TOWN OF GARLAND TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2022 6:30F PM REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS The Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Garland was held at the Garland Town Hall in Garland, N.C. on Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 6:30 pm. The following members of the Board of Commissioners were present: Carolyn R. Melvin JoA. Strickland Barbara A Peterson Andy Johnson Ralph Smith, Jr. Also, present: Mayor Austin Brown, Town Clerk Pamela Cashwell, Mr. Bryon Scott of Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams & Co. PA, Mr. Jimmy Blackman, and Mrs. Daphney Davis. There were approximately fifteen citizens in attendance. CALLTOORDER Mayor Austin Brown called the meeting to order at 6:30 pm and welcomed everyone in attendance. Town Clerk, Pamela Cashwell, was present recording notes for the minutes. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIENCE INVOCATION QUORUM Mayor Austin Brown led the attendees in the recitation of the pledge. Commissioner Andy Johnson provided the invocation. Mayor Austin Brown and Clerk Pamela Cashwell established there was a quorum present. Mayor Austin Brown requested board members review the agenda for approval. Mayor Austin Brown requested to add: Under New Business- #6. Employee Leave Request and #7. Spraying & Lawn Care Bid. Commissioner Barbara A. Peterson requested to add Under New Business- #8. Car Washing at Local Business. Mayor Pro Tem Carolyn R. Melvin made a motion to approve the agenda with said changes, seconded by Commissioner Barbara A. Peterson, and carried APPROVAL OF AGENDA unanimously. (See attached). RECOGNITIONS Mayor Brown recognized Mr. Jimmy Blackman and asked him to come forward. Mayor Brown read a Proclamation of Appreciation to Mr. Jimmy Blackman for serving as the town's cemetery sexton for thirty years in a volunteer capacity and for his invaluable contributions to the Town of Garland as a former board member, citizen, and business leader. The Proclamation proclaimed March 1, 2022 as "Mr. Jimmy Blackman Day" ini the Town of Garland. (See attached). Mr. Jimmy Blackman was presented an engraved plaque from the town along with cards and gifts from friends in attendance. Mrs. Blackman accompanied her husband for the presentation. Mr. Jimmy Blackman thanked the town for cleaning the ditches around the ballpark complex. Mrs. Daphney Davis of Southern Bank echoed the appreciation of Mr. Jimmy Blackman as al kind and thoughtful 1 citizen and business leader. She told several short stories about Mr. Jimmy Blackman and his Mayor Brown recognized Mrs. Daphney Davis and asked her to come forward. Mayor Brown read a Proclamation of Appreciation and Beautification Award to Mrs. Daphney Davis for tending to and watering flowers located all around town on her lunch hour. She actively volunteers to assist ini improving the appearance and aesthetics of our town. (See attached). Mayor Brown presented an engraved plaque to Mrs. Daphney Davis from the town and thanked her for her service. Mrs. Davis' family and co-workers were in attendance, and she received cards and gifts from friends ina attendance. Mrs. Davis was surprised and appreciative for the recognitionand: stated she would not have come tonight if she knew this. Commissioner Strickland stated Mrs. Davis would no longer get soaked watering the flowers at town hall as she secured a back flow to attach to the faucet. Mrs. Davis stated if they would cut the roses back, she will get to work on them. Mrs. Nakachia Smutko of Southern Bank presented gift bags to Clerk Cashwell & Deputy Clerk Ricketson in appreciation of their service toi the town. Both clerks expressed gratitude for their gift Commissioner Andy Johnson stated both Mr. Jimmy Blackman and Mrs. Daphney Davis have always been pillars in our community and having known both all his life, he would like to thank Mrs. Nakachia Smutko voiced her sincerest appreciation to Mr. Jimmy Blackman for what he has meant to her professionally and personally over the last five years calling him family. She also voiced her appreciation and love to Mrs. Daphney Davis and noted how hard it has been to keep Mr. Bryon Scott, CPA provided and reviewed the 2021 Audit Presentation. (See attached). Fund Balance percentages continue to increase providing financial stability for the town ini the event of anatural disaster or crisis. The audit contract hadi to be amended due tot the audit being submitted late. The late submission was due to lack of protessional staffing in the independent auditor's firm. A plan of correction will be submitted to prevent further late audit submissions. Once the audit has been approved by the LGC, Mr. Scott will provide bound copies and will be available to answer any questions as needed. Mr. Scott stated they rendered an unmodified opinion on the financial statements and did not have any problems with engagement during the auditing process. The compliance audit didi identify segregation of duties as a significant deficiency which is always the case with a small staff and is a repeat finding. He noted the board's participationi in the monthly and quarterly internal control checklists is helpful in ensuring internal control procedures and financial policies are being adhered. Mr. Scott reviewed Financial Indicators for the town noting Fund Balance was above average compared to other municipalities our size and the Water/Sewer gestures of kindness. bags. them for their kindness and contributions to our town. this appreciation a secret from her at work. PRESENTATION OF THE 2021 AUDIT Fund Balance shows viability per the indicators. PUBLIC COMMENTS None Received. COMMISSIONER REPORTS FINANCE Credit Card Purchases = Clerk Pamela Cashwell provided a statement of and reviewed all the credit card purchases for the month. (See attached). 2 BVA &A.P. Check Listing- Clerk Cashwell reviewed the BVA reports with Board members. The A.P. Check Listing Report was provided and reviewed for the month of February 2022. (See Reports Completed- Clerk Cashwell reported the following reports have been completed: bank reconciliations for February 2022 for all three bank accounts, end of month reports, monthly & Budget/ Amendment 2021-2022-05- Clerk Cashwell presented and read Budget Amendment 21- 22-05 amending the Water/Sewer Fund by disbursing funding from one expense line item to another. No increase in the over-all budget was made. (See attached). Mayor Pro Tem Melvin made a motion to approve thel budget amendment as read, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, Budget Planning Schedule- Clerk Cashwell submitted a proposed budget planning schedule for the month of March and April. (See attached). Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the schedule as presented, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, and carried unanimously. Fiscal Training for Local Government Board Members- Clerk Cashwell noted this training is still available online for elected officials and she encouraged board members to take advantage of this free fiscal training. Commissioner Peterson stated she has completed the training and is NCORR Grant Updates- Clerk Cashwell informed board members that both MOAS for the two grants from the NCORR have been signed and the funding has been received for one of them and the remaining funding should be received this week. Members from the Mid-Carolina COG will be requested to assist with the administration of these two grants and the ARPA grants. Cemetery Update- Mayor Brown stated the vendor notified him today that the replacement sign Senior Citizen Building Update- Commissioner Strickland stated she is not sure everyone got the memo this month or not but after that "tongue lashing," she received last month over the Senior Center Building, the light bill for this month for the Senior Center is $860.00. She stated we have an major management problem over there. She said the little building they call their exercise room has base board heaters and they were found to be left on at 80°. Commissioner Smith stated there are two thermostats in the computer room and both were left on at 80° and he doubts anyone has even been in there. He stated he could not agree more with what Commissioner Strickland is saying, they have a management problem over there. He continued, "we went over there last week, and the back door was standing wide open." He stated the alarm system is not set and it looks like someone is sleeping on the couch. Commissioner Strickland stated the deadbolts do not work and it looks like the doors have sagged. She stated they did get the thermostats changed and Commissioner Johnson has had the glass in the window repaired. Commissioner Johnson stated it is ready to be picked up and he will reinstall it. Commissioner Strickland stated, "we now have keys to the building," and she and Commissioner Peterson have a set of keys and the alarm code to the building. Commissioner Peterson noted since they have had the keys and the code, the alarm has not gone off. Commissioner Smith asked ift the alarm is being set and stated he wanted to know what was causing it to alarm prior. Commissioner Strickland stated she could go by there tonight after the meeting and check to see if the alarm is Community Center Updates- Commissioner Strickland stated she willt tie in safety with buildings. She noted the Community Center was broken into last night and they have pictures of the individuals inside the building from the cameras that were installed. She stated they did not identify any missing items and noted the criminals did leave some of their paraphernalia behind. They attempted to destroy the cameras, however when photos are captured, they are stored in a cloud- based system, sO the pictures are available no matter what is done to the camera. She did note attached). quarterly internal controls, and updates SAM registration for grants. and carried unanimously. awaiting her certificate. BULDINGSICEMEIERY at the Garland Community Cemetery will be installed on Tuesday morning. set. 3 a new battery pack and an additional camera was purchased today. Commissioner Johnson asked if there was any signage noting the building is under surveillançe. Commissioner Peterson added, "and a not trespassing sign." Commissioner Strickland responded she did not want to warn them, she wanted to see them in jail. Commissioner Smith stated he agreed with Commissioner Town Hall Duct Work Assessment & Front Door Gap- Commissioner Strickland presented a quote received today from TerryL Long Electrical, LLCI to replace all ductwork ini the office area. Replace all ceiling and return diffusers and remove all ductwork and dispose of it for $18,000.00. (See attached). Commissioner Strickland stated she was pleased with this estimate as she anticipated it being higher. Mayor Brown asked if this included the whole building. She replied since there is not any air being circulated ini the board room as a previous board chose to install the wall unit, it would not need replacing. Commissioner Smith stated he would not want to work in here like iti is now and Commissioner Johnson agreed. Commissioner Strickland stated replacing the filters and cleaning several of the returns has helped some with air quality. Commissioner Peterson made a motion to approve the quote as received, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, and carried Quote for Urinal Repairs @ Town Hall- Commissioner Strickland presented a quote from Hamburg Plumbing in Salemburg to repair the urinals at town hall. The estimate was $390.00 each. (See attached). Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the quote as presented, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, and carried unanimously. Commissioner Johnson suggested talking to Mr. Hamburg about his availability to provide for the plumbing needs int town, Mayor Brown reported the electricity has been restored at the Community Center. Outside Lighting for Library Building- Commissioner Strickland stated, "you know we have been having this issue with people hanging out at the library." She stated she contacted the lady who iso over the county libraries, and she stated she was sO nice and helpful. She stated she plans to have the internet turned off at all county libraries at 9pm and hopefully this will cut down on some of the foot traffic for people on the internet. especially since Joe's motorcycle was stolen. She stated the only request made of the town was to check the lighting on the side of the library building as during the winter months it is pitch dark when the staff leave. Commissioner Smith suggested having Randy to go check the light in the morning and see if a bulb needs to be replaced and if not, Terry Long Electrical, LLC can fix it when they are working here at town hall. Hot Water Heater Purchase/ingtalation. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin reported the hot water heater has been purchased and is in the concession stand. She stated it will need to be installed. Board members suggested getting an installation quote from Mr. Hamburg when he comes to repair the Mayor Pro Tem Melvin stated she spoke with the contractor who performed the ditch cleaning at the ballpark complex, and he has agreed to remove a tree and other debris that has blown into the park at no extra charge to the town. Clerk Cashwell stated she has the documentation needed to pay the contractor and Mayor Pro Tem Melvin agreed to let her know when to process the Mayor Pro Tem Melvin stated she had a grant she wanted Clerk Cashwell to look over to see ifit isa reputable grant. The maximum grant award is $50,000.00 for parks and recreation and requires letters of support, a budget of expenses and a three-page letter indicating why the grant Strickland, he too wanted to see them clowns locked up. unanimously. so we have someone to contact as needed. PARKSRECREATION urinals at town hall. payment for services rendered. is needed. STREETS Paving Quotes- Commissioner Johnson reviewed several paving quotes received from Legion Asphalt, Inc. (See attached). Board members discussed the various quotes along with funds 4 available for paving. Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the paving quote for W. Fourth Street from Piney Grove Avenue to Gray Avenue, seconded by Commissioner Strickland Comprehensive Street Assessment & Action Plan- Commissioner Johnson stated Clerk Cashwell assisted with developing this assessment and action plan for streets and he stated he is on board with it 100%. (See attached). He stated with each assignment we should be able to complete the inventory listing and street assessments in the month of March using a team approach. He asked Commissioner Strickland if this plan works for her, and she agreed to do whatever was needed Lawnmower Purchase- Commissioner Smith said if Commissioner Jo will let me have a couple thousand dollars of her money, then I will move that we purchase this lawnmower, saying Iwill go ahead and do that right now, make the motion. Mayor Brown handed out a quote for al lawnmower from Big Blue of Clinton, Inc. for $5,933.86. (See attached). Commissioner Smith said out of buildings Ishould have said. Commissioner Strickland responded by saying well since TerryLong was much more reasonable than she expected it would be, she then asked Commissioner Peterson how she felt about letting go of a little bit of money to get us a grass cutting machine around here. Commissioner Peterson responded a grass cutting machine? Commissioner Strickland responded we need a different lawnmower than we have, and they are taking money out of two different areas, Mayor Brown stated three, Commissioner Strickland said three and they want some of our money. Clerk Cashwell asked what the three areas were? Commissioner Smith stated Buildings would be the third area., Other two are Streets and Water/Sewer. Clerk Cashwell noted the line item for the purchase would need to be Capital Outlay from each departmental fund. Commissioner Peterson asked if there is an estimate for this? Mayor Brown handed her a copy oft the quote. Mayor Brown stated from buildings-capital outlay $2,000.00, from streets-capital outlay-move $2,000.00 from maintenance and repair to capital outlay, and water/sewer move $1,933.86 from capital outay-improvement to capital outlaylequpment. Clerk Cashwell stated the Finance Officer should receive these types of quotes, and a budget amendment should be approved by the board prior to making a motion to purchase the item. Pre- auditing by the Finance Officer means the funds are available for the purchase prior to making a motion to purchase. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin asked to read a statement from her fiscal training. She read, "the government has no authority to buy anything that is not budgeted. Such spending isi illegal." Mayor Brown asked, "what is your suggestion?" Commissioner Smith stated het thought they had made a motion to purchase the lawnmower. Mayor Brown replied she is saying we do not need to do it until she does a budget amendment which will be next month, and the quote is only good for thirty days, which essentially means the quote is no good. Commissioner Smith said hopefully, it will not go up. Mayor Brown said, "oh it already has." Clerk Cashwell asked Mayor Brown what he suggested. Mayor Brown asked Clerk Cashwell how quick she could do a budget amendment and she replied if they wanted to take a recess, she could do the budget amendment Commissioner Smith made a motion to recess for Clerk Cashwell to complete a budget amendment, seconded by Commissioner Johnson and carried unanimously. Recessed at 7:37 and carried unanimously. toa assist with the plan. PUBLIC WORKS - WATERISEWER/GARBAGE during the recess. pm. Mayor Brown called the meeting back to order at 7:48 pm. Clerk Cashwell presented Budget Amendment #21-22-06 and Mayor Brown read it aloud. (See attached). Commissioner Smith made a motion to approve the amendment as presented, seconded by Commissioner Strickland, and carried unanimously. 5 Commissioner Smith made a motion to purchase the lawnmower at a cost of $5,933.86, seconded Backhoe Repairs- Commissioner Smith reported he had spoken with Bobby Barnes, and he said Scottie can fix the backhoe. He noted it is one of those things we do not know what is wrong' with it, sO we do not know how much it will cost to fix it. He said the truth oft the matter, whatever it cost we are going to have to pay it because we do not have a backhoe. He said in his opinion, we need to contact Barnes and tell them to come on up here and get it and whatever they have to do with it to go to work on it. He said matter of fact I am making that motion for Barnes to fix the backhoe. Commissioner Johnson seconded the motion and the motion carried unanimously. Clerk Cashwell stated sO we do not have an amount or where the money is coming from and Commissioner Smith replied, nope we do not. Clerk Cashwell replied okay, then I have not preaudited it. Commissioner Smith replied he would try to get an amount as soon as he could, somewhere close. Commissioner Strickland said you cannot get an amount until you know what the problem is. She said anytime you are messing with hydraulics, it ain't cheap. Clerk Cashwell noted the board could not approve an expense that has not been pre-audited. Commissioner Smith said to give him a suggestion on how we can get it right then. Clerk Cashwell suggested getting a quote of the repairs prior to approving the expense. Commissioner Smith stated, "alright Spring Clean Up & Limb Pick-Up- Board members discussed this and decided to table this item by Commissioner Johnson and carried unanimously. strike that motion and I will get a quote for the repairs." until the equipment needed for the clean-up has been repaired. SAFETY Updates- Commissioner Strickland reported no new updates. She spoke of a residential fire recently on N. Herring Avenue and noted the fast response oft the fire department. Board members discussed the meter tampering at the same location and noted the homeowner was assessed a $500.00 meter tampering fee. A letter will need to be sent notifying the homeowner to clean up the lot from the burned residence. OLD BUSINESS Surplus Equipment & Disposition- Commissioner Smith stated they need to have a process in place tonight for selling the surplus equipment and how much they will sell it for. Mayor Brown stated once you decide your minimum on each item, you will then open it upi for at ten-day bidding period and people will come here and put their bidi in an envelope and I will have to call a special meeting in ten days to open those bids and we will award it at that time. Commissioner Smith asked if they must set a minimum. Mayor Brown replied, "you don't have to but on the motor grader, IV would set a minimum." Mayor Brown stated if they set a minimum and do not receive a bid for the minimum price, the item will not be sold. Commissioner Smith asked if they decided if they want to sell both police cars? He stated the girls are driving their own personal vehicles. Board members decided they want to sell both cars. Mayor Brown asked for the minimums for the equipment. Commissioner Johnson asked if there was a way to determine how much the equipment is worth. Commissioner Strickland stated she had researched and researched this, and Commissioner Smith stated the blue book would have how much the police cars are worth. Motor grader reserve was set at $15,000.00. Dump truck reserve set at $2,500.00, Backhoe reserve set at $250.00, Fire Truck-no reserve set. Mayor Brown stated the only thing we did not add was that John Deere tractor style lawnmower, it is no good to us. Commissioner Strickland agreed and stated she did not know how much was paid fori it or how manyl hours was oni it. Mayor Brown stated it was bought last year for a little over one thousand dollars. Commissioner Johnson asked ifit did not work, and Mayor Brown noted it is not designed to do what we need, it is not a commercial grade and added it was a purchase from the former administration. Commissioner Johnson suggested the reserve be set at $300.00. Commissioner Strickland suggested setting 6 the reserve at $500.00. Clerk Cashwell noted the lawnmower has not been deemed surplus property. Mayor Brown stated we will get to that after we find out about these two cars. Commissioner Smith asked ift the 2012 was the marked police car and was told no. Mayor Brown Commissioner Johnson made a motion to take a brief recess, seconded by Commissioner Peterson and carried unanimously. Recessed at 8:05 pm. Meeting called back to order at 8:09 Mayor Brown noted board members decided on a reserve of $3,000.00 for each police car Commissioner Ralph Smith made a motion to surplus the John Deere lawnmower, seconded by Commissioner Johnson and carried unanimously. Mayor Brown noted the reserve for the Commissioner Strickland made a motion to open the bidding to sell this surplus equipment and hold it open for ten days, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and carried unanimously. Mayor Brown stated, "so that means we will have a special meeting on the 10th at 6:00 pm prior Commissioner Smith made ar motion to appoint Mayor Brown to execute the titles once the awards have been made for the surplus equipment, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, and carried noted the cars would have to be decommissioned. pm. lawnmower is $500.00. to the budget planning session." unanimously. NEW BUSINESS 2019 CDBG-NR Parks & Rec Revision Plans- Commissioner Smith stated, "as we all know, we opened up Cain Park for bids for the walking track and bathroom facilities, and we got nothing there, we did not get any bids." He continued, "so that being said, I personally do not see a real need for a second walking track at this time with cement costing $150.00 a yard, sO I'm making a motion that we amend the 2018 CDBG-NR Grant CDBG -18C-3060 to reallocate the funds from this grant that is earmarked for Cain Park to be moved to the Garland Softball Field to fix the softball fields, lights and fences, with the exception, we want to get an estimate, not to slow down what we are going to do at the softball park, we want to get an estimate of what it would cost to build al bathroom at Cain Park for a smaller downsized bathroom fromi the one they originally had." He said "now, on a side note to that, Ifeel that bathroom is going to be a problem, it is going to be broken in and we can't keep people out of the buildings we are in now." He said, "somebody has got to clean it and all that stuff, but that ist fine, lam still making that motion we go with building a smaller downsized bathroom and then we fix the park. We have been promising the citizens of this town that we were going to do something about it and nothing yet has been done and that is my motion." Commissioner Strickland seconded the motion. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin asked if we have looked into this to see if this is something we can actually do? She continued, "TC do not have a problem with the money being transferred to the park, that is not my problem." Commissioners Smith and Strickland replied, "yes, we have" in unison. Commissioner Strickland spoke of looking into this when she learned a walking track was in the plans as she did not feel like a second walking track was needed. She stated she started working on this with Mr. Moore a year ago this month. The grant willl have to be amended and once iti is approved, aj public hearing will take place and then we can do it. Commissioner Smith stated, "you have to state where you are moving it from and where you are moving it to."Mayor Brown called fori the vote. Motion passed with at three to two vote. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin stated she is still not clear on this and feels more discussion 7 is needed. Commissioner Smith stated motion just passed. Mayor Pro Tem Melvin and Resolution Authorizing Execution of Banking Transactions- Clerk Cashwell read the resolution authorizing Mayor Brown, Mayor Pro Tem Melvin, and Finance Officer Cashwell to be the official signers for all banking matters for thet town. (See attached). Mayor Pro Tem Melvin made ar motion to adopt the resolution as read, seconded by Commissioner Smith, and carried unanimously. Mileage Reimbursement for Staff using Personal Vehicles- Commissioner Strickland said if we are not going to bring that little truck back down here for the girls to use and they are using their personal vehicles, we need to look at paying them for their mileage. Mayor Brown asked why can't we bring it back down here? Commissioner Strickland replied we can, but I am saying we need to do one or the other because iti is not fair for them to have to drive their personal vehicles. Commissioner Smith replied, "let's just bring it back down here for them to use." Commissioner Smith made a motion to bring the truck back to town hall for use for town business, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, and carried unanimously. Mayor Brown stated he would let Randy know Bidding for Cemetery Maintenance- Commissioner Smith discussed the required one-million- dollar liability insurance coverage inj place for cemetery maintenance stating this is unreasonable, and only large contractors carry that amount of liability coverage. Commissioner Strickland replied, "that is what we have now, and it is costing us an arm and leg." Mayor Brown suggested having Deputy Clerk Ricketson compose a letter listing the required maintenance for the cemeteries and list the minimum liability coverage they agree on. Commissioner Strickland made a motion to require $50,000.00 liability coverage for cemetery maintenance, seconded by Commissioner Peterson, and carried unanimously. Mayor Brown asked board members to contact Deputy Clerk Ricketson in the morning as to what they want listed as required Updating Authorized Purchasers for Credit Accounts at Lowe' 's & Big Blue Store- Board members authorized Mayor Brown, Commissioners Johnson and Strickland, R. Boone and N. Carroll as Employee Leave Request- Commissioner Smith made a motion to approved leave request for Deputy Clerk Ricketson, seconded by Commissioner Johnson, and carried unanimously. (See Spraying & Lawn Care Bid- Mayor Brown introduced a bid submitted by Brandon Norris for spraying for fire ants and lawn care. Commissioner Strickland stated she sprayed the soccer field last year and can continue the spraying there as needed. The bid quote for spraying the cemeteries was discussed with Mayor Brown stating our current contractor sprayed both cemeteries last year. Commissioner Strickland stated, "yeah, and they did a shitty job." Commissioner Peterson had spoken with Mr. Tommy Newkirk about aerial spraying and board members requested to table this line item until Commissioner Peterson can speak with Mr. Car washing at local Business- Commissioner Peterson received a phone call from an individual with a mobile car wash stating the owner of the business had called town hall and was told he could not wash cars at an established business. Deputy Clerk Ricketson stated she received a call asking if a mobile car wash could set up in the bays behind Cleave's Auto Repair and she informed them they would have to contact the owner of the property to get permission as the town does not own that property. Commissioner Peterson stated it was Miguel's. Deputy Clerk Ricketson stated she had not received a call from Miguel. Commissioner Peterson asked Clerk Cashwell if she received a call and Clerk Cashwell replied she has not received a call from anyone Commissioner Peterson cast the dissenting votes. int the morning. maintenance of the cemeteries. approved purchasers for these two credit accounts. attached). Newkirk about spraying for fire ants. concerning car washing at their business. 8 MINUTES APPROVAL February 1, 2022 Regular Meeting- Mayor Pro Tem Melvin made a motion to approve the minutes with a correction to Commissioner Strickland's last name on Page 3, seconded by Commissioner Condolences: The Town of Garland sends our sincerest condolences to all of those who have Smith and carried unanimously. (See attached). CALENDAR OF EVENTS/ANNOUNOUNCEMENIS/CONDOLENCES recently lost loved ones. Next Regular Board Meeting will be April 5, 2022 at 6:30 pm at Town Hall Music In the Park, Friday, March 25lh from 7pm to 9 pm at the C.D. Cain Memorial Park. Donations collected will be earmarked for parks and recreation. ADJOURMMENT Commissioner Strickland made a motion to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Melvin, and carried unanimously. Meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm. Pamda Casuulo Pamela Cashwell, Town Clerk/Finance Officer Board. Approved AusijB Brown, Mayor ABo 9