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Minutes for the Nominating and Rules Committee on November 17, 2003.
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City of Jonesboro
Minutes of
Nominating and Rules Committee
November 17, 2003
Huntington Building
The meeting was called to order at 6:15 p.m. by Alderman McCall. Members present were: Aldermen Tim McCall, Chris Moore, Alec Farmer, and Cecil Province. Others in attendance were Mr. Alan Young, Information Systems. City Clerk Donna Jackson took minutes of the meeting.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore for the approval of the minutes for October 6, 2003 as read. All voted aye.
RECORDS MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to approve the Records Management Committee consisting of the following individuals: Ms. Betty Shaw, Chair; Ms. Iris DeVore, Records Manager for St. Bernard’s Hospital; Dr. Richard Wang, Political Science ASU; Dr. Brady Banta, Archivist Dean Ellis Library; Attorney Price Marshall and Attorney Scott Emerson. It was explained that Mayor Brodell, City Clerk Donna Jackson, and Department Heads would serve as non-voting advisory members to the committee. All voted aye.
RE-APPOINTMENT- JONESBORO URBAN RENEWAL AND HOUSING AUTHORITY
Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman McCall to recommend to the full council the re-appointment of Ms. Deborah Agnew to the Board of Directors of the Jonesboro Urban Renewal and Housing Authority with an expiration date of October, 2008. All voted aye.
MILLAGE RESOLUTIONS
Councilman Moore moved, seconded by Councilman Province to recommend to suspend the rules and place three resolutions on the council agenda for consideration by the full council. The resolutions were millage resolutions for the Library, Fire Pension Fund, and the Police Pension Fund. Councilman Province stated they were standard resolutions that are done every year. All voted aye.
TRAFFIC STUDY
Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to recommend to suspend the rules and place a resolution on the agenda for discussion. The resolution was approving a traffic study for southeast Jonesboro to be done by Associated Engineering. The study had been approved by the Infrastructure Committee contingent on approval of the Finance Committee, but the Finance Committee was not scheduled until after the city council meeting. All voted aye.
EMPLOYEE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
Councilman Moore moved, seconded by Councilman Province to refer a matter involving an employee who is not a supervisor, who owns a private business, and conducts business with the City of Jonesboro. The committee wanted a legal opinion if this would be a conflict of interest since the employee was in a non-supervisory position. All voted aye.
Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore for adjournment. All voted aye.