Meeting Minutes

6/14/1999 - Meeting Minutes

The Tallapoosa County Commission held its regularly scheduled meeting at the Courthouse in Dadeville, Alabama on June 14, 1999 at 2:30 p.m. Members present were T. C. Coley, Jr., Gerald McGill and Johnny Allen. The meeting was called to order by Commission Chairman Johnny Allen. Following the Pledge of Allegiance, Commissioner Coley gave the invocation.

Commissioner McGill made the motion to approve the minutes of the May 25, 1999 minutes as presented. Following a second by Commissioner Coley, the minutes were approved by unanimous vote.

Blake Lowe, Attorney for the Town of Jackson's Gap, appeared before the Commission and requested to be recognized later in the meeting. Commissioner Coley made the motion to move Town of Jackson's Gap business to the last item of new business and Commissioner McGill seconded the motion. The motion was approved by unanimous vote.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill and a second by Commissioner Coley, application for Restaurant Retail Liquor 020 license (Lakehouse Grill, Inc., 10323 Hwy. 34, Dadeville, AL, Chandra K. Albertson, President) was approved by unanimous vote.

Commissioner Coley made motion to approve the March 31, 1999, Financial Statement and authorized the publication thereof. Following a second by Commissioner McGill the motion was adopted unanimously.

 

GENERAL

SPECIAL

     CAPITAL

        DEBT

TRUSTS

    TOTALS

 

FUND

REVENUE

  PROJECTS

      SERVICE

& AGENCY

AS OF 3-31-99

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REVENUES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   TAXES

 $  1,700,936.68

 $  1,064,152.06

 

 

 

 $  2,765,088.74

   LICENSES & PERMITS

 $        44,189.03

 

 

 

 

 $        44,189.03

   INTERGOVERNMENTAL

 $     265,282.14

 $  1,228,508.64

 

 

 

 $  1,493,790.78

   CHARGES FOR SERVICES

 $     545,088.90

 

 

 

$5,512.95

 $      550,601.85

   MISCELLANEOUS REVENUES

 $        53,145.01

 $        56,574.64

 $           624.90

$1,776,663.77

$4,202.01

 $  1,891,210.33

       TOTAL REVENUES

 $  2,608,641.76

 $  2,349,235.34

 $           624.90

$1,776,663.77

$9,714.96

 $  6,744,880.73

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXPENDITURES:

 

 

 

 

 

 

CURRENT

 

 

 

 

 

 

   GENERAL GOVERNMENT

 $     886,062.91

 $     320,403.31

 

 

$1,558.34

 $  1,208,024.56

   PUBLIC SAFETY

 $     976,133.47

 $          1,613.67

 

 

 

 $      977,747.14

   HIGHWAYS & STREETS

 $        36,442.49

 $  1,253,515.87

 

 

 

 $  1,289,958.36

   SANITATION

 $        32,603.66

 $        63,279.13

 

 

 

 $        95,882.79

   HEALTH

 $        16,000.00

 

 

 

 

 $        16,000.00

   WELFARE

 $        18,684.34

 

 

 

 

 $        18,684.34

    CULTURE & RECREATION

 $          7,500.00

 

 

 

 

 $           7,500.00

   EDUCATION

 $        27,395.84

 

 

 

 

 $        27,395.84

     TOTAL CURRENT

 $  2,000,822.71

 $  1,638,811.98

 $                     -  

 $                        -  

 $       1,558.34

 $  3,641,193.03

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CAPITAL OUTLAY

 $  1,215,760.37

 $  1,176,084.86

 

 

 

 $  2,391,845.23

DEBT SERVICE:

 

 

 

 

 

 

   PRINCIPAL RETIREMENT

 $        18,025.29

 $        89,188.39

 

$347,640.00

 

 $      454,853.68

   INTEREST & FISCAL CHARGES

 $          1,744.05

 $        39,893.61

 

$135,619.98

 

 $      177,257.64

     TOTAL EXPENDITURES

 $  3,236,352.42

 $  2,943,978.84

 $                     -  

$483,259.98

$1,558.34

 $  6,665,149.58

EXCESS OF REVENUES OVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

(UNDER) EXPENDITURES

 $   (627,710.66)

 $   (594,743.50)

 $           624.90

$1,293,403.79

$8,156.62

 $        79,731.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER FINANCING SOURCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

(USES):

 

 

 

 

 

 

OPERATING TRANSFERS IN (OUT)

 $   (121,862.55)

 $   (425,769.31)

 

$547,631.86

 

  $         -0-

(OUT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

OTHER FUNDING SOURCES

 $  1,126,065.00

 $  1,133,923.00

 

 

 

 $  2,259,988.00

TOTAL OTHER FUNDING

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOURCES

 $  1,004,202.45

 $     708,153.69

 $                     -  

$547,631.86

 

 $  2,259,988.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INCREASE(DECREASE) IN TOTAL

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUND BALANCE

 $     376,491.79

 $     113,410.19

 $           624.90

 $  1,841,035.65

$8,156.62

 $  2,339,719.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LESS:INCREASE(DECREASE ) IN

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL FUND BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESERVE FOR ENCUMBRANCES

 

 

 

 

 

 

 TOTAL INCREASE (DECREASE)

 

 

 

 

 

 

     IN RESERVES

 

 $                        -  

 $                     -  

 $                        -  

 $                     -  

 $                        -  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

BEFORE RESIDUAL EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRANSFERS

 $     376,491.79

 $     113,410.19

 $           624.90

$1,841,035.65

$8,156.62

 $  2,339,719.15

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1998

$1,279,523.99

$908,230.66

$53,057.09

$168,000.01

$53,265.01

 $  2,462,076.76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADJUSTMENTS TO BEGINNING

 

 

 

 

 

 

FUND BALANCE

 

$138,811.23

 

 

 

 $      138,811.23

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RESIDUAL EQUITY TRANSFERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

IN (OUT)

 

 

 

 

 

 

UNRESERVED FUND BALANCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

AS OF MARCH 31, 1999

$1,656,015.78

$1,160,452.08

$53,681.99

$2,009,035.66

$61,421.63

 $  4,940,607.14

Commissioner McGill made a motion to designate the County Administrator to pick up voting credentials at NACO Conference. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Coley and adopted unanimously.

Commission. Commissioner Coley made the motion to move Mr. Boyd's address to the end of the session of new business. Following a second by Commissioner McGill, the motion was approved by unanimous vote.

Commissioner McGill made a motion to approve Grant Agreement #ADECA-99-DO-137 in the amount of $62,000.00 for sirens for public schools between the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs and the Tallapoosa County Commission. Following a second by Commissioner Coley, the motion was approved by a unanimous vote.

County Administrator Jeanette Medders requested approval to pay the Gasoline Fund Warrants. Commissioner McGill made a motion to approve the Gasoline Fund Warrants; the motion was seconded by Commissioner Coley and approved by unanimous vote.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, seconded by Commissioner Coley, approved by unanimous vote, the Commission passed a Resolution authorizing a General Obligation Warrant with the Bank of Dadeville.

Commissioner McGill made a motion to approve the Revenue Commissioner's List of Insolvents. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Coley and approved unanimously.

The following is a list of Insolvent Taxes for the tax year 1998.

Alabama Apparel, Inc. - $762.75
9900-0037

Designer Portable Bldgs., Inc. - 858.75
9900-1530

Little Angels Childrens Consignments - 21.00
6560-0020

Raceway Service Station - 4.50
6541-0022

Summit Funding Group - 9.10
6990-0012
Total - $1656.10

County Engineer Dan Cook requested that the commission sign a quit claim deed for property located in Point Cloxon Subdivision to owner Ken Rice for land the county did not own to clear title.Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, and a second by Commissioner Coley, Mr. Cook's recommendation was adopted unanimously.

County Engineer Cook requested that the Commission approve preliminary engineering and preparation by Maxwell Engineering on the Elkahatchee Bridge Project at a cost of $1,900.00. Chairman Allen made the motion, Commissioner McGill seconded, and his request was approved by unanaimous vote.

The County Engineer, Dan Cook, requested an Executive Session.

E. Paul Jones, County Attorney, reported he had a copy of the lease agreement for the Juvenile Probation Office in Alexander City available for the Commissioners' perusal.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, and a second by Commissioner Coley, the Commission passed a Resolution requesting a local law be amended to allow the Revenue Commissioner to charge $25.00 for returned check fee. The motion was approved by unanimous vote.

County Administrator Jeanette Medders presented a request from Linda Harris, Revenue Commissioner, to amend the 1998-1999 Reappraisal Budget by moving $4,460.00 from the line item for legal fees to line item for office furniture. Following a motion by Commissioner McGill, and a second by Commissioner Coley, the request was approved unamiously.

Commissioner Coley made a motion authorizing the Revenue Commissioner to fill a part time position budgeted in Revenue Commissioner's General Fund Budget at $6.50 per hour and the job will expire on September 30, 1999. The motion was seconded by Commissioner McGill and approved by unanimous vote.

County Administrator Jeanette Medders presented a request from the Economic Alliance to purchase an advertisement, of a size equal to other counties, in the Quality of Life Magazine to promote economic development, tourism and agricultural advantages of Tallapoosa County. Following a motion by Commissioner McGill and a second by Commissioner Coley, the request was approved unanimously.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, seconded by Commissioner Coley, and approved by unanimous vote, the Commission went into an Executive Session.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, seconded by Commissioner Coley, and approved by unanimous vote, the Commission returned to Regular Session.

Commissioner Coley reported on the progress of the Human Resource Committee and the work being done on the third floor of the Courthouse. He expressed concerns with water issues that could effect Lake Martin. Commissioner Coley also encouraged support for the Economic Development Alliance.

Commissioner McGill also expressed concern regarding the water issue pertaining to Lake Martin. Commissioner McGill informed the Commission that beginning June 15, 1999 the county would begin work placing the cap on the road to Pineywoods Boat Ramp and would soon begin putting the cap on the road to New Hope Boat Ramp. Commissioner McGill noted the county was working to improve local access to Lake Martin.

Blake Lowe, attorney for the Town of Jackson's Gap, addresed the Commission regarding bridge inspections and grass cutting on right of ways in Jackson's Gap Town Limit. No action was taken.

Mike Boyd elected to return at a later date to appear before the Commission.

Upon motion by Commissioner McGill, seconded by Commissioner Coley, and approved unanimously, the meeting was adjourned.

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T.C. Coley, Jr. District One

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Gerald McGill, District Two

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Frank Tapley, District Three

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William "Bill" Thweatt, District Four

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Johnny Allen, District Five

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