Are you Good evening. >> We will call our Monday, March 9th, 2026 city commission meeting to order. Would you please stand for the invocation and the pledge of allegiance? Dear heavenly father, we come before you
today to do the business of the city. We ask that every voice be expressed and heard with dignity, respect, and understanding. Guide our discussions and our decisions so that they continue to lead to economic growth, opportunity,
and prosperity for our community now and for generations to come. Amen. I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation
under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. We have no proclamations this evening, but we do have presentations. Um Melissa, please. Good evening, mayor and commissioners. Um, thank you for this
opportunity and I'd like to also welcome the employees that are here today and their family members to recognize these milestones for them. So, we'll get started with our five-year awards. We'll start with Miss Ashley Adams from the police department. She currently serves as a forensic digital evidence
specialist. Next, we'll go on to our tenure award, Miss Candy Harper. She is our deputy planning and zoning director. She left us for a short while, but came back to us and has served the city for 10 years.
Did you get it? >> Congrats. Next, our newly promoted Deputy Fire Chief, Nathan Barlo. We're recognizing him for 20 years of service. He started with us as a firefighter and today he's our deputy fire chief.
Congrats, Nate. Congrats. Next, we'd like to recognize uh Antonio Kelesz. He works in public works. Many of you may see him around maintaining the grounds of the city. He's a maintenance worker, too. So, congratulations for 20 years, Antonio.
25 years. We'd like to recognize Mr. Rodney Hogan in public works. He has been with us. He currently serves as our maintenance supervisor since 2001. Started with the city. Congrats, Rodney.
Next, we'd like to recognize Miss Angela Smith. She is our utility billing supervisor. She started in finance, went to electric, le left us for a short while, came back, and she has served us for 25 years.
Congrats, Angie. 30 years. So now we'd like to recognize Miss Lisa Carter in the police department. She started in the library, left us for just a short while, came back, and she's been in police for 20 years.
>> Your eyes got too big when you It's a milestone. Next, we'd like to recognize Mr. Al Pervvis. He is our chief plant operator in public works. He also started his career in public works and has been there for 30 years.
Congrats. >> Yeah. >> A congratulations And our next uh milestone, 35 years, we'd like to recognize Mr. Ronnie Hancock. He is our contract supervisor
in electric. He started his career as a lineman and he's been with us all this time in the electric department. >> Yeah, we were going to change. Thank you. >> Great. So after we have a lot of family members here, we really appreciate that.
So outside before they leave, we'll get pictures with everybody and the families and all that. So, thank you very much for giving us the opportunity to recognize our employees. Thank you. Congratulations to all of you. At this time, the public may bring matters to
the attention of the city commission. Please note that issues raised during this time will not be discussed, but your comments will be referred to the appropriate staff or scheduled for consideration at future city commission meeting. If you are speaking about an item that will be considered late in
this meeting, your comments will be heard during public hearings. Each speaker is allocated three minutes. Kindly adhere to this time time limit to ensure equal opportunity for all participants. Thank you. Are there any public comments?
Seeing none, we'll move to the consent agenda. Oh, >> yes. Routine items are placed on the consent agenda to expedite the meeting. If the commission staff wish to discuss any item, the procedure is as follows. One, pull the items from the consent
agenda. Two, vote on remaining items with the roll call vote. Three, discuss each pulled item and vote by roll call. Are there any items the commission would like to pull? >> Seeing none, can we have a motion for roll call, please? >> I'll make a motion to approve the
consent agenda. >> Second. >> It's been moved and properly second. Are there any comments? Roll call. Commissioner Connell? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Bur? >> Yes. >> Commissioner Reeseman? >> Yes. >> Mayor Barry?
>> Yes. Where's this fast? We are going now to our public hearings and non-rine routine items. We have none for our second reading of ordinance. None for our first reading of ordinance.
None roine items. Informational reports. Um, city attorney Grant. >> No report this evening. Thank you, uh, Madame Mayor, >> City Manager. >> I I know this evening's meeting was kind of light. Um, I don't think it will be
crazy next week. So, that was number one. I do have two things I wanted to bring to your attention. Uh, and first, I normally don't recognize this, but there was a lot of heavy hitters, and no disrespect to any other employees, but there there was I think that's the first time we've recognized so many 30-year
and 25 year anniversaries in in one sitting. And some of those folks who came up are really the heartbeat to what we do and from Al Pervvis making water and and and and the other guys uh you know so that that was that was a good
deal to see some of that. So that I I really appreciate that and you you see the long tenure and the commitment and the and kind of the team we have. So very appreciative of that. Um on other news I just wanted to bring to your attention uh we were doing an inspection of the Mount Morris house. uh it has
termite issues. Um so we will be taking care of that. Uh it's about 10 grand to take care of. It'll require a tent. Cliff and his team has that taken care of. So if you have any questions on that, I don't know the details on that. Cliff Cliff gave me the the debrief on that um later this afternoon. So it's
the first I'll get more information to that in the normal reports, but we'll get that taken care of. And that's all I have for you. >> Would that be the tent process or would that be further? Okay. Mhm. >> Um, roll call for manager. >> Commissioner Conell,
>> nothing tonight. >> Commissioner Bur, >> nothing tonight. >> Commissioner Reeseman, >> just a couple things. Uh, this Saturday is the Saturday and Sunday is the Leburg Arts Festival downtown. Next Thursday is the chamber breakfast and then the 20th is movie night at Pat Thomas via special events. And then that Saturday is Blooms
and Brews downtown with special events. So, lots happening in the city and our fun events. Thank you, >> Mayor Barry. >> Um, I would just like to say on behalf of my mother, she asked that I should say thank you to the city commissioners and all the team that came out to
celebrate her and acknowledging her and the way that it was done. Our family truly appreciates and it was a fun time and thank you. Roll call. Can we get a motion to adjourn the meeting? >> Motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Wow.