The Trenton City Council set its 2002-2003 tax levy, held a public hearing on a proposed annexation of property and approved an ordinance concerning walking trails during a meeting Monday night at City Hall.
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The Trenton City Council set its 2002-2003 tax levy, held a public hearing on a proposed annexation of property and approved an ordinance concerning walking trails during a meeting Monday night at City Hall.
The city will assess a tax of $1.05 on the $100 assessed valuation. This is one cent higher than the tax from a year ago. Of that total, 76 cents will go to the general fund, generating approximately $341,144.32, while 29 cents will be placed in the park fund, generating approximately $130,173.49. The tax will be assessed on tax bills that are due on Jan. 1.
No one attended a public hearing on a proposal to annex property located north of the city limits. The property would include Grundy Electric Cooperative and land it owns as well as the property the city owns which is to be used as a site for an industrial park. It was noted that a vote of residents would not be needed as all parties involved in the annexation are petitioners in the request. There will be a 14-day period for written comment, after which time the city will prepare an ordinance to present to the city council for final action.
The council approved an ordinance prohibiting the use of all motorized vehicles, except for motorized wheelchairs, on all city walking trails. This is being done in connection with the construction of the new walk/bike trail but would also affect any other walking trails built in the future.
The council approved a recommendation from the Police Personnel Board to hire Randy Burks as a full-time police officer. Burks, 43, has 10 years of law enforcement experience, including eight with the city of Albany and two with the Gentry County Sheriff?s Department. He has been working as a reserve officer since Aug. 1 and will begin his new full-time duties immediately. He replaces Bill Chumbley, who retired earlier this year.
Trenton Municipal Utilities Supervisor Chad Davis was approved as the city?s representative to the Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utilities Commission Board of Directors. City Administrator Kerry Sampson will be the alternate.
The council approved the purchase of equipment for the fire department?s ladder truck, which is needed to help the department maintain its ISO rating. The equipment, which includes hoses, couplings, axes, etc., will cost $6,094.90 and will be purchased from Fire Master, which submitted the lowest bid of three received.
The board approved re-appointments by Mayor Tim Whitaker to various city boards. They include Kimbra Mullenix and Chuck Lanheit, park board; Dr. Curtis Cox, planning and zoning; Bill Redmond, Board of Public Works; and Chuck Lankheit, tree board.
All votes taken by the council were 6-0 with the exception of the appointments, which were approved on a vote of 5-1. Troy Smith voted no. Councilmen Gary Hurst and Larry Crawford were absent.
In other business, the council:
? was told an appliance, household waste and tire pickup would be held ion Aug. 24 at the Grundy County Maintenance Building, located north of Trenton on Highway 65. The event is being jointly sponsored by the North Missouri Solid Waste District and Grundy County and will be held from 9 a.m. to noon.
? was told a citizen had requested that the left turn onto Lake Street from Ninth Street at the Ninth Street Bridge be prohibited totally. It was noted that left turns off the bridge are prohibited during certain times of the day, however, the sign indicating that information is no longer posted. Police Lt. Rex Ross said attempts have been made to have the sign replaced, but that the state will not respond.
? was told that the last layer of asphalt for the walking trail would be laid next week and that city workers had begun work on the sewer line project behind the McAtee property on Ridgeway Street.
? heard reports from the dangers building board, the economic development committee and the Board of Public Works.
? visited with a citizen concerning questions about excavation costs and permits.
? was invited to attend a years of business presentation to the city on Monday, Aug. 19 as well as to attend activities this weekend concerning the 100th anniversary of the Elks Lodge at Trenton.
? heard a commendation of Airport Manager John Beier for work he did at the airport on a Sunday afternoon.