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 Mayor 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 July 24, 2006 for review and asked if there were any
corrections, additions, or deletions.
There being none, Jeff Overstreet moved and Bryan Stone seconded the
motion to approve the minutes as presented.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
5. Mayor Calhoun
recognized Senator Larry Means, and State Representative Blaine Galliher.
6. Mayor Calhoun
presented a request to install a street light at pole #200 near the home of
Rodney Cochran at Adele and
7. Mayor Calhoun
presented a letter of resignation from Missy Alford, Dispatcher, effective August 31, 2006.
Jeff Overstreet moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to accept
the resignation. Mayor Calhoun declared
the motion carried.
8. Mayor Calhoun
presented a letter of retirement from Mack Buel,
effective September l, 2006. Jeff
Overstreet moved and Kris Cornutt seconded the motion to let the records show
that his letter of resignation was accepted.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
9. Mayor Calhoun
presented a recommendation from Tammy Kolter, Animal
Control Officer to surplus one (l) medium slated folding cage. Bryan Stone moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded
the motion to surplus this item and open bids at 6:00 P. M., August 28,
2006. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion
carried.
10. Mayor Calhoun
presented a request from Chief Ragan to post the position of police
Officer. Jeff Overstreet moved and Bryan
Stone seconded the motion to post the position August 15, 2006 and close the
posting August 29, 2006 at 2:00 P. M.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
11. Mayor Calhoun
stated that he is appointing Steve Parrish to replace Francis Elrod on the
Planning Commission. Mr. Parrish will
complete the term of Mrs. Elrod.
12. Mayor Calhoun
read Proclamation no. 06-02 declaring the month of August as Rainbow City Firefighter
Appreciation Month.
13. Mayor Calhoun
asked that the records show that the monthly departmental reports were
received.
14. Mayor Calhoun
stated he has received an email from Suzanne Scharfenberg
concerning property located at
15. Bryan Stone moved
and Jeff Overstreet seconded the motion to set the city clerk’s salary at
$37,000.00 per year. Mayor Calhoun
declared the motion carried.
16. Lloyd Matthews
stated that there is a lot of good feedback on the roads getting cut. All the roads are caught up to date. Some are being gone over a second time.
17. Kris Cornutt
stated that the street department is doing a good job cutting the sides of the
road, but this shows all the trash that is being thrown out. He stated that everyone is better than
this, and asked everyone to stop throwing out trash. He also stated that he wanted to thank the
following sponsors for the year end reading party in the library. They are as follows: Alabama Power, Foodworld,
Mayfield Dairy, Pizza Hut, Speedy’s Stop & Save,
Winn Dixie and the Lions Club. He added
he wanted to give a special thanks to the Lions Club for helping make the
reading program a success.
18. Mayor Calhoun
stated that September 21, 2006 is the date for an old fashioned political
rally. He stated Governor Riley, Lucy
Baxley, and Susie Parker’s husband Paul, Jason Mayes, Clarke Hall, Jim Folsom,
Jr. are only a few that have said they will attend.
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20. Bryan Stone stated
that there is no system of requisition in bookkeeping, and we need a written
system.
21. Bryan Stone
stated that the budget is not in the print out in the present accounting
system. Items are not allocated. He stated we need to set up a system so that
when you reach the budget amount you cannot write any more checks unless budget
is amended. He stated that the auditor
said every time we exceed the budget, it has to be amended.
22. Jeff Overstreet
moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to amend the motion June 12, 2006,
concerning compensatory time for department heads only to salaried employees
only, and the time will remain limited to eighty (80) hours of buildup time.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
23. Jeff Overstreet
moved and Bryan Stone seconded the motion to post the position of police
dispatcher for ten days from Tuesday, August 15, 2006, closing August 25, 2006
at 2:00 P. M. Mayor Calhoun declared
the motion carried.
24. Jeff Overstreet
recognized Chief Potter. Chief Potter
discussed the purchase of a 4-wheel truck that goes into the woods. He stated that the police department had
purchased two (2) trucks recently, and he was purchasing a 2002 Chevrolet truck
from the Alabama Surplus Property Division for $l4,600.00. The truck will be paid for out of the Fire
District Fund. Chief Potter stated that
he will swap the truck to the police department for their white truck, so a
water tank can be put on the white truck.
Jeff Overstreet moved and Bobby McCartney seconded the motion to
purchase the truck and swap trucks with the police department. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion
carried. Chief Potter also stated that
he had applied for a grant from Homeland Security under FY 2005 Assistance to
Firefighters. The approved amount of the
grant is $45,685.00, and his share to pay is $2,284.00. Chief Potter is purchasing an air pact system
with this money.
25. Jeff Overstreet
recognized Chief Ragan. Chief Ragan
stated that the city has a back log of warrants, and they increase daily. One day a week the detectives will go out
and execute warrants on a random basis.
Sgt. Jenkins and the Swat Team will go out and serve warrants. Chief Ragan stated that an ad has been put in
the paper for them to turn themselves in.
They will pick a day and go out and make arrests.
26. Jeff Overstreet
moved and Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion to increase the salary for Chief
Ragan in the amount of $2500.00 annually.
Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
27. Jeff Overstreet
spoke concerning the “Fill the Boot” campaign.
He asked all citizens to stop and contribute because the firemen work
very hard on this project.
28. Bobby McCartney
stated that there was a Recreation Department meeting August 7, 2006. Those attending were Kris Cornutt, Sue Davis,
Eddie Cline and I. Discussion was held concerning the use of the kitchen when
renting the community center. Some want
to use the kitchen and some don’t. Bobby
moved and Kris Cornutt seconded the motion to charge $50.00 for use of the
kitchen. Mayor Calhoun declared the
motion carried.
29. Bobby McCartney
stated that the access property we purchased off
30. Mayor Calhoun
recognized Larry Murray. Larry announced
that a meeting would be held Friday, August 18, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. at the Senior
Citizen Building on
There being no further business to come before the council,
Bryan Stone made a motion to adjourn.
Time Adjourned: 7:20
P. M.
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Barbara T. Wester, City Clerk/Treasurer
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Terry John Calhoun, Mayor