City of
CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA
Oath of Office
administered to Members Depue, Jasperse, McNabb-Stange, and Wood.
1. Regular meeting called to order at 7:00 PM.
2. Roll call.
3. Pledge
to the flag.
4. Approval
of the agenda.
5. Mayor's
Address.
6. Adopt
Robert's Rules of Order.
7. Elect
Mayor Pro-Tem.
* 8. Approval of the minutes of the regular
meeting of December 28, 2009.
9. Proclamations:
* Mayor May presenting
a proclamation for Mentoring Month.
√ 10.
Public Hearings: (None).
√ 11.
Formal presentations and
requests:
* A. Consider
2010 calendar of regular meetings as the second and fourth Mondays of each month
except:
Tuesday December 28 in place of Monday December 27
(Christmas Holiday)
* B. Request
from Jim Carr, Supervisor for
√ 12. Recommendations
from other Boards:
√ 13. Ordinances:
* First reading of Ordinance No. 453 to regulate abandoned
signs in the City.
√ 14. Resolutions:
* Consider Resolution
2010-01 approving depositories for City funds.
√ 15. Consider
elected officials salaries as recommended by the Mayor:
Mayor $ 7,800 per year
Mayor Pro-tem $ 2,500 per year
Council Members $ 2,300 per year
Board of Review $ 115 per meeting
√ 16. Appointments:
A. Mayor’s 2009 recommendations for
appointment with consent of Council
City
Manager - Jeff Mansfield
* Consider
City Manager’s Employment Agreement expiring December 31, 2010.
City Attorney - Stephanie Fekkes, Law Weathers & Richardson, LPC
* Consider
City Attorney’s retainer and hourly rate expiring December 31, 2010.
* Boards and
Commissions (see attached page).
Legislative Director -
Mayor Robert May for a 1-year term expiring December 31, 2010.
Health Officer - Barry/Eaton Health
Department for a 1-year term expiring December 31, 2010.
B. City Manager’s 2009 appointments with the advice and consent of
Council:
Deputy City Manager/Police
Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator
............................................................................... Jerry
Sarver
Fire Chief/Fire
Marshall/ADA Coordinator................................. Roger
Caris
Director of Public
Services............................................ Timothy
Girrbach
City Assessor.......................................................... Jackie
Timmerman
City Clerk/Treasurer/Finance
Director/FOIA Coordinator........ Thomas
Emery
Community Development
Director...........................................
Zoning Administrator........................................................ Jeff
Mansfield
√ 17. Bids,
Contracts, Agreements, and Sales:
* A. Consider Lease Agreement expiring December 31, 2010 for rental
property at
* B. Consider
award of bid to Bell Equipment for a Vacuum Sweeper in the amount of $189,000.00,
and a trade in quote of $20,000 for the existing sweeper as recommended.
18. Consent items without individual discussion:
* A. Invoices.
* B. Minutes of the Barry County Board of Commissioners meeting of
December 22, 2009.
* C. Information from Community Action regarding Walk for Warmth.
* D. MML Legislative Link dated January 5, 2010.
* E. Minutes of the Planning Commission meeting of January 4, 2010.
* F. Minutes of the Hastings City/Barry County Airport Commission
meeting of December 23, 2009.
* G. Zoning Board of Appeals Year in Review for 2009.
* H. Planning Commission Year in Review for 2009.
19. City
Manager's report:
* A. Department of Public Services monthly
report.
* B. Fire Chief
* C. Library
* D. Consider Budget Calendar for FY
2010/2011. Consider setting special
workshop meeting to discuss Council goals for 2010/2011 on January 25, 2010 at
6:00 PM.
20. City Attorney's Report:
21. Legislative
Director's Report:
22. Open Public Discussion from the Floor:
23. Mayor
and Council comment:
24. Adjourn.
* Items with enclosures.
√ Motion under agenda
heading requires roll call vote.