JAMES MADISON QUOTE - 1822

"A popular government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; and a people who mean to be their own governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives."

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Monday, February 2, 2009

City Council Work Session


Tonight's meeting was short, about 20 minutes with 3 items on the agenda.
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1) Discussion on a 2.5% sanitation rate increase due to ADEM's implementation of a $1.00 per ton "tax" on landfill waste. 2) City Engineer job description discussion. The Mayor stated there have been 6 applications taken. ( There has been no council approval of this job or the advertising of this position.) There was discussion as to the classification of the position, appointed non-classified versus regular classified under the city's personnel system. 3) Mayor Potter discussed the City Web-site contract, placed on the agenda for next Monday's regular council meeting. 4) Mayor Potter announced that the TVA will decide the "hydrilla" issue at Guntersville on Feb. 9, 2009.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

How much of the 2.5% is to cover the ADEM fees and how much is to cover the "hidden" costs of the curbside recycling program?

Garry said...

Good Question.