Gallatin Aldermen agreed that the municipal pool will open within two weeks of their meeting on May 27, and the lifeguards will complete Red Cross training.
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Police Chief Mark Richards submitted an activity report dated May 27, for the board to review, which included 29 code enforcement occurrences. Included on the report were four welfare checks; two lockouts; one noise complaint; one dog at large; one harassment; one assault, simple; one theft, services; one court order violation; one theft; three domestic disturbances; two suspicious persons; one traffic stop; one alarm; one peace disturbance; one trespassing; one information report; one medical emergency; and one civil standby.
There are four dogs in the Gallatin Pound.
Public Works Director Mark Morey reported on the following topics: summer part-time help; pool tasks if the pool is opened; roof replacement at the power plant; milling and ditch work on East Grand; sewer lift station repairs; and brush removal at the city dump.
Bids for trash service were opened and no bid was accepted. The board will review the bid details and continue discussion at the next meeting. The bids were from Rapid Removal, $11.90 per household with an annual increase of 2.5% and Advanced Disposal, $12.20 per household with an annual increase of 3%.
Bills in the amount of $47,177.45 were approved for payment.
Wes Gay was appointed to the Dockery Park Board.
Closed session was held to consider legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys. Specifically, to discuss Farmers Electric Cooperative Territorial Agreement.
The board entered into closed session to consider the hiring, firing, disciplining, or promoting of particular employees. Specifically, to discuss summer part-time help.
The above are the unapproved minutes of the meeting for the City of Gallatin held May 27 at City Hall. Present were Mayor Barb Ballew, Board President Carol Walker, Aldermen Steve Evans, Dan Lockridge, Dan Mccann, City Administrator Lance Rains, City Clerk Hattie Rains, Police Chief Mark Richards, City Attorney Robert Cowherd, Rapid Removal Trash Service, Advanced Disposal Trash Service, Jacob Wilson.