Town of Hornsby September 2023 Meeting

09/21/2023

The Town of Hornsby met for its regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 5, 2023.

Some of the highlights from the meeting include the following:

Water Policy Second and Final Reading { 2:13 }

All approved, except Wayne Isbell abstained { 2:50 }.

Ethics Policy { 3:08 }

The policy was put together in 2018 and never passed. A motion was made to accept the policy. { 11:50 }

Budget

The city has still not submitted its budget for the 2023/2024 fiscal year, which should have taken affect on July 1, 2023. { 15:33 }

Attorney

Looking at getting another attorney. Considering someone local who is knowledgeable in municipal law. { 18:50 } Approved to terminate the lawyer contract. { 22:46 }

Water Department

The water department continues to be plagued by a number of issues that include a water rate study that must be completed by the end of December. The study takes several months to complete and cannot be started until after the 2022/2023 audit is completed and the 2023/2024 budget is approved by the State Comptrollers Office. { 24:08 }

Police Department

The police department again requested a replacement vehicle for the one currently being used that has performance issues. Mayor Vandiver suggested a motion be made to approve the purchase of another vehicle, but it was tabled when reminded that the budget needed to be passed before making such a purchase. Alderman Plunk questioned how the town could justify spending the money suggesting the needs of the town should be able to be met with the current vehicle. { 47:00 }

You may watch the full meeting here to see everything that was covered.

The next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 3, 2023.

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