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MINUTES
WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
JANUARY 23, 1986
A recessed meeting of the West Memphis City Council was held
on Thursday, January 23, 1986 at 5:00 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers at the West Memphis City Hall, 205 S. Redding with Vice-Mayor
Roberta Jackson presiding.
Vice-Mayor Jackson called the meeting to order at 5:05 p.m.
The following persons were present:
Vice-Mayor Roberta Jackson
City Attorney Robert Smith
City Clerk Dan Craft
Aldermen:
Clarence Guin
Pritchard Horton
Doug Morris
Larry Shelton
Roger Sumpter
William Burnett
James Cooper
Absent:
Mayor Leo Chitman
Aldermen:
Joe Brasfield
Curtis Dalton
Alderman Morris went over changes in the proposed budget.
Alderman Shelton made a motion, seconded by Alderman Cooper,
to accept the line-item budget as presented. After roll call vote,
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the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Guin, Horton, Jackson, Morris, Shelton, Sumpter, Burnett,
Cooper
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The motion PASSED.
Alderman Cooper made a motion, seconded by Alderman Morris to
increase the Code Enforcement Officer's salary $2,100.00 per year.
Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Guin, Horton, Jackson, Morris, Shelton, Sumpter, Burnett,
Cooper
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The motion PASSED.
Alderman Morris made a motion, seconded by Alderman Guin, to transfer
the Police Chief's car allowance to his salary. Upon roll call vote, the
voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Guin, Horton, Jackson, Morris, Shelton, Sumpter, Burnett,
Cooper
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The motion PASSED.
Chief Ralph reported that the Police Department, if they cut three
people, would be approximately $5,000.00 short of giving his employees a
10% longivity raise. Discussion. Matter to be discussed in a budget session.
Alderman Horton stated he is unsatisfied with employees not getting a
pay raise. He stated that he would like to see all unnecessary spending
in each department and if the money is available to give the employees a
raise in the middle of the year.
Vice-Mayor Jackson requested the City Council's approval of signing
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a purchase order in the amount of $88,320.00 for a partial payment of
the engineering fees to Brawley Consulting Engineers for the Rainer Road/
Airport Road project.
Alderman Morris made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton, to
grant the Mayor permission to pay this amount. Upon roll call vote,
the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Guin, Horton, Jackson, Morris, Sumpter, Burnett, Cooper
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The motion PASSED.
Vice-Mayor Jackson announced that Mayor Chitman asked that she
inform the City Council that he had appointed Willie E. Higgins to
the Board of Electrical Examiners.
Alderman Dalton came in to the meeting at this time.
Alderman Morris made a motion, seconded by Alderman Guin, to adjourn.
Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYES: Aldermen: Guin, Horton, Jackson, Sumpter, Burnett, Cooper, Dalton
NAYS: Aldermen: None
The motion PASSED. Meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
PASSED and APPROVED this (girfh, day of , 1986.
j.,
Roberta Ja son, Vice-Mayor
ATTEST:
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