MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR
AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE
HELD ON THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE 2015
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 June 2015, 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.
The meeting was duly opened and called to order by Mayor Will Hill. Richard R. 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 Judy H. McLeod and unanimously carried, the Board approved the minutes of the regular meeting of June 2, 2015, as they now appear in the Minute Book.
ORDER – APPOINTMENT TO UTILITY BOARD
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board appointed Lee Mitchell to a five year term on the Louisville Utility Board for a term ending June 30, 2020.
ORDER – APPOINTMENT TO TOURISM BOARD
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board appointed the Mayor, Will Hill, to a three year term on the Tourism Board for a term ending July 1, 2018.
ORDER –APPOINTMENT TO ZONING BOARD
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board appointed Scott Hendrix to a five year term on the Zoning and Planning Board for a term ending July 1, 2020.
ORDER – AIRPORT LOAN
There came on for consideration the matter of the construction of a new hangar at the airport, and whereas a 50% matching grant of $334,425.00 has been approved by MDOT, and whereas Taylor Air, LLC, has signed a twenty year hangar lease at $1,887.66 per month, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the Louisville-Winston Airport Board to proceed with signing a $334,425 loan with Renasant Bank for a fixed rate of 3.21% for 20 years for the matching funds for construction of the hangar.
ORDER – TRANSFER TO E911 FUNDS
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously approved, the Board authorized the transfer of $25,000.00 from Accounts Payable to E911 Funds. Copy of said transfer is made Exhibit "A" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER –PAYMENT TO MS PROCECUTORS ASSOCIATION
Upon motion made by Eugene Crosby duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board authorized payment of $75.00 for dues for City Attorney, Taylor Tucker. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit “B” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – POLICE TRAINING
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the Certified Law Enforcement Training for Perry Yates to attend at MS Law Enforcement Academy on June 29 at no cost to the city. Copy of said request is made Exhibit "C" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – CHANGE ORDER FOR WINSTON PLYWOOD FOUNDATION PACKAGE
Upon motion made by Richard R. Caperton duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board approved the recommendation of the Plywood Project Manager Yates Construction to grant a change order to Century Construction on the Foundation Package for an additional cost of $3,850.00. Copy of said request is made Exhibit “D” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – PAYMENT TO MCDEVITT FOR TRANSLOAD FACILITY
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously approved, the Board authorized a payment of $4,800.00 to McDevitt Enterprises for improvements at the Louisville Railcar Transload Facility. Copy of said invoice is made Exhibit "E" to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – EXECUTIVE SESSION
Upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board voted for a closed determination as to whether to convene into executive session, and inasmuch as determination was made, and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Eugene Crosby and unanimously carried, the Board did convene into executive session to discuss a personnel matter in the Police Department.
After full discussion of the matter and upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board did convene out of executive session with no action taken.
ORDER – ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR POLICE OFFICER
There came on for consideration the matter of Captain Vernon Eichelberger and a personal charge against him, and whereas a court case is pending further ruling, then upon motion made by Frances S. Ball duly seconded by Richard R. Caperton and unanimously approved, the Board acknowledged the administrative leave with pay for Captain Eichelberger from June 6 through June 15 which was imposed by the Police Chief, and upon the same order the Board imposed additional administrative leave without pay from June 16 through June 22, and further authorized the Mayor and Police Chief to further decide a course of action pending the court ruling on June 22.
ORDER – ADOPT RESOLUTION HONORING KENNETH R. MORRIS, SR.
Upon motion made by Gwenita Mays duly seconded by Frances S. Ball and unanimously approved, the Board adopted a Resolution Honoring Kenneth R. Morris, Sr., for twenty-nine years of service as City Engineer and Public Works Director. Copy of said resolution is made Exhibit “F” to these minutes the same as if recopied herein in full in words and figures.
ORDER – ADJOURN
Upon motion made by Judy H. McLeod duly seconded by Gwenita Mays and unanimously carried, the Board meeting was adjourned with no further business.
ATTEST:
BABS W. FULTON WILLIAM A. “WILL” HILL
CITY CLERK MAYOR