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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Minutes 12.07.1982 A held in the Council Chambers and called to order by Mayor Albert 7:00 p.m., on December 7, 1982. COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: Lonnie Kellogg Bill Brennan Marvin Carter Susan Carter Duane Behm Rob Harris Donald Meyers Bob Gauthier Minutes of the City Council of Laurel December 7, 1982 regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, was Ehrlick at MINUTES: Motion by Alderman Behm to approve the minutes of the regular meeting ~-f November 16, 1982, as presented, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. CORRESPONDENCE: Received a letter from Dewey Nunn giving his tentative retire- ment date on January 27, 1983. Received an invitation for Dewey Nunn's retirement party on December 17, 1982, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., at the City Shop. Received a "thank you" card from Dave Powers for the flowers sent to him while he was in the hospital. Received a letter from the Department of Commerce addressed to the City Engineer regarding.a Community Assistance Program to serve local governments in the Eastern Montana Coal Impact Area. Received a letter and a claim for damages from Don and Linda Emineth for sewage backup in their basement. This letter was referred to the Public Utilities Committee. Letter from State Of Montana~ Department of Health and Environmental Sciences regarding MPDES Permit No. MT-O020311, compliance schedule for the City of Laurel. CLAIMS: Statement of.Items Released for Payment for the month of November was presented for review and approval. Motion by Alderman Behm that the claims for the month of November be approved for payment as presented, seconded by Alderwoman Sue Carter. Carried. ANNEXATION: Received a request for annexation from Richard and Deanna Smith of contiguous lands to the City of Laurel as follows: Tract A-2 Tract "A" Amended Certificate of Survey No. 1642 situated in SE¼SE¼ of Section 8, T2S, R24E, P.M.M., Yellowstone County. The Council passes a Resolution of Intent to Annex tonight, then it goes to the Department Heads for a meeting on December 8, 1982, from there it goes to a Planning Board meeting on December 15, 1982, and comes back to the Council on January 4, 1983. RESOLUTION NO. 1951 NOTICE OF INTENT TO ANNEX CERTAIN LANDS CONTIGUOUS TO THE CiTY OF LAUREL, MONTANA. Motion by Alderman Meyers that Resolution No. 1951 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Brennan. Carried. COUNCIL MEMBERS ABSENT: none page 2 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel AMBULANCE: Sue Carter presented a proposal from Delnetta Kerr that the immediate family members of Laurel Ambulance Service personnel be allowed to utilize the Laurel Volunteer Service at no charge. This has been a past.practice, and it is requested at this time to make it official policy and practice. Motion by Alderman Brennan to approve the request to allow immediate family members of the Laurel Ambulance Service to use it at no charge, seconded by Alderwoman Sue Carter. After a disnussion the motion was defeated 6--2 with Alderman Brennan and Sue Carter voting, "Yes." Discussion regarding an agreement between the Laurel Ambulance Service and the Park City Ambulance Service for telephone service. RESOLUTION NO. 1952 AUTHORIZING THE LAUREL AMBULANCE SERVICE TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE PARK CITY AMBULANCE SERVICE. Motion by Alderman Behm that Resolution No. 1952 be passed and adopted, seconded by Alderman Harris. Carried. LAND PURCHASE RE©UEST BY JEHOVAH WITNESSES: Sue Carter asked what action was taken regarding a letter received from the Building Committee of the Jehovah's Witness Church as to the possibility of purchasing all or part of the remaining block from 2nd Street to 3rd Street on the west side of 8th Avenue. Don Meyers said that a letter was sent to them saying that the City was going to hold on to that land. Sue Carter said that apparently they never got it, because Mr. Hintermeister asked her about it. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Meyer.s to keep the land, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Marvin Carter to amend the motion to read that the City of Laurel will irt the church utilize the land as a parking space at this time, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Carried. A vote was taken on the original motion amended as follows: To keep the land and that the City of Laurel will let the church utilize the land as a parking space at this time. Original motion tarred, as amended. AIR PACKS - DAVE GAUSLOW: Last year in our capital outlay account we were allowed $1,000 for one (1} air pack. Two weeks ago I received a letter from Superior Fire Apparatus making an offer for air packs, on sale, with no trade in of $708 each. These are light weight BO-minute units, weighing 22 lbs. They are the pressure demand which is going to be required by OSHA for safety purposes. At this bargain, I think we should get more than just the one. My request is between five and 10 units plus bottles. Discussion regarding buying some units now and using the $1,000 as a down payment and borrowing the balance and pay off the loan in next year's budget from equipment reserve. page 3 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel The approximate cost for ten air packs and bottles, plus one extra bottle, is $9,800.00. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Behm to authorize the purchase of five (5) air packs and six (6} extra bottles using the $1,000 in this year's budget, and to finance the balance wherever the best rate of interest can be obtained, and to budget the balance in next fixcal year, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried. WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT - JIM KAERCHER~ HKM: There are two parts that need to be covered tonight. One is the bond amount and the other is rate structure. Regarding the bond amount, we had a couple of Finance Committee meetings and discussed the bond amount. ~During the first meeting we came in with what we felt was a comfortable bond amount. We have stated that the amount required is 1.26 million doIlars and that there is a reserve fund of $610,000. We sug- gested that some money be kept in reserve for sewer related items. Then it became apparent that the Finance Committee members felt that this amount for the bond issue be reduced as much as possible. So we went back and related the lower bond amount into the rate structure. The bond amount that we are dealing with is $725,000. That is about the lowest amount we could work up. I think at this time we propose that the Council authorize sale bids for that amount. I have one further suggestion that while the construction amount is estimated at $5,000,000 that it would be good practice to b~p the bond amount to $800,000 which would allow $5.3 million. I am not saying that we need it, we believe our estimates are conservative. But it would be good practice instead of going back to the bonding procedure again for the extra amount if that case did precipitate. The bond amount really don't effect the rate structure. This bond amount effects capital improvements to the wastewater treatment plant only. This money would be needed plus a portion of your reserve amount for the 25% share of matching funds to the 75% provided by EPA. I hope you understand that the bond amount right now does not relate to the rate study. It does in the fact that you have to put the capital costs into the rate structure to establish the rates. But there is 0 & M that relates there too. What was proposed in the Finance Committee was to go to a three part rate increase. Rate increase No. 1 which would be effective as soon as possible would relate to the capital costs only. The second and third would be a step sequence in relationship to construction. Construction and getting the waste- water treatment plant on line will take approximately two years. This would cover increased 0 & M related to that plant. Increases in phase two and three are not greater than 12% so, therefore, you do not have to go to the Public Service Commission. Capital costs related to phase one are under a required mandated improvement to the facilities and, therefore, do not require Public Service Commission hearings. Discussion including bond amounts of $725,000 and $800,000. Motion by Alderman Behm to authorize that the bonding be a minimum of $725,000 and not to exceed $800,000 providing if all of the money isn't used, bonds can be called early, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Discussion. page 4 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Division of the house: Alderman Meyers - NO Alderman Behm - YES Alderman Marvin Carter - NO Alderman Harris - YES The Mayor broke the tie with a "NO" Alderman Kellogg - YES Alderwoman Sue Carter - NO Alderman Gauthier - NO Alderman Brennan - YES vote. Motion defeated. Motion by Alderwoman Sue Carter to authorize a maximum bond issue of $725,000, seconded by Alde'~man Meyers. Discussion. Motion by Alderman Marvin Carter .to table this discussion until after we have discussed rate structure, then come back to this, seconded by Alderman Behm. Aldermen Brennan, Gauthier, Sue Carter, Kellogg, and Harris voted, "NO," with Aldermen Marvin Carter, Behm and Meyers voting, "YES.'~ Motion defeated 5--3. The motion by Sue Carter passed 5--3 with Aldermen Marvin Carter, Behm, and Meyers voting, "NO." Discussion. SEWER RATE STRUCTUR,E~ SU,RC, HARGE~ AND CREAMERY TESTING - STEVE QUAIL~ HKM: The surcharge was developed fr'o'm taking past da't"a frb~' the wastewater' treatment plant. We calculated on the average how many total pounds of organic material and suspended solids are going into the treatment plant along with how much flow. Redistributed that according to, take the flow~ distributed that to all the customers, we know the total flow, we know the total number of customers, we know the cost of the total flow, we can come up with a cost per flow. We know what parts of the system relates to hydraulics, organics, and solids. Tying all these things in we can extract parts of the different costs within the treatment plant and say this is what it costs to run the treatment plant for the hydraulics only. This is how much it costs to treat the water to get down to your discharge permit. Taking those costs then and distributing that cost on a per pound, gallon or cubic foot basis, however you want to look at it. Then we come up with a particular cost and then we can go back and spread it across different customers within the community. That is the sole basis that this whole rate structure was developed. At that time we had not taken any sampling of anybody and I had to use a couple of textbook values for the creamery. As a sanitary engineer, when I am looking at a community and I see things such as in the food processing industry as a cannery, meat packing plant, dairy creamery or some other unusual type of a business within a community, that immediately throws up a flag and says those things do discharge a high amount of organic material and solids. So when I did this, I took text book values for the creamery and proposed a surcharge. That surcharge was not established in particular to that one industry. That surcharge was developed based on an average what we call BOD (biochemical oxygen demand) or the organic material. The average from a household and the average solids from a household and basically proportionately adjusting that to somebody who inherently puts more of that type of material into the system. We met with Mr. Teeters several times prior to going over to the creamery to set up a sampling program. I wasn't familiar with his process. I couldn't walk in that day and say here it is let's just take these samples. So Mr. Teeters was kind page 5 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel enough to give us a tour of his facility. In fact I went over there a second time to make sure that we had it all right. Then we had a few discussions. We didn't always agree, but I felt we had some pretty good discussions. We got a- long very well, and Mr. Teeters was more than willing to cooperate in any way that he possibly could. When we did get into the sampling I did find out one thing and that was that actually my text book valUe.estimates were somewhat low from what was actually happening or what we measured on that particular day. Mr. Teeters did say that was what he considered a typical day. As far as what he has discharged, maybe--maybe not. I feel it was has told me. What we did was measure the of water that he used throughout pretty close to a typical day based on what he actual discharges and knowing what the volume the thing we could take those and compute what the overall measurement would be. That made it a lot simpler from the testing standpoint rather than.having to rent or purchase a composite sampler to be measuring and.taking samples every half hour or so. Just so that we wouldn't take a grab sample at some time when either he discharged all at once or we took one when there was no discharge at all. That is the type of system he has. He dumps a lot of buttermilk all at once and then there is a couple of hours until he makes another dump. So~ in all fairness what we tried to do was we took a sample of that buttermilk and said the buttermilk itself all alone without mixing it with any water has these constituents that we constitute into the design of a wastewater treatment plant. Something with both the organics and the solids. We didn't just leave it at that. He rinses down his butter after- wards with a.certain, amount of water and discharges it. We took the volumes that he actually discharged on that day and also with the cleaning of his pasteurization equipment~ and we took the volumes that were discharged of what we measured and compared that and then proportionately put that into what his total flow was for that entire day. So we were able to come up with a value as far as BOD, and when I did the original rate structure I estimated that the BOD being discharged was something like 1750.mg per liter. Compare that to what we actually tested on that particular day was just a little in excess of 2300 mg per liter. Or what I was saying about 200 mg per liter short. The thing that this compares to is if you base this on a pound for pound basis~ it's roughly 1,340 people discharging as far as the organics is concerned and about 73 people as far as the solids are concerned. So there is a lot of difference between the organic material that he is putting in and the solids. What that tells me with such a large difference is that the majority of his waste is soluble in the water. It disburses within the water and doesn't settle or filter easily. In order to do a suspended solids test, what we do is actually take a very fine filter mem- brane and put it under a vacuum filter and we filter the water and measure how much was left on that filter paper. And then compute that into milligrams per liter as far as suspended solids. The creamery is a major contributor to your waste load within the community. I realize and I was quite concerned with it at the time of developing the rate structure, that this was a large increase in sewer rates as far as the creamery was concerned. However~ in all fairness to the rest of the community, to the residents of the community, I felt that I had to at least make a recommendation or suggestion that this be one possible method of analysis. The EPA does require a surcharge. Whether you use it, I guess is another situation, but EPA does re- quire that you have a surcharge associated in the rate structure with construction grants program. That is a federal requirement. page Minutes of the City Council of Laurel In review of the analysis that we have performed, I guess what we would like to have this evening or sometime in the future, is some guidance on the Councils' desires to continue on With the rate structure. According to the pr0¢edures required under house bill no. 765 which allows you to go ahead and do the rate increases without going through the PSC requires at least a minimum of about 35 days and a maximum of 60 days to get the whole thing taken care of. From some respects as far as getting the bond sales and the construction going on your facility, there is a little time crunch. Before I can actually finalize this, is to find out the Councils' desires on how we distribute these costs throughout the community. If you adopt what we have here it makes it all the easier of course for me. I personally believe it's the Council's decision. You're the leaders of the community. It's your decision to put these rates in whichever fashion you desire, as long as it's under the law of course. Discussion regarding surcharge. Mr. Quail went on to Suggest that there are a couple ways for Mr. Teeters to be able to lower his sewer rate under the new rate structure. One is to .ensure that he always gets rid of the buttermilk. Mr. Teeters did identify to me that in the summer he is able to get rid of it to some other individuals. In the winter time it's a freezing problem. There isn't anybody who can receive it that has some heated facilities. The cost savings bY not discharging it directly into the sewer would be approximately $600--$700 a month. Another method he could use to save on sewer rates, approximately another $100 a month, is to take his water that he is using for his refrigeration process and run that right into the storm Sewer. You would have to meter that separately and subtract it from what your water meter is. Then that would be how much water he is putting into the sewer. That then becomes the flow for the sewer. In about 2 or B years I think that both of these things could pay themselves off, just in savings on the sewer rates. Discussion regarding the dumping of water into the storm sewer. Marvin Carter asked if it was only creameries that do this. We don't get any bad discharges from refineries, railroads, trucking concerns, et¢? Is that the only red flag you throw out? Steve ©uail No. I threw up a red flag when I saw the Burlington Northern Railroad and when I saw Cenex. The reasons why we're not concerned about those is the only discharge from Cenex, according to your sewer department people is that it is domestic sewer waste, just like you put out of your home. They have a large lagoon over there that they are discharging into and this is what they treat their processed waste from. As far as the BN Railroad goes, they do have a pretreatment program. The discharge permit~ by contract with the City of Laurel, limits what they can put out. What their limitation is on their discharge from the railroad says that they have to meet domestic sewer waste. Now, if they are in violation with that there are provisions in that contract for the City to actually fine the railroad for violating their discharge permit. No different than what the State could do if the City for violating their discharge permit into the Yellowstone River. Discussion regarding Billings' surcharge, comparison of Mr. TeEters' flow of the analysis that were done with the City of Billings' rates, which are lower. Currently Billings has no indebtedness in their sewer department, but-they are presently working on a $5 million dollar sewer plant project, which will not be funded by EPA or anybody. page 7 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Discussion regarding the creamery surcharge and what he. could save by getting rid of the buttermilk by other means. Discussion about the rate structure and formula in phase I, II, and III. Discussion regarding the schools and refinery and the recommendation that there be metered instead of a flat rat~. Discussion regarding the time table and requirements for a public hearing, and when the rate structure needs to be enacted. Discussion regarding an EPA requirement to have a surcharge formula. After further discussion it was decided to set up a Special Sewer Rate Committee, to include members from both the Finance and Public Utilities Com- mittee as follows: Duane Behm, Chairman Lonnie Kellogg Rob Harris Marvin Carter Larry Peterson DEL TEETERS - LAUREL-WORDEN CREAMERY: Mr. Teeters presented comparisons Of sewer bills with other like businesses in other cities, mostly over a 6-mo. period. He went on to explain the difference in his business with others that he presented, and the difference in each others sewer bills. I have always been my own keeper and I intend to continue that. I was accused of not paying my fair share on the sewer by this firm (HKM). In my opinion I have paid more than my fair share and I have no quarrel with that. I am more than willing to do that, but I don't like to get pinched in the behind while I am doing it. You can single me out as a creamery, milk piant, or what- ever you want, that's immaterial. I don't particularly care what the books say. I am looking at realities. I am looking at survival. The mayor took one of the steps that I was going to request. I was going to request an opportunity to meet with a committee of the Council and sit down and come out with an equitable rate. I will pay my share, I don't have any quarrel with that. I have never been before the Council unless I had a legiti- mate gripe. I would like very much to sit down with this committee and come up with an equitable figure. Contrary to what some people think I am not a hard guy to get along with. There is a few around that think that, but I am not. I believe what's right is right and what's fair is fair. But it does disturb me and perturb me when somebody accuses me of not paying my fair share, because in my book I have. For one reason, I would say 99% of what I dump down that sewer is chlorinated water from the City Water Plant. Up until two years ago there was no buttermilk that went down that sewer~ it all went out. But my rate didn't justify that. It never showed that. You can look back at the City records for twenty years and it's never shown that. I have paid full through the nose. But I haven't been up here complaining about it. I don't have any quarrel with clean water-- clean air. I want to see my grandchildren have clean water to drink. But I don't want to go broke just because somebody comes up with a figure that I should pay $500, or $1,000 or $2,000 a month sewage charge that is totally un- realistic. page 8 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel ii would like you to digest these figures that I gave you realistically. They are honest. There is no book value here. I would like for the opportunity to meet with this committee and come up with a realistic figure. I will pay my share, but I don't like getting pinched in the butt while I am doing it. And that's what I feel this engineering firm is trying to do. I don't care about their figures. Don't get me wrong, I am looking at the facts of life. If you want me out of business all you have to do is do what they want. Up until two years all the buttermilk went for pig feed. Right now there is a possibility it will start again. But you cannot charge me today because all of it goes to pig feed, then charge me one sewer charge today and two months from now none of it's going so you turn around and change it. In my book you can't. I think you would have quite a time justifying your action to anybody for that type of thing. What I think we need to do is arrive at a fair, equit- able and just figure for the year around bas±s. If I can dispose of it other routes, we do it. If we oan't~ we can't. I can't heip that. It's an unfor- tunate situation of our business. We haven't got a lot of industry in Laurel and frankly with action such as proposed you will probably have less. Thank you for the time. At this time Duane Behm set up a Sewer Rate Committee meeting for Monday, December 13th at 7:00 p.m. Discussion of which plants produced buttermilk and other products. COMMITTEE REPORTS: Police Committee - Bill Brennan The minutes of November 30, 1982, were presented and reviewed.' Discussion regarding the purchase of a new police car and seIling a couple of our old ones. The Police Committee had received several informal bids and recom~end buying the 1983 Chevy Cavalier, 2 char~nel radio and a used light bar. Further discussion regarding reconditioning our old cars. Motion by. Alderman Brennan to approve the purchase of the 198B Chevy Cava- lier from Fitchner' 'C'hevr'o'let 'i'~ the amount of $7,575.00, seconded by Alderman Behm. Discussion regarding a full-size car vs a smaller car arid more discussion regarding the rebuilding of the old full-size cars we now have. A vote on the motion resulted in s 4--4 tie with Aldermen Behm, Sue Carter, Gauthier and Brennan voti~g~ ~YES," and Aldermen Kellogg, Harris, Msrvin Carter and Meyers voting, "NO." The Mayor went along with the committee's recommendation and broke the tie with a "YES" vote. Motion carried. Mp.tioq b.y..A.lderman~Behm to authorize the purchase· of a radio and light bar to go with the car for a total expenditure of $8,500.00, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried, with Alderman Meyers voting, "NO." Discussed promoting a police officer to a supervisory position from the ranks of the Laurel Police Department. Motion by. Alderman Brennan to accept and approve the Police Committee m~nutes of November 30, 198'2, ~econde~' by Alderman Behm. Carried. page 9 Minutes of the City Council of Laurel License Committee - Bill Brennan The minutes of November 23, for review and reoommended approval of the following business tions: Gerald McRary dba A & M const. Dale Lester Davis dba D's Insulation Service Norman Lord dba Lord's Recreation Center & Excavating A. L. Brenay dba Laurel Carpet Center Fred Gilreath dba Encore Garages Motion by Alderman Brennan to approve all of the business license applica- tions, seconded by Aiderman Meyers. Carried. Discussion regarding having a public meeting before increasing the liquor licenses in July. Discussion regarding if Donna Reta Dance School has a business license. It was suggested that someone check With Peg {City Treasurer}. Street & Alley..Cpmmittee Don Meyers The minutes of November 22, 1982, were presented and reviewed. We brought up this truck route and first we were going to have some compac- tion tests taken which would be a cost to the City of $700.00. After the com- mittee talked with our engineer we felt that maybe we would leave it the same way it was and wanted to know how the Council Yeels about it. We have had one complaint from a trucker of a lot of year~. Discussion regarding the truck route and parking in ~he residential area. The committee re¢omme~ds~par~ing of the tractor only in driveways. ~t.ipn by Alderman ~e.y. ers to leave the truck route as it is now and to permit parking of tractors only in residential driveways, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried, with Alderman Gauthier voting, "NO." Motion by Alderman. Meyers to enter the minutes of November 22, 1982, into the record, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried. Budget/Finance Committee - Duane Behm Committee minutes of November 17, 1982, were presented and reviewed. Motion .by Alderman Behm to enter the committee minutes of November 17, 1982, into the record, se¢o'n~ Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried. Committee minutes of November 23, 1982, were presented and reviewed. Discussion of wage claim by Greg Carter. The committee recommends payment of actual hours worked (22~} between September 26th and termination date. Motion by. ~lderman Be.hm to pay Greg Carter the difference between $~.01 and $7.B7 an hour ($B.'B~) for actual hours worked {22~) from September 26, 1982, to termination date, seconded by Alderman Meyers. Motion carried, with Aldermen Marvin and Sue Carter abstaining. Motion by Alderman Behm to enter the minutes of November 2B, 1982, into the re~ord, seconded by Alderman Kellogg. Carried. The committee meeting of December 7, 19B2, was discussed. Discussed the bids for the water plant windows, roof work, the west wall. 1982, were presented license applica- the and ferring out Motion by Alderwoman Sue Carter to accept the bid from O'Neil Builders in amount of $7,288 (less a change order for at least $919.00} and the bid from page lO Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Merle Cherry in the amount of $5,63i, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried. Discussed the salary for the new City Judge. The committee recommends $1,000.00 a month for the term of office and that an ordinance be drawn up with the successful applicant stating suoh~ Motion by Alderman Marvin Carter to aecept the recommendation of the Budget/ Finance Committee, seoonded by Alderman Brennan. Motion carried 5--B, with Aldermen Meyers, Harris and Kellogg Voting, "NO." Motion by Alderman Behm to accept and approve the committee minutes of December 7, 1982, seconded by Alderman Marvin Carter. Carried. FIRE DEPARTMENT - MARVIN CARTER: Reported that the roof leaks where they stor~ their 4th of July and Christmas things. He requested permission from the Couneil that if they could get access to a couple of box ears, that they be given permis- sion to bring them into the City area by the shop. Motion by Alderman Kellogg to give the Fire Department permission to move box ears onto CitY property seconded by Alderman Brennan. Carried. FAP COMPLEX . DON .MEYERS: Reported that we need to take a look at staining the front and rear of it. Some soffits have been repaired, but they need to be looked at again. SE.L.LING CITY PROPERTY,- MARVIN CARTER: Discussion. Motion by. Alderman Marvin Carter that when the City puts up for bid or sells any property, that it' be' 'published two weeks in advance of the bid date in the Laurel Outiook and be posted at ail of the City,s outlets -- Water Department, Sewer Department, Shop, City Hall, Library, etc., seconded by Alderman Meyers. After further discussion the motion carried. Alderman Behm was excused at this time to go to work. Larry Pet.erson commented on the surplus equipment. He suggested that perhaps at a certain time each year the committees get together and have a City-wide auction to dispose of excess and junk equipment. MAYOR'S COMMENTS: The City Clerk reported that Dave Halland, the Yellowstone County Election Administrator, will be at th6 next Council meeting to present his recommendation for changing the Wards within the City of Laurel. APPOINTMENTS: Committees The Mayor appointed Duane Behm to the Police Committee, Rob Harris to the Fire Committee, and Lonnie Kellogg to the Ambuiance Committee. Police Chief The Mayor.appointed Alan Crowe as Chief of Police at the current Chief's wages with no raise in July, effective January 2, 1983, probation period ~ be one year. Motion by Alderman Kellog~ to approve the Mayor's appointment of Alan Crowe as Chief of Police, seconded by Alderman Harris. Carried. Discussion regarding replacing the Captain from within the ranks and advertise for a patrolman. Discussion about having an executive session regarding a city employee. CITY-COUNTY PLANNING: John MacMartin introduced Cai Cumin of Cumin Associates who will carry on with the Planning Board functions as a consultant. page l~ Minutes of the City Council of Laurel Don Meyers commended dohn. MacMartin for a job well done over the past years. There being no further business to fe~m~ before the Council at this time, the meeting was adjourned at 10:12 p.m.~)~.~Zff/' Donal~ L. H~ckmann, City Clerk Approved by the Mayor and passed by the City Council of the City of Laurel, Montana, this 21st day of December, 1982. ATTEST: Dona~ld L.~Hack~ma~~- -