City of Cumberland , Maryland
Regular Session
Council Minutes
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The Mayor and City Council of
INVOCATION – Councilman Elliott
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES
CALL OF ROLL:
Present: President Fiedler; Councilmen Elliott, Hedrick, and Rephann.
Absent: Council Hendershot
Department Heads and/or Officials present: Jeffrey E. Repp, City Administrator; H. Jack Price, Jr., City Solicitor; Jeff Rhodes, Director of Administrative Services; Kevin Hagerich, Director of Public Works; William Herbaugh, Fire Chief; John Chapman, Maintenance Manager; Brooke Cassell, Street Superintendent; and Sharon S. Clark, City Clerk.
MINUTES:
A motion was made by Councilman Rephann, seconded by Councilman Hedrick, and unanimously adopted to accept the minutes of the Regular Session of November 4, 2005.
Executive Session - Councilman Elliott made a motion to approve the Executive Session minutes of the meeting held Tuesday, October 4, 2005, and that the minutes of this meeting reflect that the Mayor and City Council met in Executive Session on October 4th. The Session was held on a vote of 5 to 0, to discuss Personnel and Economic Development matters in accordance with Sections 10-508 (1) and (4) of the State Government Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland. The motion was seconded by Councilman Hedrick and unanimously carried.
REPORTS:
Routine:
1. Personnel Activity Report submitted by April Howser, Human Resources Officer, for the period October 30 through November 12, 2005
2. Police Department Reports submitted by Chief Robert Dick for the months of September and October 2005
3. Permitting and Code Enforcement Report submitted by the Director of Administrative Services for the period October 29 through November 9, 2005
Councilman Elliott made a motion to accept the reports. Councilman Hedrick seconded the motion, and the vote unanimously carried.
ORDERS:
President Fiedler asked for requests for discussion of any orders individually. Being no requests, Councilman Elliott made a motion to adopt the consent agenda, seconded by Councilman Rephann. The motion was unanimously accepted, and the Consent Agenda was adopted as follows:
Order No. 24,281 Authorizing the City Comptroller to make payment to Funk & Bolton, Attorneys-At-Law for services rendered as bond counsel for the Public Improvements Refunding Bond of 2005 - $15,000.00
Order No. 24,282 Authorizing the Mayor to execute an Encroachment Agreement between the City of Cumberland and the State Highway Administration for encroachment in the public right-of-way of Parcel 7026, adjacent to Queen city Drive for constructing a foundation and overhead sign structure for I-68.
Order No. 25,283 Authorizing the City Administrator to execute Change Order No. 1 to the contract with Carl Belt, Inc. for the Fort Hill Tank Replacement Project, City Project No. 3-04-W - $41,796.00
Order No. 24,284 Authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement between the City and Ronald Welsh for encroachment into the right of way of
Reports & Letters of Commissions, etc., and Employees:
1. Letter from the City Clerk advising that the period for petition for referendum for Charter Amendment Resolution No. 133 has past and the CAR became effective November 9, 2005. CAR abolishes the Civil Service Commission, Election Supervisors Board, and Ethics Commission and establishes an Administrative Appeals Board.
Requests To Be Heard:
Mr. James Combs,
There were no further requests to be heard, and the meeting adjourned at 7:34 p.m.
Approved - December 13, 2005