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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 20 1981 CMCOUNCIL ~ZTING ~3TES October 20, 1981 131 Minutes of the adjourned council meeting of October 13, 1981 held in the city municipal building, October 20, 1981. Present: Mayor John O. Cotant, Jr., Councilembers Becky A. Hopkins, Leroy S. Quick, Earl L. Romriell, Attorney Donald L. Burnett, Jr., City Engineer Steven M. Sr0art and Secretary Dorothy L. Ward. Councilman Dwain A. Kinghorn joined the meeting at 7:45 p.m. Meeting called to order at 7:20 p.m. by ~yor Cotant. GENERAL BUSINESS: ~yor Cotant explained to the city council the need of the ordinance on false alarms. Jerry Rowland,of the Chubbuck Police Department, explained how the alarm system worked at the Pine Ridge Mall stores and how the response team was dispatched. He said a power outage will trigger the alarms and the officers that respond always wait for the responsible person to arrive to reset the alarms. The Council discussed the false alarm provision in the ordinance which allows for businesses to be charged after three (3) false alarms are reported in a six (6) month period. The council discussed if this provision should be based on a calender year, to notify the businesses and to start charging after the first of the year. Attorney Burnett made the corrections in the ordinance that the council and police department had requested. Attorney Burnett then read the Ordinance prohibiting the sounding of False Fire, Burglary or Robbery Alarums in its entirety. Becky Hopkins made motion to suspend the rules of reading Ordinance prohibiting sounding of False Fire, Burglary or Robbery Alarms on three seperate occasions. Councilman Rc~riell seconded the motion. Mayor Cotant asked for ~ a roll call vote, Hopkins, yes; Rcmriell, yes, Quick, yes and Kinghorn, yes. ~$o~-c~ilwoman Hopkins made motion to adopt the Ordinance prohibiting the sounding of False Fire, Burglary or Robbery Alarms. Councilman Romriell seconded the motion. ~.~yor Cotant asked for roll call vote, Hopkins, yes; Kinghorn, yes; Quick, yes, Romriell, yes. Councilman Kinghorn presented two requests from the Police Department for a Bomb ~_[7reat Seminar for Officers Rowland and Phelps and an Idaho Fraud Investigators, Fall Seminar, for Officers Rowland and Webb. Councilman Romriell made motion to approve Officers Rowland and Webb to attend Idaho Fraud Investigators Seminar and Officers Rowland and Phelps to attend a Bomb Threat Seminar. Councilwoman Hopkins seconded the motion, with all council members voting in favor. 133 Councilman Kinghorn then presented items that had been budgeted for the Police Department that need to be ordered: 1. GE Portable Radio 2. Card File Cabinet 3. Slide Projector 4. Carrying Case for Shotgun 5. Now Storm Door for front of Police Station 6. To consider ren~deling the garage at the Police Station for use by Crime Prevention, if Police are to stay in present location. 7. Metal Storage Cabinets. 8. Individual locks on present cabinet for lock up of evidence. The council discussed the needs of the items listed and they decided they would visit the Police Station to determine how the garage could be remodeled. Councilman Romriell made motion to approve above items for purchase, subject to Councilman ~Quick reviewing the type of Card File Cabinet and the Projector. Councilman Quick seconded the motion, with all council members voting in favor. General Discussions: 1. Chubbuck & Yellowstone intersection. 2. Widening of Yellowstone in front of proposed Buttery- Osco development. 3. Street lights at Isaac & Yellowstone. 4. Street lights at Elizabeth & East Chubbuck Road. 5. The filling in of barrow pits and making turn bays into Paradise Acres. The Council than discussed pay increases for the city employees for ~e fiscal year of 1981 and 1982. Councilwoman Hopkins said she felt the additional holiday requested by city employees should be considered; that the request had bean made also last year and they had been told the Council would look into it, yet nothing had been settled. Several additional holidays were discussed that might be considered. The Council agreed for the holiday to be the employee's birthday mightworkbest, especially in the Police Department and the Sanitation Department. Councilman Kinghornmademotion that the following raises be give-n: 1. Vera Armstrong,Arnold Stone and Jerry Rowland be givan a 10% raise. 2. Richard Webb To receive advancemant in rank, and raise previously agreed on. 3. Other ~oliee to receive a 8% raise. 4. Maintenance to receive a 7% raise. 5. No holiday to be given. Motion died for lack of a second. Councilwoman Hopkins made motion that the following raises be given: 1. VeraArmstrong, Arnold Stone and Jerry Rowland be given a 10% raise. 2. Richard Webb to receive advancemant in rank, and raise previously agreed on. 3. Other police to receive a 8% raise. 4. Maintenance to receive a 7% raise. COUNCILWOMAN HOPKI/qS MOTION CONTINUED - 135 Councilwoman Hopkins also made motion that the employees be given an additional holiday, which would be their birthday. If birthday falls on a holiday or week end, the employee to take the closest working day to holiday or week end. CounciLman R~mriell seconded the motion. ~yor Cotant asked for roll call vote. Hopkins, yes; Kinghorn, no; Romriell, yes; Quick, yes. Councilwoman Hopkins said she would like to go on record that Police Chief Arnold Stone had been called in to answer questions by the Council and she felt it was unfair to attack him. Mayor Cotant said he had talked to Lynn Winmill about being city attorney, he said he felt Mr. Winmill was capable and would ~eet the city's needs. He said Mr. Winmill had asked for a $25,000.00 retainer fee per year, unless the city would become involved in heavy litigation, then they would have to look into an additional fee. Councilman Kinghorn said he felt Mr. Winmill would do a good job for the city. Attorney Burnett said he felt Mr. Winmill very capable and would do a good job for the city. He also asked the city to place ~{r. Winmill on the Blue Cross insurance plan, the same as he had been on. Councilman Romriell made motion to ratify the appointment of Lynn Winmill, as city attorney, upon the resignation of present city attorney, Donald L. Burnett, Jr. Councilman Kinghorn seconded the motion, with all Council Members voting in favor. Motion was made to adjourn at 10:30 p.m. by Councilwoman Hopkins, seconded by Councilman Kinghorn, with all Council Members voting in favor. Dorothy L.~grd, Secretary ~. Co~t, Jr. , Ma'/or/~