City Council

MINUTES OF THE JANUARY MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON OPENING OF MEETING: THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON, MADISON COUNTY, INDIANA, MET IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT CITY HALL ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 2013 AT 7:00 P.M., WITH PRESIDENT RODNEY CHAMBERLAIN PRESIDING ROLL CALL: PRESENT: ART PEPELEA, RUSS WILLIS, JOE NEWMAN, ANTONY (TY) BIBBS, DAVID EICKS, DONNA DAVIS, OLLIE DIXON, AND PRESIDENT CHAMBERLAIN ABSENT: PAM JONES COUNCIL ORGANIZATION ELECTION: COUNCILMAN PEPELEA NOMINATED COUNCILMAN EICKS FOR PRESIDENT, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHAMBERLAIN. THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ELECT COUNCILMAN EICKS FOR PRESIDENT. COUNCILMAN PEPELEA NOMINATED COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS FOR PRESIDENT PRO- TEMPORE, SECONDED BY COUNCIL PRESIDENT CHAMBERLAIN. THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO ELECT COUNCILWOMAN DAVIS PRESIDENT PRO-TEMPORE. PRESIDENT EICKS PRESENTED OUTGOING PRESIDENT CHAMBERLAIN WITH A PLAQUE OF APPRECIATION FOR HIS YEAR OF SERVICE. PRESIDENT EICKS ASKED FOR A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PASSING OF PAST MAYOR AND LT. GOVERNOR ROBERT ROCK. MINUTES: COUNCILMAN NEWMAN MOVED THE MINUTES FROM THE REGULAR DECEMBER 13TH, 2012, BE APPROVED, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN DIXON. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS AS FOLLOWS: AYES 8 – NAYS 0 COMMUNICATIONS: GREG WINKLER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERIM DIRECTOR DISCUSSED NEW BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR 2013. MR. WINKLER PRESENTED HIS NEW CONTRACT FROM THE CITY OF ANDERSON, IN., SIGNED BY ANDERSON BOARD OF WORKS AND MAYOR SMITH 1/08/2013 AND EXPLAINED HIS RAISE. PRESIDENT EICKS DISCUSSED THE APPOINTMENTS FOR THE CIVILIAN REVIEW BOARD REGARDING THE AT LARGE MEMBERS ONLY. APPOINTMENTS WERE MADE BY ALL AT LARGE MEMBERS. COUNCIL RE-APPOINTED COUNCILWOMAN JONES TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. RESOLUTION REMAINED TABLED-NO VOTE TAKEN: RESOLUTION 39-12 - A RESOLUTION CREATING A NON-REVERTING ATHLETIC PARK POOL FUND WITHIN THE DONATION/GRANT FUND OF THE CITY OF ANDERSON. INTRODUCTION OF RESOLUTIONS: RESOLUTION 1-13- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE SAME APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE APPROPRIATIONS THEREOF FOR THE CITY OF ANDERSON FIRE DEPARTMENT. COUNCILMAN DIXON MOVED THE RESOLUTION BE GIVEN ITS READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PEPELEA – READ BY CITY CLERK. SAM PELLEGRINO, CITY CONTROLLER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO REPRESENT THE RESOLUTION WHICH TRANSFERS $240,000.00 FROM APPROPRIATION NUMBER 53994 TO APPROPRIATION NUMBER 51210 FIRE PERF. THERE WERE QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN PEPELEA. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS: 8 AYES – 0 NAYS. RESOLUTION 1-13 ADOPTED. RESOLUTION 2-13- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF FUNDS BETWEEN CERTAIN ACCOUNTS WITHIN THE SAME APPROPRIATIONS, AND THE APPROPRIATIONS THEREOF FOR THE CITY OF ANDERSON PUBLIC SAFETY COIT. COUNCILMAN PEPELEA MOVED THE RESOLUTION BE GIVEN ITS READING, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN BIBBS – READ BY CITY CLERK. SAM PELLEGRINO, CITY CONTROLLER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TO REPRESENT THE RESOLUTION WHICH TRANSFERS $720,000.00 FROM APPROPRIATION NUMBER 53994 TO APPROPRIATION NUMBER 51210 POLICE/FIRE PERF. THERE WERE NO QUESTIONS. QUESTION CALLED BY COUNCILMAN PEPELEA. ON THE CALL OF THE ROLL THE VOTE WAS: 8 AYES – 0 NAYS. RESOLUTION 2-13 ADOPTED. ADJOURNMENT: COUNCILMAN DIXON MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN PEPELEA. MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:20 P.M. DAVID EICKS PRESIDENT, COMMON COUNCIL SHEILA ASHLEY CITY CLERK