NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN WORK SESSION

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2008

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER- MAYOR JAN MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:00 P.M.

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT: DIANE ARTEAGA, AND DARLA GREEN. ABSENT: DOUG BICE.   ALSO PRESENT: POLICE CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER, CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM COCHRAN ENGINEERING.

DISCUSSION- 

MERIT RAISES – DISCUSSED: COST OF LIVING INCREASES AT BEGINNING OF FISCAL YEAR, MERIT RAISES AT MID-YEAR REVIEW, CRITERIA FOR MERIT RAISES, ASKING FOR EMPLOYEES INPUT ON MERIT RAISES.  WILL CONTINUE DISCUSSION AT ANOTHER WORK SESSION WHEN ALDERMAN BICE IS PRESENT AND WAIT FOR MID-YEAR REVIEW BEFORE CONSIDERING MERIT RAISES.

HOLIDAY DECORATIONS – THE BOARD DECIDED THEY CAN NO LONGER PUT UP & REMOVE DECORATIONS AND WILL NOTIFY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

SIDEWALK GRANTS-   THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM COCHRAN ENGINEERING PRESENTED INFORMATION ON A MODOT GRANT CALLED “SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOLS PROJECT”.   THE ALDERMEN WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND CONTACT THE DANIEL BOONE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL CONCERNING THE GRANT.

REVIEW –

CITY ATTORNEY’S REVISIONS OF PORTIONS OF SULLIVAN PUBLICATIONS –

MINI-BIKE ORDINANCE- ALL AGREED IT WAS OKAY AS SUBMITTED BY THE CITY ATTORNEY.

PROCEDURE ON ARREST – TOWING VEHICLES – ALL AGREED TO LEAVE IN THE NUISANCE CHAPTER.

PAYMENT OF BILLS – BILLS WERE REVIEWED AND CHECKS SIGNED.

ADJOURNMENT- ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN ARTEAGA TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 2-0.  THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 7:50 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED                                       ACCEPTED

JUDITH A ANDERSON, CLERK                                       JAN MUSKOPF, MAYOR