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 the following members were present:
Terry
John Calhoun, Mayor
Jeff
Overstreet
Bobby
McCartney
Lloyd
Matthews
Bryan
Stone
Kris
Cornutt, absent
The
same constituting a quorum of the City Council, the following business was
transacted.
1. The meeting was called to order by Mayor
Terry John Calhoun.
2. Invocation was given by Jeff Overstreet.
3. Mayor Calhoun led the pledge of allegiance to
the flag.
4. Mayor Calhoun presented the minutes of May
23, 2005 and special called meeting of May 31, 2005, and asked if there were
any changes or additions. There being
none, Lloyd Matthews moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to approve
the minutes as presented.
5. Mayor Calhoun announced that no bids were
received for the cleaning of city hall, but that several specs had been picked
up. There was only one bid received for
the cleaning of the library and community center. Larry Mackey Cleaning Service had a bid of
$l800.00 per month or a second bid of $l6.00 per hour to clean the building,
set-up for parties and strip and wax floors for both buildings.
Discussion
followed. Bryan Stone moved and Jeff
Overstreet made a motion to table the bid until the city attorney can get an
opinion from the Alabama League of Municipalities to see if an employee can
hold both positions. Mayor Calhoun
declared the motion carried.
6. Mayor Calhoun announced that three (3) bids
were received for the fuel usage for the city gasoline and diesel fuel. Brown Oil Company, McPherson Oil and Jack Green Oil
Company. Discussion followed. Bryan Stone moved and Lloyd Matthews
seconded the motion to table the bids until they can look into it further and
get the type of gas and quality the city needs. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
7. Mayor Calhoun announced that the Detective
Division is holding items in several locations that need to be declared as
surplus and sold at public auction. Most
of the items have been held for a period of two years. These items have been confiscated, seized, or
forfeited by the circuit courts of Etowah County, or are property that has
accumulated throughout the years from cases worked. The department has exhausted all efforts to
find owners for this property. Bobby
McCartney moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to declare this property as
surplus. Mayor Calhoun declared the
motion carried.
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8. Jeff Overstreet moved and Lloyd Matthews
seconded the motion to auction this property July 16, 2005. It can be viewed from 7:00-9:00 a.m. at the
fire bay in the municipal building, with the auction starting at 9:00 a.
m. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion
carried.
9. Mayor Calhoun presented the following
departmental reports: Community Center,
Fire, Police & Animal Control, Library, Court, and Building Department.
10. Mayor Calhoun presented an application by
Corner Stop & Save, L.L.C., (located
at
11. Mayor Calhoun announced that Judge Jay Stover
recommended that Judicial Correction Services, Inc., serve as the private
probation company to work with our court system. This will not cost the city any money. If the fine is paid in seven (7) days it will
not cost the person paying anything, but on the 8th day it will cost
them an extra $35.00. This will be paid
to the probation service. This service
collects fines for the City of
12. Mayor Calhoun presented the following
travel\tuition:
Sgt. Greg Carroll to attend the 2005
PCRIA Training Conference in
Assistant Chief Kevin Conklin to
attend NIMS Train the Trainer, July 6-7, 2005 at the
Barbara Wester, City Clerk to attend
Clerk’s Day in
Cheryl Ayres to attend the Alabama
Municipal Revenue Officers Annual Conference to be held August 15-17, 2005 in
13. Mayor Calhoun presented an ad in the amount
of $60.00 from the Woman’s Club. Bryan
Stone made a motion to purchase the ad.
The motion died for lack of a second.
14.
Mayor Calhoun announced that bids will be received by the city until June 27,
2005 at 2:00 P. M. to purchase a LaserJet 4350DTN printer and Okidata
Laser-4350N printer. These printers will
be used in the revenue department and payroll and accounting department. Jeff Overstreet moved and Bryan Stone
seconded the motion to post the bids and open them at 2:00 P. M. June 27,
2005. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion
carried.
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15. Lloyd Matthews announced that the Street and
Sanitation Department was
having
problems with their equipment. The bush
hog caught on fire today, and the garbage truck broke down.
16. Jeff Harwood, Police Chief read and presented
letters of commendation to
Lt.
Rick Hill, and Officers Scott Holderfield and Thomas Spurling for their work in
the early morning hours of June 8, 2005 for the arrest of persons involved in
the break-in of Southtown Mini Storage warehouses located at
The
arrests of these persons by the officers led to additional arrests of other
involved persons by the Rainbow City Detective Division later in the morning of
June 8, 2005. The arrest led to the
seizure of property that had been taken from over eighty burglaries occurring
in
There
being no further business to come before the Council at this time, Bryan Stone
made a motion to adjourn.
Time
Adjourned: 7:05 P. M.
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Barbara T. Wester, City Clerk\Treasurer
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Terry John Calhoun, Mayor