Nicholson Council Meeting Minutes

Tuesday – November 1, 2021 6:30 P.M. Community Center

Call to Order – 6:30 p.m.

Attending: Mayor Jan Webster -Council Members – Thomas Gary, Dusty Durst, Lamar Watkins, Mike Barfield, Debbie Fontaine-City Clerk, Sherry Lewis – Mainstreet News, City Attorney-Jody Campbell

Pledge of Allegiance – All

Minutes: Dusty motioned to approve October 4, 2021 Council Meeting Minutes, Lamar seconded. All present were in favor, Minutes approved.

Financials: Dusty motioned to approve October 2021 Financials, Thomas seconded. All present were in favor. Motion was approved.

NEW BUSINESS:

· 2022 Proposed Budget – Final Reading & Adoption – Dusty motioned to approve Proposed 2022 Budget, Lamar seconded. A vote was taken, all present were in favor. Motion was approved.

· NWA – City Appointment of Water Board Member – Thomas motioned for the reappointment of John Ring on the Nicholson Water Board; Dusty seconded. A vote was taken, all were in favor. Motion was approved.

· Retreat Date – TBD – council will submit dates and a date will be determined accordingly.

OLD BUSINESS:

· Amendment to Zoning Ordinance – The amendments to Zoning Ordinance will bring it into compliance with current Nicholson Zoning Districts. A motion was made by Thomas Gary for Jody Campbell & Jerry Weitz to proceed with (prepare and initiate for public hearing) adopting items 5 – 12 (removing #1-4 & #7) ; Dusty seconded. All were in favor, motion was approved.

MAYORS REPORT:

· Jan reminded all to invite friends, family, and neighbors to Veterans Day Celebration on November 7th at 3:00 P.M.

· Also reminded everyone that tomorrow is Election Day.

· Need to set a date for Christmas Tree Lighting after the 13th of November.

· Pre-closing for USDA will be Tuesday November 9th 2021 and closing date is scheduled for November 12, 2021

LIBRARIANS REPORT: Per Library Manager

• Halloween Boo Bags we had approximately 100 children stop by
• Because of rain, we delivered Boo Bags to Candy Castle
• Friends of the Nicholson Library Quilters Group Quilt for kids

Veterans

Work with Senior Citizens

Quilt for library for Daisy Festival

• Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the Nicholson Library on Dec 7 from 6-8 PM
• Sherri and Kierra volunteered at the SJES for the school’s Fall Festival
• We have already started working on Summer Reading 2022. The theme is oceanic.
• Raffling off a Madame Alexander baby for Christmas. $1 a ticket.

CITIZENS REQUESTING TO SPEAK –

Adjournment: Lamar motioned to adjourn, Thomas seconded. All were in favor, motion approved. Meeting adjourned at 7:00PM.

Announcements:

• Next Work Session & Public Hearing (Monday) November 29th, 2021
• Next City Council Meeting in December 6, 2021

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