COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

CITY OF ATTICA

November 12, 2007

 

 

The Common Council for the City of Attica met on the 10th day of  December at the hour of 7:00 p.m. at City Hall.  Those present:  Mr. Larry Grant, Mr. Bill Craft, Mr. Larry Askren, Mrs. Valerie Maus, Mr. Deon Swift, and Ms. Sharon Negele. 

 

APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

Mr. Grant made a motion to approve the minutes of November 12, seconded by Mrs. Maus.

 

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Mr. Swift reported for Mr. Jean that leaf pickup would resume after meltdown of current snow is complete.  He also announced for Mr. Snoeberger that the Tazers are fully operational now and the new police car would be picked up this week.  Mr. Eric Haley attended to represent Mr. Ed O’Farrell in his absence and announced that the annual elections were complete and that he was elected 1st Deputy Fire Chief and Mr. Blackburn is 2nd Deputy.  He also reported that the tanker that required repair is back in operation.

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Council agreed on the job description changes Ms. Negele requested for her department.  Mr. Craft made a motion to accept and Mrs. Maus seconded, all ayes.  Ms. Negele presented the funding shortfall for the Perry Street project and the financial solution.  The initial calculation reflected a $101,000 shortfall.  She then explained the 20% match calculation with an allowable 10% in engineering fees and an alternate way to save $32,000 in engineering fees that the city would otherwise have to absorb.  This method then recalculated the shortfall at $69,000.  This shortfall could then be funded by the water bond reserve account that had been over funded by her predecessors and that combined with earned interest can cover the $69,000 shortfall due to the price increases associated with paving.  These dollars can be utilized on water projects and due to the nature of the Perry Street project and the amount of water line work these dollars can be spent in this manner.

 

NEW BUSINESS

Ms. Negele presented a year end resolution for the permission to correct any negative appropriation line items within a fund.  Mr. Craft made a motion to read Resolution #4 and Mrs. Maus seconded .  Mr. O’Connor read the Resolution in full.  Mr. Craft made a motion to accept and Mrs. Maus seconded, all ayes.

 

MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS

Mr. Swift wanted to thank all of  the Christmas volunteers for the displays in the Downtown windows and the Pictures with Santa.

 

Volunteers:  Melinda & Robert Shepard, Alice Rollins, Amelia Rand, Susan Stoll, Attica Floral-David Pearson and Kathy Wellmaker, Linda Smart, Rosemary & Mike Layton, Jennine Quirk, PSI  IOTA, The Waters Staff, Becky Gilmore, Audrey Felkner, Sarah Mickle, Tara Evans, Ed O’Farrell, Mike Wrighthouse and Sharon Rennick.  Please forgive us if any names were missed.

 

Mr. Swift announced that there would be a swearing in at 12:00 Noon Jan 1st 2008 at City Hall and an organizational meeting on January 7th at 7:00PM.  He also announced his selection of our new building commissioner Mr. Ron Coffee.  Mr. Swift also thanked Burnadette Jordan for her 7 ˝ years of service as the Building Commissioner and all of the great work provided by the City workers, Council, Clerk/Treasurer, City Attorney, Fire Department, Police Department, Animal Control, Board of Works and the other various committees that have assisted in conducting City business.  Mr. Swift wished everyone a Merry Christmas! 

 

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to come before the council, Mr. Craft made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mrs. Maus, all ayes.

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                                                                        Deon H. Swift, II, Mayor

ATTEST:

 

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Sharon Negele, Clerk/Treasurer