11/21/2011 Special Meeting
FRIEND
MINUTES-SPECIAL MEETING
November 21, 2011
Mayor Vossler called the special meeting of the City Council to order at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall. Advanced notice of the meeting was given by posting notice in three prominent places within the community. All proceedings shown were taken while the meeting was open to the attendance of the public.
Mayor, Jim Vossler, presided and City Clerk, Debbie Gilmer, recorded the proceedings. The following Councilmembers were present: Stanley Krause, Dan Drake, Dale Lawver, and Harlan Schrock. (Attorney Mike Mullally was not in attendance.) A quorum being present and the meeting duly convened, the following proceedings were had and done.
As required by the Nebraska Open Meetings Act, Mayor Vossler announced that a copy of the Nebraska Open Meetings Act has been posted on the south door of the City Hall meeting room for all in attendance to review.
Mayor Vossler announced that public comments would be received at this time. No comments offered.
Mayor Vossler introduced proposed Ordinance #11-724. Councilman Schrock moved that the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days be suspended. Councilman Drake seconded the motion and upon roll call, voting on the motion was as follows: members voting aye, Lawver, Krause, Drake, Schrock, members voting nay, none. The motion to suspend the rule was adopted by at least three-fourths of the Council and the statutory rule requiring reading on three different days was declared suspended for consideration of proposed Ordinance #11-724.
ORDINANCE NO. 11-724
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE, SALE, AND DELIVERY OF A TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE OF THE CITY OF FRIEND, NEBRASKA IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $290,342 TO PROVIDE FINANCING FOR CERTAIN OPERATING EXPENSES OF WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL; PRESCRIBING THE FORM AND DETAILS OF THE NOTE; COVENANTING TO PAY SUCH NOTE FROM THE REVENUES OF WARREN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND, IF NECESSARY, TO LEVY TAXES IN AMOUNTS SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST ON THE NOTE; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE IN PAMPHLET FORM AND RELATED MATTERS
Mayor Vossler read by title proposed Ordinance #11-724. After discussion, motion to adopt Ordinance #11-724 was made by Drake, seconded by Schrock. On roll call voting aye, Drake and Schrock. Voting nay, Lawver. Krause abstained. With only fifty percent of the Council voting aye, Mayor Vossler voted in favor of the motion.
No further business to come before the City Council, motion was made by Lawver, seconded by Drake, to adjourn the meeting. On roll call voting aye, Schrock, Krause, Lawver, Drake. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:25 p.m.