Minutes recorded by City Manager Luben.
Jan Wiersum
Mayor Van Doeselaar
City Clerk
City of Hudsonville
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January 8, 2007
Mayor Van Doeselaar called the Regular Session of the Hudsonville City Commission to order at 7:00 P.M., January 8, 2008. The Pledge of Allegiance was stated and Commissioner O’Brien gave an invocation
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Mayor Van Doeselaar, Commissioners Brandsen, Kooistra, Leerar, O’Brien, Ten Harmsel, Unema, City Manager Luben, City Finance Director Sal and City Clerk Wiersum |
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| Absent: | None | |
| 6694. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by Ten Harmsel, to approve the Mayor’s Proclamation declaring the week of January 20 – 26, 2008 as Value Human Life Week. | |
| All aye, motion carried. | ||
| 6695. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by O’Brien, to approve the Consent Agenda consisting of the following:
MINUTES & CORRESPONDENCE:
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| Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried. | ||
| PUBLIC SAFETY | ||
| 6696. | Fire, Police and Emergency Services reports were received as information. | |
| Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried. | ||
| PERSONNEL | ||
| 6697. | Motion by Unema, seconded by Brandsen, to approve the hiring of Pete Hanemaayer as a firefighter upon passing his physical. | |
| All aye, motion carried. | ||
| PUBLIC WORKS | ||
| 6698. | Motion by Kooistra, seconded by Unema, to approve the proposal from Fleis & Vanderbrink in the amount of $4,000 to do a water/sewer rate study. | |
| Yea 6, Nay 1 (Unema) motion carried. | ||
| 6699. | Motion by Kooistra, seconded by Unema, to approve the 2008 SWAP program Service Agreement with the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Department. | |
| Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried. | ||
| 6700. | Motion by Kooistra, seconded by Unema, to approve Payment No. 1 in the amount of $95,355 for work performed on the Elm Avenue pump station by Schippers Excavating. | |
| Nay 5, Yea 2 (O’Brien, Mayor), motion defeated. | ||
| 6701. | Motion by Kooistra, seconded by Unema, to approve the sidewalk repair invoice list for the 2007 year. | |
| Yea 6, Nay 1 (Leerar) motion carried. | ||
| FINANCE | ||
| 6702. | Finance Director’s report for November 2007 was given. | |
| APPROVAL OF BILLS | ||
| 6703. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by O’Brien, to approve the payment of the bills in the amount of $258,615.35 and to confirm payment of bills paid between meetings and reviewed by the Finance Committee. | |
| Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried. | ||
| 6704. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by O’Brien, to approve the Community Access Line of the Lakeshore (211) with support in the amount of $2,500. | |
| Yea 2, (Kooistra, O’Brien), Nay 5, motion defeated | ||
| 6705. | Motion by Leerar, seconded by Unema, to go into closed session to discuss a legal opinion regarding the potential settlement of the library. | |
| All aye motion carried. | ||
| 6706. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by Kooistra, to go back into open session, | |
| All aye, motion carried. | ||
| 6707. | Motion by Brandsen, seconded by Leerar, to accept the settlement offer from Dykhouse Construction, Inc., Helm Caulking and Design Plus of $30,000 to settle all claims regarding the library repairs. | |
| Yea 7, Nay 0, motion carried | ||
| 6708.. | Motion by Leerar, seconded by Ten Harmsel, that the meeting be adjourned at 8:20 P.M. | |
| All aye, motion carried. | ||
Minutes recorded by City Manager Luben.
Jan Wiersum
Mayor Van Doeselaar
City Clerk
City of Hudsonville
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