HomeMy Public PortalAbout20050902 BB work sessionCOUNCIL WORK SESSION SEPTEMBER 2, 2005
CALL TO ORDER
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The September 2, 2005, "Brown Bag" Work Session was convened at 12:05 PM by Mayor
John Landwehr.
ATTENDANCE
The following Council Members were present when the meeting convened:
Present: Brown, *Ferguson (arrived 12:10 PM), Harvey, Layton, Martin, and
Vogel
Absent: Berry, Crane, Pope, and Schnitzler
A quorum was present.
DISCUSSION OF AGENDA ITEMS
Items were not necessarily discussed in order that they appeared on the agenda.
Mayor John Landwehr announced that today at 1:00 P.M. there will be a meeting of several
persons in the community at the Police Classroom to brainstorm what our community can
do to help in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. He invited anyone on the Council who
wanted to attend to do so.
Reconsideration of Bills
Mayor John Landwehr asked City Counselor Nathan Nickolaus to explain the procedure for
reconsidering a bill which was previously voted on.
*Councilman Kenneth Ferguson arrived at this point in the meeting.
Consent Agenda:
Questions were asked regarding item (b) pertaining to the waiver of a tax lien. Mayor John
Landwehr asked someone to contact Charles Brzuchalski with the Missouri Office of
Administration and ask him to attend Tuesday night's meeting to explain what the state is
requesting of the city. Assistant to the City Administrator Melva Fast stated she will try to
contact him and ask him to attend the meeting.
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Bills Introduced:
2005 -67: Councilman Cindy Layton stated she will be withdrawing this bill to allow the
Council and staff time to discuss the issue further before re- introducing a bill in the future.
2005 -61: Mayor John Landwehr stated he understood from staff that this will be placed on
the Informal Calendar. Councilman Kevin Brown asked the Council to respond to an email
that had been sent to them regarding scheduling a Finance Committee meeting to finalize
and approve the budget.
Other Business:
Mayor John Landwehr explained the process for hiring a replacement for City Administrator
Rich Mays who announced his resignation last week. He stated that an interview and
selection committee will be established, and stated he would like to have two or three
Council Members on that committee. He indicated anyone who is interested in serving on
it to let him know, but stressed that if they do volunteer, they should be aware that
attendance at every meeting is crucial.
Closed Session:
Staff indicated they also have a real estate item to add to the closed session portion of the
agenda.
Adjournment
There being no other business brought forward, the meeting adjourned at 12:35 P.M.