality Executives Tri-States. David noted that the house had been empty for several years, that the reality company had hired someone to check the house out and that person had installed a new shut of valve and during the cold weather the shut of valve had frozen and busted. David stated that they had met with the repair man and that he had repaired the broken line. It was noted that the house was empty and there was no water usage history. Karla had averaged a bill using a minimum water bill and using the new formula the Board had decided on for averaging high water bills.  Ald. Wilson moved to average the bill in the amount of $241.56 Ald. Kezar seconded.  Ald. Kohley, Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake- none

Denis Kolb-.asked about having Blue Valley look into a timing device to put on the tornado siren so that it would run for 3 minutes, rest for 3 minutes and then run again. The Clerk reported that Bryan the technician from Blue Valley suggested that if a timing device was needed to have it installed at 911.

David Brodie- reported that he had a quote from Pathfinders to repair or replace the blower. The replacement cost is $6,536.00 or repair cost of $2,614.00. He stated that the technician had sad there was some rust in the blower but they felt the blower would be able to be repaired. David stated that this would be a standby blower. His recommendation was to have it rebuilt. Ald. Kohley moved to repair the blower at a cost of $2,614. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

-noted that he and David had patch a large hole in the street on ‘B’ Ave.

 -stated that depending on how much of the ballpark mowing they would be doing they needed to decide on what kind of mower to purchase. He noted that the city’s mower was on its last leg. He said that they had budgeted $3,000.00 for a new one however he felt that they would need to but a better mower to handle the ballpark mowing. The Board asked him to get them prices and suggestions of what mower to purchase.

Dawn Bunch – was not present

Paula Brodie –ask the Board if they wanted to attend a meeting hosted by HSTCC on behalf of Missouri Community Betterment with speakers from several state and federal agencies discussing projects and prospective funding sources. The Board agreed that if they were unable to attend, Paula should attend and bring the information back to them.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $46,082.65.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $46,082.65.  Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Hess seconded.  Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.                                                                                                         

March 3, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night March 3, 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Bill Hess and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Attorney Duane Cooper, City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Chief of Police Curt Drake, Tax Collector Dawn Bunch and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Guests included Rick Hendricks from Empire District Electric, Roger and Carol Coe, J.R. Fisher, Jesse James and Rita Greene from the McDonald County Dispatch. Ald. Kohley was not present.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00PM and noted that the Board had held a closed session at 6:30PM. He then announced that during the closed session the board had voted unanimously to reimburse people who had property outside the City Limits but were charged City of Goodman franchise and sales tax on their Empire District electric bills. He said that there were 7 people who had been charged the taxes in the amount of $3,119.70. He stated that City Attorney Duane Cooper had been present during the closed session and had agreed with the Board on paying back all of the taxes that were collected incorrectly by Empire District Electric.

The Board of Aldermen discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on February 17, 2015. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on February 17, 2015.  Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Citizens business:

The Board discussed the following old business:                                                                  

The Board discussed the second reading of Bill#2015-459 for Ord. #2015-469 approving the renewing of the Empire District Franchise agreement.

The Mayor read the second reading of Bill#2015-459 for Ord#2015-469 by title only. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the second reading of Bill#2015-459 for Ord#2015-469.  Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Wilson, Hess and Kezar voted aye with 0 nays.                                                           

The Board discussed the second reading of Bill#2015-460 for Ord. # 2015-470 approving the Municipal Electric Service Agreement with Empire District Electric.

The Mayor read the second reading of Bill#2015-460 for Ord#2015-470 by title only. Ald. Hess moved to approve the first reading of Bill#2015-460 for Ord#2015-470.  Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

The Board discussed placing $1,000.00 into an account for each employee to reimburse them for any or all of the $1,000.00 deductible on their health insurance. The Clerk noted that she had talked with Patty from Nick Myers office and she had said that Nick did not think there would be a problem setting up an account for that reason, but he wanted her to check with Beimdiek the City’s Health Insurance agent. She noted that she had talked with Lori from Beimdiek and she had not gotten back with her yet. Ald. Hess asked if the City would have to report that as a benefit to the employee. The Clerk stated that was one of the things Beimdiek is looking into. The Board tabled until the next meeting.

The Board discussed the following new business:

The Board discussed  the first reading of Bill#2015-461 for Ordinance #2015-471 Adopting and enacting a new code of Ordinances (Legislative updates and codes from 2014).

The Mayor read the first reading of Bill#2015-461 for Ord#2015-471 by title only. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the first reading of Bill#2015-461 for Ord#2015-471.  Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Wilson, Hess and Kezar voted aye with 0 nays.                         

Department head reports:

Curt Drake-.Curt gave the Board his monthly reports from January and February. Curt stated due to health reasons and the weather the department was a little behind but it should pick up in the next few months.

                  – Curt asked the Board if he could fill out an application for a $10,000.00 grant of which the city would have to pay $1,000.00 match. He said that he would like to apply for a grant to purchase Tasers, a repeater and body cameras. He reported that Duane had said there were pro’s and con’s to the use of body camera’s but he was agreeable to the use of Tasers. He said before the Tasers were purchased he would draw up a new procedures policy regarding the use of Tasers. He asked the Board to approve his filing the application and approval for the department to use Tasers. He stated that the Tasers would be around $1,000.00 a piece and the body cameras are about $500.00 each. He stated that they would need some extra batteries and tapes for the cameras. He stated he was one main concern of using the camera was once they were used the recordings could be classified as open records for anyone to view. He noted that he was looking into the pros and cons of using the camera’s and what would be classified a closed record

Ald. Wilson stated that he thought it would be for Curt to apply for the Grant  since the City’s match would only be $1,000.00. Ald. Wilson moved to approve Officer Cagle filling out the application for the Grant for $10,000.00. Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays. Curt noted that if they were awarded the grant the $1,000.00 would come out of 2016’s budget.

Curt noted that he had $3,000.00 in capital additions that he would like to use to hire Zack Adamson to work one 10 hour shift on the weekends Bill is off. He said Zack was will to work for $8.00 an hour but it was noted that the City had already been paying him $10.00 an hour. The Mayor stated that the Board had agreed to pay him $10.00 an hour in the past.  Curt stated that Zack was doing a good job. Ald. Wilson stated that he didn’t see any problem with it as long as he did not work the same shifts as Curt and Bill. The Board tabled further discussion for the next meeting.

Curt noted that the Ford Expedition and the Dodge Ram had both been worked on.  He noted that he had done some damage to the truck during the snow and ice, ripping off the step. He said while having it replaced he had the oil changed on it.

Mayor Richmond thanked the Police department for their help at Andrew Hunte’s Funeral Saturday.

Denis Kolb-. Stated that he and the Mayor had agreed to accept a new standard operating procedure for the activation of warning sirens that was prepared by an Integrated Warning Team, which members consists of Meteorologists, Emergency Management Directors and Fire Chiefs from Springfield, Joplin and Branson. He noted that it was to standardize across the Ozarks the procedures for activating warning sirens. The Mayor stated that he understood it was so where ever someone travels in the Ozark area the sirens would be activated the same way in all towns and counties.  It was noted that most of the Counties were on board with the new procedures and several of the Cities in the area were implementing them.

David Brodie-noted that he had taken a blower to Kansas City to see what is wrong with it and he had called the City of Anderson to bring there router up to help clean out a 6” line on Garner Street. He stated that the line handles the sewage from Terry Street. He said that when the weather gets better they needed to strip out the sewer line and repair it. He noted that the sewer line was very old and probably shouldn’t have been installed the way it was.

Dawn Bunch –report was in the Board Packets.

Paula Brodie –Noted that Region M Solid Waste Management District is having an annual meeting. She noted that the City was a member of region M and that Region M is part of the Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council. The Mayor stated that he would try to attend.

                      -noted that she has been attending the Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council meetings representing the City. She stated that recently she had been asked to be a Board Member of the Harry S. Truman Coordinating Council.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $24,266.42.  Ald. Kezar moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $24,266.42.  Ald. Hess seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Hess moved to adjourn. Ald. Wilson seconded.  Ald. Hess, Kohley and Kezar voted aye with 0 nays.       

February 3, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night February 3 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Bill Hess, Keith Kohley and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Chief of Police Curt Drake Dawn Bunch, Tax Collector and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Guests included Rita Green, Lois Kolb and Clyde Davidson.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  

The Board of Aldermen discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on January 20, 2015.  Ald. Wilson noted that there was an error in the minutes. He noted that the last paragraph stated that “he (Calvin) and shown him” and it should have read “Calvin had shown him”. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the minutes with the noted correction from the regular meeting on January 20, 2015.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley, Wilson and Kezar voted aye with 0 nays.

Citizens business:

Clyde Davidson was present to discuss the Recreation Board Director’s position. He said that he had talked with past Recreation Board Directors and that they had stated that running the ball program from March to July is not a big problem. He stated that from July to the end of the year they do not want to be responsible for renting out the park or the mowing. He said they discussed the possibility of getting someone to volunteer to run the ball program and use the money designated for the Recreation Board Director to pay someone to mow the ball park. Clyde stated that it takes about 9 ½ hours to mow the whole park if you stay at it. He said he felt that a Recreation Board Director could be found if the City would be responsible for approving the ball park use after the regular ball season and just require the Recreation Board Director to organize and run the Ball Program. He noted that they had also discussed hiring someone to run the concession stand being paid. He noted that other City’s hire someone to run the concession stand, using half of the income to pay the concession stand people and the other half going to the Recreation Department to help pay expenses. He noted that he thought that the City of Anderson had in their budget to buy equipment at the beginning of the season. Clyde asked the Board if they wanted him to see if he could get the people he had been talking with to come to the next Board meeting for a discussion regarding the duties of the Recreation Board Director and possible changes to who would be responsible for the mowing and concession stand.  The Mayor agreed that Clyde invite the people he had been talking with to the next meeting. The Board agreed to table further discussion until the next meeting.

Under old business the Board was told that the new City Hall and Municipal Court direction signs are in and David is in the processes of putting them up.

Under new business the Board discussed:

                                    1.  It was noted by the Mayor that the Board had failed to increase the Commercial minimum water rates when they had increased the residential rates. He noted that the Board needed to vote on the first reading of Bill# 2015-458 for Ord. #2015-468 increasing the Commercial minimum water rate by $1.00.

The Mayor read Bill#2015-458 for Ord#2015-468 for the first reading by title only. Ald. Kohley moved to approve the first reading of Bill#2015-458 for Ord#2015-468.  Ald. Wilson seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Wilson and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

Department head reports were as follows:

Curt Drake -.noted that he had purchased new color printer that the Board had approved and that he had checked on the list of people that had received letters to clean up their properties. He noted that he would be issuing tickets to those who had not complied.

Denis Kolb- had nothing to report but Keith Kohley stated that when you sign into the Emergency Management Wi-Fi it does not ask for a password anymore. It was noted that the router may have gone out. He stated that they could get on the internet but it was not secure anymore because it did not ask for a password. Curt said he would look at it and if they could not figure out what was wrong with it the Clerk was asked to call Michael Keels to see if he could look into what is wrong with it.

David Brodie- noted that he had ordered pulleys to increase the rpm’s of the blowers. He stated that it would cost about $300.00 to increase the rpm’s of the motor which might help the blowers work better.

                       – stated that the manhole by the pallet mill is repaired. He noted that the cost was $254.00 for lid and ring.

                       – stated that after the last Board meeting he had called Lyerla to see if they could find out what was wrong with the furnace in the garage.  He said the repairman said that the regulator was stopped up. He said that the guy recommended not using copper tubing anymore, but he had repaired it.

Ald. Wilson asked how the plant was doing.  David stated that they were able to get it to run efficiently with one blower. He stated that he would feel better after getting the ammonia test results back new week.  He said the report would tell him whether or not the ammonia is being controlled with one blower. He also noted that David Sarratt had hauled sludge all week and that they were caught back up on hauling it.

Dawn Bunch – stated that she had nothing to add to her report that the Board had received in their packets.

Paula Brodie -noted that copies of the ordinances from Empire District Company to renew the Franchise Agreement and the Municipal Electric Service Agreement where in the packets. She stated that Rick Hendricks from Empire District will be in the meeting on Feb. 17, 2015 to answer any questions.

It was also noted that the inspector from the Department of Agriculture was there today to inspect the dog pound and paper work. It was noted that the Pound passed inspection.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $19,539.26.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $19539.26. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Kezar, Kohley, Wilson and Hess voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Wilson seconded.  Ald. Kezar, Wilson, Hess and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

January 20, 2015

Regular Board Meeting

The Board of Aldermen held a regular meeting on Tuesday night January 20 2015 at 7:00 PM.  Those present included Mayor Greg Richmond, Alderpersons Calvin Wilson, Bill Hess, Keith Kohley and Alice Kezar. Also present were City Supervisor David Brodie, Emergency Management Director Denis Kolb, Officer Bill Cagle and City Clerk Paula Brodie. Guests included Rita Green from the McDonald County Press and Lois Kolb.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.  

The Board of Aldermen discussed the minutes from the regular meeting on January 6, 2015. Ald. Wilson moved to approve the minutes from the regular meeting on January 6, 2015.  Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kezar, Wilson, Hess and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays.

Citizen Business: none

The Board discussed the following old business.

1.  The Board discussed the Recreation Board Directors Position. (Note that McDonald County Press will be running a special feature story about the City looking for someone to take on the position) in this week’s paper. Ald. Wilson asked what would happen if there were no people to sign up for Recreation Board Directors position. Ald. Hess said he guessed the kids who were interested in playing would have to sign on with another town. The Board agreed to table further discussion until the next meeting to let the article run in the paper, to see if someone would show interest in the position.

2.  The Board discussed purchasing an extra back up “Book”, at th ecost $120.00. The Clerk stated that if they purchased one the could take one to the deposit box at the bank weekly. Ald. Hess moved to purchase the backup “Book” for $120.00. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kohley, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

3.  The clerk noted that the signs are completed but not picked up yet.

The Board discussed the following new business:                      

                               1.  Noted that the cost to run the City’s 6 month Financial Statement in the McDonald County Press is $522.75.  This is a requirement from State Statutes.

The Department heads gave the following reports:

Curt Drake-.not present, Officer Bill Cagle had nothing.

Denis Kolb-. Keith Kohley stated that a scheduled storm spotter class will be held on Monday Feb 23^rd at 6:30PM at the Pineville Community building.  

David Brodie- noted both clarifiers are on line, and only one blower is running at a time, which will help on the electric bill. Discussed purchasing a larger motor to help the blowers put out more air into the clarifiers. He noted that the diffusers are helping.

                     -reported that the manhole north of the Sawmill on `B’ Ave had been busted and would need a new ring and lid. He stated the he wanted to look into a stronger grade of material.  He also reported that Calvin and shown him that there was a problem with the furnace in the garage. Ald. Wilson moved to allow David to order the manhole ring and lid for up to $1,000.00 Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Kezar, Hess and Ald. Wilson voted aye with 0 nays. The Board discussed whether or not to talk with someone at the Sawmill to see if their trucks could turn in off of C Highway. David said he would see about the manhole first.

Ald. Wilson stated that he wanted to thank David and David regarding their diligence on keeping the City’s treatment plant up. He stated that they kept it maintained in good working order which relieves the Board from having to worry about whether the treatment plant is in compliance with the permit. He noted that he had been reading about another city in the area that had not kept their plant in compliance and was now in a lot of trouble. The Mayor stated that he agreed with Ald. Wilson on his remarks.

Dawn Bunch –Not present.

Paula Brodie-noted that it is time for her to register for her annual City Clerk Conference scheduled March 8^th-March 12^th.  She noted that once she has finished this conference she will be able to apply for her Missouri Professional City Clerk designation from the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Association. She stated that this was the highest designation that the organization awards.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve her attendance at the Conference from March 8^th to March 12t5h. Ald. Kohley seconded. Ald. Kohley, Hess, Kezar and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

                        -noted that at Curt’s request letters were written for those in violation of the City Junk and Trash Code. She noted that the Board had received copies of the letters in their packets. She noted that Curt hasn’t checked yet as the people had until the 18^th to clean up and he has been out because of medical reason. He will be back to work on Thursday and will be able to check then.

The Board discussed the bills including transfers in the amount of $24,364.39.  Ald. Wilson moved to approve the bills including transfers in the amount of $24,364.39. Ald. Kezar seconded. Ald. Hess, Kezar, Kohley and Wilson voted aye with 0 nays.

Ald. Kohley moved to adjourn. Ald. Wilson seconded.  Ald. Wilson, Hess, Kezar and Kohley voted aye with 0 nays .                                                                                                                                                           __________________________

Greg Richmond, Mayor

Attest: _____________________________

Paula W Brodie, MRCC, City Clerk                                                 Approved: ____________________

    Date: ________________________