HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL
THE HAMILTON CITY COUNCIL MET MONDAY EVENING IN CITY COUNCIL
CHAMBERS. ON THE AGENDA MAYOR STEVE WOODRUFF TALKED ABOUT
HOMECOMMING DAYS AND THE VERIZON TOWER. AFTER GOING INTO
EXECUTIVE SESSION. FINANCE CHAIR DALE RICHARDSON SAID THAT
WITH THE SITUATION WITH THE CITY NOT RECEIVING ALL THEIR STATE
MONIES. IN THE MONTH OF APRIL THE CITY RECEIVED 30 PERCENT
LESS AND THE STATE HAS BEEN SENDING ONE OR TWO MONTHS AT A
TIME WHICH IS LEAVING THE CITY SHORT OF MONEY AND THE CITY DOES
NOT WANT TO DIP INTO RESERVES. SO FOR THE NEXT THREE MONTHS
WITH A REVALUATION EVERY MONTH ALL FULL TIME CITY EMPLOYEES
WILL HAVE THEIR HOURS CUT FROM 40 TO 36 HOURS A WEEK. WHICH
WILL TAKE EFFECT THE FIRST WEEK IN JULY WITH THE CITY NOW
HAVING TO WATCH WHAT THEY SPEND.
IN OTHER ITEMS THE COUNCIL TABLED THE APPROVING OF VACATING
OAK STREET BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH STREET UNTIL NEXT MEETING SO CITY
ATTORNEY STAN TUCKER CAN GET THE PAPERS WORKED ON.
. THE TIF DISTRICT STILL IS BEING WORKED ON WITH THE DISTRICT
GETTING SMALLER WITH THE 6TH SHRINKAGE OF THE DISTRICT. THE
COUNCIL WILL BE WORKING TO GET GRANTS FOR LIGHTS AT THE POWER
PLANT AND ARE ALSO TRYING TO GET A GRANT TO INSULATE IT.
