MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYORAND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 16TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER 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 16th day of September 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, Judy H. McLeod,
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. Eugene Crosby 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 Judy H. McLeod seconded
by Frances S. Ball and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of
the regular meeting of September 2 and the recessed meeting of September 9, 2014,
as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO WATKINS, WARD AND STAFFORD, PLLC
Upon
motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized payment to Watkins, Ward and Stafford, PLLC for
$19,500 for the 2012-2013 single audit of the city financial statements. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “A” to
these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – RESIGNATION
OF POLICE OFFICER
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board acknowledged the resignation of Police Officer Justin Moore
effective September 27, 2014. Copy of
said resignation letter is made Exhibit "B" to these minutes the same
as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –E911
TRAINING
Upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized Vera McCarty, Kayla Rogers, and Rashonda Dotson
to attend the Mississippi 911 Fall Seminar in Tunica on October 12-15, 2014,
with registration of $495.00 each, plus travel allowance. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "C"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AT
HOME MAGAZINE
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the purchase of $387.00 for the At Home Magazine
for economic and tourism purposes. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "D"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – READVERTISE
SURPLUS PROPERTY
Upon
motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized the re-advertisement of two surplus vehicles
which were not bid on previously, both 2008 Ford Crown Victoria, fixed asset
number 4373 and 4379. Copy of said
notice is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied
herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –SET
HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 109
HEMLOCK STREET
Upon
motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and
unanimously approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to
determine if certain property located at 109 Hemlock and owned by Laurence
Hathorn, is clean or unsafe for the community.
Copy of said letter is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if
recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SET
HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 609 SOUTH
COLUMBUS AVENUE
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if
certain property located at 609 South Columbus and owned by Tommy J. Dooley, is clean or unsafe for the community. Copy of
said letter is made Exhibit "G" to these minutes the same as if
recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SET
HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 116
EILAND AVENUE
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to determine if
certain property located at 116 Eiland Avenue and owned by Dorothy Renee
Leach, is clean or unsafe for the
community. Copy of said letter is made
Exhibit “H” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words
and figures.
ORDER – SET
HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 1061
BROOKSVILLE ROAD
Upon
motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to
determine if certain property located at 1061 Brooksville Road and owned by
Thomas Edward Coleman Etux, is clean or unsafe for the community. Copy of said letter is made Exhibit "I"
to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – SET
HEARING ON UNCLEAN PROPERTY
AT 114 SOUTH
CHURCH AVENUE
Upon
motion made by duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod Frances S. Ball and unanimously
approved, the Board approved set a hearing date of October 7 at 5:30 to
determine if certain property located at 114 South Church Avenue, owned by
Perry’s Department Store, is clean or
unsafe for the community. Copy of said
letter is made Exhibit "J" to these minutes the same as if recopied
herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT
TO CROWDER ENGINEERING & SURVEYING, INC.
FOR LANDFILL
PROJECT
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously
approved, the Board authorized payment to Crowder Engineering & Surveying,
Inc. for $6,278.00 for professional surveying services at the 2014 landfill
expansion, to be paid from the Landfill fund.
Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “K” to these minutes the same as if
recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – AMENDMENT
TO BROADDUS & ASSOCIATES CONTRACT
Upon
motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Judy H. McLeod and unanimously
approved, the Board adopted an amendment to the Master Services Agreement with
Broaddus and Associates for disaster project management and
administration. Copy of said agreement
is made Exhibit “L” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in
words and figures.
ORDER –
RECESS MEETING
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly
seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was recessed
until Tuesday, September 23, at 5:30.
ATTEST:
BABS W.
FULTON WILLIAM A.
“WILL” HILL
CITY
CLERK MAYOR