The Shadow
Covington City Council will convene in Council Chambers of Covington City Hall, 333 W. Locust Street, Tuesday for two meetings.
The first meeting will be a called meeting to be held at 6 p.m.
The purpose of this meeting is to:
— Consider two appointments for Covington City School Board.
Council conducted interviews last week with four candidates. They include Bert Baker, Eddy Clemons, Jonathan Arritt and Temple Kessinger;
— Consider first reading of Ordinance O-19-07 levying real estate tax rate for fiscal year 2019-2020;
— Consider first reading of Ordinance O-19-08 levying personal property tax rate for fiscal year 2019-2020;
— Consider first reading of Ordinance O-19-06 regarding adoption of fiscal year 2019-2020 budget.
The second meeting will take place at 6:30 p.m. and it will be the June work session.
Items on the June work session agenda include:
— An udpdate regarding Durant Road Highway construction and detour;
— Staff report regarding recommendation of adding No Fault Insurance to the City’s Municipal Insurance Program;
— Staff report regarding City’s Utility Deposit Program;
— Staff presentation of proposed city handicapped parking sign applications;
— Report regarding proposed interdepartmental transfer for the Covington Division of Police to address ongoing needed expenditures for the Emergency Response Team (ERT) and needed equipment to place in service two new police cars purchased early in fiscal year 2019;
— Report regarding proposed interdepartmental transfer for Covington Parks and Recreation to address the need to install backstop fencing at the Jackson River Sport Complex;
— Report regarding city owned property and recommendations as to possible disposition and possible sale of such properties;
— Request regarding supplemental appropriation for necessary purchases at the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Items that will be discussed and voted to be placed on the agenda for the Tuesday, June 11, regular meeting include:
— To consider an appointment to the DSLCC Board of Directors;
— To consider an appointment to the Economic Development Corporation;
— To consider an appointment to the Redevelopment and Housing Board;
— To consider an appointment to the Social Services Board;
— To consider second reading of Ordinance O-19-03 regarding amendment and re-enactment of Appendix B, Zoning, Article XIII, Conservation District CN;
— To consider second reading of Ordinance O-19-04 regarding rezoning of the Jackson River Sport Complex from R-2, C-2 and M-2 to CN;
— To consider approval of Special Exemption request for the City of Covington, for property known as the Jackson River Sport Complex to allow camping (this was passed by the Planning Commission as: “contingent upon” the previous two related ordinances being approved/second reading);
— To consider second reading of O-19-07 levying real estate tax rate for fiscal year 2019-2020;
— Consider first reading of Ordinance O-19-08 levying personal property tax rate for fiscal year 2019-2020;
— Consider first reading of Ordinance O-19-06 regarding adoption of fiscal year 2019-2020 budget;
— To consider Appropriation Resolution R-19-42 regarding appropriation of Water and Wastewater Funds to increase the charges for overhead to the Water Fund and to reduce overhead charges to the Wastewater Fund (this is being processed pursuant to review of annual overhead charges and the restating of such charges to the two funds based on actual revenue totals;
— To consider Supplemental Appropriation Resolution R-19-43 regarding CSA/At-Risk Youth in the amount of $570,379;
— To consider resolution authorizing the City Manager to purchase No Fault Insurance via the City’s Virginia Municipal League Insurance Program (VMLIP);
— To consider resolution establishing City of Covington handicapped parking procedure.
Following the new business and public comments portion of Tuesday’s work session, Covington City Council will convene in closed session pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Interest Act Sec. 2.2-3711 A.1 for the purpose of discussion regarding prospective candidates for employment as Covington’s permanent city manager.
