MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2014
A regular meeting of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Louisville was held at five-thirty o’clock p.m. on the 4th day of February 2014, at the City Hall, the aforesaid being the time and place for the meeting with the following officers present: William A. “Will” Hill, Mayor; Eugene Crosby, Mayor Pro Tem; Frances S. Ball, Richard R. (Dickie) Caperton, and Gwenita Mays, Aldermen; Babs W. Fulton, City Clerk; and C. Taylor Tucker, City Attorney.
The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Will Hill. Richard Caperton gave the opening prayer and the mayor led in the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. The following business was transacted at the meeting:
ORDER – APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of January 21, 2014, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – UNCLEAN PROPERTY LOCATED AT 407 AIRPORT DRIVE
There came on for consideration the matter of a hearing on certain property located at 407 Airport Avenue, owned by Percy Ransom, to determine if said property is unclean or unsafe, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board determined that said property is in compliance.
ORDER – HOME GRANT
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved a copy of the Minutes and acknowledged the roster of the public hearing held on January 23, 2014, in preparation of the HOME Grant program Copy of said minutes and roster are made Exhibit “A” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESOLUTION ON AFFIRMATIVE MARKETING
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution on Affirmative Marketing in conjuction with the application for the HOME Grant funds. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SURPLUS PROPERTY BIDS
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged that no bids had been received for the surplus property located on Kennedy Street.
ORDER – DOCKET OF CLAIMS
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball, and whereas Gwenita Mays recused herself from the vote, the majority of the Board approved payment of the Docket of Claims #9781-10080 for $116,694.15 for January bills. Copy of said docket is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – ANIMAL CONTROL PART TIME EMPLOYEE
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board hired Christine Carter as a part time employee at $8.00 per hour in the Animal Control Department, and acknowledged the resignation of Beverly Stevens as a part time employee.
ORDER – HIRE E911 DISPATCHER
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board hired Tracy Grabher at $10.00 effective February 6, 2014, as a full time employee as a E911 dispatcher.
ORDER – POLICE TRAINING
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board approved the request for Toby Lee and Justin Moore to attend the free training, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement program in Columbus on February 26-27. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “D” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – DUI RESOLUTION
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a resolution authorizing the city’s participation in the DUI Grant for 2014-2015. Copy of said notice is made Exhibit "E” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – MML CANCELATION
Whereas the MML Mid-Winter Conference which was scheduled for January 28-30 was cancelled for the Mayor and Aldermen due to inclement weather, and whereas travel allowance checks were issued for meals and lodging, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the City Clerk to deduct said allowance from the travel allowance of the Mayor and Aldermen which will be issued for the MML Summer Conference to be held June 22-26, 2014 in Biloxi.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W. FULTON WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK MAYOR