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Minutes for the special called City Council meeting on August 26, 2002
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SPECIAL CALLED MEETING CITY COUNCIL MINUTES - AUGUST 26, 2002
The Special Called Meeting of the Jonesboro City Council met Monday, August 26, 2002, at 5:30 p.m. for the purpose of authorizing negotiations to clean out eight major ditches. A full quorum was in attendance. Present were: Mayor Brodell, City Attorney, Phillip Crego, City Clerk, Donna K. Jackson, and eleven council members. Those members were: Kelton, Tate, Rorex, Crockett, Rega, Province, Moore, Young, Perrin, Copeland, and Roddy. Councilman McCall was unable to attend.
Mayor Brodell stated he, Larry Johnson, and Garry Tate had met with Mr. George King for most of the day looking over eight different ditches. It was explained that Mr. King had the necessary equipment and would do the work for $80.00 per hour, per machine.
Mayor Brodell asked if anyone else had the necessary equipment to do this type of work. Councilman Roddy responded saying, Mr. Bill Smith of Trumann could do the work. Mr. John Broadway, of Cameron Construction Company stated anyone having an excavator with a brush cutter attachment could do the work.
Councilman Kelton inquired about the amount of time needed to do the work, and was told by Mayor Brodell and Alderman Tate that Mr. King could clear a quarter of a mile a day on an average ditch, giving Turtle Creek as the example. Mayor Brodell explained there were about twenty-five miles of ditch to be cleared and estimated eight to ten hours a day of work. He stated there was a lot of work on just the eight ditches alone.
Councilman Moore asked how many machines Mr. King would be operating. Councilman Tate responded saying he had three machines that were available, two of which could start tomorrow and the third in ten days. Councilman Moore asked would the cost be $80.00 an hour, per machine, per day, with Councilman Tate confirming that cost.
Discussion followed regarding the hiring of Mr. ...
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