The Village of Capitan Board of Trustees held their regular monthly
council meeting on Tuesday May 9, 2006 at city hall at 6:30 PM.
Mayor Hammons asked for a moment of silence and led the assembly in the
pledge of allegiance.
Mayor Hammons called the meeting to order at 6:31 PM.
Mayor Hammons asked Village Clerk, Kay Strickland, for a roll call of
the Trustees. Mayor Hammons-here, Trustee Riska-here, Trustee
Wood-here, Trustee Martin-here, Trustee Payne-here. Village Clerk
Kay Strickland, Deputy Clerk Shirley Pavlovic, and Atty. Zach Cook also
attended the meeting. A list of the assembly is attached.
Mayor Hammons asked that Item #14 and 25 be stricken from the agenda
and add adjournment.
Item #1 on the Agenda: Approval of the Agenda
Trustee Payne made the motion to approve the agenda. Trustee Wood
seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #2 on the Agenda: Consent Agenda
Approval of Minutes-April 10,
2006-Special Meeting
Approval of Minutes-April 11,
2006-Public Hearing/Regular Meeting
Approval of Minutes-April 24,
2006-Special Meeting
Approval of Minutes-May 1,
2006-Special Meeting
Approval of Accounts Payable
Trustee Payne made the motion to approve the minutes and accounts
payable. Trustee Riska seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #3 on the Agenda: Approval to Dismiss Board Members of
Planning Board
Mayor Hammons stated he wrote letters to Mary Brothers, Jim Davis and
John Egert dismissing them from the Board. Trustee Payne made the
motion to let the old board go. Trustee Martin questioned the
Mayor as to why he wrote letters of dismissal to the previous
board. Mayor Hammons stated he understood from the Municipal
League that a new mayor gets to appoint his own boards. Trustee
Riska seconded the motion. Roll Call: Trustee Payne-yes,
Trustee Martin-no, Trustee Wood-yes, Trustee Riska-yes.
Item #4 on the Agenda: Appointments to Planning Board Mayor
Hammons stated the new appointments would be Ruth McAninch, Joe
Ferrell, Jack LaMay, Bob Sanders, and Kenneth Cox. Trustee Payne
made the motion to accept these appointments. Trustee Wood
seconded the motion. Roll Call: Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee
Martin-no, Trustee Wood-yes, Trustee Riska-yes.
Item #5 on the Agenda: Approval to Dismiss Board Members of Water
Board
Mayor Hammons stated there was an ineligible member, Kenneth Huey,
because he does not own property in the city limits; he is one of the
most knowledgeable men in Lincoln County on water. He also
dismissed Ms. Racine and David McAnish. Trustee Payne made the
motion to approve to dismiss that board. Trustee Riska seconded
the motion. Roll Call: Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee
Martin-yes, Trustee Wood-yes, Trustee Riska-yes.
Item #6 on the Agenda: Appointment to Water Board
Mayor Hammons stated the new appointments to the water board are Monte
Forney, Lamoyne Carpenter, Pam Allen, James Taylor, and Harold
Macaw. Trustee Payne made the motion to accept these appointments
to the water board. Trustee Wood seconded the motion. Roll
Call: Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee Martin-no, Trustee Wood-yes,
Trustee Riska-yes.
Item #7 on the Agenda: Approval of Lease of C-CNG Bldg by Capitan
Library
The lease agreement was not available for review. Trustee Martin
made the motion to put this aside until such time as the Village
attorney can provide this Board a copy of the lease. Trustee
Payne seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #8 on the Agenda: Approval of Lease of old City Hall Bldg by
Lions Club
Trustee Martin made the motion to put this aside until such time as the
Village attorney can provide us with a written lease agreement for our
review. Trustee Payne seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #9 on the Agenda: Resignation of MVD/Clerk, Mary LaRue
Mayor Hammons stated Mary LaRue resigned as MVD clerk. Trustee
Wood made the motion to accept her resignation. Trustee Riska
seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #10 on the Agenda: Full Time MVD/Clerk Position
After a discussion on whether to make the position full time or part
time, Trustee Martin made the motion to advertise for a part-time
MVD/Clerk. Trustee Wood seconded the motion, and all were in
favor.
Item #11 on the Agenda: Water Dept. Superintendent Position Mayor
Hammons stated the water superintendent quit some months ago, and the
position has not been filled. After a brief discussion, Trustee
Payne made the motion to advertise for a water superintendent.
Trustee Riska seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #12 on the Agenda: Cost of Employee Medical Insurance
Mayor Hammons stated the employee medical insurance costs are getting
out of hand. At the budget workshops, it was discussed that a
“cap” should be put on the amount the city is paying for the employee’s
insurance, and any increases, the employees would have to pay out of
their pockets. Trustee Payne made the motion to cap the
insurance. Trustee Wood seconded the motion. Roll
Call: Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee Martin-no, Trustee Wood-yes,
Trustee Riska-no, and explained she felt it should be a
percentage. Trustee Martin called for the Mayor’s vote.
Mayor Hammons voted no.
Item #13 on the Agenda: Contract with US Forest Service for Water
Mayor Hammons said the Forest Service wanted to know what the cost of
the water would be if they needed water for any fires. Trustee
Martin suggested negotiating with them when they want water.
After a brief discussion, Trustee Payne made the motion to table
this. Trustee Wood seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #15 on the Agenda: Resolution 2006-17 – Budget Increase –
Lodger’s Tax
Shirley Pavlovic briefed the Trustees regarding Resolution
2006-17. Trustee Martin made the motion to approve Resolution
2006-17-Budget Increase-Lodger’s Tax. Trustee Riska seconded the
motion. Trustee Martin-yes, Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee Riska-yes,
Trustee Wood-yes.
Item #16 on the Agenda: Budget
Shirley Pavlovic briefed the Trustees and audience on the proposed
budget for 2006-2007. Trustee Martin suggested putting the
funding back in the Smokey Bear Fund for the Library. Trustee
Martin made the motion to modify the budget to include the $2100 in the
Smokey Bear Enterprise Fund for the Capitan Library. Trustee Wood
seconded the motion. Roll Call: Trustee Martin-yes, Trustee
Payne-yes, Trustee Riska-yes, Trustee Wood-yes.
Item #17 on the Agenda: Resolution 2006-18 – 2006-2007 Budget
Adoption
Trustee Payne made the motion to adopt it. Trustee Riska seconded
the motion. Roll Call: Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee
Martin-yes, Trustee Wood-yes, Trustee Riska-yes.
Item #18 on the Agenda: Resolution 2006-19 –Sewer Dumping Fees
Kay Strickland briefed the Trustees on Resolution 2006-19.
Trustee Riska made the motion to accept Resolution 2006-19 – Sewer
Dumping Fees. Trustee Wood seconded the motion. Roll
Call: Trustee Riska-yes, Trustee Wood-yes, Trustee Martin-yes,
Trustee Payne-yes.
Item #19 on the Agenda: Dismissed Water Bills
Mayor Hammons stated some water bills were dismissed and this went
against the anti-donation clause. There has to be a monetary
settlement. Trustee Martin made a motion that this Village
resends its previous decision to forgive delinquent water bills and
instead move forward to collect in full or as full re-imbursement as
possible. After further information, Trustee Martin resended his
motion. Trustee Martin made the motion to direct the attorney to
collect the water bills. Trustee Wood seconded the motion.
Roll Call: Trustee Martin-yes, Trustee Payne-yes, Trustee
Riska-yes, Trustee Wood-yes.
Item #20 on the Agenda: Campaign Contribution Disclosure
Mayor Hammons stated the state has come up with a new rule that if any
contractor that deals with the city or village has to disclose any
campaign contributions they made with any elected officials.
Item #21 on the Agenda: Glorietta’s Liberty Dollar and Fuel
Re-Formulator
Glorietta Miller gave a talk on the silver liberty dollar as an
alternative currency. Joe Thornton talked about the fuel additive
and offered the city samples if they would like to try it.
Item #22 on the Agenda: Chuck Johnson – The Bird Park and
Veterans Park
Chuck Johnson’s concern was the Bird Park has received a grant from
Wal-Mart for $1000 and she has paid the extra $200 needed for the
upkeep of the Park. She stated she did not think she was going to
get the grant anymore and she could not afford to pay for the
upkeep. Mayor Hammons said the Lions Club was going to take over
the Veterans Park and there was money budgeted in the new budget for
the Bird Park. Chuck Johnson commended Mr. Campbell for the job
he has done on the two Parks.
Item #23 on the Agenda: Smokey Bear Days Preliminary Report –
David Cunningham
David Cunningham gave a preliminary report. He estimated
approximately 5000 visitors attended the event. There was over
1000 hours of volunteer time. Mayor Hammons thanked everyone for
working so hard on the event. Trustee Martin made a motion to
develop a resolution thanking the specific organizations and come up
with some form of tangible thank you in the form of a plaque.
Trustee Wood seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
Item #24 on the Agenda: Village of Capitan Sponsorship of Smokey
Bear Days 2007 Trustee Martin made the motion to continue our support
as we did in 06 for the 07 Smokey Bear Days with additional information
come forward. Trustee Payne seconded the motion, and all were in
favor.
Adjournment
Trustee Payne made the motion to adjourn at 7:52 PM. Trustee Wood
seconded the motion, and all were in favor.
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Sammy L. Hammons, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kay Strickland, Village Clerk
