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CITY
COUNCIL MEETING December
5, 2011 5:15
P.M. The city council met in
adjourned session from the meeting of November 21, 2011 with the following
present: Mayor Jack E. Rowden;
Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, Kim Harper, and Bob Mason. Others present were Outside
Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police
Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony Martin, Electric System Supervisor Gary
Rowden, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, Stephen Epperson, Beth Looney, Alvin Riley,
Chantry Scott, Moran Tomson, and Ruthie Winget.
Mayor Jack E. Rowden
presided. The minutes of the meetings
of November 7, 2011 and November 21, 2011 were approved as mailed. Each member of the governing
body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard’s report for the
month of November, showing 11 new cases brought before the court and $2,948.00
remitted to the city. Councilman Gary Baughman
arrived at 5:17 p.m. CITY INSPECTOR City Inspector Tony Martin
presented his monthly activities report. POWER SUPPLY Stephen Epperson, with
Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc., delivered the bad news that Pioneer
Electric’s proposed contract with the city would result in the city paying 25%
more for electricity than under the current contract that expires in May, 2012.
Mr. Epperson stated the structure of the current contract is being
changed to level the rates municipalities are paying with the rates being paid
by Pioneer’s other customers. That
change had been previously projected as a 17% increase.
The additional increase is a result of EPA requirements to lower
emissions from Sunflower Electric Power Corporation’s generating facilities.
Epperson explained the adders in the new contract are used for equity to enable
Sunflower to borrow money for improvements.
GOLF COURSE Alvin Riley reported the golf
course is going to be able to pump enough water to perfect the additional water
rights at the golf course. LICENSES Motion by Councilman Kim
Harper, seconded by Councilman Bob Mason, that cereal malt beverage licenses for
calendar year 2012 be approved for White’s Kingco, Inc. at 113 W. 6th
for sale in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the
premises and for China Restaurant Kansas, Inc. at 700 South Main Street for
consumption on the premises. In
favor of the motion: Councilmen
Baughman, Eshbaugh, Harper, and Mason. Opposed:
Councilman Gill. Motion
carried. PERSONNEL Motion by Kim Harper,
seconded by Bob Mason, that Ordinance No. 787, AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING AN
ON-CALL TIME POLICY FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 656 AND REPEALING ALL OTHER ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH, be passed. Vote:
Baughman, yes; Eshbaugh, yes; Gill, yes; Harper, yes; and Mason, yes.
Motion carried. FINANCE Motion by Harper, seconded by
Gill, that Resolution No. 2011-4, A RESOLUTION FINDING THAT GAAP-PRESCRIBED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE NOT RELEVANT TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE CASH BASIS AND
BUDGET LAWS OF KANSAS AND ARE OF NO SIGNIFICANT VALUE TO THE GOVERNING BODY OR
THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, be passed.
Motion carried. TRAFFIC Discussion returned to the
issue of keeping non-local truck traffic off recently overlaid Washington Street
and First Street and West City Limits. The
city council will try to meet with the county commissioners on December 19, 2011
to determine if the county has any plans to improve the bypass northwest of town
to eliminate the stops and turns so through-trucks will use the bypass. CITY CODES No changes were suggested on
the codification of city ordinances. An
ordinance adopting the codification will be presented at the year-end meeting. PERSONNEL City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks
presented the city group’s 2012 Blue Cross and Blue Shield renewal.
Rates are going to decrease by 5.5% for single employees and
employee/spouse, 4.8% for employee/dependents, and 4.4% for employees/children.
That overall 5% reduction is contingent on the city remaining
grandfathered. The non-grandfathered
rates would be about 5% more. PERSONNEL In order to remain
grandfathered, the city cannot decrease the percent of the premiums paid by the
city for the members of the group by more than five percentage points from the
2010 amounts paid by the city. Ordinance
No. 750 sets an annual cap of $100,000.00 the city will contribute towards
retired employees and eligible spouses health insurance premiums.
According to Ordinance No. 750, the amounts necessary to be paid by the
2012 non-employee participants in the group will exceed the five percent
limitation. Motion by Baughman,
seconded by Mason, that in accordance with the annual review provision of
Ordinance No. 750, the city will increase its share of the participation costs
for 2012 to $119,500.00 for the retirees and eligible spouses, so the city can
maintain grandfathered status. Motion
carried. PERSONNEL Motion by Baughman, seconded
by Mason, to accept the grandfathered Blue Cross and Blue Shield rates as
presented. Motion carried. Claims against the city were
presented and audited. Motion by
Baughman, seconded by Gill, that Appropriation Ordinances No. 1947 and 1948 be
passed. Motion carried. TRANSIENT GUEST TAX Mayor Rowden presented a
request from the board of convention and tourism activities to contribute
$1,000.00 for pheasant hunting promotions. Motion
by Eshbaugh, seconded by Gill, to approve the request with the expenditure
coming from the transient guest tax. Motion
carried. Motion by Harper, seconded by
Eshbaugh, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel
matters. Motion carried.
Mayor Rowden called the meeting into executive session at 6:45 p.m. with
the meeting to reconvene in open session at 6:50 p.m. The meeting reconvened in
open session at 6:51 p.m. Motion by Gill, seconded by
Eshbaugh, that the meeting be adjourned to December 27, 2011 at 5:15 p.m.
Motion carried.
CITY
COUNCIL MEETING December
27, 2011 5:15
P.M. The city council met in
adjourned session from the meeting of December 5, 2011 with the following
present: Mayor Jack E. Rowden;
Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, and Kim Harper.
Absent: Councilman Bob Mason. Others present were City
Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony
Martin, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden, Alfredo Don Juan, and Ruthie
Winget. Mayor Jack E. Rowden
presided. FINANCE At 5:15 p.m., the city
council held a public hearing on amending the 2011 budget for the general fund. No
one appeared in connection with the budget hearing. The general fund budget is
being increased from $1,950,000.00 to $2,065,000.00.
The budgets for the park department, police department, and golf course
are being increased by $25,000.00, $20,000.00, and $70,000.00, respectively.
Motion by Councilman Kim Harper, seconded by Councilman Greg Gill, that
the budget amendment be approved as published.
The minutes of the meeting of
December 5, 2011 were approved as mailed. CHARGE OFFS Motion by Kim Harper,
seconded by Mike Eshbaugh, that uncollectible utility accounts in the amount of
$3,292.64 be charged off with every effort made to collect the accounts.
Motion carried. Councilman Gary Baughman
arrived at 5:20 p.m. CITIZEN’S REQUEST Alfredo Don Juan asked the
city council what steps would need to be taken to allow liquor-by-the-drink in
the City of Hugoton. The request
will be referred to the city attorney for direction. LICENSES Motion by Harper, seconded by
Eshbaugh, that cereal malt beverage licenses for calendar year 2012 be approved
for Alco Discount Store #365 at 509 W. 11th Street, Express Lane #24
at 520 East 11th Street, and Presto #1602 at 1000 South Main Street
for sale in original and unopened containers and not for consumption on the
premises and for Don Juan Bar El Paisa at 608 S. Monroe Street for consumption
on the premises. In favor of the
motion: Councilmen Baughman,
Eshbaugh, and Harper. Opposed:
Councilman Gill. Motion
carried. CITY CODES Motion by Harper, seconded by
Eshbaugh, that Ordinance No. 788, AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE CODIFICATION OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, AUTHORIZED BY ORDINANCE NO. 494,
PROVIDING FOR THE REPEAL OF CERTAIN OTHER ORDINANCES NOT INCLUDED THERIN,
EXCEPTING CERTAIN ORDINANCES FROM REPEAL AND SAVING CERTAIN ACCRUED RIGHTS AND
LIABILITIES, be passed. Vote:
Councilman Baughman, yes; Councilman Eshbaugh, yes; Councilman Gill, yes;
and Councilman Harper, yes. Motion
carried. FINANCE Motion by Baughman, seconded
by Harper, that Resolution No. 2011-5, A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CHARGE FOR
CHECKS OR AUTOMATED CLEARING HOUSE TRANSFERS EXECUTED TO THE CREDIT OF THE CITY
OF HUGOTON, KANSAS THAT ARE NOT HONORED BY THE CUSTOMER’S ASSOCIATED BANK, be
passed. Motion carried. INSURANCE A proposal for $86,129.00 was
presented for the renewal of the boiler and machinery insurance policy to cover
mechanical failures of the engines at the south power plant.
Motion by Councilman Baughman, seconded by Councilman Harper, that the
city self-insure and not renew the boiler and machinery policy.
Motion carried. WATER Motion by Harper, seconded by
Baughman, to authorize the mayor and city clerk to execute the quit claim deed
for the city’s share of the irrigation water rights in the West one-half of
Section Twenty (20), Township Thirty-Three (33) South, Range Thirty-Seven (37)
West of the 6th p.m. to Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas, LLC.
Motion carried. PERSONNEL Motion by Harper, seconded by
Gill, to grant a 3.2% increase in salaries and wages, effective January 1, 2012
and that Resolution No. 2011-6, A RESOLUTION FIXING MONTHLY SALARIES AND HOURLY
WAGES FOR EMPLOYEES AND OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS, be passed.
In favor of the motion: Gill
and Harper. Opposed:
Baughman and Eshbaugh. Mayor
Rowden cast the deciding vote in favor of the motion.
Motion carried. Claims against the city were
presented and audited. Motion by
Harper, seconded by Gill, that Appropriation Ordinance No. 1949 be passed.
Motion carried. Motion by Harper, seconded by
Gill, that the meeting go into executive session in regard to personnel matters.
Motion carried. Rowden called
the meeting into executive session at 6:32 p.m. with the meeting to reconvene in
open session at 6:42 p.m. The meeting reconvened in
open session at 6:40 p.m. Motion by Harper, seconded by
Gill, that the meeting be adjourned to January 9, 2012 at 5:15 p.m.
Motion carried.
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