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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-19-12Minutes of the Town Council meeting held June 19, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. at the Train Station, 20 South Washington Street, Pulaski. Present were: Jeffrey S. Worrell, Mayor ' Council: David L. Clark, Morgan P. Welker; H. M. Kidd; Robert A. Bopp; Joseph K. Goodman, Gregory C. East Staff : John Hawley, Town Manager Patricia Cruise, Clerk of Council David Quesenberry, Asst. to the Town Manager David Warburton, Town Attorney Sherry Boyd, Finance Director Bill Pedigo, Town Engineer Gary Roche, Police Chief Jill Neice, Police Sergeant Bill Webb, Fire Chief Barbara Tate, Senior Center Director Others: Nick Glenn Clark Payne Harold Kidd Jamie Radcliffe Melinda Williams, Press Mike Williams, Press Mayor Worrell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m. Following roll call, Mayor Worrell expressed his thanks to Councilman Bopp and Councilman Welker for their service to the Town as members of Council. He added that both of them had been an asset to the Town and to the Community. Next, Councilman Goodman moved to adopt the Consent Agenda consisting of the minutes of the May 15, ' 2012 Council meeting as written. Councilman Welker seconded the motion and carried on voice vote. Mayor Worrell then introduced Sergeant Jill Neice as the June 2012 Employee of the Month. He read a Press Release aloud and presented Sergeant Neice with the award. He advised that in addition to receiving this award, Jill would receive an extra paid day off from work and be eligible for the Employee of the Year award at the end of the year. The next item on the agenda was Public Operations. Fire Chief Webb advised that the Fire Department had two items left over from their silent auction: a Parker Cross Bow and a CVA 50 caliber muzzle loading rifle. They were seeking permission to hold a raffle for these items. Councilman Clark moved to authorize the Fire Department to hold araffle/drawing for the items. Councilman Goodman seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Morgan P. Welker -Aye Robert A. Bopp -Aye H. M. Kidd -Aye Joseph K. Goodman -Aye David L. Clark -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Mayor Worrell moved on to Finance. The first item was Resolution 2012-11 regarding the budget. ' Mr. Hawley advised that this was a culmination of the budget work by staff and Town Council. June 19, 2012/Page 1 of 3 protects that carry over to the next budgetwear befnre~cn,,,Sjome or the numbers for the grants and the capital Ms. Boyd reminded Council that she always has to adjust some of the numbers for the grants and the capital projects that carry over to the next budget year before sending the budget to print. ' Mayor Worrell commented that with a lot of work and spirited debates, the budget was ready to be adopted. Councilman Clark moved to adopt Resolution 2012-11, Adopting A Budget Establishing Appropriations For The Town Cff Pulaski, Virginia For the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2012 and ending June 30, 2013. Councilman Kidd seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Morgan P. Welker -Aye Robert A. Bo H. M. Kidd PP -Aye David L. Clark Aye Joseph K. Goodman - No -Aye Gregory C. East - No Councilman Kidd left the meeting at 5:15 p.m. The next item on the agenda was to review the CIP process. Mr. Hawley advised that it was necessary to hold a public hearing on the 5 Year CIP and that the CIP must be adopted within 2 weeks of the budget adoption. He added that to help justify the need for project or equipment shown in the CIP, staff had provided some completed CIP request forms that included justification and the degree of need for some items. He noted that since Council had asked for the next budget process to begin in the summer, the budget process for the 13/14 budget year would start at the July 17, 2012 Work Session. Mr. Hawley noted that staff had been informed that two Council members would not be available for the July 3, 2012 Council meeting and that meeting would need to be moved to a different date. Therefore, in order to meet the required deadlines for the budget and CIP, a Special Council meeting needed to be scheduled. Mayor Worrell confirmed that two Council members would not be available for the July 3, 2012 Council meeting and announced that the meeting would instead be held July 10, 2012. In order to meet the legal requirements for the CIP, he advised that the Called meeting to discuss the CIP would be held on June 26, 2012. The next item on the agenda was Legislative. Mr. Hawley advised that a Council member had requested that Council consider referring to the Planning Commission a request for a general review of and recommendations concerning amendments to sections of the Zoning Regulations dealing with clinics. He noted that these proposed amendments would have no impact on any project that has vested rights under the current Zoning Ordinance. Councilman Clark moved to refer to the Planning Commission a request for a general review of recommendations concerning amendments to sections of the Zoning Regulations dealing with clinics. Councilman Goodman seconded the motion and carried on the following recorded vote: Morgan P. Welker -Aye Robert A. Bo H. M. Kidd -Absent Joseph K. Goodman -Aye David L. Clark -Aye Gregory C. East -Aye Mayor Worrell moved on to Human Resources. The first item was Town Manager Performance Evaluation Process. Mr. Hawley advised that Council had developed a draft process to review the performance of the Town Manager during the winter. The form was used for the 2012 Town Manager review to determine if Council favored the format. He noted that the Town Manager Performance Evaluation Process including the Town June 19, 2012/Page 2 of 3 required developing a shared written agreement c __i. n_...:.... Manager Performance Evaluation forms had been included in the packet. He also pointed out that the process required developing a shared written agreement of the Manager's Performance objectives for the next year in Closed Session at the July Council Work Session draft document CouncilmandClark seconded he mot oneand carfned on the following Pecorded votetlined in the' Morgan P. Welker -Aye t Robert A. Bopp Goodman Joseph K -Aye -Aye H. M. Kidd David L. Clark -Absen -Aye . Gregory C. East -Aye Councilman Bopp expressed his thanks for the opportunity to work with Town staff. He opined that the staff were some of the most dedicated and hardworking people that he had come across and thanked them for their efforts. Councilman Welker expressed his thanks for the opportunity to work with Council. He expressed hope that He suggested thattCouncildalways look at th ngs f om the Ipe spect de of aonepwctomer t Town date. At 5:25 p.m., there being no further business, the meeting adjourned on motion by Councilman Clark, seconded by Councilman Goodman and carried on voice vote. r2y/ Approveci,~' ' Jeffrey S. Worrell, Mayor June 19, 2012/Page 3 of 3