WALKER CITY COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES
CITY COMMISSION CHAMBERS
4243 REMEMBRANCE RD.
August 24, 2009
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING:
Mayor Robert VerHeulen called the Committee of
the Whole Meeting to order at 7:00 PM.
Mel Bauman presented the U.S. Army Covenant to
the City Commission and introduced six other U.S. reservists. The
Commission awarded the Army Community Covenant to the United States Army
Reserves.
Chief Catherine Garcia-Lindstrom presented the
Citizen Award to Ricky Johnson.
REGULAR COMMISSION MEETING
Mayor Robert Ver Heulen called the meeting to
order at 8:00 PM.
Commissioner Kent gave the invocation, and the
City Clerk called the roll.
Present: Mayor VerHeulen, Commissioners:
Parent, Kent, Deschaine, Holt, Stek, and Versluis.
Also present: City Manager Vander Meulen,
Assistant City Manager Schmalzel.
Mayor comments: Mayor VerHeulen stated the
Finance Committee approved the specifications for a new snow plow truck
and approved submitting it for bid. This truck will replace two trucks
in the existing fleet.
Mayor VerHeulen stated the Venue Restaurant
opened on Monday and their operating hours are from 11:00 AM to 2:00 AM.
It is a family owned business which will create 15 jobs within the
community.
Motion by Commissioner Parent, seconded by
Commissioner Holt, to approve the City Commission minutes of August 10,
2009. Motion carried 7-0
Public Comment: None
Chief Garcia-Lindstrom spoke about the new
records management system for the Police department. The RMS Agreement
will cost $85,000. It will be a state of the art program working off of
a Windows system. The current system is operated by DOS which is
approximately 30 years old. The current system costs the City money due
to problems.
City Manager Vander Meulen discussed the
Single Trash Hauler Survey. Discussion was held in response to this.
Motion by Commissioner Deschaine, seconded by
Commissioner Kent, to approve the expenditures in the amount of $1,
435,886.82. Motion carried 7-0.
Motion by Commissioner Stek, seconded by
Commissioner Holt, to approve the police RMS agreement. Motion carried
7-0.
Motion by Commissioner Parent, seconded by
Commissioner Kent to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried 7-0.
Meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Sarah Bydalek
City Clerk
The City
of Walker, Michigan