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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1980-02-03 Minutes3) 0 0 a MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Aspecial meeting 1980, at 8:00 a.m. viile, Arkansas. 263 of the Board of Directors was held on Sunday, February 3, in the Directors Room, City Administration Building, Fayette - PRESENT: Assistant Mayor Todd,.Directors City Manager Grimes, City Clerk ABSENT: Mayor David Malone. • Noland, Osborne, Colwell, Henry, Lancaster; Medlock, and.Administrative Asst. McWethy. OTHERS PRESENT: Members of the audience and representatives of the news media. CALL TO ORDER The Assistant Mayor called the meeting to order at 8:08 a.m. for the purpose of selecting a new director to fill the unexpired term of David Malone, whose resignation is effective February 4, 1980. DIRECTOR SELECTION Director Osborne, seconded by Colwell, moved to adjourn into executive session to consider the selection of a new director. The recorded roll call vote was: Ayes: Noland, Osborne, Todd, Colwell, Henry, Lancaster. Nays: None. Absent: Malone. The assistant -mayor declared the motion passed and the Board adjounned into executive session. At 8:25 a.m., Todd called the meeting back into public session. Director Henry moved that Frank Sharp be appointed to fill the vacancy of David Malone. Director Lancaster seconded the motion, and the recorded roll call vote was: Ayes: Noland, Osborne, Todd, Colwell, Henry, Lancaster. Nays: None. Absent: Malone. The assistant -mayor declared the motion passed. He commented that choosing a new director had been a very difficult decision as the Board had received 11 applications for the position, and all had been well-qualified and had shown an interest in the City. He said they are looking forward to working with these applicants in future City activities. OTHER BUSINESS Assistant -mayor Todd stated that if any of the directors are interested in changing committees, this woulfddbe the time to do so, before they put the new director on any committees. He commented that the resignation of Director Malone had left open several vacancies. TAXI RATE - FEBRUARY 5 MEETING Assistant -mayor Todd asked that the taxi rate proposal scheduled for the February 5 meeting be postponed until the next regular Board meeting as it is Item 30 on the agenda. The directors agreed that it would be unfair to ask those concerned with the proposed taxi increase to sit through the entire meeting before that item comes up for consideration. 263.1 263.2 263.3 263.4 263.5 263.6 2-3-80 264 EMS 264.1 Director Colwell told the directors that there is $22,500 left over from what the City gave the hospital board to purchase a new ambulance for EMS. He said he has tentatively assured them that the remaining money would be given to them to use to try to generate additional funds for operating the EMS service, as there will be a 10 -month no -income period. He asked that the directors be thinking about how they would like to give the money and any suggestions they might have on requiring the money to be matched by other sources. Director Noland indicated he would like to have the money matched in some way. ADJOURNMENT 264.2 There being no further business, the Assistant -mayor declared the meeting adjourned at 8:35 A.M. 1 1 1