Board of Aldermen Meeting

CITY OF WILLARD BOARD OF ALDERMEN October 13 2009 7:00 P.M. Board present: Mayor, Jamie Schoolcraft; Aldermen Richard Simpson; Aldermen Pat Lloyd; Aldermen Paul Hood; Aldermen Louie Amodeo; Aldermen Bryan Vincent. Aldermen Doug Johnson was not present. Staff in attendance: City Clerk, Dale Duvall; Deputy City Clerk, Kate Gould; CFO, Karen Robson; Interim Director of Public Works, Justin Reaves; Director of Parks and Recreation, Kevin McDonald; Chief of Police, Tom McClain; City Attorney, Paul Link,: Sgt/Det. Shannon Shipley. Guests: Lucille Murray, Gene Thomas, Kathy Blakemore and Patricia Zimdars. Lin Schneider with the Cross Country Times newspaper. There were no comments or questions from the citizens or the Board so the hearing was closed. Mayor Jamie Schoolcraft led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Schoolcraft called the meeting to order. Roll Call City Clerk, Dale Duvall called roll call-Aldermen Richard Simpson-present; Aldermen Doug Johnson-----; Aldermen Pat Lloyd-present; Mayor Schoolcraft-present; Aldermen Paul Hood- present; Aldermen Louie Amodeo-present; Aldermen Bryan Vincent-present. Agenda Amendments/Approval of Agenda Motion made by Aldermen Simpson with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the agenda. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Minutes 09/28/09 Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Vincent to approve the minutes of the regular meeting on September 28, 2009. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Citizens Input There was no citizen input. Financial Report Financial Statements: Motion made by Aldermen Amodeo with a second by Aldermen Hood to pay the outstanding bills. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. 2010 Workers Compensation Insurance Bids: Karen stated that the low bid was MO Employers Mutual for $37,644.00. Karen stated that the City has been with for the last few years. Motion made by Aldermen Simpson with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to accept MO Employers BOA Minutes 10/13/09 Page 1of 3 Mutual. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Water Tower Maintenance Bids: Karen stated that the low bid was Utility Service Co. bid of $147,934.00 plus $880.49 for the maintenance on the towers. Motion made by Aldermen Amodeo with a second by Aldermen Hood to accept the bid from Utility Service Co. Aldermen Simpson-Nay; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. Four votes aye. One vote nay. Motion carried. Rural Sewer Improvement Plan: Karen stated that Ace Pipe Cleaning had given us a bid of $46,466.75. Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to accept the Ace Pipe Cleaning bid for the repairs. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Recycle Center Fence Bids: Motion made by Aldermen Vincent with a second by Aldermen Simpson to not move the recycling center. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-Nay; Aldermen Hood-Nay; Aldermen Amodeo-Nay; Aldermen Vincent-I. Two votes aye. Three vote nay. Motion denied. The Board decided to have Justin Reeves look into Public Works doing some of the work themselves to lower the expense to the City. Justin will bring the new figures back to the Board at the next meeting of the Aldermen. Police Department Report -Chief McClain presented the Police Department report. 2010 Local Law Enforcement Block Grant Additional Certified Assurance Form- Motion made by Aldermen Vincent with a second by Aldermen Lloyd for the Mayor to sign the form. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Emergency Management Report –Stacey Winters was not present to present the Emergency Management report. Development Report –Randy Brown was not present and there was no development report. Public Works Report -Justin Reaves presented the Public Works report. Parks and Recreation Report –Kevin McDonald presented the Parks and Recreation report. Community Relations Report - Kate Gould presented the Community Relations report. BILL NO. ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF WILLARD, MISSOURI FOR THE YEAR 2010. First reading was conducted by the City Clerk, Dale Duvall. Motion made by Aldermen Lloyd with a second by Aldermen Amodeo to approve the first reading. Aldermen Simpson-Nay; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-Nay. Three votes aye. Two votes nay. Motion carried. BOA Minutes 10/13/09 Page 2of 3 Second reading will be done at the Board meeting on 10/26/09. Old Business There was no old business. Mayor Jamie Schoolcraft stated that the board would be going into closed session to discuss Chapter 610.021 #1-Legal and #3 Personnel. Motion made by Aldermen Amodeo with a second by Aldermen Hood to close the open session and open the executive session. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Motion made by Aldermen Vincent with a second by Aldermen Lloyd to close the executive session, open the open session, and adjourn. Aldermen Simpson-I; Aldermen Lloyd-I; Aldermen Hood-I; Aldermen Amodeo-I; Aldermen Vincent-I. All votes aye. Motion carried. Meeting Adjourned. _____________________________ Dale Duvall, City Clerk _____________________________ Jamie Schoolcraft, Mayor of Willard BOA Minutes 10/13/09 Page 3of 3