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Read comments (3)Accepting the bids was the only item for a special called meeting of the council that occurred before its regular study session. A bid of $12,205 from D & L Associates of Nashville was accepted.
Councilmen Lee Roy Cunningham and Al Stephenson voted no. The city has applied for a $9,000 grant, half of which is to be paid by the city. Also, $25,000 is in the city's budget for tree replacement.
Revisions of wording in an ordinance concerning the city's park board and its director will be before the council next Thursday.
City Manager Ed Craig explained that under state law, a city can have two types of park boards -- an advisory board or a board that actually runs a park. Shelbyville's operates as an advisory board, but the current wording of the ordinance has it as the type of organization that runs the park. The changes to the ordinance will reflect the board's role as being an advisory capacity.
City Attorney Ginger Shofner will examine the wording of the city's ordinance that requires parking lots to be paved. Cunningham expressed concern after he said a man was denied a business license because the lot on the property, which Cunningham owns, was not paved.
Shofner had several questions about the wording of the ordinance and the topic will be addressed at the next study session.
The council also looked at changing the order of business during council meetings. The topic was brought up by councilman Randy Vernon, who stated he was concerned about items being introduced during meetings and voted on, only to have to be corrected later due to something about the issues being overlooked.
Currently, the council determines what is to be on the agenda during its study session a week before the regular monthly meeting and then the agenda is published in the Times-Gazette.
The proposed changes would mean that after the roll call, the first item of business would be to adopt the agenda. At this time, council members or the city manager could propose items to add to the agenda. After consideration of the additional items, the agenda for the meeting would be adopted and nothing would be considered unless it was on the approved agenda.
The topic of "unfinished business" would be eliminated, as well as "new business." "Comments for the General Good and Welfare" and "Announcements" would be added to the agenda, providing the opportunity for the mayor or any councilmember to make public comments or announcements.
Stephenson relayed a request from three civic groups to place signs at the city limits honoring the Central High School Eaglettes and listing their championships. The six signs would be paid for by Breakfast Rotary, the Kiwanis Club and the Lions Club.
Another matter dealing with signs was addressed, this time concerning street intersection numbering, which would help out of town visitors to find their destination. Instead of signs costing $1,250 each, the council instead chose to use signs made in-house for a cost of $26 apiece.
Stephenson said near the end of the meeting that the city needs to watch what money is spent on because the roads in town are in poor shape and the funds would be needed to fix them.
Mayor Wallace Cartwright reminded the council that the annual Spring Clean Up will be April 21-25.
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Instead of public monies being used for the trees,I'd like to see 12,205 people donate one dollar.
If we bring in a few bucks from former residents,regular horse show attendees,etc. we might bring it down to fifty cents or less per person.
There's just a different mindset when one gives of one's time or money than if it's just taken out of taxes.
Wayne's clock will,in a strange way,belong to us more by his making this gift than if the purchase of a clock had been one more item to approve or disapprove on a list.
Where we can,we need to offer of ourselves directly rather than let the government tend to everything.
Let them handle the big or tedious stuff and let us little guys contribute what we can in what ways we can.
It'll remind us that we are participants in the community and it might even stretch the public dollars a little,too.
Instead of public monies being used for the trees,I'd like to see 12,205 people donate one dollar.
If we bring in a few bucks from former residents,regular horse show attendees,etc. we might bring it down to fifty cents or less per person.
There's just a different mindset when one gives of one's time or money than if it's just taken out of taxes.
Wayne's clock will,in a strange way,belong to us more by his making this gift than if the purchase of a clock had been one more item to approve or disapprove on a list.
Where we can,we need to offer of ourselves directly rather than let the government tend to everything.
Let them handle the big or tedious stuff and let us little guys contribute what we can in what ways we can.
It'll remind us that we are participants in the community and it might even stretch the public dollars a little,too.