City of Goodman, Missouri

The Board of Aldermen held a meeting Tuesday night October 5, 2010 at 7:00 PM. Those present included Mayor Calvin Wilson, Alderpersons Kristin Lett and Greg Richmond. Also present were Chief of Police Tom West, City Clerk Paula Brodie and City Supervisor David Brodie. Guests included Wes Ogden, Jerry Rickman, and Don Ruby. Aldermen Reardon and Kohley were not present.

The Mayor called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. He noted that the there was not a quorum present so therefore the Board could not conduct any business.

The Mayor asked Tom if he had anything to report. He said he did not.

The Mayor noted that the Tax Collector’s report was in the packets including a notice of the hours she will be working during tax season. Hours are starting November 1to December 31 from 8:00AM to 4:00PM.She will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. These are the same hours as City Hall is open. He asked that the Collector post her hours in a few places around town.

Wes Ogden from the Abundant Life stated that he was here to represent Jerry and Gladys Rickman in regards to building them a new house. Wes Ogden stated that there had been money donated to their church to purchase the materials and the men’s group from the church was going to build it. He discussed with the Board the two variances that he needs to have approved to build the house. He stated that right now the plans were to build a house 36’ by 24’ with side lot lines of 13’. He stated that the City Code required side lot lines of 17 1’2 feet and the house to be no smaller than a 40’by 24’. He said that Mr. Rickman’s lot was 64 feet wide. He said that if he followed the Code the house could be no bigger than 29’ He asked the Board to consider giving Mr. Rickman both variances as Mr. and Mrs. Rickman have lived in the town for many years. He noted that the new house will be built behind the old house and once completed the old house would be torn down. He stated that the new house would be a much nicer asset to the community than the older home. He stated that Mrs. Rickman had obtained from the neighbor on her east side a letter stating that she had no objections to the Rickman home being built closer to her lot line than the Code book allows, and that on the west side of the Rickman site there is a pasture. He stated that for those reasons he hoped the Board would approve the variance requests.

The Mayor noted that the Board could not vote at this time however they would hold a special meeting at 8:00PM on October 7, 2010 to address the agendas from the last two Board meetings which would include the variance requests from Mr. and Mrs. Rickman.

The Mayor noted that the meeting was to have begun with a public hearing to ask for citizen’s comments in regards to the Board of Aldermen signing over the fire station on Main Street, and City owned trucks and equipment to the Goodman Fire Protection District. He noted that the Board could not vote on anything because of the lack of a quorum. Ald. Richmond stated that he did not see why the Board could not listen to any comments from the Public and then vote at the next meeting. The Board decided to go ahead and hold the public hearing regarding the City giving owned Fire Trucks, Equipment, and the Fire Station on Main Street to the Goodman Fire Protection District.

The Mayor acknowledged Don Ruby who was present to represent the Fire Protection District, who stated that the Fire Protection District has been in existence now for over 5 years. He stated that it is maintained by a tax levy on real and personal property. He assured the Board that the Fire Protection District is solvent and doing well. He noted that the District had a new truck coming this year that had been purchased with grant funds, that all of the Board members were bonded and the department had updated their equipment. He stated that the 5 year lease and rental agreements on the City owned equipment, trucks and fire station were up on October 18, 2010. He asked that the Board of Aldermen go ahead and sign over anything that the City owned that was used by the Goodman Fire Department, prior to the organization of the Goodman Fire Protection District. Other than Mr. Ruby’s comments there were no other comments from the people present. The Board agreed that they would make a decision and vote on the request at the special meeting on October 7, 2010.

The Mayor adjourned the meeting at 7:30PM.

Respectfully submitted:

Paula W. Brodie, MRCC, City Clerk

Calvin Wilson, Mayor