Council introduces personnel classification change and hears updates on parks, airport projects and community events

The Calvert City Council introduced a personnel and pay-classification ordinance (first reading) that would remove an assistant city manager position from the classification plan and instead establish a zoning and compliance officer to handle code, nuisance and zoning compliance work. The council moved to introduce the first reading and the motion passed; council members agreed the administrator post is a professional hire and the new classification will address operational needs.

The ordinance reading discussed creation of the position and a compensation range; the transcript contained an unclear numeric phrase for annual compensation read as "15,055 thousand dollars," which is likely a transcription error. The meeting record did not provide a clear, verified salary figure; staff indicated the document contains a date correction ("2526" vs. "2525") that they will correct.

Council also approved a written determination to dispose of surplus water-department items: four old cell phones (listed as two Galaxy S6 and two Galaxy S7 variants) and an outdated Dell central processing unit; the council discussed options including scrapping or donation and directed staff to ensure hard-drive destruction or secure disposal as required.

Staff and department reports covered parks and sanitation work (trail around the detention basin, upcoming fencing and grading, road-patching contracts awarded), holiday programming (tree lighting on Dec. 5, a Christmas bazaar and parade on Dec. 6, and a candy-making class), and a Delta Regional Authority grant application tied to a berm project at the water plant with a Dec. 15 closeout target. The airport official (S13) summarized a five-year FAA capital plan that includes T-hangar and taxiway rehabilitation projects and a future automated weather system; the airport official noted the fence project is not federally funded and remains under state review.

Public-safety reports from police and fire representatives covered recent interstate incidents, a semi fire and other wrecks; fire officials urged residents to check smoke- and CO-detector batteries and to check on elderly neighbors as cold weather approaches.

Finally, the council voted to enter an executive session to discuss economic-development activities, citing statutory authority referenced in the meeting as "61.810 Section g." The chair said no action was anticipated on return.