MONDAY, September 3, 2008 - 7:30 Pm - Board Of Commissioners Regular Meeting
TOWN OF HOPE MILLS
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2008 – 7:30 P.M.
BILL LUTHER BOARD MEETING ROOM
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Mayor Dees
2. INVOCATION – Dr. Dennis Sheppard – Hope Mills United Methodist Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - Commissioner Jackie Warner
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA – ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS.
5. PRESENTATIONS/REPORTS:
a. Mayoral Proclamation – Constitution Week - September 17-24, 2008.
b. Mayoral Proclamation – 2008 Fall Litter Sweep – September 20 – October 4, 2008.
(All proclamations TAB 1)
c. Status Report on Hope Mills Lake/Dam project – Mayor Dees.
d. Committee Reports.
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Each speaker is asked to limit comments to three (3) minutes. A speaker cannot give their allotted minutes to another speaker to increase that person’s allotted time. A maximum of three (3) participants will be allowed on the same subject. Citizens should sign up with the Town Clerk to speak prior to 7:25 p.m. The Board is interested in hearing your concerns, but may not take action or deliberate on subject matter brought up during the Public Comment segment. Topics requiring further investigation will be referred to the appropriate town officials or staff and may be scheduled for a future agenda.
7. CONSENT AGENDA:
All items on the Consent Agenda are considered routine, to be enacted by one motion and without discussion.
If a member of the governing body requests discussion of an item, the item will be removed from the
Consent Agenda and considered separately under New Business.
a. Consideration to approve minutes of the August 4, 2008 Regular Meeting. (TAB 2)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
b. Consideration to approve Water and/or Sanitary Sewer Annexation Agreement – Camden Woods Section 3. (TAB 3)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
c. Consideration to approve Police Department request to purchase ammunition under state contract from Lawmen’s for $ 5940.85. (TAB 4)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
d. Consideration to authorize use of Drug Forfeiture funds in an amount not to exceed $1,885.00 for purchase of computer equipment for the Police Department. (TAB 5)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
e. Consideration to authorize placement of banner for Fall Litter Sweep at the Lake Park gazebo. (TAB 6)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
f. Consideration to approve purchase of Technical Large Animal Emergency Rescue rigging gear for $1096.00 – sole source supplier. (TAB 7)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
g. Consideration to approve travel/training for Telecommunicator Donna Petty.
(TAB 8)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
h. Consideration to approve travel/training for K-9 Officer Lee Sumners.
(TAB 9)
RECOMMENDED ACTION: APPROVAL
8. NEW BUSINESS:
a. Consideration to adopt Ordinance Amendment, Article V, Finance, Section 2-215 (d) (e) (f), Purchasing Procedures. (TAB 10)
b. Consideration to approve amendment to the Procurement Card Policy. (TAB 11)
c. Consideration to authorize Appearance Commission to sell Town of Hope Mills items.
(TAB 12)
d. Consideration to approve firms for professional engineering and consulting services. (TAB 13)
9. STAFF COMMENTS.
10. OFFICIAL COMMENTS.
11. ADJOURNMENT.