REGULAR MEETING - KINGSTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 2009 – 7:00 P.M.
A G E N D A
1. Call to order
2. Invocation and pledge
3. Roll call
4. Approval of Minutes
· May 12, 2009
· May 18, 2009
· June 4, 2009
4. Citizen Comments/Persons to Appear
6. Reports
A. Reports by Mayor and Council Members
B. Department Reports
C. City Manager’s Report
D. Report by Rockwood Electric Representative - Councilmember McClure
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. NONE
8. NEW BUSINESS
Addition of Items to the Meeting Agenda Received After Close of Agenda Deadline (By Unanimous Consent of All Members of Council)
First Reading of an Ordinance to Adopt the Budget Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2009/10 for the City of Kingston
First Reading of an Ordinance to Amend the Budget Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2008/09 for the City of Kingston
First Reading of an Ordinance Making and Fixing the Annual Budget for the Water and Sewer Department of the City of Kingston for the Fiscal Year 2009/10 and Establishing Water and Sewer Rates and the Expenses of the Operation of the Kingston Water and Sewer Departments
First Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Water and Sewer Department of the City of Kingston for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2008, and Ending June 30, 2009
Approval of a Public Hearing at 5:30 p.m. on June 23, 2009, and a Special Called Meeting immediately following for the Second Reading of the Ordinance to Adopt the Budget Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2009/10 for the City of Kingston; the Second Reading of the Ordinance to Amend the Budget Appropriation Ordinance for Fiscal Year 2008/09 for the City of Kingston; the Second Reading of the Ordinance Making and Fixing the Annual Budget for the Water and Sewer Department of the City of Kingston for the Fiscal Year 2009/10 and Establishing Water and Sewer Rates and the Expenses of the Operation of the Kingston Water and Sewer Departments; and the Second Reading of an Ordinance Amending the Annual Budget for the Water and Sewer Department of the City of Kingston for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2008, and Ending June 30, 2009
G. Approve and Authorize the Mayor to Execute an Agreement for the Dixie Youth State Tournament in July
H. Adoption of a Resolution to Authorize and Appropriate Funds for an Actuarial Study to Determine the Liability Associated with Allowing Eligible Employees of the City of Kingston to Establish Retirement Credit for Service Rendered by Such Employees Prior to the City of Kingston’s Participation in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System
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Eco warriors and politics
- Lundberg: Voucher agreement needed by week’s end for passage (TN Lookout)
- John Cole’s Tennessee: Reading, writing, ‘rithmetic and reloading (TN Lookout)
- Budget clears House, Senate panels, but voucher bill on hold (TN Lookout)
- Republican lawmakers make vocal push against Chattanooga VW plant union effort (TN Lookout)
- Duck River among the ‘most endangered’ in the nation (TN Lookout)
- Editor’s notebook: Arming as many Tennesseans as possible while mistreating mothers. (TN Lookout)
- U.S. Rep. Massie joins move to oust Speaker Johnson, who vows: ‘I am not resigning’ (TN Lookout)
- (Son of) Stockard on the Stump: Public records battle goes down to wire in Legislature (TN Lookout)
Science and stuff
- What can period blood reveal about a person’s health? (Science News Daily)
- In ‘Get the Picture,’ science helps explore the meaning of art (Science News Daily)
- This robot can tell when you’re about to smile — and smile back (Science News Daily)
- This newfound longhorn beetle species is unusually fluffy (Science News Daily)
- 50 years ago, scientists wondered how birds find their way home (Science News Daily)
- Scientists find a naturally occurring molecule that forms a fractal (Science News Daily)
- In a first, these crab spiders appear to collaborate, creating camouflage (Science News Daily)
- This marine alga is the first known eukaryote to pull nitrogen from air (Science News Daily)
- 50 years ago, scientists found a lunar rock nearly as old as the moon (Science News Daily)
- How a sugar acid crucial for life could have formed in interstellar clouds (Science News Daily)
Discussing
- The Constitution Won, Trump Lost in Colorado...Now What? (1 reply)
- Our Very Own George Santos, TN GOP Congressman Ogles is Pretty Much Insane (1 reply)
- Destroying Jim Jordan, All Without Mentioning Jordan's Support For Sexual Abusing Athletes (1 reply)
- Want to See Who Owns Your State Senators and Reps? (1 reply)
- 9-11 Strangest Uninvestigated Fact (2 replies)
- It's Gettin' Real, Now...Gloria Johnson Made Wonkette! (1 reply)
- Does Rep Fritts Want School Shooters to Have Access to AR 15s? (2 replies)
- How many Trees Died Trying Save Us From Global Warming? (1 reply)
- Feel Good Friday,,,From our "If Only" Dept. (1 reply)
- Tennessee Education Worsens Under Bill Lee and GOP (1 reply)
- The Most Important Thing You Will Read Today! (1 reply)
- Friday Toons (1 reply)
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