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OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
KAREEMAH FOWLER,CITY CLERK
INFORMAL MEETING OF THE COMMON COUNCIL APRIL 24, 2017 4:54 P.M.
Present: Regina Williams-Preston,Jo M. Broden, Oliver Davis, John Voorde,
Gavin Ferlic, Karen White
Excused Absent: Tim Scott, Dr. David Varner, Randy Kelly
Others Present: Aladean DeRose, Kareemah Fowler, Graham Sparks
Agenda: Discussion of Council Agenda
Update and Announcements
Adjournment
Council Vice President Oliver Davis called the Informal Meeting of the Common Council to
order at 4:54 p.m. with three (3) items on the agenda. The Council went over the agenda for that
night's formal Council meeting and detailed the recommendations for each bill from the various
committees.
Councilmember Ferlic reminded the Council of Finalist Interviews for the Council Attorney
position. Thursday, May 4 at 5 p.m. is the proposed time for those to take place.
Council Vice President Davis informed the Council of a transportation resolution that he is
working on and he hopes to have it ready by the next Council meeting on May 8.
Councilmember Jo M. Broden updated the Council on the household hazard waste process, as
well as the contract for recyclables services. The hope is to remove the billing line item off of the
citizen water bill and move it onto the citizen tax bill. She stated it is a forty dollar($40)
increase, twenty dollars ($20) in the spring and twenty dollars ($20) in the fall. She briefly
described the process of the application of the new fees.
Councilmember Karen White asked if churches are still responsible for paying their twenty
dollar($20) fee, to which Councilmember Broden stated she would follow up on the answer.
Councilmember John Voorde asked when the Council will be voting on the citizen membership
for MBE/WBE and SBACC. Council Vice President Davis informed Councilmember Voorde
that the voting will take place next Council meeting.
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