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 Barbara T.
Wester, City Clerk/Treasurer the following members answered present: Mayor, Terry John Calhoun; Council
members: Anita Bedwell,
Bobby McCartney, Lloyd Matthews, Larry Keenum and
Kris Cornutt.
The same constituting a quorum of the City Council, the following
business was transacted. The meeting was
called to order by Mayor Terry John Calhoun.
Invocation was given by Larry Keenum. Mayor Calhoun led the Pledge of Allegiance to
the flag.
1. Mayor Calhoun
presented the minutes of September 28, 2009 for review and asked if there were
any corrections, additions, or deletions.
There being none, Bobby McCartney made a motion to adopt the
minutes. Anita Bedwell
seconded the motion. Mayor Calhoun
stated all in favor say aye. All ayes. Mayor
Calhoun declared the motion carried.
2. Mayor Calhoun
stated bids were received for paving at the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex
and for sewer along
Bids were received from the following for the
paving at the Vivian Lee Maddox Sports Complex:
Waites Construction Company had a base bid of
$292,321.15 and an alternate bid of $315,468.85, with an amount of $7500.00 to
be taken off the bid; J & D Enterprises had a base bid of $235,492.25 and
an alternative bid of $260,293.25; McCartney Construction Company had a bid of
$235,012.90, and an alternative bid of $261,709.90; Good Hope Contracting Co.,
had a base bid of $281,588.38, and an alternate bid of $57,611.76; and Walker
Patton Company had a bid of $338,304.90, and an alternative bid of $366,361.02.
Bids were received from the
following for the sewer along
Mark stated
the bids came in great and he will write a recommendation after checking
numbers and reviewing the bids. Mayor
Calhoun stated bids will be awarded at the next Council Meeting.
3. Mayor Calhoun
stated no bids were received for the surplus in the City Clerk’s office and
Street Department; therefore, the items can be destroyed or donated.
4. Mayor Calhoun
stated his appointment to the Beautification Board is Kenneth Payne, and he
appointed him Chairman. Lloyd Matthews
stated his appointment is Donny Adair.
Bobby McCartney appointed Star McGahey. Discussion followed.
5. Mayor Calhoun
stated that Chief Potter recommends a promotion pay increase for Lieutenant
Steven Tate to $13.75 per hour, which makes his pay the same as the other
lieutenants in the fire department. Kris
Cornutt made a motion to change his pay to this to
put him in line with the others in the department. Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion. Mayor Calhoun stated all in favor say
aye. All ayes. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
6. Mayor Calhoun
presented an ad request from the Messenger for a Holiday Recipe Book. Died for lack of a motion.
7. Mayor Calhoun stated
Wade Buckner resigned from the fire department, effective October 22,
2009. Kris Cornutt
made a motion to accept his resignation.
Lloyd Matthews seconded the motion.
Mayor Calhoun stated all in favor say aye. All ayes. Mayor Calhoun declared the motion carried.
8. Mayor Calhoun
presented the monthly departmental reports and asked if anyone had comments or
questions. Since there were none, he
asked the records to show they were presented.
9. Mayor Calhoun
stated the representatives were here from FEMA concerning the
$l, 000,000.00 grant
for flood damage. He asked that anyone
who had flood damage write a letter stating how much the damage was, and send
it to Wiley McLain in the Building Department at City Hall.
10. Lloyd Matthews
stated he had a request from Kevin Johnson to waive his monthly garbage fee
because he has a barn and no residence on his property. Discussion followed. Lloyd made a motion to waive the garbage
fee. Anita Bedwell
seconded the motion. Mayor Calhoun
stated all in favor say aye. All ayes. Mayor
Calhoun declared the motion carried.
11. Kris Cornutt made a motion to post the position of a certified
firefighter/paramedic until October 23, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. Larry Keenum
seconded the motion. Mayor Calhoun stated
all in favor say aye. All
ayes. Mayor Calhoun declared the
motion carried.
12. Anita Bedwell stated she has a request from the Etowah County
School Foundation for their 3rd Annual Golf Tournament. This money is used for scholarships for the
children. Anita Bedwell
made a motion to give $180.00. Lloyd
Matthews seconded the motion. Mayor
Calhoun stated all in favor say aye. All ayes. Mayor
Calhoun declared the motion carried.
13. Kenneth Payne,
Beautification Board Chairman stated he would like to add Jeff Bedwell to the Beautification Board. Discussion followed.
There being no further business to come before the Council
at this time, Kris Cornutt made a motion to adjourn.
Time Adjourned: 6:50
p.m.
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Barbara T. Wester, City Clerk/Treasure
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Terry John Calhoun, Mayor