The Trenton City Council hired a building inspector, agreed to purchase an asphalt roller for the street department and heard various reports during a brief meeting on Monday night at city hall.
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The Trenton City Council hired a building inspector, agreed to purchase an asphalt roller for the street department and heard various reports during a brief meeting on Monday night at city hall.
During an executive session, the council voted 6-0 to hire Gary Beverlin of Trenton to serve as the city?s building inspector. Larry Crawford was absent and Steve Perry abstained.
Beverlin’s employment will begin on Monday, Nov. 1 and he will be paid a salary of $25,000 plus benefits. He was selected from among three finalists for the position. There were 12 applications received.
City Administrator Kerry Sampson said Beverlin has extensive experience in the construction trade, having previously been coordinator for the School-to-Work Program at the Harrison County R-4 School in Gilman City, which constructed three houses. Beverlin also has background in computers. Sampson said that John Beier and Jim Linville, who have been serving as the city’s building inspectors on a part-time basis, will continue to work in those roles. Beier is employed by the city full-time, with duties as building inspector and airport supervisor.
The council voted 7-0 to purchase an asphalt roller from Victor L. Phillips Company of Kansas City at a cost of $22,130. The roller will be paid for over a three-year period through a lease/purchase agreement. The cost of the roller was listed at $30,500, however, the city was given credit for rental payments that have been made over the last six months. The city has been renting the roller and Sampson noted the roller could be purchased for the same cost as what the rental price has been. An extended warranty will also be a part of the purchase agreement.
The council discussed, but took no action, on fencing needed to secure fuel and asphalt tanks at the street department. Sampson noted that new fencing will be needed to satisfy EPA regulations and that the city will be seeking bids for the materials. The bids will be brought back to the council for approval at a meeting next month.
In other business, it was announced the Trenton Fire Department has received a $500 grant for Wal-Mart, which will be used for work at the fire training facility at the new industrial park. Troy Smith announced the council?s Economic Development Committee will be meeting with the Trenton Area Chamber of Commerce Board on Nov. 1 and that a representative of the Missouri Department of Economic Development will be in Trenton on Dec. 9 to discuss projects with the council?s Economic Development Committee. It was also announced bids were being taken for improvements to the water plant, with bids to be brought to the Board of Public Works for approval on Nov. 30.
Members of Boy Scout Troop 97 and Cub Scout Pack 23 were introduced as guests. The boys were present to complete badge work.