Gallatin Mayor Barb Ballew announced to the Board of Aldermen and would also like the community to also be aware that, unfortunately, the city will not be having a July 4 event at Dockery Park this year.
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In other business at the June 11 meeting, John Gillum, CPA presented the 2017 audit report to the board for review.
Public Works Director Mark Morey reported that South Prospect has been chipped and sealed. The chipper ran well and crews will eventually sweep the street for loose gravel. The chipper has cost in total $4,000.
Crews plan to chip seal James Street since there is left over oil. Cold mix was delivered and pothole patching has started.
Street crews have been busy working on ditches.
The pool is up and running. There was a chlorine issue and the pool had to be closed one day.
Minor issues are still being worked out at the water plant. The lime feeder had a clogged pipe that will require routine maintenance now. A backwash cycle got stuck in between cycles. The lime sludge blanket in one of the clarifiers is two feet deep and needs to be 3-3 ½ feet deep. The hardness has been cut in half and is now 220 mg/L. Crews are still blending the water from one softened clarifier and one unsoftened clarifier.
The May transaction report was approved.
Bills in the amount of $327,983.70 were approved for payment.
The board reviewed the May 2018 financial review.
The board reviewed Eichler’s bookkeeping review for March and April 2018.
An ordinance was approved to authorize the keeping of chickens in residential districts subject to certain requirements.
An ordinance was approved adding sections to the city code establishing duties and fees for sexton at the city cemetery.
A list of rules and regulations for city owned cemeteries was reviewed by the board.
The board decided they were not interested in the MoPEP Solar Communities program at this time.
Alderman Whitfield requested an update on the city’s website. Administrator Stonecypher will follow up with the designer of the website.
The above are the unapproved minutes of the regular meeting for the City of Gallatin held on June 11 at city hall. Present: Mayor Barb Ballew, President of Board John Whitfield, Aldermen Steve Evans, Carol Walker, Dan Lockridge, City Administrator Tony Stonecypher, City Clerk Hattie Bailey, Public Works Director Mark Morey, Police Chaplain Austin Bonnett, John Gillum CPA.