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IN MINUTES: Tompkinsville City Commission
TOMPKINSVILLE — MEETING: Tompkinsville City Commission
DATE: June 29, 2009
ACTION: Commissioners took the following action: approved minutes of May meeting; awarded a bid for workers’ compensation insurance to Kentucky Employers’ Mutual Insurance for $35,427.23; awarded a bid to Scottsdale Insurance Company for property and liability insurance for $75,067.40; adopted a resolution to allow police department to apply for grants; agreed to advertise for bids for recycling equipment; agreed to accept $96,832.78 in grant funds for a recycling program; appointed Commissioner Jeff Harrison to serve on the Wellness Center Board of directors; agreed to install a street light on existing pole on Emberton Street; agreed to cable off illegal dumpsite at industrial park and to put up no trespassing signs; agreed to allow maintenance department director to begin writing purchase orders again; approved on second reading an ordinance amending the city’s 2008-09 budget; approved on second reading an ordinance adopting the city’s 2009-10 budget; and agreed to transfer $37,520.90 from city’s payroll tax fund to other funds to pay bills and part of July payroll.
DISCUSSION: Commissioners to discussed the need of a city resident, who is a registered Republican, to serve on the Tompkinsville Housing Authority Board of directors to fill a vacancy left by the resignation of Anita Hamilton. They also discussed properties in the city considered to be a nuisance.
ITEMS TABLED: Commissioners tabled action on the adoption of a new leash law. They also tabled and then rescinded action to change the intersection at Lake and Fifth streets from a four-way stop to a two-way stop.
CLOSED SESSION: Commissioners met in closed session to discuss personnel and employee matters. Upon resuming their open session, an announcement was made that no action would be taken.
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