M I N U T E S

 

REGULAR MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

 

 

 

 

Call to Order:              The Regular Meeting of Mayor and Council of September 20,                                             2010 was called to order by Mayor Corine Deyton at 7:00 p.m.

 

Invocation:                  The invocation was given by Councilwoman Linda Lord followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag.

 

Roll Call:                     Present were:  Mayor Corine Deyton, Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams, Councilman Donald Judson and Councilwomen Maudie McCord, Linda Lord and Karen-Brandee Williams.

 

                                    Also present were City Manager John Parker, Deputy Director of Finance Joyce Whitfield, Director of Public Works Mike Gippert, Director of Planning, Building and Zoning Steve Pearson, Director of Support Services Christine Terrell, Deputy Fire Chief Matt Jackson, Director of Recreation and Leisure Services Elaine Corley, Management Analyst Angela Redding, Major Chris Matson, IT Specialist Darren Duke and City Attorney Robert Mack.

 

Approval of                 Mr. Judson made a motion to approve the minutes of the Work

Minutes:                      Session of September 7th and the Regular Meeting of September 7th, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion were Ms. Lord, Ms. Adams, Mr. Judson and Ms. McCord.  Ms. Williams abstained.

 

Comment Period:        Rev. Leon Beeler suggested a Christmas Celebration this year with various choirs in the community; he also suggested having a City    Chaplain and then presented Mayor Pro-tem Sparkle Adams a Certificate of Appreciation for her valuable contribution and support to the Forest Park Ministers Association.

 

                                    Mr. Darren Duke, IT Specialist was present to clarify comments made at the last council meeting concerning the computers not working properly in our Police vehicles.  Mr. Duke explained each car has an aircard and sometimes, like cellphones, looses connectivity, and also when there is an issue, due to the high security, they will go down.  Also he stated there is a bug in the software the vendor is aware of, and they are working to correct the problem. 

Resolution:                  Request was made to consider a Resolution by the City Council of

Surplus Property:        the City of Forest Park declaring certain City property, listed on Exhibit A, to be surplus property and to provide for its proper disposal either by auction or other methods pursuant to the City’s Ordinances and for other purposes.  

 

                                    Ms. Lord made a motion to approve the Resolution, seconded by Ms. Adams.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

Adjournment:              Ms. Lord made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Ms. McCord.  Voting for the motion was unanimous.

 

                                    The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.