County Council Meeting Minutes
January 11, 2022
Meeting Called to Order by President
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call: Councilman Vaughn, Councilman Reese, Councilman
Alexander, Councilman Emery, Councilwoman Likens, Councilman Steele, President
Gale
Also Present: Madison County Auditor Rick Gardner, Chief Deputy Auditor Todd
Culp, and County Council Counsel
Absent:
Play >> Approval of Minutes for December 7, 2021
Motion: to approve
Moved:
Anthony
Emery
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Approval of January 11, 2021 agenda
Motion: to approve
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> President Gale sends condolences to Rev. Benny Santiago’s family.
Play >> Madison County Auditor Rick Gardner gives an update on fund balances
for the end of year 2021.
Play >> Chief Deputy Auditor Todd Culp opens the floor for reorganization
for County Council officers.
Motion: to nominate Ben Gale for Council President
Moved: Rob Steele
Seconded: Anthony Emery
Todd Culp closes the nominations for President.
Motion Passed
Roll Call Vote: Aye – Councilman Vaughn, Councilman Alexander, Councilman
Emery, Councilwoman Likens, Councilman Steele, President Gale.
Councilman Reese abstained.
Play >> Motion: to nominate Rob Steele for Council Vice
President
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: President Gale
Todd Culp closes the nominations for Vice President.
Motion Passed
Roll Call Vote: Aye – Councilman Alexander, Councilman Emery, Councilwoman
Likens, Councilman Steele, President Gale.
Councilman Vaughn and Councilman Reese abstained.
Play >> Motion: to pass Resolution 2022-1A: A
Resolution Moving Money From General Fund to Rainy Day Fund
Moved: Jerry Alexander
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to pass Resolution 2022-1B: A Resolution
Loaning Money From General Fund to Public Safety Fund
Moved: Jerry Alexander
Seconded: Rob Steele
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to pass Resolution 2022-1C: A Resolution To
Approve Encumbrances for 2022
Moved: Mikeal Vaughn
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: unless a transfer
is an emergency or can be explained by the department, to not approve a transfer
until June
Moved: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion withdrawn by Mikeal Vaughn
Motion: to approve the Coroner’s transfer request
Moved: Jerry Alexander
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Madison County Sheriff Scott Mellinger
requests transfers. President Gale states this will go through the Personnel
Committee before being presented to the Council.
Play >> Motion: to
approve the transfer
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve the transfer
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve the request
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve the transfer request and new money request
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Rob Steele
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Jerry
Alexander
Seconded: Fred Reese
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Jerry
Alexander
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Jerry
Alexander
Seconded: Diana Likens
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
approve
Moved:
Fred
Reese
Seconded: Mikeal Vaughn
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to
table all new money requests for raises within the General Fund and Public
Safety Fund
Moved:
Mikeal
Vaughn
No
Second
Motion:
to
handle the request by covering the existing prosecutors, new prosecutors, new
sheriff merit officer, public defenders requests.
Moved:
Jerry
Alexander
Seconded: Anthony Emery
Motion Passed
Roll Call Vote: Aye – Councilman Alexander, Councilman Emery,
Councilwoman Likens, Councilman Steele, President Gale. No – Councilman Vaughn,
Councilman Reese.
Play >> Motion: to
table the remaining requests to the next month
Moved:
Jerry
Alexander
Seconded: Anthony Emery
Motion Passed, unanimously
Play >> Motion: to adjourn
Moved: Anthony Emery
Seconded: Jerry Alexander
Motion Passed, unanimously
Regular Council Meeting is scheduled for February 8, 2022 at
6:00PM in the Council Chambers of the Courthouse.