Owensboro Board of Commissioners
August 18, 2020 5:00 PM
Special Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Tom Watson
Rationale

Please silence your cell phone during Commission Meeting.

2. ROLL CALL
City Clerk Beth Cecil
3. INVOCATION & PLEDGE
Commissioner Pam Smith-Wright
4. PRESENTATIONS
4.A. Owensboro Community & Technical College - Title III Strengthening Institutions Program: E3@OCTC
Dr. Scott Willams and Mike Rodgers
5. BUSINESS
5.A. Consider Approval of Minutes dated August 4, 2020
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5.B. Consider Board Appointments
Rationale

Owensboro Sister Cities and Regions Board – Reappoint Beck Glenn to a three-year term effective October 1, 2020.

Owensboro Riverport Authority Board of Directors – Reappoint Everett Taylor to a four-year term effective September 10, 2020. Appoint William Barron to a four-year term effective September 10, 2020.

Owensboro-Daviess County Drug & Alcohol Steering Committee – Reappoint Rosemary Conder, Carl Lewis, and Dianne McFarling as joint city-county appointments to three-year terms effective September 2, 2020.

6. ORDINANCES - 2nd READING - None
7. ORDINANCES - 1st READING
7.A. Consider Ordinance 14-2020 entitled AN ORDINANCE REVISING THE CITY OF OWENSBORO EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK CHAPTER 1000, SUBCHAPTER 1004, PAY CHARTS ENTITLED "KEY EXEMPT MANAGEMENT" AND "PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL (EXEMPT)" THEREBY RECLASSIFYING THE POSITION OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE MANAGER.
Rationale

The City desires to revise Chapter 1000, Subchapter 1004 to reclassify the position of "Property Maintenance Manager".

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8. MUNICIPAL ORDERS
8.A. Consider Municipal Order 25-2020 entitled A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A RECRUITMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE OWENSBORO DAVIESS COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU TO RECRUIT, PLAN, AND SCHEDULE SPORTING EVENTS FOR THE CITY’S RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Rationale

The City wishes to renew its contract with the Owensboro Daviess County Convention and Visitors Bureau for the recruitment, planning and scheduling of sporting events in the City's recreational facilities.

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8.B. Consider Municipal Order 26-2020 entitled A MUNICIPAL ORDER AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT WITH THE OWENSBORO COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE ESTABLISHING THE PROJECT BADGE INITIATIVE PROVIDING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RECRUITS FOR THE OWENSBORO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO EARN AN ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEGREE.
Rationale

The City and Owensboro Community and Technical College (OCTC) have collaborated to establish the opportunity to further the education of new recruits for the Owensboro Police Department. The program, Project Badge, allows recruits to earn an Associate in Applied Science Criminal Justice Degree at OCTC.

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9. CITY MANAGER ITEMS
9.A. Consider Personnel Appointments
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NEW HIRE/PROBATIONARY STATUS:

Martin R. Baumgardner – Probationary, full-time, non-civil service appointment to Firefighter with the Fire Department, effective September 1, 2020.

PROMOTIONAL/PROBATIONARY STATUS:

Karen D. Yocum – Probationary, full-time, non-civil service, promotional appointment to Secretary with the Police Department, effective August 31, 2020.

 

9.B. City Manager Comments
10. COMMUNICATIONS FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS
11. ADJOURNMENT