GENEVA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING & WORK SESSION MAY 20, 2024 MINUTES  The Geneva City Council met in work session on May 20, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. in the Council room at City Hall. Members present were Mayor David Hayes and Council Members Rufus Lee, Freddy McCoy, Kim Gillespie, Ryan' Tidwell, Rich Bixby, Mike Fountain and Daniel L. Coleman. None absent. Also present were City Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Johnson, City Attorney Jeff Gray and  various department heads.  Conversion of employee leave at time of retirement and how holiday pay is compensated Work session adjourned and regular session began at 6:00 p.m. Members present were Mayor David Hayes and Council Members Rufus Lee, Freddy McCoy, Kim Gillespie, Ryan Tidwell, Rich Bixby, Mike Fountain and Daniel L. Coleman. None absent. Also present were City Clerk/Treasurer Lisa Johnson, City Attorney Jeff Gray and various department heads and  for various departments was discussed.  employees.  Council Member Lee gave the invocation and Mayor Hayes led the Pledge of Allegiance. Council Member Gillespie moved to dispense with the reading and approve the minutes of May 6, 2024, as presented. Council Member Coleman seconded the motion which was approved by asix (6) to zero (0) vote with Mayor Hayes and Council Member Bixby abstaining. Council Member Tidwell moved to award a contract for asbestos inspections to Southern Earth Sciences, Inc. in the amount of $825.00 per structure for the 2022 CDBG Project. Council Member Gillespie seconded the motion which was approved by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote with Attorney Gray reviewed an Attorney General's opinion regarding Council Members who are employees ofthe City School system voting on City School Board appointments. The opinion stated - Council Members who are also employed by the City School Board may not vote on the Council Member Tidwell addressed the AG Opinion and gave his opinion stating he Mayor Hayes called for nominations for appointment to the Geneva City School Board. Council Member Tidwell nominated Mrs. Katie Mote. Council Member Fountain nominated Mr. Ricky Brackin. Council Members spoke about each candidates' qualifications for nomination. Mayor Hayes called for the vote on Ms. Mote who received 1 vote from Mayor Hayes. Mayor Hayes called for the vote on Mr. Brackin who received three votes from Council Members: Lee, Fountain and McCoy. Council Members Gillespie, Tidwell, Bixby and Coleman abstained from  Mayor Hayes abstaining.  appointment of City School Board Members.  disagreed and why.  the vote.    Council Member Gillespie moved to adopt a resolution authorizing entering into a grant agreement with the State for two new vans for the Senior Citizens Center. Council Member Lee seconded the motion which was approved by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote with Mayor Hayes City Clerk Johnson explained to Council she has received a request from an individual to bury a family in an old section of the cemetery where there appears to be open spaces that is not marked by headstones. Clerk Johnson expressed concerns about the lack of records in the old section of the City Cemetery regarding ownership, where individuals may be buried and not marked. She explained that it was her understanding that plots may not have been sold in that section of the cemetery and were given on an as needed basis to indigent individuals. Council Member Fountain moved to close the old section of the cemetery unless ownership could be determined through documentation from the individual requesting the approval. The motion was seconded by Council Member Coleman and was approved by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote with Police Chief Mock reported on the Chaplin program for the department, purchase of the Tru-Narc device, Valor Class, Jr. Police Academy and River Festival overtime figures. Council Member Gillespie moved to approve the financials for the months of] February and March 2024, as presented. The motion was seconded by Council Member Bixby and was approved  abstaining.  Mayor Hayes abstaining.  by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote with Mayor Hayes abstaining. Mayor Hayes reported on the following:  Splash pad update, proposed opening on May 315, and that the portable bathroom  was temporary,  Questions on property lines at the park Meeting with the CEO at Johnson Controls EV Charger grant project Warranty on the soccer project and press on the opening City Hall project Drainage issues Meetings with State Officials instead of paving  Meeting with the FBO at the airport and plans for a having an opening ceremony  Upcoming meeting with DOT and the possibility of seeking funding for drainage  City Attorney Gray reported on Court, old dilapidated bill boards and cars on Park Avenue. Council Member Fountain requested the drainage issue on Forrest Street be looked at. Council Member Bixby requested the street department check on condition ofLakewood Council Member Tidwell requested the drainage issue on Glendale Avenue and Hospital  Loop.  Drive be looked at.    Council Member Lee reported on his attendance at the annual convention for the Alabama Fire ChiefLatimer reported the cost to repair the rescue truck exceeded the initial estimate, with an actual cost of $9,835.29. Council Member Coleman moved to authorize repairs. The motion was seconded by Council Member Lee and was approved by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote  League of! Municipalities.  with Mayor Hayes abstaining.  Mrs. Tewanna Marks McElway spoke on flooding and drainage on N. Morris Street. Attorney Gray stated an executive session was in order as discussion met the criteria of good name and character. He estimated executive session to last approximately 20 minutes. Council Member Coleman moved to go into executive session. The motion was seconded by Council Member Lee. Mayor Hayes called for a roll call vote with the following results:  Ayes: Council Members Lee, McCoy, Gillespie, Tidwell, Bixby, Fountain, Coleman The Mayor declared the motion passed and executive session approved. Executive session began at 7:48 p.m. with the Mayor, all Council Members, City Clerk and City Attorney in Council Member Coleman moved to adjourn executive session. The motion was seconded by Council Member Bixby and was unanimously approved. Executive session adjourned at 8:10 Council Member Gillespie moved to uphold a recommendation from a due process committee on the termination of an employee ofthe rescue department. The motion was seconded by Council Member Bixby and was approved by a seven (7) to zero (0) vote with Mayor Hayes  Nays: None  attendance. p.m.  abstaining.  Council Member Fountain moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Council  Member Lee and was unanimously approved. Council adjourned at 8:15 p.m.