City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

August 04, 2014

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor Joseph Domingo opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

III.	PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

IV. ROLL CALL

Maurice Barnes (1), Lenn Reid (2), Garrett Brown (3), William Wheaton (4), Cheryl Krause (5), Andrew French (6) and Mayor Joseph Domingo.

Administration: Scott Kipp, Interim City Manager, Tom Mead, Finance Director, Cullen Harkness, City Attorney and Shannon Haight, Assessor.

V.	MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Barnes and Krause and Mayor Domingo.

VI.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

No comments were received.

VII.	CONSENT CALENDAR (VV)

A. Approval of Council Meeting Minutes – July 21, 2014

French moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to Approve Consent Calendar as

presented. (7-0, vv).

VIII.	ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A	Council Member Brown made a motion to add to the agenda a recommendation to have a special council meeting, if needed, for the Discussion and Approval for Conditional Offers of Employment for the City Manager Position.

Comments were received from Council Member French.

Brown moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve adding to the agenda a recommendation to have a special council meeting, if needed, for the Discussion and Approval for Conditional Offers of Employment for the City Manager Position. (5-2, rcv) (Dissenting French and Barnes)

B.	Recommendation to hold a Special Council Meeting for Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 6:00 for the Discussion and Approval for Conditional Offers of Employment for the City Manager Position.

Brown moved, French supported, CARRIED, to hold a Special Council Meeting for Thursday, August 7, 2014, at 6:00 for the Discussion and Approval for Conditional Offers of Employment for the City Manager Position. (7-0 vv).

C.	Recommendation to rearrange the Agenda to move Item A to I.

Brown moved, French supported, CARRIED, to rearrange the Agenda to move Item A to I. (7-0 vv).

D.	Boards & Commission Reappointment. Barbara McAllister, Board of Review, term to expire 12/31/2018.

Krause moved, Wheaton supported, CARRIED, to reappoint Barbara McAllister to the Board of Review as presented. (7-0 rcv).

E.	Request for Approval Purchase Agreement for Dollar General

Attorney Harkness explained the revisions in the purchase offer.

Barnes moved, French supported, CARRIED, Approval Purchase Agreement for Dollar General as presented. (7-0 rcv).

F.	Discussion/Update Assessing Services

Interim City Manager Kipp explained that the County gave written notice that it would no longer be offering assessing services to the City. Also said the City was waiting to see what Marshall was doing before any decision was made.

G.	Request for Approval for Council Member Barnes to Attend MML Convention in Marquette, MI at a cost of approximately $1,000

Barnes moved, motion failed due to lack of support.

H.	Future Agenda Items.

Council Member French would like a follow up on the Assessing services and/or an Assessing Contract if one is available then.

Council Member Krause would like a Budget update.

Discussion for Conditional Offer(s) of Employment for the City Manager Position

Comments were received from Council Members Brown, French, Wheaton, Barnes, Reid and Krause and Mayor Domingo.

IX.	CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes. Proper decorum is required.)

Comments were received from Kimbra Estelle, 1206 Mallory St and Jay Loomis, 927 N. Berrien St.

X.	ADJOURNMENT

Krause moved, Barnes supported, CARRIED, to Adjourn the Regular Session (7-0, vv)

Mayor Domingo adjourned Regular Session at 7:43 p.m.

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Date	Thomas R. Mead

Finance Director.