STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF HAMBLEN
CORPORATION OF MORRISTOWN
APRIL 18, 2006

The City Council for the City of Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, met in regular session at the regular meeting place of the Council in the Morristown City Center at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2006 with Honorable Mayor Gary R. Johnson presiding and the following named Councilmembers present: Claude Jinks, Frank McGuffin, William Rooney, Kay Senter, Rick Trent and Mel Tucker.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to approve the April 4, 2006 minutes as circulated; Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

A public hearing was held on the following captioned Ordinance No. 3243. Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt said Ordinance on second and final reading. Councilmember Trent seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3243
Entitled an Ordinance to amend Chapter 2-General Provisions (Zoning Ordinance), Section 14-203 (Definitions) by adding a new definition and amending Chapter 8-Office, Medical and Professional (Zoning Ordinance), Section 14-802 (Uses Permitted) by adding a new use permitted and to create Section 14-810 (Provisions Governing a Medical Campus) of Title 14 of the Morristown Municipal Code.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the bid for the rescue/extrication equipment to Keeble Rescue Systems in the amount of $18,996. Councilmember Senter seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to award the bid for the mail accounting system to Pitney Bowes in the amount of $15,180. Councilmember Tucker seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to adopt the following captioned Ordinance No. 3244 on first reading and schedule a public hearing relative to final passage of said Ordinance for May 2, 2006. Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3244
Entitled an Ordinance to amend Title 14 of the Morristown Municipal Code by deleting the current Chapter 22-Flood Damage Prevention of the Zoning Ordinance and creating a new Chapter 22-Municipal Floodplain Zoning Ordinance.

Action on the Ethics Ordinance was postponed until the May 2, 2006 Council meeting.

Debi Stevenson, Executive Director of Keep America Beautiful, gave a report on the annual litter index. {Forty-three volunteers worked ninety hours. This year’s index is 1.7; a little less than last year. (On a scale of 1 - 4: 1 = no litter and 4 = heavily littered.)}

Mayor Johnson adjourned the April 18, 2006 meeting.

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Mayor

ATTEST:

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City Administrator