December 1, 1989MINUTES
'~' WEST MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL
DECEMBER 7_, 1989
A recessed meeting of the West 1~lemphis City Council was held on December 1,
1989 at 12:00 noon in the Mayors Conference Room at City Hall, 205 S. Redding,,
West Memphis, Arkansas. Mayor Keith Ingram presided.
Mayor Ingram called the meeting to order at 12:05 p.m.
City Clerk Dan Craft called the roll. Those present were:
Mayor Keith Ingram
City Clerk Dan Craft
Alderpersons:
James Cooper
Bill Pollard
Pritchard Horton
Richard Linsley
Bill Burnett
Mike Hardage
Roberta Jackson
Al Boals
Roscoe White
Absent:
City Attorney David Peeples
Alderman Sam Lehr
Mayor Ingram presented the City of West Memphis 7.990 budget. The budget
for 1990 included a 5% pay increase for all city employees tilith the exception
of the following: Senior Deputy City Clerk receiving a 10% pay increase, the
secretary in the Code Enforcement Department receiving the step increase scheduled
in October, 1990 to begin in January, 1990, Personnel Director receiving a 10%
pay increase, the Purchasing Agent receiving a 10% pay increase, Municipal Court
Clerk receiving a 9.84% pay increase, which would place the salary at $22,500.OO,and
the seven (7) Municipal Deputy Court Clerks salaries be chanted from a grade (9)
on the pay scale to a grade (11) on the pay scale,which would mean a 15% pay increase.
Mayor Ingram thanked the Financial Director, Wyman Morgan for doing such a
fine job preparing the budget.
Mayor Ingram briefly went over the proposed budget for each department. He
stated the proposed budget included the creation of a new office of Planning and
Development cahich would be over the Code Enforcement Department; Community
Development Agency, and City Beautification Department. The City Engineer will
be over the Street and Drainage, Sanitation, and Fleet Maintenance. This person
c1i11 be the City Planner and make the same salary as the City Engineer.
Mayor Ingram appointed Alderman Boals, Linsley, and Hardage to an Insurance
Committee to review the insurance for 1990.
Mayor Ingram stated the next City Council meeting would be December 7,
1989 with pre-coucil beginning at 11:00 a.m. Lunch is to be served. Mayor Ingram
reminded the council the second town meeting would be he7.d on the same night as
the City Council meeting at 7:00 p.m.
Alderman Horton set 'the first budget session for December 6, 1989 at 4:30 p.m.
until 6:00 p.m. 'The Police and Fire Deparment budgets will be discussed.
Alderman Burnett made a motion, seconded by Alderman Harda~e to give the mayor
permission to give the city employees a turkey For Christmas. Upon voice vote, the
voting was unanimous.
Alderman Hardage suggested the city start a "Civic Employee of the Year" in
1990 to be ati~larded to an employee t~aho exceeds in civic projects other than their
regular job. Mayor Ingram asked Alderma Hardage to look into that and report
back to the council.
Mayor Ingram made a motion to adjourn. Alderman Burnett seconded the
motion. Upon voice vote, the voting Baas unanimous. The meeting adjourned
at 12:40 p.m.
PASSED and APPROVED this ~_ day of 1989.
SECRETA Y CINDY LY
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