MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE CLARKSVILLE TOWN COUNCIL
Held On January 9, 2007

A meeting of the Clarksville Town Council was called to order on January 9, 2007 at 7:30 P.M. in the meeting room of the Clarksville Municipal Center Administration Building by Council President Paul Kraft, who chaired the meeting.

Council members present: Paul Kraft, Gregory Isgrigg, Kelly Conn, Raymond Richert, Donald Tetley, Bob Popp and David Fisher. Council members absent: None. Also present at the meeting: Fire Chief Bob Hansford, Police Chief Dwight Ingle, Street Commissioner Donald Hansford, Town Engineer Tom Clevidence, Office Manager Dorothea Leuthart representing the Wastewater Billing Office, Mike Otto representing the Town’s Wastewater Facility Management firm, Redevelopment Director Richard Dickman, Planning Consultant Sharon Wilson, Building Inspector Bob Polston, Council Administrative Assistant Patricia Fraser, Town Attorney Sam Gwin, Clerk-Treasurer Gary Hall, and Deputy Clerk-Treasurer Anita Elliott.

Approval of Minutes… A motion was made by Councilman Isgrigg to approve the minutes of the regular meeting and the work session of the council held on November 28, 2006. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fisher and carried by unanimous vote.

Recognition of Police Officer, Firefighter, and Volunteer Firefighter of the Year… Police Fire & Safety Commissioners Butch Coleman, Jim Hall and Joseph Theobald presented the 2006 police officer of the year award to Officer Carl Durbin, the 2006 firefighter of the year award to Firefighter Brent Wilson and announced that Rick Straub was the recipient of the volunteer firefighter of the year award.

Election of Council Officers for One-Year Terms… Councilman Isgrigg nominated Paul Kraft for the office of council president for 2007. There were no other nominations for this office. The nomination was seconded by Councilman Fisher and Councilman Paul Kraft was elected council president by six aye votes cast by council members Isgrigg, Conn, Richert, Tetley, Popp and Fisher, with Councilman Kraft abstaining from the vote on this nomination.

Councilman Richert nominated Bob Popp for the office of council vice president for 2007. There were no other nominations for this office, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg, and Councilman Popp was elected vice president by a vote of six ayes cast by council members Isgrigg, Conn, Richert, Tetley, Fisher, and Kraft, with Councilman Popp abstaining from the vote on this nomination.

Councilman Isgrigg nominated Donald Tetley for the office of council secretary for 2007. There were no other nominations for this office, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Popp, and Councilman Tetley was elected secretary by six aye votes cast by council members Kraft, Richert, Fisher, Popp and Isgrigg, with Councilman Tetley abstaining from the vote on this nomination.

Appointment of Department Liaisons to One-Year Terms… Council President Kraft announced his appointments of department liaisons for 2007, appointing Councilman Fisher as Police Department liaison, Councilman Tetley as Fire Department liaison, Councilman Richert as liaison to the Street Department, Councilman Popp as liaison to the Parks Department, Councilman Conn as liaison to the Planning & Development Department, and Councilman Isgrigg as liaison to the Wastewater Treatment Plant and himself as liaison over the Wastewater Billing Office.

Appointment of Department Heads and Assistants… Councilman Fisher nominated Dwight Ingle for the position of Police Chief and David Ross for the position of Assistant Police Chief for 2007. There were no other nominations for the positions of police chief and assistant police chief, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and the appointments of Dwight Ingle and David Ross to these respective positions were approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Tetley nominated Robert Hansford for the position of Fire Chief and Randy Hollis for the position of Assistant Fire Chief for 2007. There were no other nominations for the positions of fire chief and assistant fire chief, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and the appointments of Robert Hansford and Randy Hollis to these respective positions were approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Richert nominated Donald Hansford for appointment to the position of Street Commissioner and no appointment to the position of Street Superintendent for 2007. There were no other nominations for the positions of street commissioner and street superintendent, the nomination of Donald Hansford for the position of Street Commissioner was seconded by Councilman Conn and the appointment of Donald Hansford to that position was approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Conn nominated Bob Polston for appointment to the position of Building Commissioner for the year 2007. There were no other nominations for this position of building commissioner, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and the appointment of Bob Polston position was approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Richert nominated Tom Clevidence for appointment to the position of Town Engineer for the year 2007. There were no other nominations for the position of Town Engineer, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and the appointment of Tom Clevidence position was approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Isgrigg nominated Richard Dickman for appointment to the position of Redevelopment Director for year 2007. There were no other nominations for this position of Redevelopment Director, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Fisher and the appointment of Richard Dickman position was approved by unanimous vote.

Councilman Kraft nominated Patricia Fraser for appointment to the position of Council Administrative Assistant for the year 2007. There were no other nominations for this position of Administrative Assistant, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Conn and the appointment of Patricia Fraser position was approved by six aye votes with Councilman Richert abstaining.

Councilman Kraft nominated Dorothea Leuthart for appointment to the position of Wastewater Billing Manager for the year 2007. There were no other nominations for this position of Wastewater Billing Manager, the nomination of Dorothea Leuthart was seconded by Councilman Popp and the appointment of Dorothea Leuthart to that position was approved by unanimous vote.

Appointments to Plan Commission… Council President Kraft, having two appointments to the Plan Commission as council president, appointed Ed Denman as a Democrat appointee to a four-year term on the Plan Commission and Suzanne Slayton as a Republican appointee to a four-year term on the Plan Commission. The council having three appointments to the Plan Commission of elected or appointed officials or employees of the Town, Councilman Tetley nominated Councilman Conn, Councilman Fisher and Councilman Isgrigg to the Plan Commission, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Popp and approved by unanimous vote.

Appointment of Police, Fire & Safety Commission… Councilman David Fisher nominated Joe Theobald as a Republican appointee to a three-year term on the Police, Fire & Safety Commission. There were no other nominations for this position, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Isgrigg and the appointment of Joe Theobald to the Police, Fire & Safety Commission was approved by unanimous vote.

Appointment of Citizen Members of Board of Zoning Appeals … Council President Kraft named Ed Denman as a Democratic appointee for a four-year term and John Phipps as a Democratic appointee for a four-year term on the Board of Zoning Appeals.

Appointments to Redevelopment Commission for One-Year Terms (Three by Council President, Two by Council)… Council President Kraft announced his appointments of Donald Fisher, Tom Selmer and Mickey Higdon to the Redevelopment Commission for one-year terms of office.

Councilman Isgrigg nominated council members Donald Tetley and Bob Popp to serve a one-year term on the Redevelopment Commission as appointees of the Council. There were no other nominations for these positions, the nomination was seconded by Councilman Fisher and the appointment of Councilmen Tetley and Popp to a one-year term on the Redevelopment Commission was approved by unanimous vote.

Appointment to Parks Board by Council President… Council President Kraft named James Zimmerman as his Democratic appointment to the Parks and Recreation Board for a four-year term.

Appointment to Economic Development Commission for Four-Year Term by Council President… Council President Kraft named Don Fisher as his appointment for the four-year term on the Economic Development Commission.

Appointment to Redevelopment Authority for Three-Year Term by Council President… Council President Kraft named Brian Kaluzny, Russell White and Jane Sarles as his three appointments for the three-year term on the Redevelopment Authority.

Appointments to Interpretive Center Building Corporation for One-Year Terms by Council President… Council President Kraft named Dorothy Lewis, Donald Tetley, and Patricia Fraser as his three appointments to one-year terms on the Interpretive Center Building Corporation.

Appointments to ADA Grievance Committee for One-Year Terms by Council President… Council President Kraft named Barry Ross, Larry Noon, Wayne Sprigler, Randy Hollis, and Stanley Kaskie as his appointees with one-year terms on the ADA Grievance Committee.

Appointments by Council to One-Year Term on Insurance Review Committee… Councilman Isgrigg nominated Councilmen Paul Kraft and David Fisher and citizens Doug Fisher and Dale Curry each to a one-year term on the Town’s Insurance Review Committee. There were no other nominations for these positions, the nominations were seconded by Councilman Richert and these appointments were approved by unanimous vote of the council.

Appointment by Council President to Tourism Board for Two-Year Term… Council President Kraft appointed Patricia Fraser for a two-year term on the Tourism Board of Managers.

Appointment by Council President to River Hills Economic Development Council… Council President Kraft appointed Wanda Biggs for a one-year term to the River Hills Economic Development Council.

Appointments of Liaisons to Boards and Commissions for One-Year Terms by Council President… Council President Kraft appointed himself to a one-year term as liaison to the Beautification Committee.

Council President Kraft appointed Councilman Bob Popp to a one-year term as liaison to the Clarksville Historical Society.

Council President Kraft named Councilman Kelly Conn as his appointment for a one-year term as liaison to the Technical Review Committee.

Council President Kraft named Councilman Fisher as his appointment for a one-year term as liaison of Thunder of Louisville Committee.

Approval to put out Requests for Proposals (RFP’s) for Drainage Problem Resolution Services and Formation of Work-Plan Committee… Councilman Isgrigg asked the council’s permission to put out RFP’s for needed services and form a committee to develop a work plan in progress in connection with the current drainage problems in the Town during rain storms. Following discussion the consensus of the council was to authorize the formation of a drainage work-plan committee consisting of Street Commissioner Donnie Hansford, Planning Consultant Sharon Wilson, Town Engineer Tom Clevidence, Director of Redevelopment Richard Dickman and Councilman Greg Isgrigg. A motion was made by Councilman Isgrigg to put out RFP’s for needed services in connection with hydraulics. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tetley and carried by unanimous vote.

Acceptance of Conflict of Interest Annual Disclosure Statement… Clerk-Treasurer Gary Hall presented his conflict of interest disclosure statement regarding his contract to provide polygraph services in connection with police and public safety as needed by the Town of Clarksville. A motion was made by Councilman Isgrigg to accept the disclosure statement presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Popp and carried by unanimous vote.

Approval of Claims… Accounts payable registers presented for approval consisted of Town pre-approved claims issued 12/28/06 through 12/30/06 in the amount of $530,726.72, Town pre-approved claims issued 1/4/07 through 1/8/07 in the amount of $415,089.36, Town current claims numbered zero through 50 in the amount of $152,873.27, Town and Wastewater utility gross payroll issued 1/5/07 in the amount of $288,648.31, Wastewater utility pre-approved claims issued 12/28/06 in the amount of $655.11, Wastewater utility pre-approved claims issued 1/2/07 through 1/4/07 in the amount of $29,391.66 and Wastewater utility current claims numbered one through twelve in the amount of $15,455.95. A motion was made by Councilman Isgrigg to approve the accounts payable registers presented. The motion was seconded by Councilman Fisher and carried by unanimous vote.

Adjournment… There being no further business to come before the Council at this time, on a motion made by Councilman Isgrigg, seconded by Councilman Conn, and carried by unanimous vote, the January 9, 2007 meeting of the Clarksville Town Council was adjourned at 7:51 P.M.

Approved March 13, 2007

Clarksville Town Council