Owensboro Board of Commissioners
February 19, 2019 5:00 PM
Regular Meeting
1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Tom Watson
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Please silence your cell phone during Commission Meeting.

2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Beth Cecil
3. INVOCATION & PLEDGE
Commissioner Jeff Sanford
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.A. National Catholic Sisters Week Proclamation
4.B. Owensboro Catholic Lady Aces Basketball Team - All "A" State Champions Proclamation
5. BUSINESS
5.A. Consider Approval of Minutes dated January 15, 2019 and February 12, 2019.
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5.B. Consider Board Appointments
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Owensboro-Daviess County Drug and Alcohol Steering Committee – Appoint Dianne McFarling as a joint city-county appointment to fill the remainder of an unexpired term which ends September 1, 2020.

Police & Firefighters’ Retirement Fund Board – Appoint Ann Sharlene Hatfield to a one-year term expiring December 31, 2019.

Wesleyan Shawnee Neighborhood Alliance – Reappoint Judy Horrell and Bennie Horrell to a term expiring April 19, 2020.

Senior Community Center of Owensboro-Daviess County Board – Appoint Kirk Kirkpatrick, Brandi Kessler, Ed Higdon, and Lora Wimsatt to a three-year term expiring December 31, 2021.  

Owensboro Area Shelter and Info. Services (OASIS) – Appoint Lt. Jason Winkler to a three-year term expiring December 31, 2021.

RiverPark Center, Inc. Board – Appoint Lelan Hancock to fill the remainder of an unexpired term which ends June 30, 2020.

6. ORDINANCES - 2nd READING - NONE
7. ORDINANCES - 1st READING
7.A. Consider Ordinance 1-2019 entitled AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE CITY OF OWENSBORO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK POLICY 319 MAINTAINING OUR DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW.
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Technical revision of Drug and Alcohol testing in Policy 319 in the Employee Handbook is necessary to meet the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) random drug and alcohol testing rates found in 49 C.F.R. 655.45, which became effective January 1, 2019. The change means that annually, at least half of the Owensboro Transit System’s employees must be randomly tested for drugs. The policy revision consists of creating a separate Random Testing Pool (1A) containing only Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulated employees (Transit) to ensure that at least fifty percent (50%) of those are tested annually. Random Testing Pool (1B) will include all other DOT regulated employees.

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8. MUNICIPAL ORDERS
8.A. Consider Municipal Order 4-2019 entitled A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR TO NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE A REAL ESTATE PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 603 W. FOURTH STREET, FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE LOCATION OF ROBERTS BROTHERS AUTO MART.
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Roberts Brothers Realty, a partnership, owns property formerly known as the location of Roberts Brothers Auto Mart located at 603 W. Fourth Street and have agreed to sell such property to the City of Owensboro. The City seeks to acquire the property to perform additional improvements in the downtown developmental area.

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9. CITY MANAGER ITEMS
9.A. Consider the Financial Report for the period ending December 31, 2018.
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9.B. Consider Personnel Appointments
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PROBATIONARY: 

Travis Zimmer – Probationary, full-time, non-civil service appointment to Firefighter with the Fire Department, effective March 17, 2019

REGULAR STATUS:

Stephen D. Lynn – Regular, full-time, non-civil service appointment to City Attorney with the Administration Department, effective February 26, 2019

9.C. City Manager Comments
10. COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS
11. OPEN PUBLIC FORUM
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Members of the audience are invited to address the City Commission on any matter of public concern that was not on tonight’s agenda.  Comments are limited to issues within the scope and responsibility of this Commission.  Commission meetings are held to conduct city business for the benefit of Owensboro citizens and taxpayers. 

At this time, anyone who wishes to address the City Commission please make their way to the podium to be recognized.  Speakers must state their name and address for the Clerk’s record, and limit their remarks to three (3) minutes or less.  Since the item is not on the agenda, no response is required from City staff or the Commission.  The Mayor reserves the right to extend time to the speaker.

12. ADJOURNMENT