Boones Mill Town Council

MINUTES BOONES MILL TOWN COUNCIL JULY 14, 2015

THE BOONES MILL TOWN COUNCIL HELD THE REGULAR MEETING AT 7:00 P.M. ON JULY 14, 2015 AT TOWN HALL, MAYOR BEN FLORA PRESIDED. THE FOLLOWING COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE PRESENT: SARAH EAMES, PEGGY STEELE, MIKE SMITH, KEITH CHRISMAN, CRAIG DREWRY AND DALE FISHER.

SARAH EAMES SAID A WORD OF PRAYER.

MAYOR FLORA FORMERLY INTRODUCED MATT LAWLESS AS NEW TOWN MANAGER.

CRAIG DREWRY MADE A MOTION TO PASS THE MINUTES AND ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, SECONDED BY DALE FISHER, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

THE FOLLOWING BILLS WERE PRESENTED TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL:

FROM THE GENERAL FUNDS ACCOUNT:

THE FRANKLIN NEWS POST $ 45.00 BB&T BANKCARD $ 501.19 CANNADAY’S SAV A BIT $ 185.92 GENTRY LOCKE $ 65.00 RHODES FERGUSON & STONE $ 24.20 STAPLES $ 150.51 SECURITY SERVICES INC $ 240.00

FROM THE WATER FUNDS ACCOUNT:

BB&T BANKCARD $ 850.17 CANNADAY’S SAV A BIT $ 332.88 STAPLES $ 480.95 W C GUILLIAMS $ 397.44 NORFOLK SOUTHERN $ 210.00 CHEMSOLV $1,656.40 THOMPSON TIRE $ 264.00 JACK GARST AGENCY $ 9.95 ALPHA SEPTIC SERVICE $ 150.00 HD SUPPLY $ 203.64 VUPS (MISS UTILITY) $ 2.10

SARAH EAMES MADE A MOTION TO PAY ITEMS NOT ON CONSENT AGENDA. SECONDED BY MIKE SMITH, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

NEW BUSINESS:

TOWN MANAGER PRESENTED A RESOLUTION HONORING SCOUT NATHANIEL HODGES FOR HIS VOLUNTEER WORK IN PAINTING THE TRAIN DEPOT.

TOWN OF ROCKY MOUNT IS REPLACING ALL OF THEIR CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS THIS YEAR AND WANTS TO DONATE THEIR CURRENT DECORATIONS TO BOONES MILL. A SPECIAL WORK SESSION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE HELD AT TOWN HALL ON AUGUST 11, 2015 FROM 3:00 PM TO 5:30 PM.

OLD BUSINESS:

DALE FISHER MADE A MOTION TO INITIATE A CONTRACT WITH CARTER MACHINERY FOR AN ANNUAL MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE GENERATOR AT THE WATER FILTRATION PLANT. SECONDED BY KEITH CHRISMAN, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

CRAIG DREWRY MADE A MOTION TO GO INTO A CLOSED SESSION FOLLOWING A BRIEF RECESS AT 8:45 P.M. I MOVE ACCORDING TO VA CODE 2.2—3711.A.1 AND 2.2-3711.A.7 THAT COUNCIL HOLD A CLOSED MEETING TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS, SECONDED BY KEITH CHRISMAN, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

MAYOR BEN FLORA HAD TAKEN ROLL CALL FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT:

BEN FLORA YEA DALE FISHER YEA CRAIG DREWRY YEA SARAH EAMES YEA PEGGY STEELE YEA MIKE SMITH YEA KEITH CHRISMAN YEA

CLOSED SESSION ENDED AT 9:07 P.M. CRAIG DREWRY MADE A MOTION TO GO BACK INTO OPEN SESSION ACCORDING TO VA CODE 2.2-3712.D. I MOVE, WITH RESPECT TO THE CLOSED MEETING JUST CONCLUDED, THAT EACH MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL CERTIFY TO THE BEST OF HIS OR HER KNOWLEDGE THAT (1) ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND (2) ONLY SUCH PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSED MEETING WAS CONVENED WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED OR CONSIDERED IN A CLOSED MEETING OF A TOWN COUNCIL. SECONDED BY DALE FISHER, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

MAYOR BEN FLORA HAD TAKEN ROLL CALL AS COUNCIL MEMBERS RETURN FROM CLOSED SESSION:

BEN FLORA YEA DALE FISHER YEA CRAIG DREWRY YEA SARAH EAMES YEA PEGGY STEELE YEA MIKE SMITH YEA KEITH CHRISMAN YEA

CRAIG DREWRY MADE A MOTION TO ALLOCATE MONEY FOR CLERICAL BACKUP, SECONDED BY SARAH EAMES, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED. THIS CERTIFICATION IS MADE AT 9:12 P.M.

SARAH EAMES ______

DALE FISHER ______

PEGGY STEELE ______

MIKE SMITH ______

CRAIG DREWRY ______

KEITH CHRISMAN ______

ADJOURNMENT AT 9:12 P.M. – PEGGY STEELE MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY SARAH EAMES, ALL IN FAVOR, MOTION PASSED.

RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED,

JEAN P. CAMPBELL, CLERK ______

BEN FLORA, MAYOR ______