1 00:00:02,619 --> 00:00:13,589 [music] 2 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:14,480 Good evening. 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:15,920 >> Welcome to the board of mayor and 4 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:18,000 alderman meeting. It is September 1st, 5 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,039 2026. It is 6 p.m. Call this meeting to 6 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:23,279 order. We do have a quorum. Um if 7 00:00:23,279 --> 00:00:25,119 everyone would please rise for the 8 00:00:25,119 --> 00:00:28,950 prayer and the pledge. 9 00:00:28,960 --> 00:00:30,800 Let us pray. Our heavenly father, we 10 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:33,760 come before you on a very beautiful day 11 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:37,040 in your world. Lord, we'd like to ask 12 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,760 that you uh look over the Gentry family. 13 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:45,280 They lost their child this week and I 14 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,719 can't imagine losing a child. Lord, we 15 00:00:48,719 --> 00:00:52,079 ask that you give this board the uh 16 00:00:52,079 --> 00:00:54,239 knowledge to help the city and the 17 00:00:54,239 --> 00:00:56,079 citizens alone. Lord, thank you for 18 00:00:56,079 --> 00:01:00,640 allowing the uh other folks from uh the 19 00:01:00,640 --> 00:01:03,120 county to come and join us this evening. 20 00:01:03,120 --> 00:01:05,360 These things we ask through your son 21 00:01:05,360 --> 00:01:07,119 Jesus Christ. Amen. 22 00:01:07,119 --> 00:01:11,350 >> Amen. 23 00:01:11,360 --> 00:01:13,840 » Pledge allegiance to the flag of the 24 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:16,640 United States of America and to the 25 00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,080 republic for which it stands, one nation 26 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,439 under God, indivisible, with liberty and 27 00:01:23,439 --> 00:01:25,280 justice for all. 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,520 I follow Carol for that. 29 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:29,200 >> I was just excited about all these 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:33,190 people. 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:34,640 » First item we've got tonight is to 32 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,280 approve the minutes from the July 30th, 33 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:41,200 2026 workshop and the August 4th, 2026 34 00:01:41,200 --> 00:01:43,600 public hearing and regular meeting. I 35 00:01:43,600 --> 00:01:44,400 have a motion. 36 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:45,520 >> Motion to approve. 37 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:47,200 from Alderwoman Hos. 38 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:48,479 Is there a second? 39 00:01:48,479 --> 00:01:49,040 >> Second. 40 00:01:49,040 --> 00:01:50,640 from Alderman Coats. All in 41 00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:51,520 favor? 42 00:01:51,520 --> 00:01:54,320 >> I. The motion passes. We're going to 43 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:58,079 move on to our presentations. 44 00:01:58,079 --> 00:02:00,079 And Chief, do you want to do yours 45 00:02:00,079 --> 00:02:01,040 first? 46 00:02:01,040 --> 00:02:02,000 >> Sure. 47 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:08,710 >> Absolutely. 48 00:02:08,720 --> 00:02:13,270 » Officer front and center, please. 49 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:15,680 » All right. 50 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,840 So, well, no, you can stand right here. 51 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:19,599 You face the board. [laughter] 52 00:02:19,599 --> 00:02:23,040 >> Hi. So, uh, I'm pleased to, uh, present 53 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:24,720 Officer Hodes with a letter of 54 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:29,120 commendation tonight. Um, it's, uh, 55 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:31,599 this just shows the actions of Officer 56 00:02:31,599 --> 00:02:33,360 Hajes show what kind of a police 57 00:02:33,360 --> 00:02:34,480 department we are, what kind of a 58 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:36,319 culture we're trying to build here, and 59 00:02:36,319 --> 00:02:38,400 what kind of, um, servants we're trying 60 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,239 to be here in the uh, in the city of 61 00:02:40,239 --> 00:02:42,640 Lever. So, it is my p privilege to 62 00:02:42,640 --> 00:02:44,560 formally commend you for the compassion 63 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:46,239 and generosity you demonstrated while 64 00:02:46,239 --> 00:02:47,680 assisting a young man in our community 65 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:50,000 who is experiencing a difficult personal 66 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:53,040 crisis. On July 23rd, 2026, I was made 67 00:02:53,040 --> 00:02:55,120 aware of an incident in which you and 68 00:02:55,120 --> 00:02:57,120 Officer Pike encountered a 19-year-old 69 00:02:57,120 --> 00:02:58,640 man who had been displaced from his 70 00:02:58,640 --> 00:03:00,400 residence and had been living on the 71 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:02,080 streets for several days. After 72 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:03,680 assessing the circumstances, you took 73 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,920 additional steps to ensure he had a safe 74 00:03:05,920 --> 00:03:07,440 place to stay for the night, including 75 00:03:07,440 --> 00:03:09,599 personally paying for a hotel room with 76 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:11,760 your own funds. While your actions alone 77 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:13,440 are worthy of recognition, I am 78 00:03:13,440 --> 00:03:15,280 particularly impressed by the humility 79 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:16,879 with which you carried them out. You did 80 00:03:16,879 --> 00:03:18,319 not seek acknowledgement or bring 81 00:03:18,319 --> 00:03:20,239 attention to what you had done. In fact, 82 00:03:20,239 --> 00:03:21,599 the department learned of your 83 00:03:21,599 --> 00:03:24,319 generosity through a supervisor rather 84 00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:26,480 than from you. Law enforcement is 85 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,000 ultimately about service to others and 86 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:29,760 sometimes that service extends beyond 87 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:31,920 what is required by policy, procedure, 88 00:03:31,920 --> 00:03:34,480 or the duties of a particular call. Your 89 00:03:34,480 --> 00:03:36,480 willingness to recognize someone in need 90 00:03:36,480 --> 00:03:38,400 and respond with compassion reflects the 91 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:40,400 character, professionalism, and 92 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:42,080 commitment to service that we strive to 93 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,680 represent at the Lever Police 94 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:45,360 Department. On behalf of the Lever 95 00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:46,720 Police Department, I commend you for 96 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:48,319 your actions and thank you for 97 00:03:48,319 --> 00:03:50,400 representing this department and our 98 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:52,879 community with compassion and integrity. 99 00:03:52,879 --> 00:03:54,640 Your actions are a credit to yourself, 100 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:56,560 your fellow officers, and the badge you 101 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,480 wear. Respectfully, Christopher Mays, 102 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:00,720 chief of police. Congratulations. Thank 103 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:00,959 you. 104 00:04:00,959 --> 00:04:02,319 >> And with that, I want to give you one of 105 00:04:02,319 --> 00:04:04,480 my coins. All right. For excellence and 106 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:04,879 service. 107 00:04:04,879 --> 00:04:05,439 >> Thank you. 108 00:04:05,439 --> 00:04:07,592 >> All right. 109 00:04:07,592 --> 00:04:36,403 [applause] 110 00:04:36,413 --> 00:04:42,298 » [cough and clears throat] 111 00:04:42,308 --> 00:04:43,199 [snorts] 112 00:04:43,199 --> 00:04:48,203 >> Melissa Harrell, can you please join me? 113 00:04:48,203 --> 00:04:56,150 >> [laughter] 114 00:04:56,160 --> 00:04:58,160 » right up here. Okay. 115 00:04:58,160 --> 00:05:01,360 >> So, tonight we recognize Melissa Herrell 116 00:05:01,360 --> 00:05:03,120 for her service at the Rutherford County 117 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:06,560 Circuit Court Clerk. The work of that 118 00:05:06,560 --> 00:05:09,039 office is sometimes behind the scenes, 119 00:05:09,039 --> 00:05:11,600 but it's absolutely essential to the 120 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:13,680 functioning of our justice system and 121 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,520 our county government. It takes 122 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:17,759 organization, dedication, 123 00:05:17,759 --> 00:05:20,160 professionalism, and a commitment to 124 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,120 serving the public every single day. 125 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:24,880 Melissa has dedicated her time and her 126 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,400 talents to that responsibility and to 127 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,880 the people of Rutherford County. 128 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:31,120 For those of us in local government, we 129 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:32,720 understand that public service isn't 130 00:05:32,720 --> 00:05:35,280 always about receiving recognition. Much 131 00:05:35,280 --> 00:05:37,840 of the work happens quietly every day 132 00:05:37,840 --> 00:05:40,880 with people depending on you to do your 133 00:05:40,880 --> 00:05:43,919 job and do it well. Tonight, we want to 134 00:05:43,919 --> 00:05:45,360 make sure that your service doesn't go 135 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,199 unnoticed. 136 00:05:47,199 --> 00:05:49,039 Thank you for the time you've devoted to 137 00:05:49,039 --> 00:05:50,720 Rutherford County, for your 138 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,479 professionalism and your commitment to 139 00:05:52,479 --> 00:05:54,560 the people that you've served. On behalf 140 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:58,560 of the city of Leverne, congratulations 141 00:05:58,560 --> 00:06:01,039 on all you've done for the county. And 142 00:06:01,039 --> 00:06:02,800 we present to you a certificate of 143 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:04,080 appreciation. 144 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:04,960 >> Thank you. 145 00:06:04,960 --> 00:06:06,240 so much. 146 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:12,550 >> Thank you. [applause] 147 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,080 You want me to sing anything? 148 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,000 >> You can if you'd like. 149 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:16,479 >> I mean, 150 00:06:16,479 --> 00:06:17,520 >> you want to sing a song? 151 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,680 >> Oh, you don't want me to sing. Promise 152 00:06:19,680 --> 00:06:22,160 you that. Thank you very much. It's an 153 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:22,800 honor. 154 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:24,880 >> Thank you, 155 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,960 Mr. Mike Fitzu. You could join us. And 156 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:32,479 I'm going to ask Chief as well as Mr. 157 00:06:32,479 --> 00:06:36,560 Keith Lowry to join me. 158 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:42,550 He's a stranger in these parts. 159 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:44,880 So, well, before I say what I've got 160 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:46,880 here, is there anything you want to say? 161 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,840 >> Uh, I just want to on behalf of the 162 00:06:49,840 --> 00:06:51,680 Lever Police Department, but really on 163 00:06:51,680 --> 00:06:54,240 behalf of myself, thank you for being 164 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:55,759 the leader that you've been, for 165 00:06:55,759 --> 00:06:57,840 welcoming me, welcoming me into this 166 00:06:57,840 --> 00:07:00,960 community. Um, knowing nobody when I 167 00:07:00,960 --> 00:07:03,759 arrived and having, you know, your 168 00:07:03,759 --> 00:07:05,680 friendship, your professionalism, uh, 169 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:07,599 your guidance as a leader in this 170 00:07:07,599 --> 00:07:10,080 community. I truly appreciated it and uh 171 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:13,360 I hope that it continues even as you uh 172 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:14,960 enjoy retirement because I need your 173 00:07:14,960 --> 00:07:15,440 counsel. 174 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:16,400 >> Appreciate you very much. 175 00:07:16,400 --> 00:07:18,080 >> Thank you, sir. A pleasure. 176 00:07:18,080 --> 00:07:19,199 >> Okay. 177 00:07:19,199 --> 00:07:21,840 >> Thank you, 178 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,400 >> Keith. Do you want to say anything? 179 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:25,840 >> He's probably heard enough from me 180 00:07:25,840 --> 00:07:27,120 lately. 181 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:28,400 >> He never has anything to say. 182 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:29,919 >> Nothing at all. No, it's it's been 183 00:07:29,919 --> 00:07:31,680 proud. It's been a proud time in life to 184 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:33,039 not only serve this honorable city, but 185 00:07:33,039 --> 00:07:34,639 to serve alongside this man during his 186 00:07:34,639 --> 00:07:36,880 term and his tenure as sheriff. It's 187 00:07:36,880 --> 00:07:38,960 been an incredible journey, sir. 188 00:07:38,960 --> 00:07:41,919 >> Proud of you. Proud of you. 189 00:07:41,919 --> 00:07:43,360 >> Lord, 190 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:45,360 >> there is no 191 00:07:45,360 --> 00:07:46,560 It's getting mushy. Do you need a 192 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:46,880 tissue? 193 00:07:46,880 --> 00:07:47,680 >> Love you, too, Stephen. 194 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,240 >> Come on. Come on, Steve. Come on. 195 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:51,280 >> I want to get a hug. 196 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,039 >> I'll hug you. I'll hug you. Come on. 197 00:07:53,039 --> 00:07:53,759 Hug. 198 00:07:53,759 --> 00:07:55,520 >> Well, 199 00:07:55,520 --> 00:07:57,440 there may be no responsibility in county 200 00:07:57,440 --> 00:07:59,120 government more important than 201 00:07:59,120 --> 00:08:01,120 protecting the people we serve. As 202 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:02,879 Sheriff, Mike has carried that 203 00:08:02,879 --> 00:08:04,400 responsibility and has worked to keep 204 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,560 Rutherford County safe during his time 205 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,160 when our community has grown 206 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,800 tremendously. I think everyone can see 207 00:08:10,800 --> 00:08:13,680 that. For Leverne, our relationship with 208 00:08:13,680 --> 00:08:15,120 the Rutherford County Sheriff's Office 209 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:17,440 is especially important. Public safety 210 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:19,680 doesn't stop just at our city limits. 211 00:08:19,680 --> 00:08:21,280 Doesn't It's cooperation with law 212 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:23,440 enforcement agencies all across the 213 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:27,120 county. So, Sheriff, it's you. Thank you 214 00:08:27,120 --> 00:08:29,520 for your call to service. Thank you for 215 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,599 everything you've done in this community 216 00:08:31,599 --> 00:08:34,000 and throughout this county. You are 217 00:08:34,000 --> 00:08:36,560 greatly appreciated and and deeply loved 218 00:08:36,560 --> 00:08:38,399 by the people here in Lever. 219 00:08:38,399 --> 00:08:39,440 >> Appreciate that. 220 00:08:39,440 --> 00:08:44,000 >> And so we've also got a uh 221 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:46,160 certificate of appreciation for you as 222 00:08:46,160 --> 00:08:47,760 well. 223 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:49,839 >> Thank you very much. Appreciate that. 224 00:08:49,839 --> 00:08:56,441 >> Thank you, sir. Appreciate [applause] 225 00:08:56,451 --> 00:09:09,670 » [applause] 226 00:09:09,680 --> 00:09:13,760 » This one's a feisty one. 227 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:28,630 Mr. Laura Davidson, you could come up. 228 00:09:28,640 --> 00:09:29,839 Commissioner 229 00:09:29,839 --> 00:09:31,680 >> former, 230 00:09:31,680 --> 00:09:33,360 >> we would like to recognize you for your 231 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:35,200 service to Rutherford County and the 232 00:09:35,200 --> 00:09:37,279 people of District 5, which encompasses 233 00:09:37,279 --> 00:09:39,920 a large portion of Leverne. Serving as a 234 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:42,160 county commissioner is not an all always 235 00:09:42,160 --> 00:09:44,800 an easy job. Um, it requires listening 236 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:46,720 to constituents, studying the difficult 237 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:49,760 issues, making tough decisions, and even 238 00:09:49,760 --> 00:09:53,680 picking between bad and worse decisions. 239 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,519 And ultimately, it puts it's putting the 240 00:09:55,519 --> 00:09:57,839 interests of the community first. Lauri, 241 00:09:57,839 --> 00:09:59,440 you've given your time and your energy 242 00:09:59,440 --> 00:10:02,720 to do that. As mayor, I also appreciate 243 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:04,240 the work that you've done on behalf of 244 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:06,800 our community. Lever is is an important 245 00:10:06,800 --> 00:10:09,360 part of Rutherford County and having 246 00:10:09,360 --> 00:10:11,760 commissioners who understand and value 247 00:10:11,760 --> 00:10:14,560 our city matters. So, thank you for your 248 00:10:14,560 --> 00:10:16,800 willingness to serve, for the time that 249 00:10:16,800 --> 00:10:18,160 you've given to Rutherford County, and 250 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:19,519 the difference that you've made during 251 00:10:19,519 --> 00:10:24,222 your time in office. Thank you so much. 252 00:10:24,222 --> 00:10:35,990 [applause] 253 00:10:36,000 --> 00:10:37,839 Oh, 254 00:10:37,839 --> 00:10:40,560 >> Mr. Joe Carr. 255 00:10:40,560 --> 00:10:44,720 >> Can you join me, please, my friend? 256 00:10:44,720 --> 00:10:46,959 >> The Honey Badger 257 00:10:46,959 --> 00:10:48,720 indeed. [laughter] 258 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,480 >> Stand firm, sir. Stand firm. 259 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:51,360 >> Always. 260 00:10:51,360 --> 00:10:54,079 >> So, this this is a man who I got to 261 00:10:54,079 --> 00:10:56,720 really know over the last four to five 262 00:10:56,720 --> 00:11:00,320 years. Um, really really really 263 00:11:00,320 --> 00:11:03,040 exceptional man. And so if you if you 264 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,560 don't already know Joe Carr, not as not 265 00:11:06,560 --> 00:11:09,279 as the county mayor, but as a man, 266 00:11:09,279 --> 00:11:11,760 definitely get to know him. 267 00:11:11,760 --> 00:11:14,800 But being county mayor carries an 268 00:11:14,800 --> 00:11:16,800 enormous responsibility. 269 00:11:16,800 --> 00:11:19,519 Again, as I mentioned with with uh 270 00:11:19,519 --> 00:11:21,360 Sheriff Fitzu, Rutherford County is 271 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:24,240 experiencing tremendous growth and 272 00:11:24,240 --> 00:11:27,279 during your time in office, you've uh 273 00:11:27,279 --> 00:11:30,079 you've led the county through many of 274 00:11:30,079 --> 00:11:32,399 our most important challenges that we've 275 00:11:32,399 --> 00:11:35,360 ever had and hopefully won't ever have 276 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:37,600 those types of challenges again. Our 277 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:39,760 cities and counties are connected in so 278 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,440 many ways. What [snorts] happens in 279 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:43,680 Rutherford County affects Leverne, 280 00:11:43,680 --> 00:11:46,399 Smyrna, Murphreey'sboro, Eagle, and what 281 00:11:46,399 --> 00:11:48,240 happens in those cities and towns 282 00:11:48,240 --> 00:11:50,720 affects the county. I appreciate the 283 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:52,560 willingness of Mayor Carr to work with 284 00:11:52,560 --> 00:11:54,560 our community and recognize the 285 00:11:54,560 --> 00:11:57,519 importance of cooperation between local 286 00:11:57,519 --> 00:12:00,240 communities. Public service is 287 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,920 ultimately about giving a portion of 288 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:03,440 your life to the community you 289 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,480 represent. And Joe, you've done that. So 290 00:12:06,480 --> 00:12:08,399 tonight, we want to recognize that 291 00:12:08,399 --> 00:12:11,920 commitment and thank you. We've got a 292 00:12:11,920 --> 00:12:13,519 certificate of appreciation, but we we 293 00:12:13,519 --> 00:12:15,200 do have one other thing. Uh 294 00:12:15,200 --> 00:12:16,399 >> oh. 295 00:12:16,399 --> 00:12:20,399 >> It's a pretty pink bag. 296 00:12:20,399 --> 00:12:21,600 >> And this is for you as well. 297 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:22,320 >> Thank you. 298 00:12:22,320 --> 00:12:26,399 >> I have I I cannot say I will not open it 299 00:12:26,399 --> 00:12:27,519 here. [laughter] 300 00:12:27,519 --> 00:12:29,440 >> I can only imagine what is I would like 301 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:30,560 to say something if that's 302 00:12:30,560 --> 00:12:34,399 >> Absolutely. Um, as county mayor, um, 303 00:12:34,399 --> 00:12:35,839 like with all the constitutional 304 00:12:35,839 --> 00:12:38,160 officers and the commissioners, you have 305 00:12:38,160 --> 00:12:41,040 an opportunity to work, uh, not just 306 00:12:41,040 --> 00:12:43,760 with the county, but the cities. And 307 00:12:43,760 --> 00:12:46,160 it's absolutely imperative that that 308 00:12:46,160 --> 00:12:48,480 relationship be a c not just a 309 00:12:48,480 --> 00:12:51,519 cooperative relationship, but it be one 310 00:12:51,519 --> 00:12:54,079 where you're yolked together for what's 311 00:12:54,079 --> 00:12:56,800 good. So, what's good for Leverne is 312 00:12:56,800 --> 00:12:58,240 good for Rutherford County. And what's 313 00:12:58,240 --> 00:12:59,920 good for Rutherford County is good for 314 00:12:59,920 --> 00:13:02,639 Leverne. Let me tell you the audience 315 00:13:02,639 --> 00:13:04,079 and you out there, [clears throat] 316 00:13:04,079 --> 00:13:07,040 this man right here and these alder men 317 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:11,040 and women do exactly that. And of all 318 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,639 the cities, there are four in this 319 00:13:12,639 --> 00:13:15,279 community that I get to work with. There 320 00:13:15,279 --> 00:13:17,760 is nobody that I've got a closer working 321 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,920 relationship than this man right here. 322 00:13:19,920 --> 00:13:21,839 We didn't always agree, but our 323 00:13:21,839 --> 00:13:24,720 relationship was not and was not 324 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:27,200 determined by whether or not we agreed, 325 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:28,720 but by whether or not we could 326 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:30,880 steadfastly move our communities 327 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,360 forward. This man and these ladies and 328 00:13:33,360 --> 00:13:35,120 gentlemen up here do that every single 329 00:13:35,120 --> 00:13:37,200 day. It's been a privilege to work 330 00:13:37,200 --> 00:13:38,959 alongside you. I've learned so much from 331 00:13:38,959 --> 00:13:41,519 you as mayor. Uh I I only wish I had 332 00:13:41,519 --> 00:13:43,600 four more years, but God had other plans 333 00:13:43,600 --> 00:13:46,560 and so I will submit myself to his will 334 00:13:46,560 --> 00:13:49,200 gratefully and move forward. Uh, but let 335 00:13:49,200 --> 00:13:51,040 me just say it's been a true honor 336 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:53,760 working with Sheriff Mike Fitzu and Miss 337 00:13:53,760 --> 00:13:56,800 Harrell as the clerk, uh, Laura Davidson 338 00:13:56,800 --> 00:13:59,120 and and and all the constitutional 339 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:01,680 officers and the commissioners in in 340 00:14:01,680 --> 00:14:04,639 this county. So, Jason, my friend, thank 341 00:14:04,639 --> 00:14:06,480 you very much. It was a privilege and an 342 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:09,040 honor and uh, now I get to harass you on 343 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:10,560 Facebook like every other citizen. 344 00:14:10,560 --> 00:14:12,079 Absolutely. [laughter] 345 00:14:12,079 --> 00:14:13,040 >> Be sure to tag me. 346 00:14:13,040 --> 00:14:23,944 >> Yes. Thank you. [applause] 347 00:14:23,954 --> 00:14:26,310 » [applause] 348 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:29,279 » Now, can I have Katie Ferguson come up, 349 00:14:29,279 --> 00:14:30,639 please? 350 00:14:30,639 --> 00:14:32,240 >> You can bring the kiddos if you want to. 351 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:33,440 >> Yes, bring the kiddos. 352 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:38,000 >> Kiddos. They were part of this. 353 00:14:38,000 --> 00:14:39,199 >> Come up. Either one of y'all want to 354 00:14:39,199 --> 00:14:42,949 come up for this. 355 00:14:42,959 --> 00:14:44,320 Y'all have 356 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:47,120 >> Did you bring us a corn dog? 357 00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:48,800 >> Don't worry. We're just on TV and in the 358 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:50,880 papers and all of that, so you're good. 359 00:14:50,880 --> 00:14:51,760 >> Hi guys. 360 00:14:51,760 --> 00:14:53,040 >> This is Summer. 361 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:53,760 >> Hi Summer. 362 00:14:53,760 --> 00:14:54,320 >> Casey. 363 00:14:54,320 --> 00:14:55,199 >> Hi Casey. 364 00:14:55,199 --> 00:14:58,320 >> This is Mr. I called you Mr. No. Oh my 365 00:14:58,320 --> 00:14:59,040 gosh. My hair 366 00:14:59,040 --> 00:15:02,310 >> too much hair for that. [laughter] 367 00:15:02,320 --> 00:15:02,880 » So 368 00:15:02,880 --> 00:15:03,839 >> Mr. Oh, 369 00:15:03,839 --> 00:15:05,440 >> this is a certificate of recognition 370 00:15:05,440 --> 00:15:07,680 hereby great uh granted to Miss Katie 371 00:15:07,680 --> 00:15:09,120 Ferguson in recognition of her 372 00:15:09,120 --> 00:15:11,519 outstanding service, creativity, and 373 00:15:11,519 --> 00:15:13,360 dedication to the to the residents of 374 00:15:13,360 --> 00:15:15,920 the city of Leverne. Katie consistently 375 00:15:15,920 --> 00:15:17,600 goes above and beyond in supporting 376 00:15:17,600 --> 00:15:19,600 community events and programs, 377 00:15:19,600 --> 00:15:21,360 generously giving her time and talents 378 00:15:21,360 --> 00:15:24,320 to enhance experiences for residents of 379 00:15:24,320 --> 00:15:30,079 all ages, whether they're young or old. 380 00:15:30,079 --> 00:15:32,399 Her [laughter] 381 00:15:32,399 --> 00:15:34,800 creativity, dedication, and positive 382 00:15:34,800 --> 00:15:37,279 attitude have helped bring countless 383 00:15:37,279 --> 00:15:40,160 fundraising events to life. Katie is a 384 00:15:40,160 --> 00:15:42,880 valued resident of the city and of 385 00:15:42,880 --> 00:15:44,720 Rutherford County, [snorts] and we 386 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:47,360 recognize her as such. We thank you for 387 00:15:47,360 --> 00:15:50,320 all you've done through working with our 388 00:15:50,320 --> 00:15:52,000 police and fire, with our different 389 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:54,800 programs uh for Christmas and for 390 00:15:54,800 --> 00:15:57,040 Thanksgiving. So, thank you so much. 391 00:15:57,040 --> 00:15:58,931 >> Thank you so much. 392 00:15:58,931 --> 00:16:12,790 >> [applause] 393 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,759 » Mister, [laughter] 394 00:16:15,759 --> 00:16:32,069 >> I'm Miss Carol. 395 00:16:32,079 --> 00:16:36,560 Now we have public comments [snorts] 396 00:16:36,560 --> 00:16:39,519 and we've got believe one person signed 397 00:16:39,519 --> 00:16:41,839 up and that would be Mr. Doug 398 00:16:41,839 --> 00:16:50,710 >> Schaefer. 399 00:16:50,720 --> 00:16:53,519 that way. 400 00:16:53,519 --> 00:16:56,160 >> I have nothing bad tonight to say and 401 00:16:56,160 --> 00:16:59,199 I'm Doug Schaefer, 192 Morningside Drive 402 00:16:59,199 --> 00:17:03,360 for many, many years. And uh I want to 403 00:17:03,360 --> 00:17:06,400 talk about the school zones and the 404 00:17:06,400 --> 00:17:08,720 camera you're looking at tonight. I 405 00:17:08,720 --> 00:17:11,679 think it's a great idea, but I think you 406 00:17:11,679 --> 00:17:14,319 got to look at everything about them, 407 00:17:14,319 --> 00:17:18,160 not just what it can do. And uh that is 408 00:17:18,160 --> 00:17:20,640 like Stones River for example, the 409 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,400 yellow light's flashing down here. 410 00:17:22,400 --> 00:17:25,280 There's no crossing garden. The yellow 411 00:17:25,280 --> 00:17:28,240 light still flashing on the other and 412 00:17:28,240 --> 00:17:30,000 same thing happens in the afternoons 413 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:35,039 after everybody's gone. But I also heard 414 00:17:35,039 --> 00:17:37,200 on the way over here on the radio a 415 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,360 little story. It was about a man out 416 00:17:39,360 --> 00:17:41,440 west that was going through his true 417 00:17:41,440 --> 00:17:44,320 story, going out west through his school 418 00:17:44,320 --> 00:17:46,400 zone and all of a sudden he looked up 419 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,280 and he saw he was speeding and he saw a 420 00:17:49,280 --> 00:17:52,400 camera take his picture. So he stopped 421 00:17:52,400 --> 00:17:55,679 the car, pulled the camera down, started 422 00:17:55,679 --> 00:17:58,640 beating it with a rock numerous times, 423 00:17:58,640 --> 00:18:01,600 messed it up pretty good. Then he left. 424 00:18:01,600 --> 00:18:05,840 He came back a while later with a rope 425 00:18:05,840 --> 00:18:07,919 to pull the whole thing out of there and 426 00:18:07,919 --> 00:18:09,679 he had trouble doing it and he didn't do 427 00:18:09,679 --> 00:18:14,720 it. But needless to say, he was caught 428 00:18:14,720 --> 00:18:17,600 and charged. And the price of that 429 00:18:17,600 --> 00:18:22,080 camera that he destroyed was $47,000, 430 00:18:22,080 --> 00:18:24,799 but it wasn't completely destroyed 431 00:18:24,799 --> 00:18:27,520 because it showed him what he was doing. 432 00:18:27,520 --> 00:18:30,390 >> Thank you. [laughter] 433 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,720 So, Chief, remember Doug's face with any 434 00:18:32,720 --> 00:18:37,990 of our cameras. [laughter] 435 00:18:38,000 --> 00:18:40,720 Moving on to uh departmental reports. 436 00:18:40,720 --> 00:18:50,390 Chief Maize, 437 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:52,799 Mayor, Vice Mayor, Alderman, uh you have 438 00:18:52,799 --> 00:18:55,520 the report before you. I uh I'm 439 00:18:55,520 --> 00:18:57,280 continued to be very pleased with uh a 440 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,039 lot of the numbers. uh they're trending 441 00:18:59,039 --> 00:19:00,160 in the right direction. The only thing 442 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:01,760 that we had an increase in was thefts. 443 00:19:01,760 --> 00:19:02,880 We looked into that. There were no 444 00:19:02,880 --> 00:19:04,320 trends or patterns involved in those 445 00:19:04,320 --> 00:19:06,640 thefts. Uh two of the uh the two 446 00:19:06,640 --> 00:19:08,640 additional ones that uh went above and 447 00:19:08,640 --> 00:19:10,240 beyond the numbers from last month 448 00:19:10,240 --> 00:19:12,160 involved a U-Haul rental that was not 449 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:15,039 paid for or returned and an industrial 450 00:19:15,039 --> 00:19:16,799 piece of equipment that was rented and 451 00:19:16,799 --> 00:19:18,160 not returned. So, those were the nature 452 00:19:18,160 --> 00:19:20,240 of those steps, but again, no trends or 453 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:24,720 patterns. Um and I I'm pleased with the direction that the numbers are 454 00:19:24,720 --> 00:19:26,880 trending. Uh the next page, calls for 455 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:28,000 service. You're going to notice that 456 00:19:28,000 --> 00:19:29,200 some of the calls for service and 457 00:19:29,200 --> 00:19:31,280 traffic stops were down. Um, that's 458 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:33,200 because the data for this in order to 459 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:35,120 have it ready for the meeting is from 460 00:19:35,120 --> 00:19:37,360 August 1st through the 27th. If you 461 00:19:37,360 --> 00:19:38,960 actually take kind of our daily average 462 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:41,280 for calls for service, our calls for 463 00:19:41,280 --> 00:19:43,360 service will probably be flat for the uh 464 00:19:43,360 --> 00:19:45,679 for the month. Uh, traffic stops were 465 00:19:45,679 --> 00:19:47,280 down a little bit. Um, and that's 466 00:19:47,280 --> 00:19:49,440 probably because last year we did um 467 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:53,280 around the first day of school we did a heat detail. This year we had some 468 00:19:53,280 --> 00:19:54,640 staffing issues and weren't able to do 469 00:19:54,640 --> 00:19:56,960 that. So, um, that probably contributes 470 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,960 to the number that's down. Drugrelated 471 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,440 arrests are up, uh, substantially. Our 472 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,200 narcotics unit continues to do excellent 473 00:20:03,200 --> 00:20:05,039 work there, and you'll see an example of 474 00:20:05,039 --> 00:20:06,960 that, uh, coming up here because we did 475 00:20:06,960 --> 00:20:09,360 have a traffic stop. Crashes are going 476 00:20:09,360 --> 00:20:11,200 down. Injury crashes are down sub 477 00:20:11,200 --> 00:20:12,559 substantially. So, I'm really happy 478 00:20:12,559 --> 00:20:15,919 about that. Um, moving on to the photos. 479 00:20:15,919 --> 00:20:18,400 This is just one of our um traffic stop 480 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:19,919 arrests that we had in the month where 481 00:20:19,919 --> 00:20:21,679 we uh took in a substantial amount of 482 00:20:21,679 --> 00:20:24,400 cash and a weapon that was um inside the 483 00:20:24,400 --> 00:20:27,520 vehicle. So, good work being done. And 484 00:20:27,520 --> 00:20:30,320 then obviously the focus uh one of our 485 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:31,679 many focuses is on community 486 00:20:31,679 --> 00:20:33,760 involvement. And uh again, I have to 487 00:20:33,760 --> 00:20:36,080 give, you know, props to uh David 488 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,320 McGawan and his team and everybody there 489 00:20:38,320 --> 00:20:40,400 for How at the Moon and how all of our 490 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:42,640 city functions go phenomenally well and 491 00:20:42,640 --> 00:20:44,559 the coordination that they give us uh 492 00:20:44,559 --> 00:20:46,159 and the support that they give us on on 493 00:20:46,159 --> 00:20:47,840 our events as well. But uh How at the 494 00:20:47,840 --> 00:20:49,200 Moon was great. This is a picture from 495 00:20:49,200 --> 00:20:51,360 our drone that we uh took during the 496 00:20:51,360 --> 00:20:54,320 event. Um and then uh we had a back to 497 00:20:54,320 --> 00:20:56,400 school event from uh with Chick-fil-A 498 00:20:56,400 --> 00:20:58,640 that uh myself and a couple of officers 499 00:20:58,640 --> 00:21:00,080 went to where we were handing out things 500 00:21:00,080 --> 00:21:02,880 to students at Chick-fil-A. um up there. 501 00:21:02,880 --> 00:21:03,919 We have a really nice working 502 00:21:03,919 --> 00:21:06,000 relationship with them. So, we continue 503 00:21:06,000 --> 00:21:08,880 to um to build those bridges, you know, 504 00:21:08,880 --> 00:21:11,039 both in Leverne and just outside of our 505 00:21:11,039 --> 00:21:14,320 borders. So, any questions? 506 00:21:14,320 --> 00:21:16,240 >> You want to have any questions? 507 00:21:16,240 --> 00:21:17,840 >> Chief, what was your time on how at the 508 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:19,120 Moon? Remember, we talked about you 509 00:21:19,120 --> 00:21:19,840 running it. 510 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:21,440 >> Yeah, there is some video out there. I 511 00:21:21,440 --> 00:21:22,799 mean, I don't want to brag, sir, but I 512 00:21:22,799 --> 00:21:24,320 think it was, you know, just it was sub 513 00:21:24,320 --> 00:21:28,080 15. Yeah, I did it in sub 15. Um, you 514 00:21:28,080 --> 00:21:31,440 know, I'm not saying [laughter] 515 00:21:31,440 --> 00:21:33,679 I think I ran about a total of 30 yards 516 00:21:33,679 --> 00:21:35,200 and uh yeah, but 517 00:21:35,200 --> 00:21:37,760 >> 15 minutes. [laughter] 518 00:21:37,760 --> 00:21:39,280 >> It was Well, I'm I'm in training for 519 00:21:39,280 --> 00:21:41,840 next year because uh Alderwoman Hobbs 520 00:21:41,840 --> 00:21:43,440 here, she wants me to do it in full gear 521 00:21:43,440 --> 00:21:44,960 next year. So, I'm not 522 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:45,760 >> You too, Ronnie. 523 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:47,039 >> Yeah, you too, Ronnie. 524 00:21:47,039 --> 00:21:49,120 >> Yeah. So, speaking of Alderwoman Hops, 525 00:21:49,120 --> 00:21:50,559 what was your time? 526 00:21:50,559 --> 00:21:52,960 >> I made it in a record 22 minutes to 527 00:21:52,960 --> 00:21:56,710 Duncan and back. [laughter] 528 00:21:56,720 --> 00:21:58,080 » Probably saw the police there, too, 529 00:21:58,080 --> 00:22:00,320 didn't you? Oh, 530 00:22:00,320 --> 00:22:02,799 >> it's [laughter] gonna be it's going to 531 00:22:02,799 --> 00:22:05,039 be hardressed to get a policeman to run 532 00:22:05,039 --> 00:22:08,320 past a Duncan. [laughter] 533 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:09,840 >> One other thing I forgot to mention. Uh 534 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:11,200 I announced it today at the senior 535 00:22:11,200 --> 00:22:12,400 center. We had a great event there 536 00:22:12,400 --> 00:22:15,440 today, but um we have it's official. We 537 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:17,360 have acquired a dunk tank for the 538 00:22:17,360 --> 00:22:18,320 National Night Out. 539 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:19,280 >> What What kind of tank? 540 00:22:19,280 --> 00:22:20,320 >> A dunk tank. 541 00:22:20,320 --> 00:22:22,799 >> Just making sure this time. [laughter] 542 00:22:22,799 --> 00:22:26,400 >> So the proper kind of tank. Um and uh 543 00:22:26,400 --> 00:22:27,760 the chief will be in there. So, anybody 544 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:29,039 is welcome to come join us at our 545 00:22:29,039 --> 00:22:30,559 national night out and you can dunk the 546 00:22:30,559 --> 00:22:33,760 chief and I have challenged the mayor to 547 00:22:33,760 --> 00:22:35,440 try to dunk me as well as, you know, 548 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:38,000 partake in being in the dunk tank or 549 00:22:38,000 --> 00:22:40,799 Chief Beasley here. So, but uh I'll be 550 00:22:40,799 --> 00:22:42,720 there. Well, Chief, I was going to wait 551 00:22:42,720 --> 00:22:44,880 till the end of the meeting to praise 552 00:22:44,880 --> 00:22:47,280 you for one thing, being at the senior 553 00:22:47,280 --> 00:22:50,159 center today, but right before we came 554 00:22:50,159 --> 00:22:52,559 out, 555 00:22:52,559 --> 00:22:57,120 Mayor Cole did tell me that he does 556 00:22:57,120 --> 00:22:59,200 accept your challenge. He will be in the 557 00:22:59,200 --> 00:23:00,159 dunk tank. 558 00:23:00,159 --> 00:23:04,159 >> Oh, I love it. All right. You You're 559 00:23:04,159 --> 00:23:06,240 obviously the age is catching up to you 560 00:23:06,240 --> 00:23:08,320 hard. [laughter] 561 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:09,360 >> I think you're committed, man. 562 00:23:09,360 --> 00:23:10,960 >> Mr. Birthday boy. I think. 563 00:23:10,960 --> 00:23:12,240 >> All right. [laughter] 564 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,320 >> So, now we just have to have one other 565 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,039 person accept. 566 00:23:17,039 --> 00:23:20,880 >> You don't see me in shorts. [laughter] 567 00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,120 >> Those legs are awful white. 568 00:23:23,120 --> 00:23:27,190 >> Fair enough. [laughter] 569 00:23:27,200 --> 00:23:30,240 » Weather permitting. He did put us he did 570 00:23:30,240 --> 00:23:32,960 put a little gig on it. Weather 571 00:23:32,960 --> 00:23:34,159 permitting, of course. 572 00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:37,520 >> Okay. All right. Well, I think I'll be 573 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:39,401 in there regardless. 574 00:23:39,401 --> 00:23:39,840 >> [laughter] 575 00:23:39,840 --> 00:23:42,000 >> I've made the promise I'll be there. 576 00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:43,679 >> David, make sure that that that thing is 577 00:23:43,679 --> 00:23:47,120 filled with lots of ice water. 578 00:23:47,120 --> 00:23:49,120 >> Thank you, sir. [laughter] 579 00:23:49,120 --> 00:23:51,520 >> Hey, it'll be an ice plunge. 580 00:23:51,520 --> 00:23:52,240 >> Oh, no. 581 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:53,600 >> That's the hottest thing is an ice 582 00:23:53,600 --> 00:23:53,919 plunge. 583 00:23:53,919 --> 00:23:55,039 >> Having it over your head is different 584 00:23:55,039 --> 00:23:56,559 than being dunked in it. 585 00:23:56,559 --> 00:23:59,360 >> Come on, Minnesota. 586 00:23:59,360 --> 00:24:01,120 >> Minnesota Wisconsin. [laughter] 587 00:24:01,120 --> 00:24:05,909 >> W Oh, yeah. 588 00:24:05,919 --> 00:24:08,876 » Moving on to our fire department. 589 00:24:08,876 --> 00:24:09,679 >> [laughter] 590 00:24:09,679 --> 00:24:11,120 >> You're done committed, Ronnie. 591 00:24:11,120 --> 00:24:12,159 >> We're going to see what Ronnie's going 592 00:24:12,159 --> 00:24:14,720 to hop in for now. 593 00:24:14,720 --> 00:24:16,880 >> Well, to begin with for the dunk tank 594 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:18,480 mayor, if you might recall, my first 595 00:24:18,480 --> 00:24:21,600 week here, I was challenged by 596 00:24:21,600 --> 00:24:24,559 the vice mayor to take one ball and dunk 597 00:24:24,559 --> 00:24:27,360 the mayor. It's what it took, wasn't it? 598 00:24:27,360 --> 00:24:28,559 I think I caught you off guard with 599 00:24:28,559 --> 00:24:28,799 that. 600 00:24:28,799 --> 00:24:30,159 >> You took actually one of your daughter's 601 00:24:30,159 --> 00:24:30,640 balls. 602 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:32,640 >> Oh, I actually took it from her. 603 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:33,679 >> She missed a few. 604 00:24:33,679 --> 00:24:37,679 >> Yes. Uh, so I'll be glad to step up to 605 00:24:37,679 --> 00:24:38,400 the plate. 606 00:24:38,400 --> 00:24:40,159 >> All it all it takes is one. 607 00:24:40,159 --> 00:24:40,720 >> Just one. 608 00:24:40,720 --> 00:24:42,080 >> All it takes is one. 609 00:24:42,080 --> 00:24:43,520 >> I hope that everybody's had an 610 00:24:43,520 --> 00:24:45,840 opportunity to take a look at the newly 611 00:24:45,840 --> 00:24:48,080 revised monthly report. I think it's our 612 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:49,200 second time to produce this. 613 00:24:49,200 --> 00:24:51,039 >> I was going to say this is old. 614 00:24:51,039 --> 00:24:51,760 >> Yeah. 615 00:24:51,760 --> 00:24:56,080 >> Well, it's it's it's still a bit hard to choke down some. I'm looking at it 616 00:24:56,080 --> 00:24:58,640 and trying to to get it myself, but it 617 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:00,640 still captures the the real data that we 618 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:03,679 had. 300 363 responses this month, which 619 00:25:03,679 --> 00:25:06,240 is a little bit above the normal um as 620 00:25:06,240 --> 00:25:08,880 we're trending right now. And of course, 621 00:25:08,880 --> 00:25:10,960 medical calls continue to be about 74% 622 00:25:10,960 --> 00:25:15,120 of those runs. Um I'm glad to say that 623 00:25:15,120 --> 00:25:17,760 we just started our advanced EMT class 624 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:21,200 this past week. And if things hold true, 625 00:25:21,200 --> 00:25:23,520 and as they are over the last 18 months 626 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,640 to two years or so, our retention has 627 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:28,400 been exceptional. This hopefully will be 628 00:25:28,400 --> 00:25:31,200 our last advanced EMT class for some 629 00:25:31,200 --> 00:25:33,840 period of time. Uh we're at a point 630 00:25:33,840 --> 00:25:37,760 right now that we're about 85 90% of our 631 00:25:37,760 --> 00:25:40,240 firefighters carry advanced EMT license 632 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:42,559 or when this group graduates they'll 633 00:25:42,559 --> 00:25:44,799 have about 90% of our people that that 634 00:25:44,799 --> 00:25:46,559 are carrying that advanced EMT license 635 00:25:46,559 --> 00:25:53,440 which provides as you see the the core of what we do every every month. Uh 636 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:54,799 anybody have any questions about what 637 00:25:54,799 --> 00:25:58,310 you're reading? 638 00:25:58,320 --> 00:26:00,080 Thank you, sir. 639 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,679 >> Moving on to parks and recreation. Mr. 640 00:26:01,679 --> 00:26:09,750 David McGawan, 641 00:26:09,760 --> 00:26:11,279 » mayor, vice mayor, board, thank you. You 642 00:26:11,279 --> 00:26:12,799 guys have the parks numbers for the 643 00:26:12,799 --> 00:26:15,279 month. You see 99 help desk tickets on 644 00:26:15,279 --> 00:26:17,840 the maintenance side, 716 man hours 645 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:20,400 devoted to those. Our past events, 646 00:26:20,400 --> 00:26:22,480 August 7th was a phone party in the 647 00:26:22,480 --> 00:26:25,279 park. August 21st with How at the Moon 648 00:26:25,279 --> 00:26:28,320 5K, our annual 5K. Upcoming event 649 00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,559 September 12th is our fall festival and 650 00:26:30,559 --> 00:26:33,600 parade. Parade starts at 10:00 a.m. Uh 651 00:26:33,600 --> 00:26:36,400 the festival runs from 10:00 a.m. to 3. 652 00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,400 Vendor setup will start at 7:00 a.m. 653 00:26:38,400 --> 00:26:41,279 Parade lineup will start at 8:00 a.m. 654 00:26:41,279 --> 00:26:42,960 Traffic diversion will start at 655 00:26:42,960 --> 00:26:46,799 approximately 9:30. Opening remarks um 656 00:26:46,799 --> 00:26:50,000 11:15 somewhere in that area. Um parade 657 00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:51,520 will start here at city hall, go down 658 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:54,000 Merur Road, and end at the park. 659 00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:57,279 Upcoming meeting September 21st, um 660 00:26:57,279 --> 00:26:59,440 parks and recck advisory committee. Let 661 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:02,159 me go back to the fall festival. As of 662 00:27:02,159 --> 00:27:05,360 today, 72 vendors, those include food 663 00:27:05,360 --> 00:27:07,200 vendors, craft vendors, and political 664 00:27:07,200 --> 00:27:10,240 vendors. Um parade entrance as of this 665 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,880 afternoon are 29. 666 00:27:12,880 --> 00:27:15,039 Um 5K race, let me hit on that real 667 00:27:15,039 --> 00:27:16,559 quick. That was probably one of our 668 00:27:16,559 --> 00:27:20,080 better weather nights for August 21st. 669 00:27:20,080 --> 00:27:23,679 The weather was very bearable. Um to see 670 00:27:23,679 --> 00:27:26,400 Miss Cara come out. Her time was 671 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,600 absolutely smoking. I will say I was 672 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:31,520 very impressed with that when she 673 00:27:31,520 --> 00:27:32,960 crossed the line. She's not lying. It 674 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:37,510 was like 22 minutes. We were blown away. 675 00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:38,400 » Any questions? 676 00:27:38,400 --> 00:27:39,440 >> You're stuck with that 677 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,360 >> to Duncan and back. 678 00:27:41,360 --> 00:27:42,799 >> Actually, we didn't know where she came 679 00:27:42,799 --> 00:27:45,120 from because she is [laughter] 680 00:27:45,120 --> 00:27:46,880 She is sprinting down the road and 681 00:27:46,880 --> 00:27:49,039 crosses the vine and we're like 682 00:27:49,039 --> 00:27:50,640 impressive. Very nice. 683 00:27:50,640 --> 00:27:53,120 >> I didn't disclose to anybody except for 684 00:27:53,120 --> 00:27:55,760 the computer guy that I had gone to 685 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:57,919 Duncan. Yeah. 686 00:27:57,919 --> 00:27:59,360 >> That seeing the donut though in your 687 00:27:59,360 --> 00:28:00,799 hand kind of gave it away. 688 00:28:00,799 --> 00:28:02,399 >> Yeah, I know. [snorts] 689 00:28:02,399 --> 00:28:03,360 >> Any questions? 690 00:28:03,360 --> 00:28:04,559 >> David, do you know how many people we 691 00:28:04,559 --> 00:28:05,840 had? 692 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:09,200 >> Um, we had anywhere between 210 and 220. 693 00:28:09,200 --> 00:28:11,679 So, it's been one of our better events. 694 00:28:11,679 --> 00:28:13,520 It's steadily grown through the years. 695 00:28:13,520 --> 00:28:15,600 This was probably our better turnout. I 696 00:28:15,600 --> 00:28:18,640 think last year we averaged 207 maybe. 697 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:20,159 So the last several years we're getting 698 00:28:20,159 --> 00:28:21,600 well over 200 people. 699 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:22,240 >> Okay. 700 00:28:22,240 --> 00:28:24,399 >> Several have never ran it before. The 701 00:28:24,399 --> 00:28:26,640 guy the overall male winner, it was his 702 00:28:26,640 --> 00:28:29,760 first time joining us. Um and he smoked 703 00:28:29,760 --> 00:28:31,840 it all. So he came in like 12 seconds 704 00:28:31,840 --> 00:28:34,399 after the overall female winner. I think 705 00:28:34,399 --> 00:28:37,279 she was a little under 18. She probably 706 00:28:37,279 --> 00:28:40,399 been 18, right under 19. So, uh, Miss 707 00:28:40,399 --> 00:28:42,640 Cara's her 22 minutes was pretty 708 00:28:42,640 --> 00:28:44,634 impressive. 709 00:28:44,634 --> 00:28:45,840 [laughter] 710 00:28:45,840 --> 00:28:47,600 >> Ronnie Christopher, y'all better start 711 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,240 training for next year. 712 00:28:50,240 --> 00:28:52,640 >> 22 hours. [laughter] 713 00:28:52,640 --> 00:28:53,440 >> Thank you, board. 714 00:28:53,440 --> 00:29:05,990 >> Thank you. Library, Miss Donna Bout, 715 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,000 » Mayor, Vice Mayor, Alderman. Good 716 00:29:08,000 --> 00:29:09,600 evening 717 00:29:09,600 --> 00:29:11,520 for August. You can see our numbers 718 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:14,240 there. They are a little low. Uh but we 719 00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:16,559 had no programs going on while we were 720 00:29:16,559 --> 00:29:18,880 getting ready to finish up summer 721 00:29:18,880 --> 00:29:21,760 reading and to get on to our September 722 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,799 happenings. Uh I am impressed with our 723 00:29:24,799 --> 00:29:29,120 checkouts for ebooks and e audios. 439. 724 00:29:29,120 --> 00:29:30,720 That just shows a lot of people stayed 725 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:33,440 in out of the heat, but still checked 726 00:29:33,440 --> 00:29:36,320 out books from our Libby app, which we 727 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,200 were happy about. We've got several 728 00:29:39,200 --> 00:29:41,120 September happenings. We're getting 729 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:44,080 ready to gear everything back up. 730 00:29:44,080 --> 00:29:48,159 September is library card signup month. 731 00:29:48,159 --> 00:29:50,559 We are trying to find a way to get more 732 00:29:50,559 --> 00:29:52,799 people to come in and sign up for a 733 00:29:52,799 --> 00:29:56,720 card. So, we are offering if you sign up 734 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:59,600 for a library card, you will receive an 735 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,399 opportunity to win one of our three 736 00:30:02,399 --> 00:30:04,480 prize baskets. We're going to give one 737 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:08,399 away to adult, teen, and a child. And 738 00:30:08,399 --> 00:30:11,679 these are new library patrons only. So, 739 00:30:11,679 --> 00:30:13,440 we will be checking to make sure you 740 00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,679 don't already have a card, but we're 741 00:30:15,679 --> 00:30:19,120 trying to get uh some of our people who 742 00:30:19,120 --> 00:30:20,960 have been coming in to use our driver's 743 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,840 kiosk and say, "I've never been in this 744 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,360 library. I didn't know this was a 745 00:30:25,360 --> 00:30:27,440 library." And they've lived here for a 746 00:30:27,440 --> 00:30:29,840 while. So, we're looking forward to that 747 00:30:29,840 --> 00:30:32,799 month. Uh the library will be closed 748 00:30:32,799 --> 00:30:35,200 Labor Day weekend. We will be closed 749 00:30:35,200 --> 00:30:38,159 Saturday with the staff taking an RDO, a 750 00:30:38,159 --> 00:30:42,240 regular day off. and uh also closed on 751 00:30:42,240 --> 00:30:45,200 Monday and will resume regular hours on 752 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:48,080 Tuesday, September the 8th. We will be 753 00:30:48,080 --> 00:30:50,559 at the Lever Fall Festival. We would 754 00:30:50,559 --> 00:30:52,640 like to encourage people to come to the 755 00:30:52,640 --> 00:30:56,000 library tent uh and check us out. Our 756 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:59,360 theme is down on the farm with apples. 757 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:01,279 And the library will be closed on 758 00:31:01,279 --> 00:31:03,520 Saturday the 12th while we're at the li 759 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:06,240 at the fall festival. 760 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:09,760 Strings and Things Adult Craft, ages 18 761 00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,240 plus. Please sign up at the circulation 762 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,200 desk. It's a beautiful plaque called 763 00:31:15,200 --> 00:31:18,640 Kindness Makes Us Bloom. 764 00:31:18,640 --> 00:31:21,120 Dungeons and Dragons is starting back 765 00:31:21,120 --> 00:31:24,080 and this is for twins. That will be for 766 00:31:24,080 --> 00:31:28,000 ages 10 to 12. Their first Dungeons and 767 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,159 Dragons will be Tuesday, September the 768 00:31:30,159 --> 00:31:32,080 15th. And we are encouraging them to 769 00:31:32,080 --> 00:31:35,039 sign up at the circulation desk. 770 00:31:35,039 --> 00:31:38,799 We have a brand new program and I'm so 771 00:31:38,799 --> 00:31:42,640 excited. Jonathan Skinner has developed 772 00:31:42,640 --> 00:31:46,240 this program and it's called Vinyl Club 773 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,600 listening party. And I think most of us 774 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:52,240 do know what a vinyl is. Some of our 775 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:56,559 younger may not. So each month, Jonathan 776 00:31:56,559 --> 00:32:02,399 is finding a vinyl album that uh is in 777 00:32:02,399 --> 00:32:04,880 their 50th year of their 50th 778 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:06,960 anniversary. So this first one will be 779 00:32:06,960 --> 00:32:09,919 Monday, September 28th. We [snorts] he 780 00:32:09,919 --> 00:32:12,480 wants us to join for a relaxed listening 781 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:14,640 party in featuring classic vinyl 782 00:32:14,640 --> 00:32:16,799 records, great music, and good 783 00:32:16,799 --> 00:32:19,519 conversation. The first one will be 784 00:32:19,519 --> 00:32:23,679 Stevie Wonders Songs in the Key of Life, 785 00:32:23,679 --> 00:32:28,310 the 50th anniversary. 786 00:32:28,320 --> 00:32:30,320 Then very quickly, I want to go over our 787 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,519 home our story times. We are beginning 788 00:32:33,519 --> 00:32:36,559 story times back on September the 14th. 789 00:32:36,559 --> 00:32:39,840 Our homeschool explorers has now moved 790 00:32:39,840 --> 00:32:45,360 into homeschool steam lab. 791 00:32:45,360 --> 00:32:48,640 Steam standing for science, technology, 792 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:51,679 engineering, arts, and mathematics. So, 793 00:32:51,679 --> 00:32:53,039 it's going to cover a lot of different 794 00:32:53,039 --> 00:32:55,679 subjects. is for kindergarten through 795 00:32:55,679 --> 00:32:58,960 4th grade Mondays at 10:00 a.m. We have 796 00:32:58,960 --> 00:33:03,360 our books and babies back to 36 months 797 00:33:03,360 --> 00:33:06,799 on Tuesdays at 10:00 a.m. And our little 798 00:33:06,799 --> 00:33:09,679 learners, that's our preschool children 799 00:33:09,679 --> 00:33:12,640 will be Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. And 800 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:15,039 then another new program that's coming 801 00:33:15,039 --> 00:33:18,399 along, Sherry has developed this one. 802 00:33:18,399 --> 00:33:21,440 It's called the village gathering and 803 00:33:21,440 --> 00:33:23,360 that will be doing we will be doing this 804 00:33:23,360 --> 00:33:26,399 once a month. Uh this first one will be 805 00:33:26,399 --> 00:33:29,440 Friday, September the 25th at 10:00 a.m. 806 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:32,399 It's a new monthly program for parents, 807 00:33:32,399 --> 00:33:34,880 caregivers, and families to connect, 808 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:38,159 share experiences, and build community. 809 00:33:38,159 --> 00:33:40,159 This group is a chance to meet other 810 00:33:40,159 --> 00:33:42,880 families, make friends, swap ideas and 811 00:33:42,880 --> 00:33:45,279 resources, talk through everyday 812 00:33:45,279 --> 00:33:47,440 challenges, and celebrate the ups and 813 00:33:47,440 --> 00:33:50,559 downs of life. Each meetup is casual 814 00:33:50,559 --> 00:33:53,279 with no formal program. Of course, 815 00:33:53,279 --> 00:33:56,240 children of all ages are welcome. There 816 00:33:56,240 --> 00:33:58,320 will be toys and activities available 817 00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:00,399 for playing while the grown-ups visit 818 00:34:00,399 --> 00:34:03,600 and make connections. Come as you are. 819 00:34:03,600 --> 00:34:05,360 community. Connect with your community 820 00:34:05,360 --> 00:34:07,519 and remember, you do not have to do it 821 00:34:07,519 --> 00:34:12,560 alone. Sometimes it takes a village. 822 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:15,119 You can find all of our programs on 823 00:34:15,119 --> 00:34:17,679 Facebook and also we have a schedule 824 00:34:17,679 --> 00:34:20,639 that will be on the website. 825 00:34:20,639 --> 00:34:22,480 So, we've got a lot going on in 826 00:34:22,480 --> 00:34:26,000 September. Do you have any questions? 827 00:34:26,000 --> 00:34:27,040 >> Any questions? 828 00:34:27,040 --> 00:34:28,639 >> It's a busy busy month. 829 00:34:28,639 --> 00:34:29,599 >> It is. 830 00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:32,079 >> Okay. Thank you. 831 00:34:32,079 --> 00:34:34,480 Finance Department. Wyatt. 832 00:34:34,480 --> 00:34:36,159 >> Oh, we get Wyatt tonight. 833 00:34:36,159 --> 00:34:39,520 >> Opie. All right. 834 00:34:39,520 --> 00:34:41,119 >> Good afternoon, Mayor, Vice Mayor, 835 00:34:41,119 --> 00:34:42,000 Alderman. Uh, 836 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:43,839 >> we have lots of questions. 837 00:34:43,839 --> 00:34:46,879 >> I have lots of answers. Uh, first up, we 838 00:34:46,879 --> 00:34:49,599 have the any bank balances for August. 839 00:34:49,599 --> 00:34:52,749 The total was 109 million with Fin 840 00:34:52,749 --> 00:34:54,720 [clears throat] fund making up 22.8 841 00:34:54,720 --> 00:34:58,000 million and the water sewer fund making 842 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:02,720 up 22.06 06 million 843 00:35:02,720 --> 00:35:06,960 and after that we have the sales tax 844 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:10,710 information 845 00:35:10,720 --> 00:35:13,040 and for 846 00:35:13,040 --> 00:35:14,480 we have the sales tax information for 847 00:35:14,480 --> 00:35:16,560 the current and three prior years. 848 00:35:16,560 --> 00:35:19,280 August collection amount was 1.7 million 849 00:35:19,280 --> 00:35:21,680 and it exceeded the prior year's amount 850 00:35:21,680 --> 00:35:24,480 and it continued the trend that only 851 00:35:24,480 --> 00:35:26,800 January has been less than the prior 852 00:35:26,800 --> 00:35:29,119 year's collections. 853 00:35:29,119 --> 00:35:31,839 Um any questions? 854 00:35:31,839 --> 00:35:33,920 >> No. We like those numbers though with um 855 00:35:33,920 --> 00:35:34,640 >> Yes. 856 00:35:34,640 --> 00:35:35,440 >> sales tax. 857 00:35:35,440 --> 00:35:36,880 >> Yes. 858 00:35:36,880 --> 00:35:40,480 >> So, anyone have any questions? 859 00:35:40,480 --> 00:35:42,160 >> Thank you, wifey. [laughter] 860 00:35:42,160 --> 00:35:43,119 >> He was waiting. 861 00:35:43,119 --> 00:35:45,359 >> Last but not least, water treatment 862 00:35:45,359 --> 00:35:50,310 plant, Mr. Danny Campbell. 863 00:35:50,320 --> 00:35:52,800 » Good evening, mayor, vice mayor, board. 864 00:35:52,800 --> 00:35:54,400 I hope you've had the opportunity to 865 00:35:54,400 --> 00:35:56,880 review our report for the month of 866 00:35:56,880 --> 00:36:00,000 August. Couple things worth mentioning. 867 00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:02,880 Our lead and copper sampling is uh 868 00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:05,280 completed. We were able to get the 869 00:36:05,280 --> 00:36:07,920 remaining of the 30 required samples in 870 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:10,320 the month of August. Those have all been 871 00:36:10,320 --> 00:36:14,240 submitted to the uh lab and once we get 872 00:36:14,240 --> 00:36:17,680 the uh reports back, we will send those 873 00:36:17,680 --> 00:36:19,280 out to the to the customers that 874 00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,119 participated. I do want to say thank you 875 00:36:21,119 --> 00:36:23,839 to those who did participate. It was uh 876 00:36:23,839 --> 00:36:27,839 very helpful. Uh we also completed uh 877 00:36:27,839 --> 00:36:30,720 roughly we're we're about 75% complete 878 00:36:30,720 --> 00:36:32,560 with our annual flushing program as 879 00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,400 well. We flushed roughly one uh 4.1 880 00:36:36,400 --> 00:36:38,000 million gallons. 881 00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:38,320 >> Wow. 882 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:41,440 >> Any questions? 883 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:42,240 >> Thank you, sir. 884 00:36:42,240 --> 00:36:44,720 >> Thank you. 885 00:36:44,720 --> 00:36:46,079 >> Moving on to old business. First 886 00:36:46,079 --> 00:36:48,480 reading, ordinance 2026-14, 887 00:36:48,480 --> 00:36:50,079 an ordinance to amend title 10 of the 888 00:36:50,079 --> 00:36:52,240 lever's municipal code by adding a new 889 00:36:52,240 --> 00:36:54,560 chapter regulating the keeping of 890 00:36:54,560 --> 00:36:56,720 domestic foul. This received a favorable 891 00:36:56,720 --> 00:36:58,320 recommendation from the planning 892 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:02,000 commission on July 28th, 2026. I need a 893 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,440 motion to approve or deny. 894 00:37:03,440 --> 00:37:04,480 >> Motion to approve. 895 00:37:04,480 --> 00:37:06,160 >> A motion to approve from Alderwoman Hos. 896 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:08,320 Is there a second? 897 00:37:08,320 --> 00:37:08,800 >> Second. 898 00:37:08,800 --> 00:37:10,320 from Vice Mayor. No. Any 899 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:13,565 discussion? 900 00:37:13,575 --> 00:37:13,599 [clears throat] 901 00:37:13,599 --> 00:37:15,359 >> Alderwoman Hobbs. I, 902 00:37:15,359 --> 00:37:16,160 >> Alman Coats, 903 00:37:16,160 --> 00:37:16,720 >> hi. 904 00:37:16,720 --> 00:37:17,680 >> Alderman Hoss, 905 00:37:17,680 --> 00:37:18,240 >> I. 906 00:37:18,240 --> 00:37:19,280 >> Vice Mayor, no. 907 00:37:19,280 --> 00:37:19,760 >> I 908 00:37:19,760 --> 00:37:21,920 >> motion passes. 909 00:37:21,920 --> 00:37:24,320 And number six, second reading ordinance 910 00:37:24,320 --> 00:37:27,359 2026-15, an ordinance to amend the city 911 00:37:27,359 --> 00:37:29,280 of Leverne zoning ordinance by changing 912 00:37:29,280 --> 00:37:32,480 the official zoning map for tax map 17G, 913 00:37:32,480 --> 00:37:36,240 group A, parcels 112, 13,14 15. Property 914 00:37:36,240 --> 00:37:39,599 consisting of approximately 2.74 acres. 915 00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:41,839 Property located on Rocky Street. 916 00:37:41,839 --> 00:37:45,359 Current zoning is um R1 single family 917 00:37:45,359 --> 00:37:47,359 residential and the proposed zoning 918 00:37:47,359 --> 00:37:50,880 district is central commercial. This 919 00:37:50,880 --> 00:37:52,400 received a favorable recommendation from 920 00:37:52,400 --> 00:37:55,280 the planning commission on June 30th and 921 00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,560 a public hearing was held on August 4th. 922 00:37:58,560 --> 00:38:00,240 I'll make a motion to approve. Is there 923 00:38:00,240 --> 00:38:00,880 a second? 924 00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:01,440 >> Second. 925 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,040 from Alderman Coats. Any 926 00:38:03,040 --> 00:38:05,119 discussion? 927 00:38:05,119 --> 00:38:06,160 >> Alderman Hobbs. 928 00:38:06,160 --> 00:38:06,640 >> I. 929 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:07,520 >> Alman Coats 930 00:38:07,520 --> 00:38:08,240 >> I. 931 00:38:08,240 --> 00:38:09,119 >> Alman Hos 932 00:38:09,119 --> 00:38:09,680 >> I. 933 00:38:09,680 --> 00:38:10,720 >> Vice Mayor No. 934 00:38:10,720 --> 00:38:13,920 >> I. I'll vote I. That motion passes. 935 00:38:13,920 --> 00:38:15,599 Number seven, second reading, Ordinance 936 00:38:15,599 --> 00:38:17,119 2026-16, 937 00:38:17,119 --> 00:38:18,800 an ordinance to amend the fiscal year 938 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:22,310 2026-2027 939 00:38:22,320 --> 00:38:25,680 uh water and sewer fund budget. 940 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,200 Need a motion to approve or deny. 941 00:38:27,200 --> 00:38:28,240 >> Make a motion to approve. 942 00:38:28,240 --> 00:38:30,079 >> Have a motion to approve from Alderman 943 00:38:30,079 --> 00:38:31,440 Coats. Is there a second? 944 00:38:31,440 --> 00:38:32,000 >> Second. 945 00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,160 from Alderwoman Hos. Any 946 00:38:34,160 --> 00:38:36,560 discussion? 947 00:38:36,560 --> 00:38:37,680 >> Alderwoman Hobbs. 948 00:38:37,680 --> 00:38:38,000 >> I. 949 00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:38,880 >> Alderman Coats. 950 00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:39,119 >> I. 951 00:38:39,119 --> 00:38:40,000 >> Alderwoman Hos. 952 00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,359 >> I. Vice Mayor, no. 953 00:38:41,359 --> 00:38:41,760 >> I 954 00:38:41,760 --> 00:38:44,800 >> That motion passes. Number eight, 955 00:38:44,800 --> 00:38:47,680 approve uh motion to approve agreement 956 00:38:47,680 --> 00:38:50,480 with Blue Line Solutions LLC for school 957 00:38:50,480 --> 00:38:52,880 zone automated photo enforcement 958 00:38:52,880 --> 00:38:55,040 services. Make a motion to defer. Is 959 00:38:55,040 --> 00:38:55,920 there a second? 960 00:38:55,920 --> 00:38:56,480 >> Second. 961 00:38:56,480 --> 00:38:58,160 from Alderwoman Hobbs. Any 962 00:38:58,160 --> 00:38:59,760 discussion? 963 00:38:59,760 --> 00:39:00,720 >> Alderwoman Hobbs. 964 00:39:00,720 --> 00:39:02,240 >> I. Alderman Coats. 965 00:39:02,240 --> 00:39:02,800 >> I. 966 00:39:02,800 --> 00:39:03,680 >> Alderman Hos. 967 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:04,079 >> I. 968 00:39:04,079 --> 00:39:05,040 >> Vice Mayor. No. 969 00:39:05,040 --> 00:39:05,599 >> I. And 970 00:39:05,599 --> 00:39:08,320 >> I vote I. That motion passes. Moving on 971 00:39:08,320 --> 00:39:09,839 to the consent agenda. I need a motion 972 00:39:09,839 --> 00:39:12,160 to approve or deny. 973 00:39:12,160 --> 00:39:13,359 >> Motion to approve. 974 00:39:13,359 --> 00:39:14,960 >> Have a motion to approve from Vice Mayor 975 00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:15,920 No. Is there a second? 976 00:39:15,920 --> 00:39:16,400 >> Second. 977 00:39:16,400 --> 00:39:18,880 from Alderwoman Hobbs. 978 00:39:18,880 --> 00:39:20,960 >> Alderwoman Hobbs. 979 00:39:20,960 --> 00:39:21,680 >> I. 980 00:39:21,680 --> 00:39:22,560 >> Alderman Coats. 981 00:39:22,560 --> 00:39:23,040 >> I. 982 00:39:23,040 --> 00:39:24,000 >> Alderwoman Hos. 983 00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:24,720 >> I. 984 00:39:24,720 --> 00:39:25,760 >> Vice Mayor No. 985 00:39:25,760 --> 00:39:26,079 >> I. 986 00:39:26,079 --> 00:39:30,000 vote I. That passes. Moving on to new 987 00:39:30,000 --> 00:39:32,560 business. First reading. Ordinance 988 00:39:32,560 --> 00:39:35,200 2026-7, an ordinance to amend chapters 989 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,280 four and five of the Leverne zoning 990 00:39:37,280 --> 00:39:39,440 ordinance regarding planning areas and 991 00:39:39,440 --> 00:39:41,040 development standards. This received a 992 00:39:41,040 --> 00:39:42,240 favorable recommendation from the 993 00:39:42,240 --> 00:39:45,839 planning commission on July 28th, 2026 994 00:39:45,839 --> 00:39:48,000 and we will have a public hearing on 995 00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:51,440 this October 6th at 5:45. Need a motion 996 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:52,960 to approve or deny. 997 00:39:52,960 --> 00:39:53,839 >> Motion to approve. 998 00:39:53,839 --> 00:39:55,440 >> Have a motion to approve from Alderman 999 00:39:55,440 --> 00:39:57,040 Coats. Is there a second? 1000 00:39:57,040 --> 00:39:57,599 >> Second. 1001 00:39:57,599 --> 00:39:59,440 from Vice Mayor. No. Any 1002 00:39:59,440 --> 00:40:00,960 discussion? 1003 00:40:00,960 --> 00:40:02,320 Alderman Hops 1004 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:02,720 >> I. 1005 00:40:02,720 --> 00:40:03,680 >> Alderman Coats 1006 00:40:03,680 --> 00:40:04,240 >> I. 1007 00:40:04,240 --> 00:40:05,119 >> Alderman Hos 1008 00:40:05,119 --> 00:40:05,440 >> I. 1009 00:40:05,440 --> 00:40:06,720 >> Vice Mayor no 1010 00:40:06,720 --> 00:40:07,200 >> I. 1011 00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:11,200 vote I. That motion passes. Number 11. 1012 00:40:11,200 --> 00:40:13,280 Resolution 2026-26. 1013 00:40:13,280 --> 00:40:15,200 A resolution of the city of Leverne 1014 00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:16,720 board of mayor and alderman to declare 1015 00:40:16,720 --> 00:40:18,960 property owned by the city to be surplus 1016 00:40:18,960 --> 00:40:20,400 to the city's needs and directing 1017 00:40:20,400 --> 00:40:22,640 disposal of the same. Make a motion to 1018 00:40:22,640 --> 00:40:24,400 approve. Is there a second? 1019 00:40:24,400 --> 00:40:25,680 >> Second. 1020 00:40:25,680 --> 00:40:27,839 from Alderwoman Hos. Any 1021 00:40:27,839 --> 00:40:29,440 discussion? 1022 00:40:29,440 --> 00:40:31,119 Alderman 1023 00:40:31,119 --> 00:40:31,680 Hobbs. 1024 00:40:31,680 --> 00:40:32,880 >> I alderman Coats 1025 00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:33,200 >> I. 1026 00:40:33,200 --> 00:40:34,320 >> Alderman Hos 1027 00:40:34,320 --> 00:40:34,720 >> I. 1028 00:40:34,720 --> 00:40:35,680 >> Vice Mayor No. 1029 00:40:35,680 --> 00:40:36,160 >> I. 1030 00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:40,880 >> That motion passes. Number 12 is to 1031 00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:42,560 appoint 1032 00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,520 one person to the planning commission 1033 00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:50,160 vacant term and um we've got four 1034 00:40:50,160 --> 00:40:53,599 applicants to this. Um I will appoint 1035 00:40:53,599 --> 00:40:58,000 Jamie Knight to that position. 1036 00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:01,040 And then moving on to mayor and alderman 1037 00:41:01,040 --> 00:41:02,720 comments. 1038 00:41:02,720 --> 00:41:04,480 Aldwoman Hobbs. 1039 00:41:04,480 --> 00:41:07,040 >> Yes. I just in regards to the uh 1040 00:41:07,040 --> 00:41:08,880 planning commission appointment. I think 1041 00:41:08,880 --> 00:41:10,720 we had four great applicants. We could 1042 00:41:10,720 --> 00:41:12,560 not have gone wrong there. But I do want 1043 00:41:12,560 --> 00:41:14,160 to ask the mayor and this board to just 1044 00:41:14,160 --> 00:41:16,640 be mindful in appointing the same people 1045 00:41:16,640 --> 00:41:18,880 to multiple boards. I think by doing so, 1046 00:41:18,880 --> 00:41:20,640 we're limiting the diversity of our 1047 00:41:20,640 --> 00:41:22,720 boards. We're limiting opportunities for 1048 00:41:22,720 --> 00:41:26,000 community engagement and can discourage 1049 00:41:26,000 --> 00:41:29,040 future applicants uh from applying if we 1050 00:41:29,040 --> 00:41:30,640 continue to appoint the same people to 1051 00:41:30,640 --> 00:41:32,160 multiple boards. But like I said, we 1052 00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:33,599 have four great candidates. We couldn't 1053 00:41:33,599 --> 00:41:35,599 have went wrong with any one of them. Um 1054 00:41:35,599 --> 00:41:37,359 I also want to extend my thoughts and 1055 00:41:37,359 --> 00:41:39,520 prayers to the Gentry family as they 1056 00:41:39,520 --> 00:41:42,640 celebrate the life of Cranston um over 1057 00:41:42,640 --> 00:41:44,720 the week. I know that's a really hard 1058 00:41:44,720 --> 00:41:47,520 loss for this community um but my 1059 00:41:47,520 --> 00:41:48,720 thoughts and prayers are with their 1060 00:41:48,720 --> 00:41:51,040 family. 1061 00:41:51,040 --> 00:41:51,920 Alman Coats, 1062 00:41:51,920 --> 00:41:53,760 >> look forward to everyone enjoying the 1063 00:41:53,760 --> 00:41:55,359 Labor Day weekend and look forward to 1064 00:41:55,359 --> 00:41:56,960 seeing everyone else coming out for the 1065 00:41:56,960 --> 00:41:59,440 full festival and parade. 1066 00:41:59,440 --> 00:42:01,200 Alman Hoff, 1067 00:42:01,200 --> 00:42:04,079 >> great job, Chief Maize. I know there was 1068 00:42:04,079 --> 00:42:06,000 competition between the fire department 1069 00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:10,400 in July and the cookout now, so it was a 1070 00:42:10,400 --> 00:42:14,319 tie. I can't show favorites. 1071 00:42:14,319 --> 00:42:16,000 >> I'll take it. 1072 00:42:16,000 --> 00:42:17,920 >> Fist bump. 1073 00:42:17,920 --> 00:42:21,440 It was great job. Um, I think most 1074 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:23,760 people might know Miss Mary Lee. Uh, 1075 00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:26,560 she's maybe almost one of the oldest 1076 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,599 attending the senior center vice mayor. 1077 00:42:29,599 --> 00:42:32,400 Yeah, maybe. Yeah. Anyway, uh, she's had 1078 00:42:32,400 --> 00:42:34,720 an ongoing relationship with Lieutenant 1079 00:42:34,720 --> 00:42:38,000 Stats. Anytime he walked in, it was I 1080 00:42:38,000 --> 00:42:39,599 mean, she just blows up. She was 1081 00:42:39,599 --> 00:42:41,280 throwing her cane and everything. So, 1082 00:42:41,280 --> 00:42:43,040 it' been a while since he'd been there 1083 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:46,000 and he walked in and she just just 1084 00:42:46,000 --> 00:42:49,680 blossomed. So, um, thanks to Lieutenant 1085 00:42:49,680 --> 00:42:51,359 Stats for stopping by. I know it was 1086 00:42:51,359 --> 00:42:54,000 before his shift, but it it made their 1087 00:42:54,000 --> 00:42:56,240 day and the police officers and the 1088 00:42:56,240 --> 00:42:58,319 detectives and everybody that showed up 1089 00:42:58,319 --> 00:43:01,200 made the seniors day. I won't say what 1090 00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:03,119 uh a couple of them said when Chief Mays 1091 00:43:03,119 --> 00:43:04,560 offered to dance. Bless you. 1092 00:43:04,560 --> 00:43:07,680 >> Um, we'll keep that one down. Um, but it 1093 00:43:07,680 --> 00:43:11,359 was a great time had by all and uh then 1094 00:43:11,359 --> 00:43:13,520 uh David, great job with How at the 1095 00:43:13,520 --> 00:43:15,920 Moon. uh look forward to the fall 1096 00:43:15,920 --> 00:43:18,880 festival, the parade and everything and 1097 00:43:18,880 --> 00:43:21,119 um just everybody stay safe over the 1098 00:43:21,119 --> 00:43:23,280 Labor Day weekend. Thank you, 1099 00:43:23,280 --> 00:43:24,480 >> Vice Mayor. 1100 00:43:24,480 --> 00:43:29,040 >> Well, I guess Joe and uh Laura left. So, 1101 00:43:29,040 --> 00:43:31,040 Mike, 1102 00:43:31,040 --> 00:43:34,079 thank you, sir, for your service. And uh 1103 00:43:34,079 --> 00:43:38,065 you are officially a hasb been 1104 00:43:38,065 --> 00:43:38,800 [laughter] 1105 00:43:38,800 --> 00:43:42,000 and Melissa also. 1106 00:43:42,000 --> 00:43:44,640 So, you all enjoy your fishing poles or 1107 00:43:44,640 --> 00:43:47,440 whatever you're going to do. And uh we 1108 00:43:47,440 --> 00:43:49,119 appreciate you coming and letting us at 1109 00:43:49,119 --> 00:43:51,440 least acknowledge the fact that we do 1110 00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:53,680 appreciate what you all have done. And I 1111 00:43:53,680 --> 00:43:56,640 have to say that uh they got some big 1112 00:43:56,640 --> 00:44:00,640 shoes to fill and they will be or I know 1113 00:44:00,640 --> 00:44:03,440 I will be watching and I'm not a you 1114 00:44:03,440 --> 00:44:05,200 know me well enough to know I'm not 1115 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:09,599 scared to speak my mind. So, uh, we'll 1116 00:44:09,599 --> 00:44:12,079 be watching and I'm glad, 1117 00:44:12,079 --> 00:44:14,400 uh, Cassie allowed Keith to come. I 1118 00:44:14,400 --> 00:44:16,640 wish, uh, [laughter] 1119 00:44:16,640 --> 00:44:19,119 I wish she would have allowed him to 1120 00:44:19,119 --> 00:44:21,920 speak, but we understand. 1121 00:44:21,920 --> 00:44:23,599 So, thank [laughter] you. 1122 00:44:23,599 --> 00:44:25,119 >> I was just surprised they weren't in 1123 00:44:25,119 --> 00:44:28,160 Disney. So, 1124 00:44:28,160 --> 00:44:29,040 >> with Bruce. 1125 00:44:29,040 --> 00:44:32,560 >> Yeah, they're competing with Bruce. So, 1126 00:44:32,560 --> 00:44:35,040 >> well, um, do want to say today at the 1127 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,160 senior center was a wonderful time. lots 1128 00:44:38,160 --> 00:44:41,040 of faces. I saw um Chief, our deputy 1129 00:44:41,040 --> 00:44:45,119 chief Hatcher playing uh we bowling and 1130 00:44:45,119 --> 00:44:46,640 um was actually beating some of the 1131 00:44:46,640 --> 00:44:48,560 ladies um in that. 1132 00:44:48,560 --> 00:44:51,040 >> Oh, I do have a comment. Uh Conrad was 1133 00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:52,960 doing we bowling and when he went up 1134 00:44:52,960 --> 00:44:54,800 like that, he took out a couple of the 1135 00:44:54,800 --> 00:44:56,480 ceiling tiles. [laughter] 1136 00:44:56,480 --> 00:44:57,200 >> So, maintenance 1137 00:44:57,200 --> 00:44:59,760 >> maintenance. 1138 00:44:59,760 --> 00:45:02,400 >> But, um it it it was definitely a good 1139 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:05,200 time. Everyone was in good spirits and 1140 00:45:05,200 --> 00:45:07,920 um it was a packed house there. So, um, 1141 00:45:07,920 --> 00:45:10,079 you you and your team did a great job 1142 00:45:10,079 --> 00:45:13,520 there. Um, you had everyone from police 1143 00:45:13,520 --> 00:45:15,920 officers to administration to 1144 00:45:15,920 --> 00:45:17,920 dispatchers. I mean, it was it was 1145 00:45:17,920 --> 00:45:21,440 great. So, um, so bravo. Hopefully the 1146 00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:24,831 fire department can do better next time. 1147 00:45:24,831 --> 00:45:26,160 [laughter] 1148 00:45:26,160 --> 00:45:27,440 Um, 1149 00:45:27,440 --> 00:45:30,160 >> look forward to uh September 12th with 1150 00:45:30,160 --> 00:45:33,440 the fall festival. Um, please come out. 1151 00:45:33,440 --> 00:45:35,839 Have a great time with it. Um, are Evan, 1152 00:45:35,839 --> 00:45:37,119 are we throwing candy? 1153 00:45:37,119 --> 00:45:38,160 >> We are not throwing candy. 1154 00:45:38,160 --> 00:45:39,440 >> We're throwing candy. Okay. 1155 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:40,079 >> Candy. 1156 00:45:40,079 --> 00:45:41,520 >> I thought it was chickens. 1157 00:45:41,520 --> 00:45:43,119 >> Back to you. [laughter] 1158 00:45:43,119 --> 00:45:44,560 >> That's only what Alderwoman Hobbs 1159 00:45:44,560 --> 00:45:45,040 throws. 1160 00:45:45,040 --> 00:45:47,200 >> It's almost like he was sitting over 1161 00:45:47,200 --> 00:45:48,480 there waiting. 1162 00:45:48,480 --> 00:45:51,040 >> Yes. Yes, he was. And then just please 1163 00:45:51,040 --> 00:45:52,480 remember in your prayers the Gentry 1164 00:45:52,480 --> 00:45:55,440 family. With that, thank you to all of 1165 00:45:55,440 --> 00:45:57,920 our friends and everyone who served in 1166 00:45:57,920 --> 00:46:00,160 the county. So, with that, I call this 1167 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:03,400 meeting adjourned.