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December
6, 2007
The regular meeting of the
Slater City Council was called to order by Mayor Mayor Rewerts asked former
Public Works Director, LaDonna Chriswell to approach the council table.
He commented that it was a privilege to honor LaDonna for her 26 plus
years of service with the city and that he had been an excellent employee who
had always given her all. Of behalf
of the council, Mayor Rewerts presented her with a plaque.
Chriswell retired It was moved by Pritchard
and seconded by Cook to approve the consent agenda,
The motion passed with
record vote as follows: Yes:
Pritchard, Cook and Locker. No:
none. Absent: Staples and
O’Donnell The council reviewed a
repair estimate from Mallon Excavation. Cook
moved to approve the bid from Casey Mallon to repair the culvert under Hwy 210
with the total not to exceed $2200.00. Pritchard
seconded the motion. The motion
passed with record vote as follows: Yes:
Cook, Pritchard and Locker. No:
none. Absent: Staples and
O’Donnell The council expressed an
interest in setting the date for the information meeting with the DNR and Snyder
& Associates Engineering regarding the FEMA floodplain area.
If possible this meeting will occur before the next council meeting so
that all involved parties are as informed as possible before the council reviews
the option of joining the National Flood Insurance Program.
Cook moved that the proposed
ordinance entitled: PLANNING AND ZONING, ZONING ORDINANCE be considered and
approved on first consideration. Pritchard
seconded the motion. The Council
Members voted on the motion as follows: Yes:
Cook, Pritchard, Staples, O’Donnell and Schick.
No: none.
The Mayor declared the motion carried.
Cook moved that the proposed
ordinance entitled: PLANNING AND ZONING, SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE be considered and
approved on first consideration. Pritchard
seconded the motion. The Council
Members voted on the motion as follows: Yes:
Cook, Pritchard and Locker. No:
none. Absent: Staples and
O’Donnell. The Mayor declared the
motion carried. Cook moved that the proposed
ordinance entitled: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING SPEED LIMIT SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS
be considered, approved and adopted on third consideration.
Locker seconded the motion. The
Council Members voted on the motion as follows:
Yes: Cook, Locker and
Pritchard. No: none.
Absent: Staples and O’Donnell. The
Mayor declared the motion carried. Former public works
director, LaDonna Chriswell did receive and forward the letter received from the
owners of 317 Mayor Rewerts informed the
council that the application deadline is passed for the position of Public Works
Director and stated that all applications were on file in city hall.
Considerable discussion ensued regarding the possible make up of the
hiring committee including how many members, which members and how long the
process might take. There was
considerable interest in serving on this committee.
It was moved by Pritchard and seconded by Cook that Pritchard, Locker and
former Public Works Director LaDonna Chriswell be the members of the hiring
committee. The motion passed with
record vote as follows: Yes:
Pritchard, Cook and Locker. No:
none. Absent: Staples and
O’Donnell The council indicated that
they would like to have the park board submit a letter from the Friends of the
Pool committee stating the amount they are willing to donate toward the
playground equipment purchase for Mayor Rewerts recommended
the appointment of Don Schick to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
It was moved by Pritchard and seconded by Cook to approve appointment of
Don Schick to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The motion passed with record vote as follows:
Yes: Pritchard, Cook and
Locker. No: none.
Absent: Staples and O’Donnell It was moved by Cook and
seconded by Locker to approve the liquor license renewal for Casey’s General
Store. The motion passed with record
vote as follows: Yes:
Cook, Locker and Pritchard. No:
none. Absent: Staples and
O’Donnell It was moved by Cook and
seconded by Pritchard to adjourn at |