The Gallatin Board of Aldermen took a step toward moving from the current retirement system for city employees to the LAGERS program during a meeting held Monday evening.
According to information provided by City Clerk Hattie Rains, the board heard a presentation from representatives of the LAGERS retirement program, who discussed what changing from the current 401K plan to the LAGERS plan would mean for the city and its employees. If the city chooses to enter into LAGERS, a new payroll case study will be needed and would take about one month. The city would then have 45 days to pass a resolution with an effective date. The resolution would be sent to LAGERS within 10 days for it become official. Following discussion, the board voted to move forward with the payroll case study.
In other business, Police Chief Mark Richards gave a report on incidents investigated within the city in the past couple of weeks and the board voted to approve a fireworks display application from the Daviess County Nursing Home for a special event on July 13.
Public Works Director Mark Morey reported that the street oil should be delivered in the next week or so for the chip and seal projects, with the chips already having been delivered. Crews have been filling potholes in town and electric and water crews are installing new AMI meters throughout the city. He also noted that there was some damage to trees in the park from recent storms.
City Administrator Lance Rains announced the city has been assigned a new third-party administrator for Lifestyle Healthplans and said Jacob Wilson, pool manager, has been having a difficult time getting lifeguards to commit to working certain days and times. He also noted that two lifeguards have already quit this season.
The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, July 26.
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