January 18, 1979~.
~~1I~~l;TES
r~JCST ;~E~~ipNIS CITY COLJCIL
January l~, 197a
A regular meeting of the ~,'est ;9~.~mn~~i s ~,i ty Counci 1 was
held T ~ZUrs~iay, January 1 ~, 1 g7g , at 1 : 3~) ~' . Vii. i n the Counci 1
C~~ar~rbers of City Na i 1 . '~ayor Joyce T . reresuson cal 1 ecJ the r~eet-
', i ng to order. (=resent a~t the meeting ~~.~er^
~k`iayor Joyce T. s=erc~uson
City ~~tcorney obert Smith
~~l derr~ren
~o'~~ E~entl e.Y
Leon Ju°b~'all
Jar7;es ~~i c~~rto~9~cr
-~ri te~~arU i-!orton
oherta JacRcson
'~~ E~ . ~-~ . ~ < a ~~
~~~, `~ a r y °~ 1 a l ~~: e r
Lloyd G~lcodci l
`~ i nce ~r;c~el etti
~~bser~t fro~~~ fire m`eti nC+ ryas l~l derr~ar~ Jour ~~~orri s .
gayer arras of ~ erect ~;y Al derr~rarr '~' . ~1 . ~'ay
Al derr~~an I~~~orton rnade a r~~oti on , seconded by .~l derr,ran Jac9~son,
ti°~at the minutes of tre Jecer~~ber ~7, 1 37~, Counci 1 r~eeti rrc! be
"'' ap;~roved as gent i n the packets . Jpon voice vote of the Counci 1 ,
this motion passed unanirrlously.
Al Berman s?a,y t1en rErade a motion , seconded ~,y Al Berman ~~Icrton ,
that t~~e sari notes of the January ~~, 1 ~7~, Counci 1 meeting kae ar.-nroved
as sent i n tyre pacE:ets . dpon voice vote of the Counci 1 , t¢~re rr,i notes
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were a~}proved.
Attorney Sr,~ i th tirerr read, -for t~1e third and final time, an
ardi nar~ce to rezone Lot 7, ~l ocE: i ~ Co =,nresJ Su~adi ~Ji si on of ':~~'est
~~~~ ~7e~,ph i s ~ 1 derr+~ar~ ~~ay grade a r~oti on , seconded h~~ ~'~1 Berman r-Lorton ,
to adopt t~ri s ordinance on ti~re third readi nn . "Jpon rol 1 cal 1 vote,
the vote eras as follows
AYL : Al dermcr~ : uerrtl ey, Ju'Jal 1 , I-1i g~tov~fer, ~-Dorton , Jackson
day, ~Ja i keg, !~loodel 1 , and Angel etti
'~",' ~ ~,{C ~ ;.dance
This rrioti~dn v~-as passed unanir;rousl y. T~~i s i s i~rdi Hance i'Jo. 957.
The next i tern; of old E~usi Hess was ~-:esol uti on fro . GAS, con-
cerni ng the ~locati oval -Tc~chni cal Sc~~ool . This resolution 4vas
passed on January ~, 1 97'x, even tiiour4~r _i .t did not appear on the
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE Lot 7, Block 1, Compress Subdivision,
West Memphis, Arkansas.
WHEREAS, application was made to the City Planning Commission
to rezone the hereinafter described propert~~ and after notice
having been published for the time and in the manner as provided
by Ordinance No. 715 the matter was heard by the Cisameltheing
Commission and no persons appearing to protest the
Planning Commission recommended that said application be granted:
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST MEMPHIS,
ARKANSAS:
I'~ owin described property,. to wit:
SECTION I. That the foll g
ion West Mem his, Arkansas,
Lot 7, Block 1, Compress Subdivis , P
be and the same is hereby rezoned F.D-4.
'' SECTION II: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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ADOPTED this , ~~ ~' day of ~ ;, r ~ ~, , : ~f' `~ , 19 7~.
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a enda . The Counci 1 fai i ed to ~~,-ai ve the rule ropui ri ncr i t to
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be on the agenda on teat date. Alderman Ftorton made a motion,
seconded by Alderman Jackson.y that this resolution be adopted.
Hpon rol 1 cal 1 vote, the veto ;eras as fol 1 o~~~s
AYi= : Al dermer7 : Bentley, ~uVal 1 , €~ii ghto~~rer, Nnrton , Jackson
~a,~i, ~~?al ker , ~foodel 1 ~ and Ar~c~el etti
i~l0 : ;'done
This resolution v~ras unanir~~ousl y approved ry the Counci 1 .
;text on t!1e agenda was file 197c? budc!et. Th® ~~ayor announced
that tine Counci 1 n~eeti no ~.~voul d not ad` ourn , i~ut wf~oul d recess i n
', order to pass the budget try January 31 , 1g~g, and reconvene iryo-,
~' fore the k?udgEt deadline .
T~1e next i tern on the agenda ~~rere nermi ssi on requests . Alderman
Horton made a moti art, seconded by :'~l Berman .;ay, to chant Fui~1 i c
1°Jorks permission to advertise for bias for the mosquito nroexram.
I_l-~on voice vote of ~thv Counci 1 , file ~r,oti on massed unanimously.
Alderman Florton then r-Zade a motion , seconded bay Alderman ~a,y,
to grant permission to advertise for bids for termite control. Jn-
on voice vote of the Counci 1 , this ro,oti on ~~~as passed unanimously.
Al Berman Horton t1en rude a motion, seconded by Al Borman
day, that the Council Grant rermission to advertise for bids fior
tires for city vehicles. Jnon void vote of the Council, t-1is
motion was passed unanimously.
Al Berman !{gal ker tilers asked ~~1i ke Cassi n to comp forward. ~~~r.
Cassin passed out copies of 1g7B quarterly reports on the ambulance
service to each of tie Counci 1 r~E~rn!-~ers . A cony of this report i s
air fi 1 e i n the "~layor' s off i co . Al Borman !-lal ker then i r}formed the
Council that this type of report would Fe given to them on a
quarterly basis i n 'the future .
Fire Ci~i of Thomas E•3ur-;hart and Assistant Chief Jerry Chaapl e
then explained the proposed three-year ara!~renticeship program for
~„-,~ all firefighters, and presented Council members witi,.papers con-
cerning this matter. A copy of this r~roposal is on file in the
Mayor's office. Alderman ~flalker made a motion, seconded by Alder-
man Bentley, that the Counci 1 acce-~t this trai ni ncr program. After
some discussion, Alderman Gentley called for the question.
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.Upon roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
~1YE: Aldermen. Bentley, Duvall , Horton, Ray, 'Talker, l~loadell ,
and Angeletti
N0: none
ABST~",IhJI~1G: Aldermen Jackson and Hightower.
This motion was passed by the Council.
~~ !~ayor Ferguson then called for Committee reports. Alderman
~' Ray gave a brief Police Commission renor~,Alderman Duvall gave a
report from the Uti 1 i t.y Corrsmi ssi on (a set of t{~ese minutes ~~d5~
sent in the packet), and Alderman Woodell told of the progress be-
~~'i ing made on the Vo-Tech School.
Alderman Bentley then addressed Aubrey Holt, City Treasurer,
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and suggested that ~~Ir. Holt give a report of anv money the City
' has on deposit, along with interest it is earning. r~iayor Ferguson
voiced her approval of this suggestion and told Alderman Bentley
this report would be placedin the packets in the future. ~ r~
R.e~orti°ng on the Street (Public 1~"orks ) Committee, Alderman
I~lorton told of the spraying of ditch banks, and the various problems
'' connected with it. Alderman fiorton made a motion, seconded by
Alderman Angeletti, that the City Inspector must be with the people
spraying the ditch banks, and also that a warning be placed in the
paper informing citizens of the dangers of planting gardens along
these banks due to the poisonous chemicals that are used. Upan
roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
AYE: Aldermen: {~~orton, Jackson, Ray, and Angeletti
~l0: Aldermen: Bentley and E~~oodel 1
. ABSTAIPJIrdG: Aldermen: Duvall , Hightowery and ~dalker
Thi s r~oti on failed .
The next item on the agenda was appointments. Alderman
Duvall made a motion, seconded by Alderman Horton, that Jimmy
Spotts be reappointed to the Housing Authority for a five year
term. Upon voice vote of the Council, this motion was passed
unanimously.
Next on the agenda were citizens requests. Mayor Ferguson
announced that the Council had decided to limit each citizen to
' five minutes. The first citizen to address the Council was Mr.
Jahn Peacock, owner of Peacock Radio Service, who had approached
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THREE YEAR APPRENTICESHtF
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1. The term of apprenticeship shall be three (3) years.
2. The Apprentice Recruit Fire Fighter shall serve twelve (12) month;
as an Apprentice Recruit Fira Fighter and shall successfully com~~letE
all of t}ie requirements of Apprentice Fire Fighter I before being
advanced to Apprentice Fire Fighter I.
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3. 'rhe Apprentice Fire Fighter I shall serve twelve (12) montl~is as an
Apprentice Fire Fighter I and shall successfully complete all of the
requirements of Apprentice Fire Fighter II before being advanced to
Apprentice Fire Fighter II.
4. The Apprentice Fire Fighter II shal]. serve twelve (12) months as an
Apprentice Fire Fighter II and shall successfully complete all of ttte
requirements of Journeyman Fire Fighter before being advanced to
Journeyman Fire Fighter.
5. If an Apprentice fails to successfully complete all of the requirements
within the required tima he shall be given an additional six (6) months
to complete the requirements.
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6, pay scale shall be as follows:
A. Apprentice Fire Fighter Recruit-------- $800.00 - $931.00 - 6 months
g. Apprentice Fire Fighter I---------------$905.00- 9Se•~~~
C. Apprentice Fire Fighter II--------------$942.00 ..~~~7•oa
D. Journeyman Fire Fighter-----------------$984.00 ~d 33•~c~
E. Journeyman Fire Fighter_________________$x.,026.00 ~077•0l~
(one year time in grade)
PRESENT ~~ IPLOYEES
7. Fire Fighters with less than tc.~o years e.~cperience will begin study at the
Apprentice Fire Fighter Recruit 1~ve1.
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8.~~ Fire Fighters with two or more years experience will begin study at
the Fire Fighter I level.
are not advancin in their studies as required will
9. Fire Fighters who g
not be considered for promotion to the next highest rank.
' 10. Cost of this program will be 51,000.00.
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RESOLUTIOi~ fd0. 665
'~ RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE
!~ PROPOSED VO-TECH SCfi00L FOR
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I' CRITTENDEN COU-dTY, ARKANSAS
WHEREAS, the West tiemphis City Council has received infor-
'~ m tion that a Uocational Technical School is comtemplated in the
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very near future for Crittenden County, Arkansas; and
~JHEREAS, the City Council of the City of West Memphis wishes
to give full cooperation to this most worthy project; and
~lHEREAS, the City of West Memphis has and will continue to
work with Crittenden County on all educational needs of our citi-
' zens;
'' OLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THEREFORE, 6E IT FURTHER RES
THE CITY OF WEST ~~1Ef~fPHIS wishes to express to the Committee of
Higher Education for the State of Arkansas, our full cooperation
to the proposed Uo-Tech School in Crittenden County, Arkansas.
~""' P~,SSED AlJD APPROVED this ~~ day of ~ 1979•
Joyce T. Fergus n
i'~(AYOR
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CIT`l CLER1~
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'1 lefore concerning the contract the city has with
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the Counci ~
Logan Lesh, and requesting the contract be placed for competitive
bidding. Alderman rentley then made a motion, seconded by Alder-
man Ray, that radio service for the City be placed on an on-call
basis only, and be done on in individual basis by department.
Upon roll call vote, the vote was as follows:
AYE : Aldermen : Bentley, DuUal 1 , Hi ghto~~ler, Ray, dal ker,
Woodell, and Angeletti
~`~0: Aldermen: Horton and Jackson
This motion was passed by Council.
Alderman Walker then made a motion, seconded by Alderman
Woodell, that the Council ratify the old radio service contract
on the basis of legality. Upon roll call vote, the vote ~hras as
fol 1 o~~s
AYE: Aldermen: Bentley, Duvall, Hightower, Jackson, t~-balker,
Woodell, and Angel~tti
N0: Aldermen: Horton and Ray
This motion was passed by Council.
Alderman Woodell. then called on Alex Coulter. ~~r. Coulter
told of the progress being made on the Vo-Tech School.
Mr. S. E. Holbrook, 206 South 12th Street, then talked to
Council members concerning spraying of ditches and the drainage
problem in his neighborhood. He also mentioned the parking lot
at the L. R. Jackson Community Center.
There being na further business to come before the Council,
Alderman Du1~'all made a motion, seconded by Alderman Jackson, that
the meeting be recessed. Upon voice vote of the Council, the
meeting was recessed.
PASSED Af~dD APPROVED thi s da,y of ~..`..,~.._____~
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Joyce T. Ferguson
P~1AY0R
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CITY CLERK