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City passes ordinance regarding Park Board The second reading of an amended ordinance regarding the Park Board has been approved by Monticello City Council. The ordinance will now take action by Wayne County Fiscal Court, since it was a joint action between the two governments that formed the Park Board. The city council had heard a first reading during a special meeting in September, then asked that City Attorney Jay Jones include some additions to the document. The amended ordinance requires that the Park Board have annual audits, that they submit an annual inventory list, and that personnel policies and procedures be adopted. The amendment also requires that they have the Park Board hold monthly meetings and that the group provide the council with a monthly report of receipts and expenditures. Under the ordinance, the Park Board would also institute random drug testing of employees. "I think we have gotten into this ordinance everything that has been discussed," said Councilman Gene Jones, after the second reading on Monday night. The city council's amended ordinance is a step toward trying to solve a stalemate between county government and the Park Board, which has been going on since May. At that time, the county suspended monthly funding to the park after discussing some personnel problems at the facility. Last month, the fiscal court approved a list of conditions that the Park Board must meet to have funding restored. Following that meeting, City Attorney Jay Jones and County Attorney Lee Tobbe met to review the original joint ordinance that created the Park Board. Monticello Mayor Thurston Frye said Monday night that the ordinance will go to the fiscal court immediately so they can consider it prior to their next meeting. The council heard a treasurer's report from City Clerk-Treasurer Greg Latham during Monday's meeting. Latham reported that actual revenues so far this year have been $287,764, which is slightly less than the budgeted $294,799. Expenditures so far this year are running below budget, according to the report. Latham said that expenditures so far this year totaled $363,241 compared to the budgeted amount of $396,025. Latham noted that property tax bills for the city are slated to go out on Friday. In other action, the council: * Set trick-or-treat hours for 5 until 8 p.m. on Monday, October 31. * Heard the first reading of an ordinance accepting Alyssa Lane into the city street system. * Directed City Attorney Jay Jones to file a request for an appeal in the LaHaye versus the City of Monticello case. * Agreed to place a "Children at Play" sign on Cherry Street. * Heard a request from Councilman Dan Daffron, who said he would like all information that was gathered by the Police Department about the disposal of forfeited or confiscated weapons prior to a sale of firearms. Daffron requested this information be submitted to the City Clerk-Treasurer within a week. Add a comment |
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