Mayor and Board of Aldermen Meetings

THE CITY OF CLEVELAND BOLIVAR COUNTY STATE OF MISSISSIPPI MTNUTES OF RECESSED REGULAR MEETING HELD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST lITH,2O2I This recessed regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of The City of Cleveland, Mississippi, was duly and legally begun and held via a Zoom video teleconference meeting at 8:00 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, August l1'2021, pursuant to the recess order of the Mayor and Board at the August 10,2021 recessed regular meeting. :iONCE OT A RECESSED }IEETNiG OF IEE T!.\YOR.{N-D BO.{RD OT ALDER\IEN OT TEE CIII' Of C'LE\T,L.I\"D. }trSSISSPPI TO BE EELD O\ rl [.DNESD.{}" .{[Gf'ST ll' 2021 Pursuant to an order adrrprcd at .r*L rcrcsscd mt ingof t-s Mayor and Brxnl of Aldcrmc'n of rhc ciry of clevelsrd held on Tucsday, AuSusl 10. 1021, a r*essed s.ssion of ssid nreeting will be hcld 8r 8:0o o'clock a-m. on wedacsday, AugNt 11,1021. ro ttc Boafd Roonr at Crt-v Hall. WITN ESS my signature this August 10.2021. Bilh Notell I]ILLY NOWEtI. MAYOR Postul by RW 4:00 PM 8-1&ll Present were: Billy Nowell, Mayor; Robert Sanders, Danny Abraham, Gary Gainspoletti, Kirkham Povall, Theodore R. "Ted" campbell, Brian Bishop and Zinnia Howie-Wince, Aldermen; Dominique Green, City Clerk and Michelle Arbuckle, Deputy City Clerk. The meeting was duly opened, and, upon due proclamation first made' the following proceedings were held, to-wit: The Board met with Buster Bingham, Police Department; Jamie Gregory-Grant' Animal Shelter; Arna Sledge, Railroad Museum; Stephen Ferri, Public works; Billy Trofter, Community Develophent; Clint Johnson, Airport and Tricia Walker of Big Front Porch. During these meetings as well as throughout the day, the Aldermen discussed the costs, following maiers: potential public improvement bond issue items, health insurance proposeirevenue items, ratis for tax millage, proposed expenditure items' departrnental L-urirf"rr, requested appropriations, department merit raise requests and additional pa,oll matters, Cleveland tourism and anticipated engineering projects' ORDERED this August 11,2021. ORDER trOR EXECUTIVE SESSION Afterdiscussion,uponMotionbyAldermanGainspoletti,secondby-Alderman to Abraham, and unanimously adopted, it is ordered that the Board go into closed session consider going into executive seision to discuss employee action recommendations. ORDERED this August 11,2021.  After discussion, upon Motion by Alderman Gainspoletti, second by Alderman B.ishop, and unanimously adopted, it is ordered that the Board go into execiive ,"rsron discuss pending litigations and employee action recommendations. ORDERED this August I1,2021. EXECUTIVE SESSION Discussions ensued conceming each topic addressed in the above motion. However, no board action was taken, unless as notid otherwise. ORDERED this August tt,2O2t. Upon Motion by Alderman Sanders, second by Arderman campbe and adopted, it is ordered to increase the annual salary for the Mayor to $40,000 and, increase the annual salary for the Board of Aldermen to $8,400. The vote was recorded via roll call as follows: Abraham NAY Sanders AYE Howze-Wince AYE Campbell AYE Gainspoletti NAY Bishop NAY Povall AYE The motion carried. ORDERED rhis August I t, 2021. .Upon motion by Alderman povall, second by Alderman Campbell, and unanimously adopted, it is ordered that the Board come out of executive session and re- enter open session ORDERED this August 11,2021.  ORDER TO ADJOURN With there being no business of the Board that still needs attention, upon motion duly made by Alderman Povall, second by Alderman Abraham, and unanimously adopted, it is ordered that the recessed meeting ofAugust 11'h, 2021 be adjoumed. ORDERED this August 11,2021. BILLY N , Mayor Attest: QUE REEN, City Clerk Minutes approved this In day of WmWr, 2021. N!," yt*"ll BILLY NO68LL, Mayor Attest: DO QUE , City Clerk