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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Aspecial meeting
1980, at 8:00 a.m.
viile, Arkansas.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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