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Lake City Council approves housing IGA, emergency ordinance reading, accepts audit; veteran to be buried in November
Summary
At the Sept. 16 meeting the council approved an intergovernmental agreement to house prisoners with Craighead County, allowed an emergency reading of Ordinance No. 327-24, accepted the water/sewer audit FYE 5-31-2024 with no findings, and heard that local Korean War soldier Charles Beaty will be buried in Lake City on Nov. 19, 2024.
The Lake City Council on Sept. 16 unanimously approved an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Craighead County to house prisoners and permitted an emergency reading of Ordinance No. 327-24. Councilmember Brenda Hutcheson moved passage of the IGA, seconded by Councilmember Jake Emery; the motion passed 6-0.
The council also approved allowing the city clerk to read Ordinance No. 327-24 by emergency clause after a motion from Councilmember Hutcheson and a second from Councilmember Kate Wells; the transcript records the 2nd and 3rd readings passing 6-0. The motion to accept the water/sewer audit for the fiscal year ending May 31, 2024 was made by Hutcheson, seconded by Wells, and the audit was accepted with no findings.
During the meeting, Councilmember Hutcheson announced that Charles Beaty, a Lake City native killed in the Korean War and accounted for on April 5, 2024, will be buried in Lake City on Nov. 19, 2024 and ‘‘will now receive the burial he deserves’’ per the meeting minutes.
Votes at a glance: IGA with Craighead County to house prisoners — moved by Brenda Hutcheson, seconded by Jake Emery; passed 6-0. Ordinance No. 327-24 emergency reading — moved by Brenda Hutcheson, seconded by Kate Wells; passed 6-0 (2nd and 3rd readings recorded 6-0). Water/sewer audit FYE 5-31-2024 accepted with no findings — moved by Brenda Hutcheson, seconded by Kate Wells; passed 6-0. Motion to adjourn — moved by Brenda Hutcheson, seconded by Jake Emery; passed 6-0.
The meeting closed with the council setting its next meeting for Oct. 21, 2024 at 5:30 p.m.
