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697 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 A regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Henderson, Kentucky, was held on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, at 5:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the third floor Assembly Room located in the Municipal Center Building at 222 First Street, Henderson, Kentucky. INVOCATION was given by Pastor Todd Linn, First Baptist Church, followed by Ally Foreman and Boy Scouts Dominick Roy and Parker McWilliams leading the assemblage in recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to our American Flag. There were present Mayor Steve Austin presiding: PRESENT: Commissioner Jan Hite Commissioner X R. Royster, III Commissioner Robert M. (Robby) Mills Commissioner Jesse Johnston, IV ALSO PRESENT: Mr. Russell R. Sights, City Manager Mr. William L. (Buzzy) Newman, Jr., Assistant City Manager Mrs. Dawn Kelsey, City Attorney Ms. Maree Collins, City Clerk Mr. Robert Gunter, Finance Director Mrs. Connie Galloway, Human Resources Director Mr. Charles Stauffer, Police Chief Mr. Owen Reeves, Gas System Director Mr. Greg Nunn, IT Director Mr. Trace Stevens, Parks and Recreation Director Mr. Frank Cates, Deputy Police Chief Mr. David Piller, Police Major Mr. Jason Hargitt, Police Lieutenant Mr. Terry Harmon, Henderson Deputy Sheriff Mr. Mike Shockley, Communications Supervisor Mr. Sam Lingerfelt, Safety & Training Coordinator Mr. Tom Williams, HWU General Manager Mrs. Julie Wischer, HWU Commissioner Mr. Scott Foreman, Fire Lieutenant Mrs. Sarah Foreman Ms. Ally Foreman Mr. Steve Foreman Mrs. Pam Foreman Mr. Charles “Dino” Abbott, Fire Lieutenant Mr. Chad Moore, Fire Lieutenant Mrs. Brittney Moore Ms. Bailey Moore Ms. Lily Moore Mr. Chris Watson, Fire Lieutenant Mr. Billy Schwartz, Fire Driver-Engineer Mr. Travis Denton, Fire Driver-Engineer Mr. Josh Dixon, Fire Driver-Engineer Mr. Zach Polley, Fire Driver-Engineer Mr. Rob Mindrup, Fire Driver-Engineer Mr. John Pace, Firefighter Mrs. Jana Pace Ms. Jullian Pace Ms. Jalyn Pace Mr. Brandon Lingerfelt, Firefighter Mr. Tanner Simon, Firefighter Mr. Codie Comer, Firefighter Mr. Lee Martin, Firefighter Mr. Brad Mattingly, Firefighter 698 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 Mr. Shawn Crabtree, Firefighter Mr. Cory Agnew, Firefighter in Training Mrs. Cindy Phillips, Fire Dept. Administrative Secretary Mrs. Donna Veazey, Fire Dept. Secretary Mr. Danny Froehlich Mr. Jerry Vanden Brook Mr. Pat Thompson Mr. Harvey Robbins Ms. Donna Robbins Mr. Dale Naylor Ms. Laura Naylor Ms. Ellie Naylor Ms. Emma Naylor Mr. Mike Ewald Mr. Brad Van Bussum, Utilities Servicer Mrs. Nancy Boucherie, Utility Billing Supervisor Mrs. Sharron Coffman, Account Representative Mr. Brian Crafton, Myriad CPA Ms. Stacey Keown, Henderson Leadership Initiative Ms. Lindsey Newman, Henderson Leadership Initiative Mrs. Dana Roy Mr. Dominick Roy, Boy Scout Mrs. Marina McWilliams Mr. Parker McWilliams, Boy Scout Mr. Mike Richardson, Police Reserve Officer Mr. Frank Boyett, The Gleaner ________________________ PRESENTATIONS: Employee Service Award - Bradley A. VanBussum, 20 Years _________________________ Employee Recognition – Police Executive Leadership Graduate Program – Lt. Jason Hargitt, Major David Pillar, and Lt. Col. Frank Cates _________________________ Land and Water Grant Update – Assistant City Manager William L. “Buzzy” Newman, Jr., introduced Ms. Stacey Keown, and Ms. Lindsey Newman from the 2014 Class of the Henderson Leadership Initiative group. They presented the final design of the accessible playground equipment for Central Park and updated the Commission on their efforts for matching the grant funds committed toward the project. The project is currently awaiting federal approval and we anticipate having an agreement to present after the first of the year. _________________________ Water & Sewer Commission Report on Audits of Financial Statements – Mr. Brian Crafton, Myriad CPA Group and Mr. Tom Williams, HWU General Manager. Mr. Williams indicated that Mr. Leason Neel was unable to attend this evening so Mr. Brian Crafton will present the report and help answer any questions. Mr. Crafton stated that the results of the audit were good. He also mentioned the GASB68 unfunded pension liability that needed to be listed in the report. Mayor Austin stated that the City and Henderson Water Utility have paid their portions to the retirement system all along and this was just a new accounting process not something that the City needs to pay out at this time. Mayor Austin asked for a motion to accept the report of the audit. MOTION by Commissioner Jan Hite, seconded by Commissioner Robert Mills, to accept the Water & Sewer Commission Report on Audits of Financial Statements The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood:  699 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the acceptance of the Water & Sewer Commission Report on Audits of Financial Statements. _________________________ CITY MANAGER RUSSELL SIGHTS, read the following statement into the record: “Mr. Mayor and Commissioners: The accompanying resolution approves the appointment of Scott Foreman to the position of Fire Chief. Mr. Foreman has 25 years of fire service experience and has served at the City of Henderson fire department for almost the last sixteen years. Well over fifteen years. The Board of Commissioners is required pursuant to Chapter 2-211 of the Code of Ordinances, to approve the recommendation by the City Manager of all department heads. The Fire Chief Selection Committee has recommended the appointment of Mr. Foreman to me. I am very pleased to recommend his appointment to the Board of Commissioners. Your approval of the recommendation is requested. I will now ask the City Clerk to read the resolution.” RESOLUTION NO. 124-15: RESOLUTION APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF SCOTT FOREMAN AS FIRE CHIEF FOR THE CITY OF HENDERSON MOTION by Commissioner Hite, seconded by Commissioner Mills, to adopt the resolution appointing Scott Foreman as the Fire Chief for the City of Henderson. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the Resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk CHIEF FOREMAN thanked the Board of Commissioners and the City leaders for their confidence in him and for allowing him to express the following: “So many people have made this opportunity possible. My sixteen years with the Henderson Fire department has been an incredible journey thus far. As I look back over my career at the Henderson Fire Department there are so many individuals, most of which are standing here tonight, and experiences that have shaped me into the person I am today. The knowledge and skills I have acquired over the years can only be surpassed by the admiration I have gained for the men and women I have had the privilege to work with. This organization has truly become a second family of mine and I couldn’t think of a greater honor than to be here tonight to accept this position of leadership as the Chief of the Henderson Fire department. My sincere gratitude goes out to each and every one of you for your support and encouragement along the way. I will strive to do my best in the years to come to fulfill my responsibilities and exceed the expectations that are set before me. I now proudly accept the role of Chief and I’m eagerly awaiting any new remarkable experiences this journey has awaiting me.” MAYOR AUSTIN thanked him for his past service and for all the fire department personnel in attendance. 700 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 CITY MANAGER RUSSELL SIGHTS asked Chief Foreman to introduce his family at which time Chief Foreman introduced his wife, Sarah, his daughter Ally, his mother Pam and his father Steve. ________________________ APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: MAYOR AUSTIN asked the City Clerk to read the items on the Consent Agenda. Minutes: November 5, 2015, Called Meeting November 10, 2015, Regular Meeting November 13, 2015, Called Meeting RESOLUTION NO. 120-15: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATION TO COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICE BOARD (CMRS) FOR FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $138,803.42 TO BE USED TO PURCHASE SOFTWARE, INTERFACES AND HARDWARE TO UPGRADE THE COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH (CAD) COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE DOCUMENTS AND TO ACT AS AUTHORIZED ADMINISTRATOR FOR THE PROJECT Motion by Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Johnston, to approve the items on the Consent Agenda. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the minutes approved and the Resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ ORDINANCE NO. 31-15: SECOND READING ORDINANCE AMENDING BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JULY 1, 2015 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2016 FOR THE CITY OF HENDERSON, KENTUCKY MOTION by Commissioner Royster, seconded by Commissioner Mills, that the Ordinance be adopted. MAYOR Austin explained to the Boy Scouts that it costs a lot of money to run all the city services for the city and that one day they might take an interest in it and be the ones making the decisions on how best to spend the City’s money to serve its citizens. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the Ordinance adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded.  701 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ ORDINANCE NO. 32-15: SECOND READING ORDINANCE AMENDING EMPLOYEE MANUAL ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 128 –PROBATIONARY PERIOD BY DELETING POLICE IN PARAGRAPH B, AND ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH REGARDING POLICE AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF INITIAL AND PROMOTIONAL APPOINTEES IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OF THE EMPLOYEE MANUAL OF THE CITY OF HENDERSON MOTION by Commissioner Johnston, seconded by Commissioner Royster, that the Ordinance be adopted. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the Ordinance adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk _________________________ ORDINANCE NO. 33-15: SECOND READING ORDINANCE AMENDING A PORTION OF CITY BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF HENDERSON PERSONNEL SCHEDULE IN FINANCE ADMINISTRATION DIVISION OF THE 2015-2016 CITY BUDGET BY ADDING A FULL TIME ACCOUNT TECHNICIAN SENIOR MOTION by Commissioner Hite, seconded by Commissioner Mills, that the Ordinance be adopted. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------- Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the Ordinance adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ 702 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 ORDINANCE NO. 34-15: FIRST READING ORDINANCE AMENDING GARBAGE AND REFUSE ORDINANCE AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 14-90.5, BULK REFUSE CHARGES, OF ARTICLE V, RATES AND CHARGES, IN CHAPTER 14, GARBAGE AND REFUSE, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HENDERSON MOTION by Commissioner Royster, seconded by Commissioner Hite, that the Ordinance be adopted. FINANCE DIRECTOR ROBERT GUNTER, explained that there was another item on the agenda relating to the bulk rate and that in the process of preparing that resolution it was discovered that this had been overlooked during the time the City took over operations at the Transfer Station. The ‘gate rate’ was set by the Operator under their contract and needs to be removed from this ordinance and will be addressed in the next item on the agenda. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston -- Aye: Commissioner Hite ------- Aye: Commissioner Royster --- Aye: Commissioner Mills ------ Aye: Mayor Austin -------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the Ordinance adopted on its first reading and ordered that it be presented for a second reading at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners. ________________________ RESOLUTION NO. 121-15: RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING RATE STRUCTURE FOR THE CITY TRANSFER STATION MOTION by Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Royster, to adopt the resolution establishing a new rate structure for the handling and disposal of bulk refuse and solid waste at the City Transfer Station. FINANCE DIRECTOR ROBERT GUNTER, explained that the rates would be consistent with the current charge of $37.00 per ton plus the ERF fee. Further he stated that we have been contacted by a customer requesting a discount for any tonnage over 750 tons per month. The discount would be $2.00 discount per ton on any tonnage over 750 tons in a month. City Manager Sights added that the Daviess County Officials have been made aware of this and are okay with it. Commissioner Johnston asked why the rate was increased from $32.00 to $37.00. Mr. Gunter responded that the transfer station operator actually set the gate rate by the market rate based on the cost index in their contract and it had been changed before but was not updated in our records. Mr. Sights added that with approval of this new rate structure, any future changes would require approval of the Board of Commissioners. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston ---- Aye: Commissioner Hite --------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ----- Aye: Commissioner Mills -------- Aye: Mayor Austin ---------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto, and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin  703 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ RESOLUTION 122-15: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF HENDERSON AND HENDERSON COUNTY FISCAL COURT REGARDING THE IMPOSITION, ADMINISTRATION, COLLECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF A COUNTY-WIDE OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE TAX MOTION by Commissioner Johnston, seconded by Commissioner Royster, to adopt the resolution accepting an Interlocal Agreement between the City of Henderson and Henderson County Fiscal Court regarding the imposition, administration, collection and enforcement of a county-wide occupational license tax. COMMISSIONER MILLS asked if it was true that other municipalities around the state were collecting this tax for their county. Mr. Gunter responded that three examples were found that this was the case. City Attorney Dawn Kelsey interjected that the closest was Daviess County. Owensboro collects the county occupational license tax, and Richmond collects for Madison County. Commissioner Johnston asked what savings this might give to the taxpayers, having the City administer this instead of the County. Mr. Gunter responded that the estimate is that this would save the County approximately $85,000 to $105,000 because we already have the office, software and other necessary items to administer the program. Also, this would be more convenient for the customer, one office in one place for both transactions. Mr. Sights added that it was a great point, we don’t see a downside to this. We are going to be compensated, through provisions in the Agreement, for the extra costs to the City’s budget. The City taxpayers will not be subsidizing this in any way. The biggest savings will be for the tax preparers and CPA’s to be able to come to one place and do it all with consistent answers. Commissioner Johnston agreed that this was a good idea from a business standpoint, to save taxpayer money and time all around. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston ---- Aye: Commissioner Hite --------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ----- Aye: Commissioner Mills -------- Aye: Mayor Austin ---------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto, and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ RESOLUTION NO. 123-15: RESOLUTION AWARDING BID FOR PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) POLICE PATROL/PURSUIT VEHICLES WITH INSTALLED VEHICLE EQUIPMENT TO JOHN JONES AUTO GROUP, CORYDON, INDIANA, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $131,402.00 MOTION by Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Hite, to adopt the Resolution awarding a bid for the purchase of four (4) police patrol/pursuit vehicles with installed equipment to John Jones Auto Group of Corydon, Indiana, in the total amount of $131,402.00 POLICE CHIEF CHARLES STAUFFER explained that we changed the process for purchasing these vehicles by requesting bids for fully equipped vehicles instead of equipping the vehicles after purchase. This speeds up the process of getting the vehicles on the road. He noted 704 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 that last year we had to wait several months for three different vendors to install the various equipment on the vehicles. The cost of these fully equipped vehicles actually came in under the amount of the vehicles purchased in last year’s budget that were equipped after purchase. Chief Stauffer also noted that the Police Department was in the process of getting two SUV’s with all wheel drive. The SUVs will be used for a canine unit and to test for ease of access of officer equipment. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston ---- Aye: Commissioner Hite --------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ----- Aye: Commissioner Mills -------- Aye: Mayor Austin ---------------- Aye: WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto, and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ RESOLUTION NO. 125-15: RESOLUTION ACCEPTING SYSTEM PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH ALERT TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. (D/B/A ALERT PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS), AND AUTHORIZING MAYOR TO EXECUTE AGREEMENT MOTION by Commissioner Mills, seconded by Commissioner Johnston, to adopt the resolution accepting the System Purchase Agreement with Alert Tracking Systems, Inc. (d/b/a Alert Public Safety Solutions), and authorizing the Mayor to execute the Agreement. Mr. Mike Shockley expressed his appreciation for the diligent work of Dawn Kelsey, Steve Gold, and Buzzy Newman in helping get this completed. He explained that the CMRS Grant, which was approved earlier on the agenda, requires a signed contract in hand by December 1st, and that is the reason for the push behind this agreement. Mayor Austin asked Mike to talk about some of the features of the CAD system and how it would serve the community. Mr. Shockley indicated that the new CAD system will include Automated Vehicle Locators (AVL) that would locate addresses and a Record Management System (RMS) that will help the Sheriff and Police Departments. Also the fire department as well as EMS will have the opportunity to link in to track their portions in the records management system. Currently work is ongoing with Chris Raymer, Henderson GIS Coordinator, to update maps on all systems. Police Major David Piller indicated that this would be a one stop shop. Currently accessing separate systems can yield conflicting information with all the different sources and with this one system if there was an issue it could be fixed in one place. It will bring us into the next generation 911 era, of which the current system is incapable. Text to 911 is an example of the next generation technology that would be accessible with the new system and the system will have the ability to adapt to new technology as it comes on board. Mr. Shockley stated that we are not the only city looking into upgrading and that this system would be compatible with others in the area outside the city and vice versa. With this system we will be able to share information with other counties to be able to catch more criminals to get them off the streets even if they go to another county. Mrs. Dawn Kelsey wanted to point out that the resolution is conditioned on Alert providing a performance bond by the November 30, 2015 deadline. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood:  705 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 Commissioner Johnston ---- Aye: Commissioner Hite --------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ----- Aye: Commissioner Mills -------- Aye: Mayor Austin ---------------- Aye: WHEREUPON Mayor Austin declared the resolution adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto, and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin Steve Austin, Mayor November 24, 2015 ATTEST: Maree Collins, City Clerk ________________________ CITY MANAGER’S REPORT: MR. SIGHTS wanted to reiterate that the Board of Commissioners made history tonight with the appointment of a new fire chief and improvements we are making with the CAD and 911 systems, which are all things we are grateful for with the Board giving us the resources to do them. In light of the Thanksgiving season Mr. Sights wanted to wish everyone a nice Thanksgiving and a blessed one. ________________________ COMMISSIONER’S REPORTS: COMMISSIONER JOHNSTON wished everyone a great and safe Thanksgiving holiday spent with friends and family. He also thanked all city employees for a wonderful job this year and hopes that we can continue to finish out the rest of the year well. COMMISSIONER HITE is thankful to everyone on the Board to include Dawn, Maree, and Russell for the services you provide to our community and as well as all of the city employees. Without you all we wouldn’t be able to do any of this to serve our community. She continued that she is thankful for and to the Community and hopes everyone has a very safe and wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. COMMISSIONER ROYSTER indicated he had questions on the status of the public works facility, the Second Street light project, and the Depot. Mayor Austin asked Mr. Newman to briefly report on those projects and give a written summary later. Mr. Newman indicated that the Second Street light foundations have been completed and that all the underground wiring should be pulled in by next week. Hopefully the following week we will start setting poles and fixtures and then have them lit by the end of the year. The Public Works Facility is too detailed to go into at this time, but a summary report will be provided to you next week, if acceptable. Mrs. Kelsey interjected that Mr. Newman had given her the engineering contract for the public works facility today and we will try to get that on the next agenda if it can be negotiated in time. Mr. Newman added that the Depot should be on the next agenda as well. COMMISSIONER MILLS praised the Technical Committee working on the 911 center upgrade. They have worked a lot of hours, and this is one of the best examples of interlocal communication and sharing of data, time, and efforts and has been very positive for the community. Commissioner Mills also mentioned the announcement that Henderson has the lowest residential power costs in the state. Mayor Austin reported that a state-wide report indicated that on Household/Residential rates Henderson was the lowest utility rate in the state for the year 2014. We have a rate increase included in 2015, but I think we will still be in the bottom three for 2015 because Kenergy, Kentucky Utilities and all the others have also announced rate increases, especially those coal fired power plants because of EPA mandates. On the Industrial rates we were second in the state to Kenergy in 2014. However, in 2014 Kenergy was providing power to the smelters at an 706 CITY OF HENDERSON – RECORD BOOK Record of Minutes of A Regular Meeting on November 24, 2015 extremely low rate because of volume and that went into those calculations to make them lower. In 2015, I imagine Henderson will be in the bottom three. We also do very well with the water utility rates compared to other cities. Evansville, which is on average double Henderson’s utilities for a similar size home. We are very fortunate on our utilities and it is a good benefit to the community. Mr. Sights added that Brian Toy, Greg Nunn and Maree Collins all worked to get the report on the website and social media. MAYOR AUSTIN reported on upcoming event dates to remember. Friday December 4th at 6 p.m. is the Community Tree Lighting in Central Park behind the City Building to which everyone is invited. The Job Corps, Lions Club, and other organizations will be recognized for the work that they do each year as well as the city parks and maintenance departments; and then on December 5th at 10 a.m., the Christmas Parade will be happening downtown. Everyone is invited to attend these community events. ________________________ MEETING ADJOURN: MOTION by Commissioner X R. Royster III, seconded by Commissioner Robert M. Mills, to adjourn the meeting. The vote was called. On roll call, the vote stood: Commissioner Johnston --- Aye: Commissioner Hite -------- Aye: Commissioner Royster ---- Aye: Commissioner Mills --------Aye: Mayor Austin --------------- Aye: __________________________ WITHOUT OBJECTION, the Meeting adjourned at approximately 6:25 p.m. ___________________________ ATTEST: Steve Austin, Mayor December 8, 2015 ______________________ Maree Collins, City Clerk