CITY OF FORT THOMAS, CAMPBELL

COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

MONDAY, JULY 2, 2007

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of City Council to order at 8:00 P.M. on July 2, 2007. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Barb Runge, Jim Doepker, Barbara Thompson Levine, Eric Haas, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrative Officer Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden, Finance Director Fred Ewald, Police Chief Mike Daly and Fire Chief Mark Bailey.

Mayor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Minutes

The Minutes of the June 18, 2007 Council Meeting were presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Old Business

Mayor Brown noted that the Towne Center and Citizen's Bank property is coming along quickly and looking very nice. The project should be nearly complete by the 4th of July.

New Business

Union Negotiations: The City has been in negotiations with the Police, Fire and General Services Unions for the past several months. An agreement has been reached by Police and General Services to allow the City to have full control of the selection of health insurance. The Fire contract is still pending and the City is hopeful to reach an agreement in the near future.

Finance Committee Vouchers

The Finance Committee presented its report on Vouchers and recommended the payment of disbursements for the period of June 18, 2007 thru July 2, 2007. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Levine to concur in the recommendation of the Finance Committee. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted “aye”: Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Voting “no”: none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Resolution R-13-2007, a resolution approving the Police Department Working Agreement, July 1, 2007 thru June 30, 2009 was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Levine and seconded by Mr. Doepker to approve Resolution R-13-2007. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Resolution R-14-2007, a resolution approving an amendment to the General Services Working Agreement, "2006-2009" was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Resolution R-14-2007. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

For the record, Roger Peterman and Tom Lampe recused themselves from the vote on Ordinance O-19-2007 due to the fact that they are members of the Highland Country Club.

Ordinance O-19-2007, an ordinance for a zone change located at 931 Alexandria Pike was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve Ordinance O-19-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, and Mr. Haas. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 4-0.

Ordinance O-20-2007, an ordinance for the FY 2007/2008 Budget was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mrs. Levine to approve Ordinance O-20-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-21-2007, an ordinance fixing the FY 2007/2008 Administrative Pay was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mr. Peterman to approve Ordinance O-21-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-22-2007, an ordinance amending the Pay Table and Pay Classification Plan for the City of Fort Thomas was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mrs. Levine and seconded by Mr. Doepker to approve Ordinance O-22-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-23-2007, an ordinance fixing pay for the Police Department for FY 2007/2008 was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Haas to approve Ordinance O-23-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-24-2007, an ordinance fixing pay for the General Services Department for FY 2007/2008 was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Doepker to approve Ordinance O-24-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - None. Voting "no" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman and Mr. Lampe. Ordinance O-24-2007 failed by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-25-2007, an ordinance fixing pay for the Fire Department for FY 2007/2008 was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Haas and seconded by Mrs. Levine to approve Ordinance O-25-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

Ordinance O-26-2007, an ordinance repealing Ordinance 569 regarding prevention of mosquito breeding was presented to Council for a first reading and will be laid over to the next meeting for consideration.

Ordinance O-27-2007, an ordinance amending chapter 76 relating to time limitations for parking on certain streets was presented to Council for a first reading and will be laid over to the next meeting for consideration.

Ordinance O-28-2007, an emergency ordinance establishing the rate of pay for the General Services Department. This ordinance was given an emergency reading due to the fact that the July 16, 2007 Council Meeting has been cancelled. Therefore, in order for the General Services Department to be compensated, effective July 1st, the City must enact the ordinance by an emergency reading. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mr. Lampe to approve Ordinance O-28-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, Mr. Peterman, and Mr. Lampe. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 6-0.

For the record, in past years the second meetings in July and August have been cancelled by Council. It was unanimous that the July 16th and the August 20th meeting be cancelled.

There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk