The meeting was called to order by Mayor Doug Kinslow at 5:30 p.m.; roll was called by City Clerk/Treasurer Sharla Derry and members present were as follows: AC Brown, Ralph Meeker, and Roger Rainwater; a quorum was declared with the addition of the Mayor; Council members Tim Terry, Rod Powell, and Steve Tedford were absent, and City Attorney Travis Plummer was present.
Business Items:
- Mayor – Ordinance Repealing Replacing Ordinance #12-11 Authorizing Mayor to Waive Permit Fees –
Emergency Passage – Mayor Kinslow stated that severe weather had recently caused damage throughout town, especially in regard to privacy fences and that he felt it was best to waive fees if possible to help people with their repairs, and understands that he cannot do that as council has set those by ordinance. He added that Ms. Derry had assisted by drafting an ordinance for consideration on this and said that building inspector Hunter Mikles had posted on social media after the storm a reminder that permits are required for certain fence repairs and said that it had stirred up emotions, and he said he wanted to do the best he can to help people with their repairs because it is very expensive.
Councilmember Brown asked for clarification that this is not altering the fence ordinance, but rather the ordinance regarding waiving of fees and requested the reason that this could not be done with Ordinance 12-11, to which the Mayor responded that Ordinance 12-11 pertained to County projects, and Ms. Derry added that it also only covers demolition fees for natural disasters. There was discussion about other details of the updated proposed ordinance, with Ms. Derry pointing out the sections regarding waiving of fees for County, State, and Federal projects that benefit the town economically. After discussion, motion was made by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Meeker to put this ordinance on first reading by title only; motion passed unanimously, and the title was read by the City Clerk. Motion was made by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Meeker to waive the second and third readings of the ordinance; motion passed unanimously. Motion was made by Councilmember Meeker,
seconded by Councilmember Rainwater to adopt the ordinance; motion passed unanimously. It was made known by the City Attorney that the Mayor cannot vote to enact an emergency clause therefore that could not be done at this time and confirmed that it could be presented again at the next regular meeting for emergency clause enactment; Ms. Derry stated that she would place this on the September council agenda. - Adjournment:
Planning & Building – Ordinance Rezoning from R-1 to R-2 a Parcel Located at 206 Gum Street –
Emergency Passage – Planning Director Sonny Bell explained that this fell through the cracks and was supposed to go on last council meeting and that the Board of Adjustment has approved this; he explained the details regarding this parcel and answered any questions and said that it has been posted, published and adjustments made from public input;
motion was made by Councilmember Meeker, seconded by Councilmember Rainwater to put this on first reading by title only; motion passed unanimously, and the title was read by the City Clerk. Motion was made by Councilmember Meeker, seconded by Councilmember Rainwater to waive the second and third readings of the ordinance; motion passed unanimously. Motion was made by Councilmember Brown, seconded by Councilmember Meeker to adopt the ordinance; motion passed unanimously. Ms. Derry stated that she would place this on the September council agenda
for consideration of the emergency clause.
Motion was made by Councilmember Rainwater, seconded by Councilmember Brown to adjourn and the meeting was adjourned at 5:49 p.m.
