City Council

June 8, 2021 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fairmont was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 8th day of June, 2021, at the Public Safety Building located at 500 Quincy Street in Fairmont, West Virginia. Mayor Mainella called the meeting to order. Councilmembers present were: First District Joshua D. (Josh) Rice Second District Anne E. Bolyard Third District Karl (David) Kennedy (by phone) Fourth District Richard (Rick) Garcia Fifth District Barry H. Bledsoe Sixth District Gia Deasy Seventh District Blair Montgomery Eighth District Thomas (Tom) Mainella Ninth District Donna M. Blood Also present were: City Manager Valerie A. Means (by phone) City Attorney Kevin Sansalone City Clerk Janet L. Keller Fire Chief Ed Simmons Police Chief Steve Shine Finance Director Priscilla Hamilton Planning Director Shae Strait IN RE: OPENING CEREMONIES Rev. D.D. Meighen gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Councilmember Deasy. IN RE: SCOUT INTRODUCED The Mayor introduced boy scout, Matthew Kirk, a student from East Fairmont High School who is working on his Eagle Scout Citizenship Badge. He had to attend a Council meeting as a requirement to receive this badge. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mayor Mainella noted that each member of Council had received a copy of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on May 25, 2021. He asked if there were any corrections, deletions, or amendments. 1 Councilmember Blood moved to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Montgomery. The Mayor declared the minutes approved as submitted by voice vote of Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RE: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: GENERAL FUND Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 28, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance providing for a General Fund Budget Revision. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Ms. Means spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. She said this is our last revision of the fiscal year and is a normal part of the budget process. She then asked Council to support the proposed ordinance. Priscilla Hamilton, Finance Director, also spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. She said this was the final revision for the 2020-2021 fiscal year and is due to the State on June 15th. The revision is based on a review of prior year cash to date and what we expect to receive through June 30th. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:06 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: COAL SEVERANCE Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 28, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance providing for a Coal Severance Budget Revision. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Ms. Means stated this is the same as the General Fund ordinance. She noted that this will be the last revision for the fiscal year. Priscilla Hamilton also spoke in favor. She said that this ordinance will be third and final revision for this current year and it reflects the continuing decline of the coal severance tax that we receive from the State. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:08 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1880 DULY ADOPTED 2 FEBRUARY 9, 2021, WHICH ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S CURRENT PAY PLAN AND LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CLASSES FOR ALL CLASS TITLES AND EMPLOYEES, TO ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN CHANGES, NAMELY: CERTAIN PERCENTAGE BASE PAY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES; ADJUSTMENT OF BASE PAY FOR THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER APPRENTICESHIP I & II; CREATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL NEW POSITIONS; AND AN INCREASE IN LONGEVITY PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 28, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the current Pay Plan to accommodate certain changes. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. The City Manager spoke in favor of the new Pay Plan. She said this would be all of the work that is needed to correct our Pay Plan so we can be consistent with the budget that was passed by Council and the budget that will begin on July 1, 2021. These are all of the things that we spoke about during our budget work session and we are just now getting to the point to adjust the Pay Plan so the fees can be effective for the new fiscal year. She said there was nothing new here, nothing added, all of the same things we discussed during that budget work session. Priscilla Hamilton also spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. She said the changes to the Pay Plan are in accordance with the FY22 budget which was approved by Council on March 23, 2021. Discussion: Councilmember Rice said that one of the pay increases being proposed, he was wondering . . . . Councilmember Deasy interjected to say that there was one HR position that changed the title and the pay increase was substantial. Council was not sure what the hiring practice was since it is an HR position that is going to be elevated in pay with a different title. Would that mean open for applications? Councilmember Garcia asked if it was the same person. Councilmember Deasy asked if it was the same person or is it a new position and someone new and that way it would be open. Councilmember Rice asked if it was going to be open for other people to apply for this job. The Mayor asked the City Manager, who was on the phone, if she heard the questions being asked. He said there are Councilmembers who are questioning the position that 3 is included in the ordinance for the HR Director. He asked if it was a new position and if it will be posted and open for people to apply from outside of the organization and within the organization. Ms. Means replied that it is not a director position, it is only a manager position so it is not a Department Head. This is a promotion for an existing person already that has been going above and beyond their duties for several years since they got the position and she wanted to recognize the additional work that this person has been doing. We have re-written the job description, added the additional duties that were more along the line of a higher-level manager position and that person will be promoted. As far as the backup for the administrative position, she did not ask for that position in the budget and that backup position will not be filled and that person will have to continue to do those duties as well. It will not be a posted position. The Mayor stated that it was a position that will handle HR in addition to some other administrative duties. Ms. Means replied yes, that they are currently doing as well. Councilmember Garcia asked if it was above the 2% that other employees are getting. He asked why such a big jump. Councilmember Rice said that we are looking at a $13,900 raise for that. The Mayor told the City Manager that Council is questioning the amount of the increase. He noted that it was well above what the other pay increases are within the ordinance. Ms. Means replied that it is not consistent with just a percentage cost-of-living increase that everyone else is getting. This is recognizing the additional responsibilities and moving it from an administrative type position to a manager position but not a Department Head position. It is a step up from administration to a manager. She said that it is consistent with other management duties and responsibilities and pay. Councilmember Rice said that the only way he could support something like this is if it was open for everyone else to apply for this position and he felt that other people should be able to apply for this job as well as our assistant HR herself. Ms. Hamilton, Finance Director, explained that the person in this position handles all of the HR, we have 200 employees, this employee handles all of the workers comp claims and all of the FMLA filings and all of the general liability. Councilmember Rice stated that he was not questioning the woman’s work nor her ability to do it, but is questioning $14,000 in one year for somebody. He did not know if anybody else has seen that type of a raise for somebody but that is something that he has never seen. Councilmember Bledsoe said if you are doing your boss’s job and your job but you are 4 only getting paid for your job, now they are going to pay you what you deserve. The Finance Director said that this individual is doing four major jobs and you could really split them out and hire four people to do the job that this person is doing. Councilmember Deasy said that she did not think the question was, with as many employees as Fairmont has, she is agreeing that there should be an elevated HR person and she is also agreeing that the pay raise should be substantial. The concern that Council is saying is, she didn’t even know who this person is, but she would think that the best candidate is probably the person that is already modeling that kind of work ethic and it would be more than likely that person would be the new hire, she was just thinking that it would come off as fairer to everyone. She did not think there was one person here that is saying that if you are in charge of HR in the City of Fairmont that is it certainly an awesome responsibility. Councilmember Bledsoe said there are not two positions available. There is only one position for one person. He said that if you open it up and another person got hired, this person would be out of a job. Councilmember Garcia asked how this pay compares to other cities. Ms. Hamilton said that she did not have that data with her. Councilmember Garcia said that he can see recognizing people but what about other employees that have not been recognized. Councilmember Bledsoe said that if Council likes the ordinance but didn’t like just that one item, you would have to vote the entire ordinance down and start over and if you do that, don’t we have a deadline to meet. The City Attorney said that the deadline would be to implement the remaining pay increases by the July deadline date for the new budget year and the raises are supposed to go into effect the first pay period after the July 1st deadline which he believed was July 12th. He went on to say that the pay increases for everyone else would then also be delayed because the ordinance has to be introduced in final form and is not subject to amendment after introduction. He added that under our Personnel Rules, the issue of promotion is addressed and says that if a person is promoted from within then it is not necessary to advertise the position to the public. He said as far as filling positions, generally what happens if it’s a position that become vacant then all of the persons who are in-house have the opportunity to apply for that position before the public is even made aware of it. He said that under our Personnel Rules as they currently exist, which have been adopted by ordinance by Council, if this were considered a promotion then it would not be necessary to advertise the position or interview outside of the City or even within the City since it was filled by promotion. Councilmember Deasy said that we are not breaking any Personnel Rules. 5 Mr. Sansalone said actually if it is filled by promotion, we are following what the current Personnel Rules require. Councilmember Montgomery said that if the person you are talking about happens to get this position, won’t that create a vacancy. Several replied that the same time that she would continue in that position. Mr. Sansalone said that the City Manager has considered the position that she would be vacating as vacant. Ms. Hamilton said that is correct, we will not be filling the other position. Mr. Sansalone said that we have one employee who got a promotion is technically the way that he understood it. Councilmember Garcia asked how they came up with the price, that much of an increase. Mr. Sansalone said that he did not know. Councilmember Blood said that if she is doing the work of four people, that needs to be considered. Councilmember Rice said that he is not disagreeing with the work that is being done and he is sure that there are other people that are doing the same amount of work of so many other people, he just did not think . . . The Manager said this position currently reports directly to her and she has assessed the work that this person has done for the last two years since she has been here and she has gone above and beyond and taken on additional management type responsibilities and has not received any additional pay in doing so for these years. She said that she did not decide to open it up to advertise to in-house employees because she doesn’t recognize that anybody else has her skillset and can walk right into the position. Councilmember Blood asked if the amount of the increase is consistent with other management pay. Ms. Means replied yes. She said that if you look at the Pay Plan ordinance, you can see where it sits which is in the hierarchy of our management positions and you can see why she placed it there. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:25 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1171, ENACTED AUGUST 6 14, 2001, AND CODIFIED AS PART THREE TRAFFIC CODE, CHAPTER THREE STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES , SECTION 311 STREET OBSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIAL USES, SUBSECTION .O5 PROHIBITION OF OPERATION AND USE OF MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL APPARATUS OF THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AND PERMIT THE OPERATION OF STREET-LEGAL SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS AND WAYS OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 28, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance to provide for and permit the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles on the city streets. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. JAY SINGLETON , a Bellview resident, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He said that he was aware of the original ordinance back in 2001 and luckily, they were in a position to ride on local properties. When the side-by-sides became a thing, it wasn’t a big thing and going from Bellview to Save-A-Lot parking lot to get to the trails back there, the police did a good job maintaining that area of them going back and forth. Did we have trouble, yes, but it was a new thing. Now, these things have taken over everything and everyone seems to have one. He said that every weekend he rides and it would be nothing to have 20-30 buggies riding in a group. They have always trailered from site to site but the convenience factor of it would be to be able to leave the garage and ride from trail head to trail head. He said the people that have street-legal vehicles will abide by the law and have their buggies registered and insured and have all of the safety features as required by law. STEVE SHINE, Chief of Police, also spoke to the proposed ordinance. He said that there is no requirement for drivers to wear a helmet if they are over 18 years of age. They will have to maintain a certain level of safety, have to have insurance, a drivers license, and be registered with the State of WV. He said that drivers will want to do the right thing with the street-legal vehicles. He said that he was mainly attending the meeting in case Council had any questions since he assisted the City Attorney in preparing the ordinance. Councilmember Blood asked if the City can prepare an educational component and post on the City’s website. Chief Shine said that they will get the word out to the community. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:43 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS IN RE: HOME TOWN SATURDAY Councilmember Bolyard stated that she had several friends that came in and enjoyed 7 Home Town Saturday and did the 5K race. She said they loved it that the whole day was spent in the Friendly City. Councilmember Blood noted that the 5K race was the first time that Main Street Fairmont has done this and they will have to work out a few bugs for the next one but it was a good event. The Mayor said that it was a very good event. IN RE: CUT GRASS ON PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE Councilmember Garcia reported that Ted Jackson and his wife helped him clean up Pennsylvania Avenue and mow the grass. He said that they now have from town to Bellview in pretty good shape. IN RE: CUT GRASS ON STATE ROUTE Councilmember Bledsoe said that he was glad to see the State finally cut the grass in the median on Route 310. IN RE: PASSING OF FORMER CITY EMPLOYEE RUSSELL TALERICO Councilmember Bledsoe said that he was sad to see the passing of former police officer and detective Russell Talerico. He extended condolences to his family. IN RE: WVU MEDICINE EXPANDING Councilmember Blood reported that WVU Medicine is going to be expanding their services at the former Fairmont General Hospital. She noted that they were going to be doing a $110 million dollar renovation. Mayor Mainella stated that he was very happy about the hospital news. IN RE: FLOWER BASKETS IN DOWNTOWN Councilmember Blood stated that the flower baskets in the downtown are looking pretty good. IN RE: AMERICAN RESCUE FUND Councilmember Montgomery asked when will we know about the amount of money that is coming from the Federal Government for the American Rescue Fund. The City Manager replied that it should be this week or next week. She said that as soon as the portable opens and we have all of our documents together, we will go ahead and make the request. She said that we will receive half of the money now and the other half in a year. 8 Councilmember Montgomery asked if any decision has been made on what we will be using the money on. The City Manager said that she will meet with the Department Heads and then schedule a work session with Council. She noted that the projects have to be committed by December, 2024 with completion in December, 2026. IN RE: SUMMER SCHOOL Councilmember Deasy reminded everyone that the Marion County Board of Education has over 1,000 students participating in the summer SOL program so there will be 1,000 students during the month of June out along with the school buses. IN RE: DAY OF ACTION Councilmember Deasy reported that June 21st is the United Way Day of Action. She said that they are looking for volunteers in case anyone is interested in volunteering on that day. IN RE: GRASS CUTTING Councilmember Deasy stated that she reached out to a couple businesses in her district that were having trouble with this whole grass cutting deal. She said that a lot of businesses are having challenges finding groups that are willing to cut grass but it was nice to have that conversation with them. IN RE: THREE RIVERS FESTIVAL Mayor Mainella reported that he attended the Three Rivers Festival this year and even with the washout on Friday, he thought it was successful. He said people still had fun even with the rain over the weekend. CITIZENS PETITIONS There were no citizens petitions for this meeting. CITY MANAGER ’S REPORT The City Manager reported that she will be back to the office on Thursday. She also said that it will be good to be back to normal at the June 22nd Council meeting. She mentioned that the Governor has issued an order that masks can be removed on June 20th. 9  CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL BUSINESS IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: GENERAL FUND Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for a General Fund Budget Revision. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Kennedy seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1898 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: COAL SEVERANCE Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for a Coal Severance Budget Revision. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Rice seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1899 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1880 DULY ADOPTED FEBRUARY 9, 2021, WHICH ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S CURRENT PAY PLAN AND LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CLASSES FOR ALL CLASS TITLES AND EMPLOYEES, TO ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN CHANGES, NAMELY: CERTAIN PERCENTAGE BASE PAY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES; ADJUSTMENT OF BASE PAY FOR THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER APPRENTICESHIP I & II; CREATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL NEW POSITIONS; AND AN INCREASE IN LONGEVITY PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance amending the current Pay Plan to accommodate certain changes. 10 Motion: Councilmember Bledsoe moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Blood seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1900 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1171, ENACTED AUGUST 14, 2001, AND CODIFIED AS PART THREE TRAFFIC CODE, CHAPTER THREE STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES , SECTION 311 STREET OBSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIAL USES, SUBSECTION .O5 PROHIBITION OF OPERATION AND USE OF MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL APPARATUS OF THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AND PERMIT THE OPERATION OF STREET-LEGAL SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS AND WAYS OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance to provide for and permit the operation of street-legal special purpose vehicles upon the city streets. Motion: Councilmember Rice moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Kennedy seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk and the following votes were recorded: Councilmember Rice Yes Councilmember Blood Yes Councilmember Bledsoe Yes Councilmember Garcia Yes Councilmember Bolyard Yes Councilmember Deasy Yes Councilmember Montgomery No Councilmember Kennedy Yes Mayor Mainella Yes The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by majority vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1901 was duly adopted. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT PROVIDING FOR THE LEASE TO THE LAMAR COMPANIES OF A PORTION OF THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF REAL ESTATE OWNED BY THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, SITUATE ON COUNTRY CLUB ROAD IN FAIRMONT CITY DISTRICT, MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA AND BEING PART OF PARCEL 25 OF MARION COUNTY TAX MAP 03- 11 08, WHICH PARCEL IS MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS 1.39 ACRES IN THAT CERTAIN DEED FROM THE WEST END IMPROVEMENT COMPANY DATED APRIL 14, 1947, AND OF RECORD IN THE MARION COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE IN DEED BOOK 444, AT PAGE 312; APPROVING THE FORM OF THE TRANSACTIONAL DOCUMENTS; AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DEL IVER THE SAME Mayor Mainella entertained a motion and second for the introduction of an ordinance providing for the lease to Lamar Company for a portion of real estate on Country Club Road owned by the City of Fairmont for a billboard. Motion: Councilmember Bledsoe moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Blood. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for June 22, 2021. IN RE: ADOPTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS FOR A TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES PROGRAM GRANT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $400,000.00 FOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, AND IF SUCH GRANT IS AWARDED, FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, AND PROVIDING THE CITY MANAGER WITH AUTHORITY TO DO ALL THINGS REASONABLE AND NECESSARY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of a resolution authorizing the submission of an application with the WV DOH for a transportation grant for infrastructure improvements on Locust Avenue from Squib Wilson Boulevard to Broadview Avenue. Motion: Councilmember Rice moved for the adoption of the proposed resolution. Councilmember Deasy seconded the motion. The Clerk read the proposed resolution by synopsis. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted by unanimous vote of Council. IN RE: ADOPTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT MANIFESTING THE CITY’S SUPPORT FOR ADEQUATE STATEWIDE 12 BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS AND CONNECTIVITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE DELIVERY OF A LETTER OF SUPPORT Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of a resolution manifesting the City’s support for statewide broadband internet access and connectivity. Motion: Councilmember Deasy moved for the adoption of the proposed resolution. Councilmember Montgomery seconded the motion. The Clerk read the proposed resolution by synopsis. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted by unanimous vote of Council. IN RE: ADOPTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, ACCEPTING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY CORONAVIRUS LOCAL FISCAL RECOVERY FUND AWARD TERMS AND CONDITIONS UNDER THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT RELATING THERETO AND FURTHER AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO ALL THINGS REASONABLE AND NECESSARY IN CONNECTION WITH THE RECEIPT OF SAID FUNDS; LIMITATION Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of a resolution accepting the US Department of Treasury Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Fund terms and conditions under the American Recue Plan Act. Motion: Councilmember Montgomery moved for the adoption of the proposed resolution. Councilmember Blood seconded the motion. The Clerk read the proposed resolution by synopsis. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted by unanimous vote of Council. IN RE: ADOPTION, A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE GEORGE W. BOWERS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FOR A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $20,000.00 TO FUND, IN PART, A PLAYGROUND STRUCTURE AT WINDMILL PARK IN THE CITY OF FAIRMONT, MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA, AND IF SUCH GRANT IS AWARDED, FURTHER 13 AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE THEREOF, AND PROVIDING THE CITY MANAGER WITH AUTHORITY TO DO ALL THINGS REASONABLE AND NECESSARY IN CONNECTION THEREWITH Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of a resolution authorizing the submission of an application to the George W. Bowers Family Charitable Trust for a grant to fund, in part, a playground structure at Windmill Park. Motion: Councilmember Rice moved for the adoption of the proposed resolution. Councilmember Garcia seconded the motion. The Clerk read the proposed resolution by synopsis. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the resolution adopted by unanimous vote of Council. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Deasy. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned by voice vote of Council at 8:10 p.m. 14