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MINUTES
SPECIAL MEETING
WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 9, 1979
A special meeting of the West Memphis City Council was
held on August 9, 1979 at 3:30 P.M. in West Memphis, Arkansas
at City Hall in the Council Chambers. Mayor Ferguson called
the meeting to order. The following persons were present:
Mayor Joyce T. Ferguson
City Attorney Robert Smith
Aldermen:
Roberta Jackson
Doug Morris
R. H. Ray
Lloyd J. Woodell
Vince Angeletti
Robert Bentley
Leon Duvall
James Hightower
Pritchard Horton
Absent from the Meeting was Alderman Gary Walker.
Mayor Joyce T. Ferguson asked everyone to stand in silent
prayer for Mr. William Hundhausen and she also offered prayer.
Mayor Ferguson announced the purpose of the meeting, which
~ she stated to get Dan Craft, City Clerk, report on the val' '
id~ty
r of the signature on the Billy Johnson's rezonin
g matter. She
further stated that this meeting will not follow any regular
procedures.
Dan Craft, City Clerk for the City of West Memphis, declared
the petition on the Billy Johnson's matter valid.
Mr. Robert Smith, City Attorney, gave his oral legal opinion
of the validity of the petition.
Mayor Ferguson stated that a special election had been su
ggested
for September 18, 1979, and also asked if the Council would cons'
Eder
putting this matter on the ballot, to save an extra election expense?
Alderman Duvall made a motion and seconded by Alderman Jackson
~ that a written referendum be called for September 18, 1979.
Alderman Angeletti made a motion to amend the mo '
ton stated
above to include notifying the Election Commission and
seconded
by Alderman Jackson. Upon roll call vote
on the amendment to the
motion, the voting was as follows:
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AYE: Aldermen: Jackson, Morris, Woodell, Angeletti, Bentley,
Duvall, Hightower, Horton
N0: None
ABSTAINED: Alderman Ray
The Amendment passed.
During discussion Alderman Woodell made the motion to table
the motion as amended until August 16, 1979 and seconded by
Alderman Horton. Upon roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYE: Aldermen: Jackson, Morris, Ray, Woodell, Angeletti, Bentley,
Hightower, and Horton.
N0: Alderman Duvall
The motion passed and the motion is tabled at this time.
Committee Reports
Utility Commission: Alderman Duvall made a motion and
seconded by Alderman Morris to amend the Utilities Budget by
$177,283.00 to take care of load management. Upon roll call
vote, the voting was as follows:
AYE: Aldermen: Jackson, Morris, Ray, Woodell, Angeletti,
Bentley, Duvall, Hightower, and Horton
N0: None
Budget Committee: Alderman Morris made a motion and
seconded by Alderman Duvall to amend the budget to add $500.00
for the City Beautiful Commission as per their request. Upon
roll call vote, the voting was as follows:
AYE: Rldermen: Jackson, Morris, Ray, Woodell, Angeletti,
Bentley, Duvall, Hightower, and Horton
N0: None
Announcements
Mayor Ferguson announced that she had just signed the contract
for the sale of the land for the Vo-tech School.
She also announced that Senator Pryor would be here at City Hall
Wednesday Morning at 9:30 A.M., for a Senate Hearing on Energy
Needs for Agriculture and everyone is invited to attend.
Alderman Woodell announced that Student loans will be avail-
able by grants or very low interst rate loans with the East Arkansas
Community College, who will be offering Freshmen and Sophmore classes
in West Memphis.
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The Meeting was adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ ~~ day of ~ ,
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