STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF HAMBLEN
CORPORATION OF MORRISTOWN
JUNE 16, 2004
{Rescheduled from June 15, 2004.}

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, June 16, 2004 with Honorable Mayor Gary R. Johnson presiding and the following named Councilmembers present: Claude Jinks, Frank McGuffin, William Rooney, William Thompson and Rick Trent; absent: Councilmember Kay Senter.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to approve the June 1, 2004 minutes as circulated; Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

A Public Hearing was held on the following captioned Ordinance No. 3179. Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt Ordinance No. 3179 on first reading; Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3179 Entitled an Ordinance to appropriate various tax revenues and general city revenues for and by the City of Morristown to the City Budget Divisions for the Fiscal Year 2004-2005 (FY 2005) and the levy of a tax on all taxable property within the corporate limits of the City of Morristown, Tennessee, for municipal purposes authorized by law to be taxed, same being levied as of the first (1st) day of January 2004, for the fiscal year 2005, at the certified tax rate of $1.09 on each $100 worth of taxable property.

A Public Hearing was held on the proposed amendment to the Morristown-Hamblen County 20-Year Growth Plan. {There were no comments from the public.}

Administrator Crumley suggested that the proposed Contract for the FY 2004 Financial Audit be modified to reflect: 1) that the Finance Committee will meet with the auditing firm once per month during the auditing process; and 2) that a financial penalty of $100 per day be imposed for failure to deliver the audit by December 31st (excluding the Morristown Utilities System audit which will be due by the 1st week of November). Councilmember Rooney made a motion to award the Contract for the FY 2004 Financial Audit, with the suggested modifications, to Craine, Thompson & Jones in the amount of $34,125; Councilmember Thompson seconded the motion; and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Rooney made a motion to award the Engineering Services Contract for the MAID No. 1 Force Main Replacement to Barge, Waggoner, Sumner & Cannon in the amount of $58,850. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the bid for the Police Department Renovations to the low bidder - Price Construction in the amount of $21,150. Councilmember Thompson seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the bid for the Mosquito Fogger and Chemicals to Clark Mosquito Control Products in the amount of $19,203.75 ($7,850 for fogger - $11,353.75 for chemicals). Councilmember Trent seconded the motion and upon roll call, Councilmembers Jinks, McGuffin, Thompson, Trent and Mayor Johnson voted 'aye'; Councilmember Rooney voted 'no'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt the following captioned Ordinance No. 3180 on first reading and set a public hearing relative to final passage of said Ordinance for July 6, 2004. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3180
Entitled an Ordinance to annex and zone certain territory and to incorporate same within the corporate boundaries of the City of Morristown, Tennessee. {Annexation and Zoning Classification of the back portion of the property off Pine Haven Drive (A.E. Jolley property).}

Councilmember Thompson made a motion to adopt the following captioned Ordinance No. 3178 on second and final reading; Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Ordinance No. 3178
Entitled an Ordinance to Amend Title 12, Chapter 3 of the Morristown Municipal Code. (Adoption of the 2002 Edition of the National Electrical Code and Certain Amendments Thereto; and to Amend Certain Portions of Title 12, Chapter 3 which are in conflict with Title 12, Chapter 1 and Title 9, Chapter 10.)

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to accept Chief Overholt's recommendation and promote Gary Lowe to Patrol Captain; Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to accept Chief Overholt's recommendation and promote Dan Cliff to Patrol Lieutenant; Councilmember Rooney seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to accept Chief Overholt's recommendation and promote Tony Richardson to Patrol Sergeant; Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to accept Chief Overholt's recommendation and promote Brent Murphy, Lynn Bales and Todd King to Detective; Councilmember Trent seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to surplus the following nine pieces of property and donate them to the Hamblen County Board of Education: 434 Montvue, 603 Inman, 581 Inman, 529 Inman, 523 Inman, 517 Inman, 509 Inman, 505 Inman and 338 East 4th South. Councilmember Thompson seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

A discussion was held regarding the Letter of Intent/Option to Purchase 25 acres located on Lincoln Avenue. City Attorney Jessee stated that “there doesn’t exist at this time a document in executable form”. He suggested that the Council authorize the Mayor to execute whatever documents might be reasonably required to both grant an option on the property to this prospective purchaser and subsequently to execute the deed in closing the transaction. Councilmember Jinks made a motion to authorize the Mayor to execute when proper documentation is provided. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, Councilmembers Jinks, McGuffin, Rooney, Thompson and Mayor Johnson voted 'aye'; Councilmember Trent voted 'no'.

Councilmember McGuffin made a motion to amend the agenda to include a bid award for the First North Street Bridge Replacement. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Thompson made a motion to award the bid for the First North Street Bridge Replacement to the low bidder - Southern Constructors in the maximum amount of $508,832; Councilmember Trent seconded the motion. Councilmember Rooney made a motion to amend the motion on the floor by adding a deadline for completion of the project by December 1, 2004; Councilmember Trent seconded the motion to amend and upon roll call all voted 'aye' on the amendment; and all voted 'aye' on the original motion as amended.

Mayor Johnson adjourned the June 16, 2004 City Council meeting.

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Mayor
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City Administrator