STATE OF
CITY OF
The City Council of the City of Rainbow City, Alabama, met
in regular session at City Hall at 6:30 P.M., and upon roll call by the City
Clerk, Barbara T. Wester, the following members answered present:
Terry John Calhoun, Mayor
Council members:
Jeff Overstreet
Bobby McCartney
Lloyd Matthews
Bryan Stone
Kris Cornutt
The same constituting a quorum of the City Council, the
following business was transacted.
1. The meeting was
called to order by Terry John Calhoun.
2. Invocation was
given by Bryan Stone.
3. Mayor Calhoun led
the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
4. Mayor Calhoun
presented the minutes of April 10, 2006 for review, and asked if there were any
corrections, additions, or deletions.
Bryan Stone moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to approve the
minutes as presented.
5. Mayor Calhoun
presented a request from Chief Ragan to extend the posting for police officer
until May 12, 2006 at 2:00 P.M. Jeff
Overstreet moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to extend this
posting. Mayor Calhoun declared the
motion carried.
6. Mayor Calhoun
presented Resolution No. 06-02 to revise the City Personnel Manual. Bryan Stone moved and Jeff Overstreet
seconded the motion to adopt the manual.
Mayor Calhoun recognized Wiley McLain, Building Official. He stated that he was on the committee to
revise the manual, but only met one time.
Mayor Calhoun asked for a roll call vote:
Jeff
Overstreet yes
Bobby
McCartney yes
Lloyd
Matthews yes
Bryan
Stone yes
Kris
Cornutt yes
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
7. Mayor Calhoun
presented Resolution No. 06-01, a revision of the Police Department
Manual. Jeff Overstreet stated that SECTION
1.03, REVISIONS OR ADDITIONS TO POLICY should read : The chief of police, command staff,
departmental supervisors, city attorney are the only persons whom will draft,
change, or incorporate any policy, procedure, directive, or order added to or
revised in this manual, subject to City Council approval. The sentence:
All policy and procedure will be final approved by the Chief of Police
and added or revised by the Chief of Police shall be deleted. SECTION 0.03 DISTRIBUTION
A shall read: After approval by the Chief, and the City
Council, the final copy of the policy will be updated, printed and placed in
the Policies and Procedure manual.
Jeff Overstreet moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to adopt the
manual with these changes. Mayor Calhoun
declared the motion carried.
8. Mayor Calhoun
stated that he was appointing Jerry Tolbert to represent the council on the
Grievance Committee. He asked Chief
Ragan to get with Mr. Tolbert and the employee who filed the grievance to
appoint their representative.
9. Mayor Calhoun
asked that the records show that the MPO called and asked him to appoint two
(2) citizens to be on the advisory committee for them. He appointed Elbert Tarvin
and Wiley McLain.
10. Bobby McCartney
discussed changing the hours at the walking track behind
11. Mayor Calhoun
presented a list of items from the Community Center and Recreation Department
to be declared as surplus. Kris Cornutt
moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to declare these items as surplus
and open bids at the next council meeting.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried. Mayor Calhoun stated the items would be on
display at the
12. Bobby McCartney
moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to send out bids to purchase top soil
for the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex.
(Pioneer) and open bids May 4,
2006 at 3:00 p. m. Bobby stated that
this soil will help complete the ball fields.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
13. Mayor Calhoun
asked the council to purchase two (2) acres of land from Mr. Dalton Freeman at
a price of $5500.00 per acre. This
property borders
14. Mayor Calhoun
asked the council to allow him to sign an agreement with BellSouth to upgrade
the telephone system for a T1 line for a cost of $5250.00. The T1 line will bring the phone bill down
$450.00 to $500.00 per month. Jeff
Overstreet moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to allow the mayor to
sign this contract. Mayor Calhoun
declared the motion carried.
15. Mayor Calhoun
stated that Tom Quinn of the Chamber wrote a letter to plaza owners thanking
them for allowing the city to use the property for the Chocolate Festival.
16. Kris Cornutt
stated that registration for the Summer Reading Program at the library starts
May 17, 2006.
17. Bryan Stone asked
council members to start putting together their budgets. He will need this by August.
18. Jeff Overstreet
moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to change the base pay for
firefighters to $10.50 per hour effective immediately. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
19. Jeff Overstreet
stated that no response was received from other cities for part-time
firefighters. Jeff moved and Lloyd
Matthews seconded the motion to post two (2) firefighter/paramedic positions
until Friday, May 15, 2006 at 2:00 p. m.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried. Jeff also thanked the firefighters for the
job they did when J. B. Jeffers house burned.
20. Bobby McCartney
stated that 50% of the roof is completed at the recreation center.
21. Larry Murray thanked
the council for postings the two (2) positions for the fire department.
22. Jeff Overstreet
moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to recess the meeting until May 4 at
2:00 P. M.
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Barbara T. Wester, City Clerk/Treasurer
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Terry John Calhoun, Mayor