City Of Albion

City Council Meeting

October 01, 2007

CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the regular session at 7:00 p.m.

MOMENT OF SILENCE WAS OBSERVED

ROLL CALL

Ron Gant (1), Betty Branche (2), Ken Waito (3), Andy Zblewski (4), Cheryl Krause (5), George Strander (6) and Mayor William M. Wheaton.

            Administration: Mike Herman, City Manager;  Kevin Markovich, Director of Public Services; Kerry Helmick, Finance Director/City Clerk/City Treasurer; Eric Miller, Chief of Public Safety; Nidia Wolf, Downtown Development Authority Director; John Tracy, Code Enforcement Officer and Chuck Robison, City Attorney.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS' COMMENTS

Comments were received from Council Members Gant and Krause and Mayor Wheaton.

A.         Presentation – Albion College International Students.

 V.        CITIZENS’ COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to agenda items and to no more than five (5) minutes.  Proper protocol and decorum is required.)

No comments were received.

 VI.      CONSENT CALENDAR

A.                 Approval of Regular Session Minutes – September 17, 2007.

No comments were received.

Waito moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Consent Calendar as Presented.  (7-0, rcv).

 VII.    ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.         Boards & Commissions Appointment/Reappointment.

·         Andrew Kooi, Local Officers Compensation Committee, term to expire 10/01/12

·         Lois McClure-White, Albion Building Authority Board, term to expire 06/30/10

·         Mabel Butler, Albion Building Authority Board, term to expire 06/30/10

No comments were received.

Gant moved, Krause supported, CARRIED, to Approve the Boards & Commissions Appointment/Reappointment as Presented.   (7-0, rcv).

B.         Request for Approval to Participate in the Jobs Today Loan Program & Move the North Clinton Street Reconstruction Project from FY 2009 to FY2008.

Comments were received from Council Members Zblewski and Gant, Mayor Wheaton, City Manager Herman and Director of Public Services Markovich.

Krause moved, Zblewski supported, CARRIED, to Approve Participating in the Jobs Today Loan Program & Moving the North Clinton Street Reconstruction Project from FY 2009 to FY2008.  (7-0, rcv).

C.         Motion to Excuse Absent Council Member(s).

No action was needed as all Council Members were present.

D.         Request to Add Purchasing a New Voice Mail System for City Hall to the Agenda.

            No comments were received.

            Gant moved, Waito supported, CARRIED, to Approve Adding Purchase of a New Voice Mail System for City Hall to the Agenda.  (7-0, rcv).

E.         Request to Approve Purchase of a New Voice Mail System for City Hall - $5,000.

            Comments were received from Council Member Zblewski, Mayor Wheaton and City Manager Herman.

            Branche moved, Gant supported, CARRIED, to Approve Purchasing a New Voice Mail System for City Hall at approximately $5,000.  (7-0, rcv).

VIII.  CITIZEN'S COMMENTS (Persons addressing the City Council shall limit their comments to no more than five (5) minutes.  Proper decorum is required.)

Comments were received from City Manager Herman and Downtown Development Authority Director Wolf.

IX.       ADJOURNMENT

            Krause moved, Branche supported, CARRIED, to adjourn the Regular Session.  (7-0, rcv).

            Mayor Wheaton adjourned the Regular Session at 7:30 p.m.

____________                                             _________________________

date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        City Clerk