December 12, 1979~.
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MINUTES
WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER I2, 1979
A recessed meeting of the West Memphis City Counc i 1 was held on
December l2, 199, At 12:,,30 p. m. in West Memphis, Arkansas, at City
~ Hall in the Council Chambers. Mayor Joyce Ferguson called the meeting
to order. The following persons were present:
Mayor Joyce Ferguson
City Attorney Robert Sri i th
Aldermen:
Pri tchard Horton
Roberta Jackson
Doug Morris
R, H. Ra y
Gary Wa1 ker
Vince Angel e t t i
Robert Bent1 ey
Leon Duvall
James Hightower
Alderman Angeletti led the Prayer.
The first item of bus ianess b°rought4 before the Counc i1 was
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a report ,from the Budget Committee. Alderman Morris stated that
the decision brought before the Council was the laying off of
,30 employees so that the budget would be balanced.
Alderman Angeletti made the motion, se cond~d by Alderman .Tackson,
that the decision be tabled until the next meeting. Upon roll call
vote, the voting was a8 f®Ilows:
AYE: Aldermen: Horton, Jackson, Morris, Ray, Walker, Angeletti,
Bentley, DuYa11, Hightower.
N0: None
The motion passed.
The next item of business brought before the Council was
concerning the ambulance service i n West Memphis: Alderman Wal ke r
stated that the ambulance service did not have the money to continue
running through all December, and that i f they did not get any move y
the service would have to close dour the week of Christtrracs. He
stated that the service needed ~`3, 000.00 to keep the servi ce through
the month of December.
Alderman Horton made the motion, seconded by Al derman Angeletti,
that the Council Members forgo their coming check f~n order to create
the ~-`,3s000.00 necessary to keep the ambulance service going until
,Tama ry.
Alderman Hightower made the motion, seconded by Alderman Duvall,
that Alderman Horton~s motion be tabled until the next council meeting.
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Upon roll call vote to table the motion, the voting was as Poll ows:
AYE: Jackson, Morris, Ray, Bentley, DuYall, and Hightower.
N0: Horton, Trial ke r, and Angel e t t i
The motion passed.
City Attorney Robert Smith read a 1 etter written to the Mayor
requesting permission to conduct a motorcade on December 22, 1979,
beginning at 12:00 noon, consisting of approximately ,.300 cars,
that will proceed' from L. R. Jackson Community Center up Broadway
to ;the City Xa1l. The letter was from Lynn Agee, who is with the
United Furni tune Workers of America.
AZ derman Rr~y, made the motion, seconded by Alderman Jackson,
t o I e t Che i f Keen handle the business concerning the motorcade.
Upon roll ca11 vote, the voting was as follows:
Ate: Aldermen: Horton, Jackson, Ray, Angeletti, DuYa1I, and Hightower.
N0: Aldermen: Morris, 1/a1 ke r, and Bentley.
The motion passed.
AI dern~tn Z~cYa11 made the motion that the meeting be act=a~c~_rn~d.
The meeting adjourned a t I : 00 p. m.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ,_,_,,, `` day o f ~Q~,~'g~9•
Joyce l~erguso
Mayor
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~'ity Clerk