City Council expected to amend budget
to reflect change in revenue projections
By Bob Robinson
Star Staff
Elizabethton City Council is expected to consider
amending the City of Elizabethton budget for the 2001-2002
fiscal year at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb.
14, in Council Chambers at City Hall.
The amendment, which adds $161,000 to the current
budget, includes funds from the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA) for flood-related projects.
In other action, council will consider:
* Amending contract with the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation, from $5.7 million to $3.3
million in lieu of a performance bond, for financial assurance
in closure and post closure requirements related to the Carter
County-Elizabethton Sanitary Landfill;
* Amending contract with the Tennessee Department
of Environment and Conservation, from $61,910 to $59,772 in
lieu of a performance bond, for financial assurance in closure
and post closure requirements related to the City of Elizabethton's
composting facility;
* Authorizing the State of Tennessee grant application
for Veterans Memorial Park project;
* Awarding bid for demolition, site grading and
removal of debris from 700 Fifth Street, according to FEMA
hazard mitigation guidelines;
* First reading of an ordinance to close portion
of alley between Holston and Cedar avenues recommended by
the Elizabethton Planning Commission;
* Approving Summers-Taylor invoice, totaling
$7,749, for asphalt overlays at the Wastewater Treatment Plant;
* Approving $28,520 for the support of the Carter
County Health Department for the 2001-2002 fiscal year, representing
a $5,000 increase over 2000-2001. The state appropriation
was decreased from $487,856 to $454,600;
* Approving bids and purchases, totaling $54,310,
including $8,800 for traffic signal emitters for the Elizabethton
Fire Department to change traffic signals while responding
to emergencies and $14,100 for 200 tons of cold mix materials
to patch potholes and street cuts; and,
* Appointing a council member to a one-year appointment
to the Golf Course Board.
