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homeless people have been found in it. City did not contact theMcDonald family. No plaquewas
on the gazebo. An identifier will be placedatMcDonaldpark.
OLDBUSINESS
AldermanKupferer: Approachedby citizens about alley potholes byPizzaStoneand on
Locust/IndianaStreet. Mayor to talk toDirector, PublicWorks, tohave it taken careof.
ALDERMANICREPORTS
AldermanStraley: Called aBudget andFinanceCommitteemeetingonAugust 4, at 7:15PM
to discuss bills.
AldermanKupferer: Discuss and voteon purchaseof a generator for thepolice department.
Purchasewas discussed at tonight'sPoliceCommitteeMeeting. Installedused diesel generator for
$19,000. AldermanKupferermadeamotion to approve thepurchase of a generator for thepolice
department at a cost of $19,000. AldermanDenton seconded themotionwithAldermen Denton,
Straley, NovaMetz, Steele, Kupferer, Cook, Lesyna and JohnMetz voting yes.
Discuss and voteonpolice promotion. PromoteOfficer Duncan to the rank of Sergeant.
Salary of $46,108. Approximate $1,380pay raise a year. Will be a12monthprobationary period,
effective July 23. AldermanKupferermadeamotion to approve promotion as stated above.
AldermanLesyna seconded themotionwithAldermenDenton, Straley, NovaMetz, Steele, Kupferer,
Cook, Lesyna and JohnMetz voting yes.
AldermanLesyna: OrdinanceCommitteemet tonight todiscuss two items. Committee
recommended no change to present code pertaining to chickens. Change holidays, Sundays and
not for profit fundraiser pertaining toPeddlers' Ordinance. CalledanOrdinanceMeeting for 7PMon
August 4, concerningproperty andpeddlers.
DEPARTMENTHEADREPORTS - none
TREASURERREPORT–Treasurer BeckyPeterson. Still workingwithTyler Technologies, not
goingwell. Still has payroll account todo. ContactedBobHamill, hehas lookedover the system,
hewants access toTyler, shewould like to have him help her. Inorder to reconcile an account, she
has to do it by hand. Learning curve is huge, is going to take serious intention. Tyler Technologies
does take careof her when she calls. Mayor Porter suggested she contact othermunicipalities to
see if they canhelp. Becky stated she needs assistance. AldermanLesyna asked about City funds
depositedover $250,000. Auditors concur withBecky that government backed securities other than
municipal bondswhich aremoreat risk. State statute allowsmunicipal bonds to beused as
collateral. City needs to findother investments fromother institutions or banks listed in ordinance.
Whenamount of deposit exceeds $250,000 then they are insuredonly for $250,000. Questionwas
to usemunicipal bonds that abank has as part of collateral. State statute allows but ordinance does
not. Better collateral if federally backed. Bank is theone requesting change, they canmakemore
money onmunicipal bonds.
MAYORALREPORT
Discuss and voteonOutsenBoringproposal. Repair street lights onDixieHighway. City
