The Town Council of the Town of Hackleburg met in regular session at Hackleburg Town Hall on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Mayor Cochran called the meeting to order and the roll was called with the following results: Present: Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Guest: Sharon Dickinson Roger Howard Barry McCarley Darrin Wiginton James Anglin Burl Lolley Tim Stidham Steve Hood Mayor Cochran stated the meeting was open for the transaction of business. Motion was made by Council Member Williams second by Council Member Shackelford to cover only the items on the agenda. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Mayor Cochran asked the clerk to read the minutes of the meeting. After reading of the minutes, motion was made by Council Member Emerson second by Council Member Colburn to accept as presented. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson The clerk presented the Council with a financial statement for period ending April 2013, after looking over same; motion was made by Council Member Colburn second by Council Member Emerson to accept as presented. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Mayor Cochran asked the Council to view a handout given to them by the Clerk and rule on paying the bills. Motion was made by Council Member Shackelford second by Council Member Williams to pay all payroll when due and bills as listed by vendor and amount. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson At the April 15, 2013 council meeting the Mayor and Council approved the purchase of a 1000 gallon split fuel tank with a fuel master card system with pc interface software in the amount of $12,831. The Mayor informed the Council the correct purchase price will be 14,691. Motion was made by Council Member Williams second by Council Member Emerson to approve the additional cost of $1,860 and purchase the fuel tank for $14,691. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Williams second by Council Member Shackelford to authorize for the Mayor to sign an easement for Alabama Power approving for the relocation of power poles from the North side of US Hwy 43 to the south side. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Swinney second by Council Member Williams to declare the 1988 E-One Pumper Fire Truck as unneeded for municipal purposes and authorize for the town to accept sealed bids for the fire truck until Monday, June 3, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. at the Hackleburg Town Hall. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Emerson second by Council Member Swinney to send Officer Marbutt and Officer Outz to class in Haleyville. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Swinney second by Council Member Colburn to purchase 3 sets of uniforms for each full time officer and 1 set for each part-time officer. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson The pool building that was repaired after the 2011 tornado has a leak in the roof. Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood were notified of the problem with the building repairs. They will send a contractor to inspect the pool building tomorrow. Tim Stidham was present to address the Mayor and Council. His questions were as follows: 1.Is there any way for the town to be reimbursed for the money we spend fixing potholes. Every time the potholes are repaired on County Road 121 chicken trucks tear the road up again. The Mayor stated he did not know what options we would have. 2.His second question was in reference to a grocery store. Mayor Cochran stated we were waiting on the Sate to approve the paperwork for a grocery store. 3.The third question asked was are we getting a new police station? The Mayor stated this item would be discussed later in the meeting. Council Member Swinney requested a raise for the town employees. They have not had a raise in six years. I know we cannot afford much, but give something to let them know we appreciate them. Mayor Cochran stated we were struggling, just look at the financial statement. He asked each Council Member how they felt about giving the employees a raise. Their responses were as follows: Council Member Emerson stated when funds were available he would be in favor of giving raises. Council Member Colburn stated he would like to be able to give raises, but he understands the town’s financial situation. Mayor Cochran stated payroll runs $22,000 to $25,000 a month now. He has talked to the employees about the lack of funds and they stated they were thankful to have a job. Council Member Shackelford stated he would be glad to give raises when we have the money. Council Member Williams stated you can’t give something you don’t have. Council Member Swinney stated they did not need to forget about the employees and to give raises when the funds were available and also let them know we appreciate them. Opening the pool for the summer was discussed. The pool will be open from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. The cost to swim will be $2 per person. The clerk will post that we are taking applications for lifeguards until Wednesday, May 15, 2013. They will be paid $7.25 which is minimum wage. Motion was made by Council Member Colburn second by Council Member Williams to take applications for life guards and set their pay per hour at $7.25. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Williams second by Council Member Swinney to add Bobby Joe Darwin, Brandon Keeton, Josh Jones and Cory Guin to the Volunteer Fire Department Roster. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Building police department was discussed; Mayor Cochran stated he was not in favor of building the police department on Hwy 43. He would like to see an annex built downtown with a drive thru window to service the people paying their utility bills. He asked each council member how they felt do we build a police department or annex. Council Member Emerson stated he was in favor of doing whatever was best for Hackleburg. Council Member Colburn stated he was in favor of building the police department on Hwy 43. We’ve built back the fire department, bought a street department building, repaired the senior center, and repaired the town hall. Police would have a good presence in town if built on Hwy 43. Council Member Shackelford stated he would like to see an annex built with a drive thru window and use the existing town hall for the police department. Council Member Williams stated the existing town hall would make a great police department there is only one officer on duty each shift. Council Member Swinney stated no one has come to me asking for an annex. We need to build back what was destroyed a police department. No action was taken by the council after the discussion. Motion was made by Council Member Shackelford second by Council Member Williams to pass a resolution authorizing for NACOLG to provide activity delivery services for CDBG Disaster Recovery Project DTR-12-04 (Community Action Partnership) and authorize for the Mayor to execute the necessary paperwork. Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson Motion was made by Council Member Swinney second by Council Member Emerson to grade & gravel the following drives: David Cantrell Dee Lolley Thomas Sutherland Jerry Inmon Voting was as follows: AYE NAY ABSTAIN Waymon Cochran Jamie Swinney Jerry Williams Barney Shackelford Darryl Colburn Paul Emerson There being no further business to come before the Council, motion to adjourn was made by Council Member Williams second by Council Member Shackelford, with unanimous vote thereon to adjourn. Meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Posted on: Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:05:55 +0000
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