Paint Rock, Alabama July 10, 2018 - Paint Rock Town Council Meeting

Mayor Fisk, left and Mrs. Johnson City Clerk, right - Kudos to Mayor Fisk for improvements in the City Council decorum and controlling the meeting. One suggestion, insure the council members votes are heard verbally, they need to speak out not "whisper" their vote. Agenda topics and discussion were heard and distinct. Great improvement!

AGENDA

Old Business: 1) Followup on drainage problems within city, discussion on grants. Mayor Fisk stated that the town could only apply for one grant at a time.

New Business

1) Discussion of hole at old town hall site, needs filling in, ask for council member input. Contractors and names to perform the work were discussed.

2) Phone system for Town Hall was discussed. Currently the City Clerk's cell phone is utilized. Need for fixed land line was discussed with cost input and service provider info..

3) Discussion of Ordinance 2816, Town Litter Ordinance. Form for documenting violations was discussed, passed around and approved by vote of the council members. The Mayor had 3 names already on three separate forms in which the council had just approved. Mailing of the forms by Certified Mail was discussed to insure notice. It was decided that three notices would be issued for violations before submitted to District Attorney for action. 

4) Fire Department meeting - The next meeting of the Town Council will be on August 2, 2018 at 6:00PM with the Paint Rock Fire Department at Paint Rock Town Hall

End of Meeting Discussion was opened by the Mayor, first from the Town Council, then from citizens. Meeting was adjourned at approximately 6:30 PM. 

VIDEO

Paint Rock, Alabama June 26, 2018 Town Meeting - Problems Continue

Scottsboro Attorney Steve Kennamer, Scottsboro City Attorney and the attorney for other towns in Jackson County, provides guidance to the Town Council and Mayor of Paint Rock on procedures regarding a town council meeting. (photo by G. Morgan)

Mayor Brenda Fisk, left; Mrs Johnson Town Clerk on right. (photo by G. Morgan)

The first 3 minutes of the council meeting went well, the pledge, the prayer, and reading the minutes of the previous meeting. Regarding reading of the minutes, it was difficult to determine if the minutes were accepted and approved, first by motion and second then a vote of approval. The agenda was not approved. It was down hill from there with citizens basically controlling the meeting instead of the Mayor. Issues with the fire department were interjected by citizens, this was not on the agenda. The Fire Department issues were important, such as insurance and equipment function, but they should have been presented as a delegation item or for discussion at the end of the meeting. The Mayor, once again, lost control of the meeting, there was no arguing as in the previous meeting on June 12.

There is a concern relating to accountability regarding the approvals of town actions and expenditures since there appears to be no approvals of town agenda items and items on the agenda once they come before the council. Normally there would be a motion, a second and a vote for approval. There is no evidence of this occurring, heard nor seen.

Jackson County Sentinel article regarding Paint Rock Town Council meeting: Jackson County Sentinel on Paint Rock Town Council Meeting. http://jcsentinel.com/feature_story/article_5d2f280c-7a3f-11e8-812c-a73c708109cb.html

AGENDA with my notes

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VIDEOS PARTS 1 & 2