HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.05.1989Minutes of the City Council of Laurel
December 5, 1989
A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel,
Montana, was held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor
Bob Gauthier at 7:00 p.m., on December 5, 1989.
COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:
Ron Marshall
Donna Kilpatrick
Chuck Rodgers
L.D. Collins
COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: None
Chuck Dickerson
Bob Graham
Bruce Teeters
Norman Orr
INVOCATION: Invocation was given by Alderman Collins.
MINUTES:
Motion by Alderman Dickerson to approve the minutes of the
regular meeting of November 21, 1989, as presented, seconded by
Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0.
CORRESPONDENCE:
Received the November newsletter from the MMIA.
CLAIMS:
Claims for the month of November were reviewed by the Budget/Finance
Committee and recommended that they be paid.
Motion by Alderwoman Kilpatrick to approve all claims in the
amount of $ 188,704.11 for the month of November, seconded by Alderman
Orr. Motion carried 8--0.
MAYOR TO CAST TIE-BREAKING VOTE ON CITY LICENSE - C & J DISTRIBUTORS:
The Mayor voted in favor of granting a city license to C & J
Distributors. Motion carried 5--4.
RECONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2420 - DE-ANNEXATION OF PARTS OF
CHERRY HILLS SUBDIVISION:
This item was postponed until the December 19th council meeting.
ORDINANCE REGARDING RANDICAPPED PARKING AT SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER:
Joe Bradley was still checking on this item and it will be on the
agenda for the December 19th council meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS:
--City Council Committee of the Whole minutes of November 21. 1989
were presented.
Motion by Alderman Marshall to enter the City Council Committee
of the Whole minutes of November 21, 1989, into the record, seconded
by Alderman Orr. Motion carried 8--0.
--Fire Committee minutes of November 29, 1989 were presented and
reviewed.
There was discussion regarding the fact that fire billing charges are
not being paid. Darrell McGillen explained that the Fire Department
responds to personal injury accidents with extrication equipment but
bills only those people who are not taxpayers of the City of Laurel,
the Fire Districts or LUFSA.
Darrell stated it is necessary to charge for this service to cover
the expense of manpower and equipment used. Laurel is a volunteer
organization and there is no money budgeted to cover this expense so
it is necessary to cover the cost by billing the party who is
responsible.
In reference to a bill that an insurance company refused to pay, the
City Attorney will write a letter inquiring why they would not pay.
There was also some discussion regarding the possibility of including
this charge on the ambulance bill. This will be studied further.
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Council Meeting of December 5, 1989
COMMENTS FROM THE AUDIENCE: None
MAYOR'S COMMENTS:
APPOINTMENT - PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
The Mayor appointed Jim Worthington as Public Works Director,
effective December 18, 1989 until the end of the year. In January he
will be re-appointed to another term.
Motion by Alderman Rodgers to confirm the Mayor's appointment of
Jim Worthington as Public Works Director, effective December 18, 1989
until the end of the year, seconded by Alderman Dickerson. Motion
carried 8--0.
APPOINTMENTS - AMBULANCE ATTENDANTS
The Mayor appointed Dan Koch and Marty Hoppel as ambulance attendants.
Motion by Alderman Marshall to confirm the Mayor's appointment of
Dan Koch and Marty Hoppel as ambulance attendants, seconded by
Alderman Dickerson. Motion carried 8--0.
APPOINTMENT - LIBRARY BOARD
The Mayor appointed Butt Kucera to the
Zink who resigned.
Library Board
to replace Adele
Motion by Alderman Collins to confirm the Mayor's appointment of
Burt Kucera to the Library Board, seconded by Alderman Orr. Motion
carried 8--0.
The Mayor stated that every two years he likes to reassign people to
different committees. He feels the system works quite well and he
would like to hear from the members before the next council meeting as
to what committees they would like to serve on, or if they are
interested in staying on the same committees. He would also like to
assign people from the public to committees, so if there are any
interested people, be sure to let him know.
Chuck Dickerson inquired whether the lease on Firemen's Park will be
coming up for renewal. (The City Clerk checked the records on
December 6, 1989 and found that this is an indefinite lease which does
not require annual renewal.)
Chuck also asked to have the codification update put on the agenda for
the December 19th council meeting.
Chuck suggested that the Mayor write a letter to the editor on behalf
of the council, thanking Milt Wester and the committee for the time
they spent putting together the application for the VA Nursing Home.
Chuck stated that at budget time, he suggested there be some type of
service recognition to employees since there is no longer a Christmas
party. The Mayor stated different options have been discussed at the
Budget/Finance meetings and he will report on this at the next
meeting.
It was questioned whether anything has been done regarding the Library
roof. Dave Michael said he contacted a company, but nothing further
has been done.
Chuck Rodgers complimented Chuck Dickerson and Donna Kilpatrick for
the fine job they did conducting the meetings in the Mayor's absence
two weeks ago.
There being no further business to come before the Council at this
time, the meeting was adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Donald L. Hackmann, City Clerk
Approved by The Mayor and passed by the City Council of the
Laurel, Montana, this 19th day of December, 1989.
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