NEW MELLE BOARD OF ALDERMEN

PUBLIC HEARING AND MEETING

WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 2008

MINUTES

CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR JAN MUSKOPF CALLED THE PUBLIC HEARING TO ORDER AT 7:02 P.M.

ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT:  DARLA GREEN, KENNETH GILBERT AND DOUG BICE.  ALSO PRESENT FINANCIAL DIRECTOR RONNA ALANIZ, POLICE CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER AND CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON.

PUBLIC HEARING: SETTING OF 2008 TAX RATE

                OPEN PUBLIC HEARING – MAYOR MUSKOPF STATED THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASKED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.

                HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON TAX RATE- THERE WERE NO COMMENTS.

                ADJOURN PUBLIC HEARING – ALDERMAN GILBERT MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0.            

SEMI-MONTHLY MEETING –

                CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR MUSKOPF CALLED THE MEETING TO ORDER AT 7:05 P.M.

                ROLL CALL – ALDERMEN PRESENT: DOUG BICE, KENNETH GILBERT AND DARLA GREEN.  ALSO PRESENT: FINANCIAL DIRECTOR RONNA ALANIZ, POLICE CHIEF AARON BURKEMPER AND CITY CLERK JUDY ANDERSON.

                PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – RECITED.

CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES – JULY 23 & AUGUST 14. 2008 – ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO APPROVE.   ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.                                                               

POLICE REPORT- JULY – REVIEWED WITH CHIEF BURKEMPER STATING THE FOLLOWING:

                THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPORTS OF TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS AT LOS CABOS RESTAURANT.

WILL CALL MODOT TO REPAIR THE STOP SIGN AT THE INTERSECTION OF MILL STREET AND HIGHWAY D

                DISCUSSED THE PURCHASE OF TASER GUNS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, TALKED ABOUT THE TRAINING HE RECEIVED, AND DISCUSSED HOW THE TASER GUN OPERATES.

                FINANCIAL REPORT – JULY – REVIEWED WITH ALDERMAN BICE MAKING A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.

                CODE ENFORCEMENT REPORT – AUGUST- ALDERMAN BICE REPORTED THAT THE HOMEOWNERS OF SYCAMORE CREEK WILL BE MEETING WITH THE DEVELOPER ON FRIDAY.

                NEW BUSINESS –

                                BILL NO 292 – 2008 TAX RATE –      ALDERMAN BICE MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO HAVE THE FIRST READING, SHORT FORM.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.  AFTER THE FIRST READING, ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION CARRIED 3-0  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND  BY ALDERMAN BICE TO HAVE THE SECOND READING, SHORT FORM.  AFTER THE SECOND READING, ALDERMAN BICE MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GREEN TO APPROVE.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO APPROVE BILL NO 292 AS AN ORDINANCE.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, THE MOTION CARRIED AS FOLLOWS:  AYES: ALDERMAN DOUG BICE, DARLA GREEN, KENNETH GILBERT.  NAYS – 0.  BILL NO 292 IS NOW ORDINANCE NO 282.

                                DISCUSSION – FEMA/NFIP - THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION WILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE

                OPEN FORUM – REMOVAL OF THE STORAGE BUILDING WAS DISCUSSED. THE CITY CLERK WILL CONTACT THE PERSON REMOVING THE BUILDING AND ASK ABOUT A COMPLETION DATE.

PAYMENT OF BILLS – REVIEWED AND CHECKS SIGNED.

CLOSED SESSION – PERSONNEL –HIRING, FIRING, DISCIPLINING OR PROMOTING EMPLOYEES (Sec. 610.021(3),RSMo) – ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN GILBERT TO MOVE INTO CLOSED SESSION PURUSANT TO Sec. 610.021(3).RSMo TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL.  ON A ROLL CALL VOTE THE MOTION WAS APPROVED AS FOLLOWS:  AYES: ALDERMAN DARLA GREEN, DOUG BICE, AND KENNETH GILBERT.  NAYS – NONE.

OPEN SESSION- ALDERMAN GREEN MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO MOVE INTO OPEN SESSION.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION PASSED 3-0.

ADJOURNMENT – ALDERMAN GILBERT MADE A MOTION, SECOND BY ALDERMAN BICE TO ADJOURN.  ON A CALL BY THE MAYOR FOR THE AYES AND NAYS, THE MOTION WAS APPROVED 3-0.  THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED AT 9:03 P.M.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED                                       ACCEPTED

JUDITH A ANDERSON, CLERK                                       JAN MUSKOPF, MAYOR