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City Commission approves demolition permit and March finances, records motions on school signage and bills
Summary
At its April 21 meeting the City Commission approved a demolition permit for a structure at 29 First Street and approved March financial statements and payment of bills and payroll. Commissioners took a motion to add small “fines increase” panels to school-zone signs; the final vote on that motion is not recorded in the transcript.
At a brief April 21 meeting, the City Commission approved a demolition permit for a deteriorated garage at 29 First Street and voted to approve the city’s March financial report and payment of bills and payroll.
The commission approved a demolition permit for a garage listed on the city’s historic register at 29 First Street after the historic-preservation body determined the structure was in “very bad shape” and unrepairable. A voice vote followed the motion and the chair announced, “Motion carries.”
Commissioners also voted to pay bills and payroll totaling $100,009.39 — listed in the meeting packet as $25,305.71 in bills and $74,703.68 in payroll — after a motion and second. The motion passed by voice vote, recorded in the transcript as “All those in favor, say aye. Aye. Motion carries.”
The commission approved the March financial report showing a balance of $926,957.90. That motion also passed after a motion, a second and a voice vote.
Separately, the public-safety chief proposed adding small supplemental panels (about 8 inches by 24 inches) to existing school-zone signs to read “Fines increase” above or alongside the current “15 mph — when children are present” wording; a commissioner moved and another seconded that addition. The transcript records the motion and second but does not include a recorded vote or final announcement of the outcome for that specific motion.
Other routine items included scheduling notes: spring cleanup will run May 5–10 and the city will observe Arbor Day at 9 a.m. on May 7 at Emmanuel’s Park picnic shelter. The commission also discussed the procedure for filling an upcoming one-year commission vacancy when the mayor-elect moves into the mayor’s seat: the chair stated the city will follow state law requiring the commission’s agreement on an interim appointment or the holding of a special election.
The meeting adjourned after about 11 minutes.
