Play >>  County Council Meeting Minutes

March 9, 2021

Meeting Called to Order by President
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Councilman Steele, Councilman Emery, Councilman Alexander, Councilman Vaughn, Councilman Reese, President Gale.
Absent: Councilman Sumner
Also Present: Madison County Auditor Rick Gardner

Play >>  Approval of Minutes for February 9, 2021
Motion: to approve
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously

Auditor’s Report
Play >> Madison County Rick Gardner shares facts and figures with the Council members. He presents a cash flow spreadsheet for 2021. General Fund is at $6.914 million. LIT revenue is expected to be down 15% - 20%.  $220,000 in tax sale revenue not claimed after 3 years and leftover Longevity is expected to be transferred from the General Fund to the Rainy Day Fund with a pending Resolution, in addition to $500,000 for a total of $720,000. The Rainy Day Fund currently has $336,000 and adding the transfer by Resolution of $720,000 and with an additional of 9 months of revenue at $100,000 per month, the Rainy Day Fund would be at $1,956,364 at the end of the year.

New Business
Play >> President Gale reads Resolution 2021-3A: Resolution transferring money from the General Fund to the Rainy Day Fund aloud.
Motion: to approve Resolution 2021-3A
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> President Gale reads Resolution 2021-3B: Resolution loaning money from the General Fund to the Public Safety aloud.
Motion: to approve Resolution 2021-3B
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously

Play >> President Gale reads Resolution 2021-3C: Resolution designating Preliminary Economic Revitalization Area aloud.
Motion: to approve Resolution 2021-3C
Moved: Mikeal Vaughn
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously

Play >> Madison County Coroner Dr. Abbott requests new money in the General Fund – 1000 – Coroner – 0007.
Motion: to forward the requests for line items 11200, 11301, 11401, 11502, & 15000 to the Personnel Committee for pay increase considerations.
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously

Play >>  Motion: to approve $75,000 line item 31000, $10,000 line item 36000, $41,200  in line item 44000, and $5,000 in line item 24000.
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously



Play >> Motion: to approve transfer requests in bulk. Councilman Emery withdrew the transfer request from the Youth Center.
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously










Play >> Stephenie Grimes, Health Department, requests new money in the COVID – Safety Compliance Fund – 8905.
Motion: to approve the request
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Madison County Prosecutor Rodney Cummings requests new money in the DOC Prosecutor Fund – 9146 and the Public Safety Fund – 1170.
Motion: to approve the request for Fund 9146
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously

Play >>  Motion: to approve the request for Fund 1170
Moved: Jerry Alexander
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed
Councilman Emery abstains from the vote.


Play >> Original Motion: to table the 3 new money requests for the Cares Grant (IFA) COVID – 19 Fund – 8903 until the next meeting.
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Amended Motion: to table the first 2 new money requests for the Cares Grant (IFA) COVID – 19 Fund – 8903 until the next meeting and approve the request for the Court.
Amended Motion Moved: Jerry Alexander
Amended Motion Seconded: Fred Reese
Amended Motion Passed, unanimously
Original Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Madison County Clerk Olivia Pratt requests new money in the General Fund – 1000 – Election Board – 0062 – 44000 Machinery & Equipment.
Motion: to approve the request as presented
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Robert Steele
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Dan Dykes, County Administrator, requests new money in the General Fund – 1000 – Human Resources – 0117 – 44000 – Machinery & Equipment.
Motion: to approve the request as presented
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Joe Humphries, Courthouse, requests new money in the General Fund – 1000 – Courthouse – 0161 – 32000 Comm. & Trans.
Motion: to approve the request as presented
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Anthony Emery
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Motion: to return the unused portion of Longevity back to the General Fund.
Moved: Robert Steele
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >> Motion: to approve the transfer request for the Jail
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously


Play >>  Motion: to approve the appointment for Lee Reasor to the Ingalls Economic Development Commission
Moved: Fred Reese
Seconded: Robert Steele
Motion Passed, unanimously

Play >> President Gale appoints Anthony Emery as the President of the Personnel Committee Board. He also appoints Fred Reese and Robert Steel to serve on the Board. He goes on to appoint Jerry Alexander and Robert Steele to serve on the Economic Development for Madison County Board.

Play >>  Councilman Alexander reports that he attended the Madison County Planning Commission meeting. A petition was heard for a rezoning of a parcel from residential to agriculture for a business named Salty Dog Trash.

Play >> Councilman Emery states he will attend 1 more meeting for the Hazard Pay Committee before a presentation can be made to the Council.

Play >> Motion: to adjourn
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously


Regular Council Meeting is scheduled for April 13th at 6:00PM in the Council Chambers of the Courthouse.