City Of Albion

Joint School Board/City Council Study Session

March 25, 2008

I.                   CALL TO ORDER

Mayor William M. Wheaton opened the Study Session at 7:00 p.m.

II.               ROLL CALL

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

            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 and Mark Robison, City Attorney.

School Board: President David Moore, Vice President Kirk Lee, Treasurer Jim Arnett, Secretary Christy Klein and Trustees Larry Williams and Thomas Hunsdorfer.

Administration: Frederick Clarke, Albion Public Schools Superintendent

III.           WELCOME

·         William M. Wheaton, Mayor – City of Albion

·         David Moore, President – Albion Public Schools Board of Education

IV.              ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL DISCUSSION

A.                    School Safety Initiatives

·         Fred Clarke, Superintendent

·         Eric Miller, Chief of Public Safety

B.                     Building Use Update

·         Fred Clark, Superintendent

C.                     Diversion Program/Truancy

·         Eric Miller, Chief of Public Safety

Additional comments were received on the above items from Council Member Branche; Mayor Wheaton; School Board President Moore; School Board Secretary Klein; School Board Trustee Hunsdorfer; City Manager Herman; Superintendent Clarke; Dr. James Curtis, 1207 Barnes Street; Henderson Harris, 28555 C Drive North; Mae Ola Dunklin, 707 Huntington Boulevard; Bob Dunklin, NAACP Albion Branch President; Ruth Valdez, 1204 Crescent Drive; Pastor Ramona Truss, 904 West Erie Street; Ann Kemp, 807 North Superior Street and Craig Wilson, 1203 Sydenham Street.

V.                  BOARD/COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS

No further discussion items were brought forward.

VI.       ADJOURNMENT

            Mayor Wheaton adjourned the Study Session at 8:35 p.m.

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date                                                                Kerry Helmick

                                                                        City Clerk