Minutes

City of Elkins, Arkansas City Council Meeting

TIME:                7:00 p.m.

DATE:              June 30, 2011

PLACE:            Elkins City Administration Building, Elkins, Arkansas

Present:            Mayor Bruce Ledford, Alderman Lloyd Stith, Alderman Bonnie Wilcox, Alderman Delia Foster. Not Present: Alderman Duane Miller, Alderman Virginia Gardner and Attorney Danny Wright.

1.         Mayor Bruce Ledford called a City Council Meeting of the City of Elkins at 7:00 p.m.

2.         JD DeMotte led the invocation.

3.         Herb Disney led the Pledge of Allegiance.

4.         Administrative Assistant Kyla Graves called roll: Alderman Lloyd Stith, Alderman Janet Mott, Alderman Bonnie Wilcox, Alderman Delia Foster. Absent: Alderman Virginia Gardner, Alderman Duane Miller

5.         Approval of 5-19-2011 minutes- Alderman Stith made a motion to approve the minutes as read. Alderman Wilcox seconded the motion. Roll Call: (4/0). Motion Carried.

6.         Department Reports-

7.         Unfinished Business     

            A. Ordinance 04-21-2011B Codification of Code Books- Alderman Stith made a motion to put Ordinance 04-21-2011B on third reading by title only and approve. Alderman Foster seconded. Roll Call: (4/0) Motion Carried.

8.         New Business

            A.) Community Match Scholarship Program- Alderman Stith made a motion to ask Sonal Bhakta to repay the city the $33,000 loaned. Alderman Mott seconded the motion. Roll Call: (4/0) Motion Carried.

B.) Madison County Record Invoice Approval- Alderman Wilcox made a motion to approve the invoice. Alderman Foster seconded. Roll Call: (4/0) Motion Carried.

C.)Ordinance 06-30-2011 – Alderman Stith made a motion to put Ordinance 06-30-2011 on first reading by title only. Alderman Mott seconded the motion. Roll Call: (4/0) Alderman Stith made a motion to suspended the rules. Alderman Wilcox seconded the motion. Roll Call: (4/0) Motion Carried. Alderman Wilcox made a motion to approve Ordinance 06-30-2011. Alderman Stith seconded. Roll Call: (4/0) Motion Carried.

D.) Water & Sewer Audit- Alderman Stith went over the audit.

9.         Committee of the Whole

A.) Celebration on the River

10. Adjourn-

      Alderman Wilcox made a motion to adjourn 7:45. Alderman Foster seconded the motion.