CITY OF FORT THOMAS,

CAMPBELL COUNTY, KENTUCKY, ON

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2007

Mayor Mary Brown called the meeting of City Council to order at 8:00 P.M. on September 4, 2007. The Clerk called the roll and the following Councilmembers were present: Barb Runge, Jim Doepker, Barbara Thompson Levine, Eric Haas, and Roger Peterman. Absent, Tom Lampe. Staff members in attendance included: City Administrative Officer Don Martin, City Clerk Melissa Kelly, City Attorney Jann Seidenfaden, Police Chief Mike Daly and Fire Chief Mark Bailey.

Mayor Brown led the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

Minutes

The Minutes of the August 6, 2007 Council Meeting were presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Levine to approve the minutes as written. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Visitors and Communications

Betty Daniels presented a picture of Charles Kuhn, former City Manger to City Council. Mrs. Daniels gave a brief history of Mr. Kuhn's accomplishments during his 41-years of service to the City. Also in attendance were Fred Erschell, Charlie Daniels, Howard Wendling and Gloria Wendling. The Mayor thanked Mrs. Daniels for a wonderful presentation. The framed photo will be displayed in the City Building.

Joe Schwerling of 192 Holiday Lane was present and addressed Council. Mr. Schwerling stated that there were still some items on the punch list for Holiday Lane that have not been addressed and would like to schedule a meeting with city staff to discuss these issues.

Reports of Officers

Fire Department Monthly Report for July: Chief Mark Bailey presented the Fire Department monthly report for July to Council. A motion was made by Mr. Doepker and seconded by Mrs. Runge to receive and file the monthly report for July. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Police Department Monthly Report for July: Chief Mike Daly presented the Police Department monthly report for July to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge and seconded by Mrs. Levine to receive and file the monthly report for July. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

New Business

Donation of Land from Marguerite Knauf to the City: Mrs. Knauf is proposing to donate a parcel of land located across the street from 95 Miami Parkway. This parcel is restricted for use as greenspace only. Due to potential slippage and liability issues it was the consensus of Council to deny the request. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge and seconded by Mr. Doepker to deny the request to donate land located on Miami Parkway. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Peterman. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Proposed Amendment to Personnel Policy: The City is looking at options to alleviate some of the skyrocketing health insurance costs. An option that staff is looking into is re-instituting the "opt-out" policy for employees. Currently, employees hired before 10/1/90 have the option to decline insurance and receive a payment of $4,614 per year. Allowing employees to "opt-out" of health insurance, as long as they have another policy in place, will save the city costs on insurance premiums. If the number of employees falls below 55, the employee will be required to participate in the plan to avoid medical underwriting.

Report on Vouchers

The Finance Committee presented its Report of Disbursements and recommended the payment of warrants numbered 54011 through 54259 for the period of August 6 - September 4, 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, and Mr. Peterman. Voting “no”: none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Ordinances, Resolutions, and Orders

Ordinance O-29-2007, an Ordinance amending the Administrative Employees pay rates was presented to Council for consideration. A motion was made by Mrs. Runge and seconded by Mrs. Levine to approve Ordinance O-29-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Peterman. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Ordinance O-30-2007, an Ordinance establishing and fixing the amount of service charges for the collection and removal of solid waste and curbside residential recycling was presented to council for a first reading. This ordinance will be laid over to the September 17, 2007 meeting for consideration.

Resolution R-16-2007, a resolution authorizing and approving certain actions in connection with the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for the Northern Kentucky Children's Advocacy Center was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mrs. Levine and seconded by Mrs. Runge to approve Resolution R-16-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Peterman. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

Executive Order EO-8-2007, an Executive Order appointing Craig Reis as a member of the Renaissance Board was presented to Council with no action required.

Municipal Order MO-11-2007, a Municipal Order declaring City owned property as "surplus" and authorizing its sale was presented to Council. A motion was made by Mr. Peterman and seconded by Mrs. Runge to approve Municipal Order MO-11-2007. Upon call of the roll, the following members voted "aye" - Mrs. Runge, Mr. Doepker, Mrs. Levine, Mr. Haas, and Mr. Peterman. Voting "no" - none. The motion carried by a vote of 5-0.

There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 p.m.

APPROVED:

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Mary H. Brown, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Melissa K. Kelly, City Clerk