STATE OF TENNESSEE
COUNTY OF HAMBLEN
CORPORATION OF MORRISTOWN
JUNE 29, 2004
'SPECIAL CALLED MEETING'

The City Council for the City of Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, met in 'called' session at the regular meeting place of the Council in the Morristown City Center at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, June 29, 2004 with Honorable Mayor Gary R. Johnson presiding and the following named Councilmembers present: Claude Jinks, Frank McGuffin, William Rooney, Kay Senter, William Thompson and Rick Trent.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to award the grading contract for Koch Foods site prep to the low bidder - Trent Excavating in the amount of $647,286.50. Councilmember Thompson seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to award the bid for two tractors with rotary mowers to the low bidder - CMI in the amount of $87,166. Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Senter made a motion to award the bid for one commercial mower to the low bidder - Smith Turf & Irrigation in the amount of $15,420 and two bat wing mower attachments to the lowest bidder meeting specifications - Chattanooga Tractor & Equipment in the amount of $10,858. Councilmember Trent seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Thompson made a motion to award the bid for one fairway reel mower to the low bidder - Smith Turf & Irrigation in the amount of $27,700. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Thompson made a motion to award the bid for the restroom partitions (for City parks) to the low bidder - McCosh Building & Remodeling in the amount of $14,000. Councilmember Jinks seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to adopt the following captioned Ordinance No. 3179 on second and final reading; Councilmember Senter 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.

Councilmember Jinks made a motion to ratify the Amended Urban Growth Plan (to include the Spout Springs Road Development by Don Bunch); Councilmember McGuffin seconded the motion and upon roll call, all voted 'aye'.

Mayor Johnson adjourned the June 29, 2004 City Council meeting.

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Mayor
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