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Cherokee Village council approves bank-signer change, hears financial and departmental updates; several items tabled to November
Summary
Council voted to remove Robert Smith and add Heather Harrison and Pamela Rowland as authorized signers for city bank accounts, received an update showing 16% year-to-date revenue growth and ARPA balances, and tabled items on trash contract and an A&P appointment until November.
Cherokee Village — At its Oct. 17 meeting the City Council approved an administrative change to bank signers, received a financial update that showed year-to-date revenue up about 16%, and tabled several agenda items to its November meeting.
A motion from Council Member Smith to remove Robert Smith as an authorized signer and add Heather Harrison and Pamela Rowland as signers on Cherokee Village accounts at First Community Bank and FNBC (effective Nov. 30, 2024) passed on a roll call vote: Harrison yes, Thompson yes, Smith yes, Ishmael yes, J Tatum yes, Rowland yes.
On finance, Mayor Steven R. Rose reported that year-to-date sales and use tax collections and street department revenues are about 16% higher compared with the prior period. He noted $11,841.38 in unallocated ARPA funds that must be allocated by the end of 2024 and $30,779.95 in ARPA funds earmarked for street repair projects that may carry into 2025 if work is not complete. The mayor said he would like to use remaining ARPA money to purchase five new computers and a server for City Hall, with a rough estimate of about $10,000.
Department reports included an Animal Shelter construction goal of Dec. 1, 2024 and adoption counts for September (21 dogs, 13 cats). Chief Dienst reported the fire department’s outreach in Prevention Week and warned that a burn ban could be issued soon because of dry conditions.
The council tabled three items to the November meeting: a proposed response plan for Animal Control (to allow ordinance and legal review), a review of the trash ordinance and the city’s contract/franchise with Waste Connections (Clerk to obtain a copy of the contract), and the A&P Commission appointment of Jonathan Rhodes (absent) pending review by the City Attorneys. Jan Matson urged the council to publicize pet-license and leash-law requirements.
What’s next: Staff were asked to gather the contract and ordinance language, present legal guidance from City Attorneys about SID-related conflicts and sewage franchise status, and return with recommendations at the November meeting.
