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Minutes for the Finance Committee meeting on June 24, 2004.
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Finance & Administration Committee Minutes
Thursday, June 24, 2004
4:00 p.m. - Huntington Building
Members Present: Alec Farmer, Bill Roddy, Darrel Dover, Jim Hargis, Ann Williams and Harold Perrin. Members Absent: None. Others present were: Keith Inman, Jonesboro Sun , Mayor’s Assistant, Aubrey Scott, Information Systems Director Alan Young, Human Resources Director Suzanne Hackney, City Attorney Crego, Finance Director Larry Flowers, Grant Coordinator Jim McKinnon, Parks Director Jason Wilkie, and Alderman Cecil Province.
MINUTES APPROVAL
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Dover for approval of the May 20th, 2004 committee minutes. Copies were made available to all who were in attendance. All voted aye.
FINANCE
Spillway Bridge at Craighead Forest Park
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Hargis to recommend a resolution to the full council accepting the low bid meeting bid specifications of NEAT Press Works for $38,840.00 with the amount to come from Mayor Brodell’s emergency fund. The purpose of the resolution was to ratify Mayor Brodell’s action. Mr. Wilkie explained they had tried to bill out the bridge several times and approval of the bridge got bogged down by the Soil and Water Commission for almost two months last fall and by the end of the year steel prices had risen and the bid was no longer valid. He also explained that ASU engineers had signed off on the bridge which included ADA requirements. All voted aye.
Appropriation for 2004 Signalization Projects
Councilman Perrin moved, seconded by Councilman Dover to amend and recommend to the full council as amended, a proposed ordinance appropriating $25,000.00 for signalization projects for the remainder of 2004. The ordinance originally appropriated $100,000.00 but at the request of Councilman Perrin the amount was reduced to $25,000.00. Mr. Flowers explained Resolution No. 2002:09 was adopted...
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