Aug, Sept 2020 Meeting Minutes

AUGUST 10, 2020

The Farmerville Town Council met in regular session at Farmerville Town Hall, located at 407 South Main Street, Farmerville, Louisiana, on August 10, 2020. The council members present were Mayor M. Stein Baughman, Robert Allen, Thomas Nation, Caroline Gatson, Ricky Johnikin, and Jerry Taylor.

The roll was called and with a quorum present Mayor Baughman called the meeting to order. Invocation was offered by Alderman Johnikin.

As state law requires, Mayor Baughman offered the public the opportunity to voice their opinion on all agenda items at this time. There were no comments.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Gatson and unanimously approved to approve the minutes from the July 13, 2020, regular meeting.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Allen and unanimously approved to approve the payables from
July, 2020.

On motion by Gatson, seconded by Taylor and unanimously approved to accept the monthly revenue and expenditure report as presented.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Allen and unanimously approved to have the attorney draw up an ordinance to declare four(4) acres of our industrial park located on Hwy 15 N as surplus property.

On motion by Gatson, seconded by Taylor and unanimously approved to adopt the millage rates for 2020 tax year.

RESOLUTION NO 10-20

BE IT RESOLVED, that the following millages are hereby levied on the 2020 tax roll on all property subject to taxation by Town of Farmerville:
MILLAGE

General Alimony 8.800 mills
Fire Protection Facilities 7.900 mills

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the proper administrative officials of the Parish of Union, State of Louisiana, be and they are hereby empowered, authorized, and directed to spread said taxes, as hereinabove set forth, upon the assessment roll of said Parish for the year 2020, and to make the collection of the taxes imposed for and on behalf of the taxing authority, according to law, and that the taxes herein levied shall become a permanent lien and privilege on all property subject to taxation as herein set forth, and collection thereof shall be enforceable in the manner provided by law.

The foregoing resolution was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the resolution was adopted by the following votes:

YEAS: ALLEN, NATION, GATSON, JOHNIKIN, TAYLOR
NAYS: NONE
ABSTAINED: NONE
ABSENT: NONE

At this time Alderman Johnikin requested that each council member compile a list of streets in their district that need to have speed limit signs installed.

At his time Julio Haulsy addressed the council concerning a kickball tournament that was held at the Betty Street Community Center. There were also several concerned citizens from the surrounding neighborhood here to voice their concerns pertaining to said kickball tournament.

There being no further business to come before the council this meeting was adjourned this the 13th day of July, 2020, by Mayor Baughman, upon motion by Gatson, seconded by Johnikin.

Gay Nell Pepper, Town Clerk
M. Stein Baughman, Jr., Mayor

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Town of Farmerville
Regular Meeting
September 14, 2020

The Farmerville Town Council met in regular session at Farmerville Town Hall, located at 407 South Main Street, Farmerville, Louisiana, on September 14, 2020. The council members present were Mayor M. Stein Baughman, Robert Allen, Thomas Nation, Caroline Gatson, and Jerry Taylor. Councilman Ricky Johnikin was absent.

The roll was called and with a quorum present Mayor Baughman called the meeting to order. Invocation was offered by Alderman Taylor.

As state law requires, Mayor Baughman offered the public the opportunity to voice their opinion on all agenda items at this time. There were no comments.

On motion by Gatson, seconded by Taylor and unanimously approved to approve the minutes from the August 10, 2020, regular meeting.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Allen and unanimously approved to approve the payables from

August, 2020.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Gatson and unanimously approved to accept the monthly revenue and expenditure report as presented.

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Allen and unanimously approved to take the quotes for sewer service to Windward Isle under advisement.

At this time Alderman Taylor introduced Ordinance No. 3 pertaining to declaring surplus property. The Ordinance will be considered for adoption at the next regular meeting.

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND PROVIDING FOR THE ADVERTISING FOR BIDS AND DISPOSITION BY PUBLIC SALE

On motion by Taylor, seconded by Allen and unanimously approved to accept Lake D’Arbonne Drive into the Town’s Road System.

On motion by Allen, seconded by Nation and approved with one nay vote by Taylor to approve a Retail Liquor License for Wainwrights Family Village.

There being no further business to come before the council this meeting was adjourned on this the 14th day of September, 2020, by Mayor Baughman, upon motion by Taylor, seconded by Gatson.

Gay Nell Pepper, Town Clerk

M. Stein Baughman, Jr., Mayor