City Council

MINUTES SPECIAL CALLED MEETING JANUARY 23, 2018 Welcome and call to order by Mayor Randy Horton Discussion: Council seat left open by the resignation of Nathan George. Motion: Mark Tripp. Let’s leave it open until a deadline of February 2 to give people time to send in their letters of interest. Then set a meeting for Monday February 5, the day before the agenda meeting on that Tuesday so we can do the interviews. We can either make a decision that day or have a follow-up meeting or wait for the regular council meeting. Mayor Horton could do a press release and we could also put it on the city Facbook page. Mayor Horton: Mr. Tyler Riley has been interested in doing this for a long time. Harris: What kinds of answers should we ask for? Attorney Smith: Age, marriage, kids, pregnancy. Carruth: Can you ask where they want the city to go in the future? Harris: You can ask goals, employment, skills, what’s their vision for the city. Westcott: And education? Discussion on the reasons for and timing of Mr. George’s resignation which included the fact that he bought a house and he was still transferring his household goods. Trey: Your residence and domicile are not the same thing. Westcott: In regard to the committees he was on, advertising and Main Streed Downtown Master Plan and Information Technology, I would push for a meeting for the council to re-choose committee positions. Brown: I wouldn’t want to go for that. Motion passed with not dissension. Motion to Adjourn: Brown