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City of Mc Leansboro City Council met March 13.

Here is the minutes provided by the Council:

Mayor Deitz called the regular meeting of the McLeansboro City Council to order. Roll call: Mark Beck, Don Cox, James Mason, Tom Maulding, Mike Stanart, Richard Lasswell – present

Attorneys Thomas Malkovich and David Garavalia were in attendance.

Mr. Cox made the Motion To Approve The Minutes Of The Public Hearing, And Regular City Council Meeting Of February 13, 2018, second Mr. Beck. Roll call: Cox, Beck, Mason, Lasswell, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Lasswell made the Motion To Accept The Collector’s And Treasurer’s Reports As Presented, second Mr. Stanart. Roll call: Lasswell, Stanart, Cox, Mason, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Lasswell made the Motion To Approve Payment Of Bills And Transfers, second Mr. Beck. Roll call: Lasswell, Beck, Stanart, Cox, Maulding, Mason. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

There were eight (8) members of the public present. During Public Comments Mayor Deitz expressed condolences to the family of Oscar Ross Vaughan, and thanked them for choosing Rogers-DeWitt Park as a recipient of monetary memorials for Mr. Vaughn. As per the family’s request the memorials will be used for signage and development of a Monarch Butterfly preserve. Mayor Deitz also announced that the 2017 Motor Fuel Tax Audit had been conducted and all expenditures accounted for properly.

Mr. Mason made the Motion To Sell The Surplus 2003 Ford Crown Victoria (#2FAFP71W63X206386) To Don Lewis For The Highest Bid Offered Of One Thousand And Five Hundred Dollars ($1,500.00) , second Mr. Lasswell. Roll call: Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Cox, Maulding, Stanart. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

No bids were received for the purchase of a log cabin kit for the Izaak Walton site. Mr. Lasswell made the Motion To Advertise For Sealed Bids For The Purchase An One Story, Twenty-Eight Foot By Forty-Two Foot Log Cabin Kit, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Lasswell, Cox, Beck, Stanart, Maulding, Mason. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mayor Deitz recognized Meagan Woodrow and Krystal Kelly, representing the Otters’ Swim Team, to present proposals and receive the 2018 schedule for swim events at the City Pool. Woodrow expressed appreciation for the work the City had done at the pool and requested repairs be made to the starting blocks, pool floor, and poolside tiles at the ladders. Mayor Deitz informed the Council of the need for a new roof at the pool house. Mr. Beck volunteered to contact Bill Passmore regarding concessions.

Mr. Beck made the Motion To Advertise For Roofing Bids For The Pool House And Chemical Shed, second Mr. Maulding. Roll call: Beck, Maulding, Mason, Lasswell, Cox, Stanart. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Mason made the Motion Authorizing The City Clerk To Seek Bids On Pool Repairs, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Mason, Cox, Stanart, Beck, Maulding, Lasswell. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Lasswell made the Motion To Renew Mutual Aid Agreements With Mcleansboro Township And Brad Cross (Stc North Campus) For Primary And Secondary City Government Emergency Relocation Centers, second Mr. Stanart. Roll call: Lasswell, Stanart, Mason, Beck, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Stanart made the Motion To Schedule The City-Wide Clean-Up For April 30-May 3, 2018, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Stanart made the Motion To Pass Ordinance 18-1042, An Ordinance Addressing The Payment Of Cable Television Franchise Fees In The City Of Mcleansboro, second Mr. Mason. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Cox made the Motion To Approve The Dig Permit Request By Hamilton County Telephone Co-Op To Provide Optic Fiber Service To 108 Pearl Street, second Mr. Beck. Roll call: Cox, Beck, Mason, Lasswell, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Stanart made the Motion To Renew The Annual Agreement With Frontier Communications, 111 Field Street, Rochester, Ny 14620 To Provide Equipment And Services To City Hall In The Amount Of One Thousand, Two Hundred Nine Dollars And Twenty-Three Cents ($1209.23), second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Mr. Beck made the Motion To Renew The Annual Agreement With Pittsbury Tank & Tower, 1 Watertank Palce, Po Box 1849, Henderson, Kentucky 42419 In The Amount Of Eight Thousand, Thirty-Two Dollars And Thirteen Cents ($8,032.13), second Mr. Lasswell. Roll call: Beck, Lasswell, Mason, Stanart, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

At 6:28 P.M. Mr. Lasswell made the Motion To Convene Into Executive Session Under Section 2(C)(1) Of The Open Meetings Act For Consideration Of The Appointment/Employeement Of Specific Employee(S); And, Under Section 2(C)(11) Regarding Pending Litigation, second Mr. Mason. Roll call: Lasswell, Mason, Beck, Stanart, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

Police Chief Dave Filkins, County Board Member Chad May, Hamilton County Unit 10 School Board Member Dennis Lynch, and Attorneys Malkovich and Garavalia were asked to join the session.

May and Lynch left the session at 7:15 P.M.

Having reached at consensus, the public was invited to return to chambers at 7:18 P.M. Mr. Mason made the Motion To Return To Open Session, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Mason, Cox, Lasswell, Beck, Stanart, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

No action was taken on the appointment and, or employment of an employee.

Mr. Mason made the Motion To Stop Legal Procedings, Pending Mutual Dismissal, In Litigaton Against Felicia Douthett (Case # 16SC47), second Mr. Lasswell. Roll call: Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Stanart, Cox, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

At 7:20 P.M. Mr. Stanart made the Motion To Adjourn, second Mr. Cox. Roll call: Stanart, Cox, Mason, Lasswell, Beck, Maulding. Ayes – 6. Nay – 0. Motion passed.

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