RC City Council Proceedings

November 18, 2015 Editor

MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE ROGERS CITY CITY COUNCIL

HELD IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS ON OCTOBER 20, 2015

Mayor Sobeck called the meeting to order at 7 p.m.

ROLL CALL: Adair, Bielas, McLennan, Nowak, and Sobeck.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Bielas/Nowak, that the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of October 6, 2015 be approved as written.

ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

CITY CLERK’S REPORT:

CHECK AND INVOICE APPROVAL:

McLennan/Adair, that the following total fund expenditures be recognized as payments made and payments to be made, in the amount of $604,443.81 and the Mayor is authorized to sign the check register.

ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

MAYOR:

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-101

Nowak/McLennan, to approve the request of the Rogers City Kiwanis Club to hold the annual Halloween Parade on Saturday, October 31^st beginning at 5:00 p.m. with the parade route to commence at Westminster Church parking lot, proceeding down Third Street to Michigan Avenue, ending at the Fire Hall. Said approval to include a Police Department escort for the parade, use of the Fire Hall from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. for the annual Halloween Party, and use of six picnic tables to be provided by the Department of Public Works for the event in the Fire Hall. ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS:

TRANSFER STATION LEASE

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-102

Nowak/Adair, to approve the one year Transfer Station Operations Agreement and Lease between the City of Rogers City and L&N Disposal as presented. ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

CLOSED SESSION:

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-103

McLennan/Nowak, to enter into Closed Session to discuss collective bargaining strategy.

ROLL CALL: Ayes: All, the motion carried and the meeting adjourned to Closed Session at 7:12 p.m. Upon reconvening in public session at 7:23 p.m., the following action was taken:

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-104

Bielas/Nowak, to adopt the Second Chance Department of Transportation (DOT) drug and

alcohol policy as recommended by City Mgr. Hefele. ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

RESOLUTION NO. 2015-105

Bielas/Nowak, to authorize Mayor Sobeck and City Clerk/Treasurer Koss to sign the Memorandum of Understanding in regard to the Second Chance DOT policy between the City of Rogers City and the AFSCME union. ROLL CALL: Ayes – All, the motion carried.

ADJOURNMENT:

Mayor Sobeck declared the meeting adjourned at 7:26 p.m.

Terri L. Koss City Clerk/Treasurer

Condensed version, complete minutes are available at City Hall.