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City CouncilThe Town of Fleming is governed by a mayor and six-member council. Open town council meetings are normally held on the first Tuesday of each month, and the town hall is staffed during business hours. |
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The Fleming Town Council, met for it's regular meeting on December 5, 2011, at the Town Hall. Mayor Bob Stone called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. with the following council members present: Dan Conn, Sam Wolever Jr., Larry Schaefer, Lon Comstock, Clay Gorman, and Stefan Betley. Also present were: Kim Harms, Keith Beck, Bill Helgoth, and Patrick LaGuardia The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Public Comment: Public hearing for the 2012 budget was open for discussion. There were no comments'. Minutes: The minutes of the November 8, 2011 meeting were: read, amended, and approved. Treasurer's Report: Dan Conn moved to accept Resolution #2-2011 Appropriating Additional Sums of Money to Defray Expenses in amounts budgeted for the Town of Fleming. Larry Schaefer seconded. Motion carried. The final 2012 budget was on the table. The Town Council discussed pay raises. With much discussion there be no pay raises at this time. The Fleming Town Council discussed to revisit pay raises in 6 months. Next in the budget was to look at the two part-time positions, one being the groundskeeper and the other the street maintenance. In January, the Town Council will look at the job descriptions for these two positions and combi them into one position. The proposed part-time position will work 1,000 hours for the year. The starting pay will be $9.00 an hour. If this person has prior experience, the hourly pay will start at $10.00 an hour. An ad be placed in the paper as soon as the job description is approved. With there being no further discussion Larry Schaefer moved to accept the 2012 budget with a transfer of $20,000 from the electric fund to the general fund. Clay Gorman seconded. Motion carried. A motion by Stefan Betley to approve Resolution #3-2011 summarizing expenditures and revenues for each fun and adopting a budget for the Town of Fleming for the calendar year beginning the first day of January 2012 and ending on the last day of December 2012. Dan Conn seconded. Motion carried.A motion by Larry Schaefer to approve Resolution #4-2011 appropriating sums of money to the various funds 2 spending agencies in the amounts and for the purpose as' set forth below for the Town of Fleming 2012 Budget year. Sam Wolever Jr. seconded. Motion carried.A motion by Clay Gorman to approve Resolution #5-2011 Levying General Property Taxes for the year 2012 t help defray the costs of government for the Town of Fleming for the 2012 budget year. Stefan Betley seconded . Motion carried.Kim presented the treasurer's report. It was moved by Larry Schaefer and seconded by Sam Wolever Jr. to approve the treasurer's report. Motion carried. Electric: Keith reported on the October 31, and November 7th electric outage for repairs on Fleming's substation. 31 protocols had to be done with several steps were done before starting the work. WAPA replace( all the insulation in the substation and tested the transformer, it tested at 6,000 KW. Replacing Fleming School's electric meter is finished with a $6,000 cost on the meter replacement. Water: Lead and copper testing was done last month. Parks and Cemetery: Keith and Bill poured cement for a sidewalk up on the brim of Jeff's Fishing pond and a ramp for handicap access. Recreation: Christmas Festival of Lights will be held on Dec. 10, 2011.Other Business: CCOERA retirement agreement was up for review. With a few changes, the agreement was approved. Review of employee policies will be revisited in next month's meeting. Fleming's Christmas party will not be held this month. It was decided to have a Christmas in July BBQ for the town's volunteers and staff.It was moved by Dan Conn to give $100 Christmas bonuses to Full-Time Employees and $50 to Part-time employees. Clay Gorman seconded. Motion carried. Adjournment: There being no further business, it was moved by Dan Conn and seconded by Stefan Betley to adjourn. Motion carried, and the meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. Respectfully submitted by: Kim Harms Town Clerk |