REGULAR MEETING

ASHLAND CITY COUNCIL

 

AUGUST 21, 2006

 

 

     The Ashland City Council met for a regular meeting on August 21, 2006 at 5:00 P.M. in the Ashland City Hall Auditorium with Mayor Terry Turner presiding. Council Members present were Zeola D. Echols, Bobbie J. Steed, Gail E. Thompson, Rebecca G. Boddie and Mike Beale. Also present was City Clerk Charles E. Foster, Assistant City Clerk Donna J. Bennett, Police Chief Derrick Forbes, Code Enforcement Officer Terry Raughton, Maintenance Supervisor Randy Hanners, Fire Chief Randy Mitchell,  Officer David Martin, Officer Jason Gentry, Dispatcher Andrea Smith, Kenneth Forbes, Patricia Patterson, Lora Lee Forbes, Angel Forbes and Ray Stansell of the Clay Times Journal.  Attendance roster attached.

 

     Mayor Turner called the meeting to order and Council Member Beale gave the invocation. 

    

      Council Member Thompson moved to approve the agenda with the following deletion. Item No. 2 under New Business was deleted. Council Member Boddie seconded the motion to approve the agenda with the above-mentioned deletion and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Boddie moved to approve the minutes of the Planning Session held at 4:00 P.M. on the 7^th of August.  This motion was seconded by Council Member Echols and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Boddie moved to approve the minutes of the previous meeting.  Motion was seconded by Council Member Echols and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Under informational items, Mayor Turner thanked Sheriff Dorothy Jean Alexander, Clay County Sheriff Reserves, City of Lineville Police Chief Monty Giddens, Lineville Police Reserves and the Ashland Police Department for all the hard work they did during the Centennial Celebration of the Clay County Courthouse.

 

     Under committee reports, Council Member Echols did not report.

 

     Council Members Steed and Thompson thanked the Maintenance Department for all their hard work getting the City ready for the Centennial Celebration of the Clay County Courthouse.

 

    Council Member Boddie, Council Member Beale, City Clerk Foster, Police Chief Forbes, Fire Chief Mitchell, Maintenance Supervisor Hanners and Code Enforcement Officer Raughton did not report.

                                                                             

 

 

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     Under new business, Council Member Thompson moved to approve the bills received since the last meeting in the amount of $8538.06.  Council Member Boddie seconded the motion and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Boddie made a motion to hire Billy Lackey as a full time maintenance employee beginning September 5, 2006 at a rate of pay of $10.00 per hour.  This motion was seconded by Council Member Steed and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Boddie made a motion to table item no. 4 under New Business.  This item will be considered under Old Business at the next regular council meeting.  Council Member Thompson seconded this motion and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Discussion was held on the hiring of police officers.  Chief Forbes was asked to set up a time to go over the applications with some of the Council Members.

 

     Council Member Thompson made a motion to table item no. 5 under New Business.  This item will be considered under Old Business at the next regular council meeting.  Council Member Thompson seconded this motion and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Boddie made a motion the change the date of the next regularly scheduled council meeting to September 5, 2006 at 5:00 P.M. due to the Labor Day holiday.  This motion was seconded by Council Member Echols and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Under old business, Council Member Boddie made a motion to accept the low bid of $30,965.35 from Fables Chevrolet for a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 HD pickup.  This motion was seconded by Council Member Echols and all votes were unanimous.

 

     Council Member Thompson made a motion to approve a resolution allowing Mayor Turner to apply for an HUD Grant for the purchase of industrial property.  Council Member Boddie seconded the motion.

 

     Council Member Thompson made a motion to suspend the rules and allow the addition of an item to the agenda.  Council Member Beale seconded the motion and a roll call vote was called.  Upon call, Council Member Echols voted yea; Council Member Steed voted yea; Council Member Thompson voted yea; Council Member Boddie voted yea; Council Member Beale voted yea and Mayor Turner added his vote of yea.  Motion passed unanimously.