City of Midway City Council Meeting Minutes July 26, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by Mayor Brenda Ford. The Invocation was given by Councilman Steve Parrish, Councilman John Whitmire led the Pledge. Those in attendance included Mayor Brenda Ford, City Secretary Debra Newkirk, Council members John Whitmire, Steve Parrish and Rex Newkirk, and Wes Savage. Councilwoman Angie Thornton, Councilman Gus Kangos and Water Operator Janet Boone were not in attendance. Steve Parrish made the motion to approve the Consent Agenda, John Whitmire made the second and with all present voting in favor the motion carried. There were no public comments. The 3rd Quarter Budget Review was presented to the Council. Income for the quarter was $61,874.25 with Expenses totaling $62,566.31. Expenses exceeded Income by $692.06. Had the Previous USDA Loans not been invoiced in this quarter, Expenses would have been $54,445.06; which would have been a Quarterly Surplus of $7,429.19. There was no action taken on this item as there were no monies to move. Shelly Butts had requested this next item on the agenda, the Inter-local Agreement for the Madison County Hazard Mitigation Plan Grant. This Inter-local Agreement had been brought before the Council in 2019, but the grant had been delayed due to Covid-19. The previous action of the Council had been to approve agreement including the $1,500.00 match. These matching funds were split between the entities within the county based on population and the $1,500.00 is the City ofMidway's match. Steve Parrish suggested that since it had already been approved, that we stay with it. Rex Newkirk made the motion to approve, John Whitmire made the second and with all present voting in favor the motion carried. A request to seek RFQ's and RFP's was submitted to Council. This request is to seek qualifications and proposals of firms and or people who would be interested in administering the HOME Program for the City of Midway. The City had started with this program 3 years ago and as everyone appeared to be getting ready for the next phase the contract expired and Covid-19 hit. A new contract has been executed with a 3 year term. All of those families who had previously participated will be able to file a new application and keep most of the paperwork to continue moving forward. Income and insurance may be the only things those families would need to update. New families are also encouraged to apply. The notice for RFQ's & RFP's must run for 2 consecutive weeks in the paper. Steve Parrish made the motion to approve placing the notice, Rex Newkirk made the second and with all present voting in agreement the motion carried. Copies oft the resumes that had been received were in everyone's packet. The ad is running on TML and is set to run through the end of August. It was determined that Council would let the ad run through the end of August, all incoming resumes would be looked at in August and an interview board would be put together at that time for the purpose ofhiring a Police Chief or continuing the search. Staff reports were given. Wes Savage gave the reports on the water and sewer and stated that everything is good. Debra Newkirk asked for approval for time off on Friday, July 30th. Steve Parrish made the motion, John Whitmire made the second, Rex Newkirk abstained and with all others voting in agreement the time-off was approved. Steve Parrish made the motion to adjourn, John Whitmire made the second and with all voting in favor the meeting adjourned at 7:40 p.m. buH Brenda Ford, Mayor Debra Néwkirk, City Secretary