CITY OF CARROLLTON

SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING

CITY HALL

 July 26, 2007

                             10:00 A.M.

 

 

 

PRESENT

 

          MAYOR:          DWIGHT D. LOUDEN

 

          COUNCIL:          KEVIN CRAIG

                            CHRISTEN BROCK

                            MIKE GORDON

                            NANCY JO GROBMYER

                            DAVID WILHOITE

                   

 

 

ASSISTANT CITY CLERK:         SUSIE MCGEE 

  PUBLIC WORKS SUPER:         RONNIE KNIGHT

  

 

          PRESS: NEWS DEMOCRAT/PHYLLIS CODLING

ABSENT

 

               COUNCIL:          DEAN MILLER JR

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

 

THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT THE HOUR OF 10:04 A.M. BY MAYOR LOUDEN.  MAYOR LOUDEN OFFERED AN INVOCATION, FOLLOWED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

2ND READING: ORDINANCE #07-29: AMEND CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES: SECTION 93-01 (E) (1): DESIGNATING THE LEGALITY OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS.

 

THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-29, AMENDING CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 93.01 (E) (1), WAS READ BY MAYOR DWIGHT LOUDEN.

 

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-29, AS READ.

 

          AYES          5          NAYS          0

 

2ND READING: ORDINANCE #07-30:WATER RATE INCREASE

 

THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-30, INCREASING WATER RATES BY 5%, WAS READ BY MAYOR DWIGHT LOUDEN.

 

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN CRAIG AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN GROBMYER AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-30, AS READ.

 

          AYES          5          NAYS          0

 

2ND READING: ORDINANCE #07-31: AMEND CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES: SECTION 93.02 PROHIBITING THE SALE OR USE OF CERTAIN FIREWORKS; EXCEPTION FOR PUBLIC DISPLAY

 

THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-31, AMENDING CARROLLTON CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 93.02, WAS READ BY MAYOR DWIGHT LOUDEN.

 

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILWOMAN BROCK AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT THE SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE #07-31, AS READ.

 

          AYES          5          NAYS          0

 

RESOLUTION #R07-15: UTILITY COMMISSIONERS COMPENSATION TO BE INCREASED TO $195.50 PER MONTH

 

RESOLUTION #R07-15, INCREASING COMPENSATION FOR UTILITY COMMISSIONERS TO $195.50 PER MONTH, WAS READ BY MAYOR DWIGHT LOUDEN.

 

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE AND DULY CARRIED TO ACCEPT RESOLUTION #R07-15, AS READ.

 

          AYES          5          NAYS          0

 

DISCUSSION: FY 07-08 STREET PAVING LIST

 

PUBLIC WORKS SUPERVISOR, RONNIE KNIGHT, PRESENTED THE COUNCIL WITH AN ESTIMATE FROM OVA FOR THE STREET PAVING LIST.

 

MAYOR LOUDEN ADVISED COUNCIL $35,000 HAD BEEN PLACED IN THE BUDGET FOR PAVING THIS YEAR.

 

AFTER DISCUSSION, COUNCIL WILL LOOK AT THE AREAS LISTED AND MAKE A DECISION AT AUGUST 13, 2007 COUNCIL MEETING.

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

THE MOTION WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN GORDON AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN WILHOITE AND DULY CARRIED TO STAND IN ADJOURNMENT AT THE HOUR OF 10:31 A.M.

 

          AYES          5          NAYS          0

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

______________________________    ______________________________

DWIGHT D. LOUDEN,       MAYOR         SUSIE MCGEE,  ASST CITY CLERK

 

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