HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990.0109.TCRM.MinutesMINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION
TOWN COUNCIL
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
January 9, 1990
The Town Council of the Town of Fountain Hills met in regular session on
Tuesday, January 9, 1990, at 6:30 p.m., at the Fountain Hills School District
Administration Building, Fountain Hills, Arizona.
ROLL CALL
The meeting was called to order, followed by the pledge to the flag. It was
observed that Harry Barber, Joe Bill, John Cutillo, Charlie Fox, Dick Haugen,
Marti Lemieux and Mike Minarsich were present.
NEW BUSINESS
I. Minutes from the January 6, 1990 meeting were approved.
2. John Cutillo was nominated and elected Town Mayor by a unanimous vote.
Joe Bill, Dick Haugen and Mike Minarsich were nominated for Vice Mayor. Joe
Bill declined the nomination, followed by Dick Haugen and Mike Minarsich was
elected Vice Mayor by a unanimous vote.
3. The town election calendar provided by the Arizona League of Cities and
Towns was adopted as the Town's Official 1990 Election Calendar.
4. An ordinance providing for non -partisan elections was discussed and
adopted as Ordinance 90-1.
5. A resolution providing for the election of the town council for four year
staggered terms was discussed and adopted as Resolution 1990-1,
6. A resolution calling for the election of the Town Council was discussed
•and adopted as Resolution 1990-2.
7. The council discussed a plan of action to take on staffing the town's
personnel. To enable the election process to proceed, the council decided to
appoint an interim Town Clerk and agreed to discuss potential candidates in
Executive Session later in the evening. The appointment was to be acted upon in
open session following the Executive Session.
Due to a request by the attorney for the Fountain Hills Road District to
enter into discussion on a possible law suit settlement cooperative venture, it
was moved and approved to appoint Richard C. Erickson as an interim Town
Attorney until a permanent Town Attorney could be .interviewed and approved.
After further discussion, it was moved and approved that the council form
a committee, with citizen membership, to:
- investigate the various staff positions that the town would require,
- decide whether to hire staff or appoint volunteers to the various
positions,
- decide the priority of the staff positions to be filled.
Joe Bill was asked by the Mayor to head the committee and Dick Haugen and
Harry Barber volunteered to work on the committee. After asking for citizen:
volunteers to join the committee, it was agreed that the committee would select
citizen volunteers from a list submitted by the volunteers along with other
recommendations. No time limit was set on when the Staffing Committee would
return with their report and committee recommendation.
S. The council discussed what format should be used at future Town, Council
meetings. After various suggestions from the council members and the public in
attendance, Dick Haugen was appointed to prepare a suggested fnrmat for the
council to review and act upon in the form of a resolution.
9. The council discussed the time, place and date of future regular Town
Council meetings. It was moved and approved as Ordinance 90-2 that the first
and third Thursday of every month would he the day for regularly scheduled
meetings. The Fountain Hills School District Administration Building was
approved as the regular meeting place and 6:30 p.m. was approved as the regular
meeting time in this ordinance as well.
10. A committee was appointed to develop and draft the Town's Interim Budget
to be acted upon at the next public council meeting. Charlie Fox was appointed
chairman while John Cutille and Mike Minarsich volunteered to serve on the
committee.
11. The council next voted to go into Executive Session to review the
candidates for Town Clerk and discuss, along, with legal council, the possibility
of being partners in a legal settlement with another yovernmental hndy.
12. After coming out of Executive Session and voting to come back into
regular session, Cassie Hansen was appointed interim Town Clerk until the
council could hire a Town Clerk. It was the agreement of the council that this
should take place as soon as the council passed their town budget.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at about 10:00 p.m. and John Cutilla called a special
meeting prior to the next regularly scheduled meeting.
AMENDMENT TO:
MINUTES OF REGULAR SESSION
TOWN COUNCIL
THE TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
JANUARY 9, 1990
Minutes of the January 9, 1990 meeting are hereby amended as follow-.:
Agenda Item #7: Richard Erickson is the temporary Town Attorney until_ an
interim Town Attorney can be interviewed and approved.
Dated this 16th day of January, 1990.
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TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS
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CERTIFI-CATION
I hereby certify that the
true and correct copy
regular meeting of the
Hills held on the a-±1-
I further certify that
called and held and that
foregoing minutes are a
of the minutes of the
Town Council of Fountain
day of �ry Q90
the meeting'' was duly
a quorum was present.
Dated this day of
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Town Clerk