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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCM-10-05-81 MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 5, 1981 The meeting of the City Council was called to order by Mayor Reiman at 7:30 P.M. on October 5, 1981. Council members Fleming, McMullen, Garretson, Johnson, Walker and Shepherd were present. Also present was Clerk-Treasurer. Mr. Walker gave the invocation which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance. Gary DeWester, from the Hamilton County Barr Association presented Chief Lowe and Larry Evans with the traveling trophy for winning the county softball tournament. Larry Evans, Captain of the team, then presented individual trophies to the players and named Mike Pratt as MDst Valuable Player both for the tournament and the Indiana Police OlyAmpics game where the team placed fourth. Mr. Johnson made a motion to approve the minutes of Sept. 21st meeting. Motion seconded and passed with Mr. Shepherd abstaining since he did not attend that meeting. New Business Additional Appropriation - Buildlng Commissioner's Salary - Mr. Johnson made a motion to introduce Ordinance D-315. Motion seconded by Mrs. McMullen. Mayor ReLman stated she had someone m mind to fill the vacancy of the Building Commissioner but that the salary needed to be mcreased to $24,000. Since a change cannot be made in the '82 budget yet, she requested the Council pass a resolution of intent to raise the Building Commissioner's salary for 1982. Mr. Garretson made a motion to introduce Resolution 10-5-81-1. Mbtion seconded by Mr. Fleming, the question was called for and Resolution 10-5-81-1 passed unanimously. Mayor Reiman stated she intended to rename the Building Commissioner's office to the Department of Community Development, and have the new employee as Director and the position now held by Kurt Woerner as Asst. Director. Transfer of Funds - Building Commissioner - Mr. Garretson made a motion to introduce Ordinance B-l99 and dispense with the reading. Mbtion seconded by Mr. Fleming. Following discussion, Mr. Garretson made a motion to suspend the rules and act on Ordinance B-l99 tonight. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance B-199 which passed unanimously. Mayor Reiman stated new tires had been purchased for the Scout and that a change should be made from a transfer from tires and tubes to a transfer from instruction. Mr. Johnson made a mDtion to amend Ordinance B-l99 to delete 3-232 Tires and Tubes and insert 2 23 Instruction. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Transfer of Funds - Street Department - Mr. Walker made a motion to introduce Ordinance B-200. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson. Mayor Reiman read Ordinance B-200. Following discussion, Mrs. McMhllen made a motion to suspend the rules and act upon Ordinance B-200 tonight. Motion seconded by Mr. Walker and passed unanimously. Vote was taken on Ordinance B-200 which passed unanimously. Old Business Ordinance Z-179 - Filing Fees - Mr. Garretson stated he felt that with the building and econcmy what it was today, an increase at this time would be a hardship. He also stated that the City did benefit from building after the structure was erected via taxes and this was a service the community was providing. Mr. Johnson stated there were still areas not covered such as the proposal made by Building Inspector, Larry LaMar, concerning inspection fees. John Hensel, Township Trustee, stated the township budget was tight and the fees City Council Meeting Oct. 5, 1981 page two would help relieve the hardship on the budget. Mr. Hensel stated he did not feel the fees were too far out of line and that he and the Advisory Board were in favor of the ordinance. Mr. Ed Nickel, builder and developer, stated the fees would impair or prohibit new building and objected to proposed fees. Mr. Walker stated he felt the matter should be tabled and the new Director of Community Development should have input. Mr. Walker suggested perhaps the Director should meet with people affected in reaching a recommendation to the Council. Mrs. McMullen pointed out that not all builders would be affected and that the final flat fees had been reduced. Josephine McCormick, Lakeshore Drive, asked when the fees had last been revised. There was no answer and the Clerk-Treasurer stated she would check past ordinances to see if she could determine a date. Mr. Garretson made a mDtion to refer Ordinance Z-179 back to the Plan Commission to work with the new Director and come back to the Council with a recommendation the first of the year. Motion seconded by Mr. Johnson and passed unanimously. Mrs. Kerr entered the Council meeting at this point. Other Business Mr. Johnson made a motion to reconsider Ordinance B-196, transfer of funds for the Plan Commission. He stated he was not opposed to the transfer, but rather the hiring of Mrs. Parker. Motion died for lack of second. Mr. Johnson made a motion to add discussion on the Plan Ccmmission transfer to the agenda. Motion seconded by Mr. Garretson and passed unanimously. Mr. Johnson restated that he did not object to the hiring of a consultant but rather the hiring of Mrs. Parker. Mrs. Kerr requested the Clerk-Treasurer to put the transfer back on the Council agenda for next meeting. There being no further business to come before the meeting, the same was duly ad]ourned at 8:40 P.M. APPR0VED: ATTEST