REGULAR MEETING

                    9/08/08

THE GRAND JUNCTION BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN MET ON 9/08/08. PRESENT WERE MAYOR CURTIS LANE,  ALDERMEN FRANK BELL, JOHN BARRY, NICK EDWARDS, PERRY LANE, CHERYL SMITH, AND JERRY SMITH.  AFTER THE ROLL CALL AND PRAYER, THE MEETING WAS CALLED TO ORDER. 

MINUTES OF THE AUGUST MEETING WERE READ AND APPROVED.  EXPENDITURES WERE READ AND APPROVED ON A MOTION MADE BY JERRY SMITH AND SECONDED BY JOHN BARRY. 

DEPARTMENT REPORTS:

WATER-SEWER.  MAYOR LANE REPORTED IN FRANKLIN STANFORD’S ABSENCE.  THE DEPARTMENT IS STILL BUSY PATCHING LEAKS.  THE MAYOR  THANKED LOCAL CITIZENS, SPECIFICALLY KELLEY STONE, MIKE RICE, AND  EDDIE  ATKINS, WHO HELPED OUT WHEN A WATER MAIN BROKE. 

POLICE.  CHIEF PAT RYAN.  ROUTINE.

FIRE .  NO REPORT.

ALDERMEN REPORTS:

BARRY – ROUTINE

EDWARDS –  HE AGAIN MENTIONED OFFENDING PROPERTIES IN TOWN.  MAYOR LANE ASKED POLICE CHIEF RYAN TO REQUEST THAT PRISONERS PICK UP TRASH ALONG THE HIGHWAY BEFORE OCT. 4.  THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT PLACEMENT OF SIGN FOR THE RURITAN FISH FRY. 

CHERYL SMITH – ARTS AND CRAFTS FAIR WILL BE AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON NOV. 15 FROM 9:00 AM TO 5:00 PM.  THE CHRISTMAS PARADE WILL BE ON DEC. 6. 

MOTION BY CHERYL SMITH THAT A BREAKFAST WITH SANTA BE HELD IN THE COMMUNITY CENTER ON 12/06/08.  SECONDED BY PERRY LANE.  MOTION PASSED WITH NO OPPOSITION.

THE COMMUNITY YARD SALE WILL NOT BE UNTIL SPRING.  

CHERYL ANNOUNCED THAT SHE AND DONNA LANE ARE HOSTING A TEA ON 9/27 FOR DOLORES GRESHAM. 

BELL – HE EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THE TENNIS COURT AT THE PARK WAS BEING USED AS A BASKETBALL COURT WITHOUT CITY PERMISSION.  THE CITY MAY NEED A BASKETBALL COURT, BUT THE TENNIS COURT IS NOT THE RIGHT PLACE.  IT IS HAZARDOUS.  PERRY LANE SAID THAT THE STATE WOULD NOT APPROVE.  EDWARDS TOLD THE BOARD THAT THE TENNIS COURT FENCE NEEDS REPAIRING.  MAYOR LANE WILL TALK WITH FRANKLIN STANFORD AND THE ORGANIZER OF THE BASKETBALL GAMES.

JERRY SMITH – THE FIRE DEPARTMENT RAISED $1,100 ON BOOT DAY.  SOME OF THE FIREMEN HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THE TANKER TRUCK.  MAYOR LANE SAID THAT THE EXPERT HE CONSULTED RECOMMENDED THAT THE CITY KEEP THE OLD FIRE TRUCK.  IT WOULD PROBABLY NOT BRING MORE THAN $2,000 IF IT WERE TO SELL AT AUCTION.  AFTER DISCUSSION, THE MAYOR SAID HE WOULD RUN AN AD AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

PERRY LANE – NO COMMENTS.

NEW BUSINESS:

MAYOR LANE TOLD THE AUDIENCE THAT HIS POLICY WAS TO ALLOW ANYONE WHO WISHED TO DO SO TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.  ANY SUCH PERSON SHOULD CONTACT THE  OFFICE  IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING DATE TO ASK TO  BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA  AND TO EXPLAIN THE NATURE OF THEIR CONCERN. 

THE MATTER BROUGHT BEFORE THE BOARD AT THE AUGUST MEETING BY BILL STONE IS A POLICE MATTER.  MAYOR LANE ANNOUNCED A CALLED MEETING AT 7:00 PM ON 9/27 TO FURTHER PURSUE THAT MATTER.  HE WIIL GIVE CHIEF RYAN A CHANCE TO PRESENT HIS DEFENSE AND TO CALL WITNESSES.  HE ALSO WANTS KELLEY STONE TO BE PRESENT. 

THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED.

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