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ALDERMEN MEETING FOR MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2026. IN ORDER, PLEASE. AND WE HAVE WITH US THIS EVENING, FATHER CHRISTIAN, WHO WILL LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION. AND IF VICE MAYOR STAMPS, IF YOU'LL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE, PLEASE. PLEASE RISE. FATHER CHRISTIAN, WELCOME.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. LET US BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. ALMIGHTY AND EVER LIVING GOD, WHO IS THE SOURCE OF ALL WISDOM AND UNDERSTANDING. BE PRESENT WITH ALL THOSE WHO ARE ATTENDING THIS BOARD MEETING. WE PRAY FOR YOUR HOLY SPIRIT TO SMOOTH THE EVERYTHING THAT NEEDS TO GOD'S TOUCH. SPEAK TO EACH ONE OF US TO DO AND SAY THAT WHICH GLORIFIES YOU IN THIS WONDERFUL COMMUNITY OF COLLIERVILLE. BLESS THESE LEADERS AND THE WORK YOU HAVE GIVEN THEM TO DO. TEACH THEM AND ALL OF US THE NECESSITY OF SEEKING YOUR GUIDANCE AND THE CAPACITY TO PERCEIVE WHAT IS RIGHT, AND GRANT US ALL THE COURAGE TO PURSUE IT AND THE GRACE TO ACCOMPLISH IT. LORD, I PRAY ALSO THAT THROUGHOUT THESE PROCEEDINGS TONIGHT, WE WOULD NOT FAIL TO SEE YOU IN EACH OTHER. HELP US TO SENSE YOUR PRESENCE AND ACT AS THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN INSPIRED BY YOU. AMEN. AMEN. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE 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. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MISS SIMON. IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
MR. HALL HERE, MR. JORDAN. HERE, MISS MARSHALL. HERE. MR. STAMP HERE, MR. ROBBINS HERE. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. WE HAVE OUR DEPUTY TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, MISS KATRINA ATKINS, LEADING OUR
[4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Additions/Deletions)]
MEETING THIS EVENING. AND WE HAVE. THE FIRST ITEM OF BUSINESS IS APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO OUR AGENDA THIS EVENING? NO, MAYOR. THERE ARE NO CHANGES. CORRECTIONS OR DELETIONS. THANK YOU. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS SIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. JORDAN? YES, MISS MARSHALL? YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES. MAYOR. FRAZIER. YES. THE AGENDA HAS BEEN APPROVED. WE HAVE TWO[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
SETS OF MEETINGS. MINUTES FOR MEETINGS TO BE APPROVED. THE FIRST IS FROM AUGUST 24TH, A WORK SESSION. EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THOSE MINUTES. IS THERE ANYONE THAT HAS ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THE MINUTES? SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE? MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MISS MARSHALL? YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES.MR. JORDAN. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THOSE MINUTES ARE APPROVED. THEN WE HAVE OUR BOARD OF MAYOR AND ALDERMEN MEETING FROM AUGUST 24TH, 2026. ANYONE HAVE ANY CHANGES OR CORRECTIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? IF NONE. IS THERE A MOTION, PLEASE. MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, MISS DIAMOND, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE. MR. STAMPS. YES.
MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES. MR. JORDAN. YES. MISS. MARSHALL. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. THOSE
[6. SPECIAL PRESENTATION]
MINUTES ARE APPROVED. THE NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS A SPECIAL PRESENTATION, AND THIS WILL BE A MAYORAL PROCLAMATION. AND THIS IS FOR A FORMER SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSIONER. I KNOW HE LIKES THAT NAME. FORMER MR. DAVID BRADFORD. THIS THIS IS SOMETHING SPECIAL. THIS IS A PROCLAMATION. TO MAYOR. AND IT SAYS WHEREAS DAVID BRADFORD WAS DULY ELECTED TO THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ON AUGUST 7TH, 2008, AND REELECTED FOR A SECOND TERM IN 2022.FAITHFULLY DEDICATED EIGHT YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT. AND.
WHEREAS, THROUGHOUT THIS TWO TERMS TO SERVE AS AN INSTRUMENTAL VOICE TO THE. ON BEHALF OF. TIRELESSLY PRIORITIZE INFRASTRUCTURE, SAFETY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND ENSURE THAT. IT. GOVERNMENT SERVICES. THE CARE PROGRAM OPPOSING EVERY POLICY IS THE PRINCIPLE OF INTEGRITY. AND THE FIRM CONVICTION THAT OTHER OFFICES AND THE PEOPLE. AND.
WHEREAS PROFESSIONAL LEAGUE ACCREDITED. PROFESSIONAL LEVEL CITY CENTER. PERSON TO UTILIZE THE TECHNICAL EXPERTISE AND BUSINESS ACUMEN TO BUILD BRIDGES ACROSS THE MUNICIPAL
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BOUNDARIES FOR THE LONG TERM REGIONAL GROWTH. AND. WHEREAS HIS DEEP DEVOTION TO CIVIC EXTENDS WELL ON COMMISSION, HAVING SERVED ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND LEADERSHIP. PART OF THAT WORK, IN ADDITION TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS, INCLUDING HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. YMCA AND THE SOUTH MEMPHIS. AND WHEREAS. ALSO RECOGNIZED AS. SINCERE COMMITMENT TO. THE PATIENTS SHARED SACRIFICE AND STEADFAST, DEDICATED PUBLIC SERVICE. SO NOW THERE'S NO. TO 2026, AS DAVID DAY, IN HONOR OF APPRECIATION OF HIS OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND ADVOCACY CONTRIBUTIONS. WHAT HAPPENED? NOW? I ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN THE STRATEGY BEING DEDICATED, PART OF IT, AND RESOURCES FOR HEALTH, HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS IN OUR FUTURE. THIS IS ONE OF OUR AMERICAN TWO BANNERS. IT'S BRAND NEW. IT'S NOT DIRTY. GIVE ME A. SO THANK YOU MAYOR. ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN. I'M VERY GRATEFUL FOR THIS RECOGNITION TONIGHT.SERVING FOR EIGHT YEARS ON SHELBY COUNTY COMMISSION, WHICH IS GREAT PART OF MY LIFE. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK GOD FOR HIS GUIDANCE DURING THE TIME. AND I ALSO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY.
PUBLIC SERVICE HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE AROUND ME LATE, LATE, LATE, LATE NIGHT MEETINGS, MISS DINNERS, PHONE CALLS, AND PLENTY OF CONVERSATIONS THAT I CAN TALK ABOUT YOUR PATIENTS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK. SHELBY COUNTY FOR TWO REPRESENTABLE. I HAVEN'T ALWAYS GOTTEN EVERY DECISION RIGHT, AND I'M CERTAIN EVERYONE HAS ALWAYS TREATED ME LIKE THAT. BUT I CAN SAY THAT I ALWAYS TRY TO LISTEN AND UNDERSTAND THE FACTS AND MAKE THE DECISIONS I BELIEVE IS BEST, AND WHAT LESSONS I'VE LEARNED IS THAT THOSE WHO ARE AFFECTED WERE ELECTED TO SERVE NOT JUST THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR YOU, BUT THE PEOPLE WHO CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT. AND IT'S EASY FOR US ALL WITHIN OUR COMMUNITIES, SURROUNDED BY PEOPLE WHO THINK ABOUT WHAT PUBLIC SERVICE REQUIRES US TO STEP OUTSIDE OF THAT. LISTEN TO PEOPLE WITH DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES AND PERSPECTIVES, AND REMEMBER THAT DISAGREEMENT DOES NOT MAKE SOMEONE TYPEKIT, BUT I. WE MAY THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF THE COUNTY MUST KEEP IN MIND THAT WE ARE ALL PART OF A MUCH LARGER COMMUNITY. AND AT THE END OF THE DAY, MOST PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT I'M SAYING.
THEY MAY SAY THIS WILL PROBABLY. OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FAMILY AND OTHER TO TREAT PEOPLE FAIRLY AND PROTECT US. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO LIVE IN CARTERSVILLE, WHERE WE HAVE ALL THE COMPONENTS, BUT UNFORTUNATELY WE DID NOT HAVE THAT. HOW PROUD WE ARE PROUD TO REPRESENT. ARE VERY THANKFUL FOR THE TRUST AND. I DIDN'T DO THIS FOR ANY RECOGNITION OF PRAISE. THERE WAS A CERTAIN. I'M HUMBLED.
AND I WILL SAY MY PUBLIC SERVICE IS NOT OVER. AND THE ANNOUNCEMENT TOMORROW ABOUT NEXT CHAPTER WILL. YOU MIGHT AS WELL DO IT ON DAVID BRADFORD DAY. THEN WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE ANOTHER DAVID BRADFORD DAY TOMORROW. THANK YOU. AND THANKS FOR HIS FAMILY AND HIS PARENTS FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH EIGHT L. IS THERE ANYONE ON THE BOARD? I'M SORRY. CITIZEN COMMENTS. HOW DID I
[7. CITIZENS COMMENTS]
FORGET MY CARDS WERE OVER HERE. OKAY, CITIZEN COMMENTS IS OUR NEXT PORTION ON THE AGENDA. I HAVE RECEIVED TWO CITIZEN COMMENT CARDS. SO THESE ARE THE TWO INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BE SPEAKING THIS EVENING. I WILL GO THROUGH THE RULES. I BELIEVE BOTH OF YOU HAVE SPOKEN BEFORE, SO I'LL JUST DO A REFRESHER. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD. THE MEETINGS ARE TELEVISED AND LIVE STREAMED. THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU TO SPEAK IN THE MICROPHONE. ADJUST[00:10:02]
THE MICROPHONE. INDIVIDUAL COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES. YOU'LL SEE THE GREEN LIGHT. JUST GET STARTED. WHEN YOU SEE YELLOW, YOU WANT TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. AND I HAVE NO ONE DONATING TIME THIS EVENING. SO WE WILL GET STARTED AND JUST REMEMBER THE DECORUM.WE'RE PROFESSIONALS SO WE DON'T CLAP, JEER OR DO ANYTHING CRAZY. SO THE FIRST CARD THAT WAS ON MY DESK WAS JUSTIN JOHNSON, MR. JOHNSON. HELLO? HELLO. I GUESS YOU'RE CONTROLLING THE MIC AGAIN, SO I'LL JUST GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JUSTIN JOHNSON. I LIVE AT 1037 WARFIELD ROAD. I'M ASKING THIS BOARD TO AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO THE TOWN ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS NOT ABOUT PRESUMING GUILT OR ATTACKING TOWN EMPLOYEES. IT IS ABOUT ESTABLISHING THE FACTS, PROTECTING PUBLIC TRUST, ENSURING THAT COLLIERVILLE CHARTER PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE FOLLOWED. THE HANDLING OF FORMER FIRE CHIEF JOHN SJOBERG REMAINS A SERIOUS CONCERN. RESIDENTS DESERVE A DOCUMENTED TIMELINE EXPLAINING WHY HE WAS PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, WHAT EVIDENCE SUPPORTED THAT DECISION AND WHO HAD THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE IT, AND WHETHER HE RECEIVED THE DUE PROCESS REQUIRED BY TOWN POLICY AND THE CHARTER. THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR ALLEGED THAT CHIEF SOLBERG USED PROFANITY AND DECLARED THAT HE DID NOT REPORT TO HER. CHIEF SOLBERG DENIED MAKING THAT STATEMENT. CONFLICTING ACCOUNTS INVOLVING SUCH A SIGNIFICANT PERSONAL ACTION SHOULD BE RESOLVED THROUGH DOCUMENTS, WITNESS INTERVIEWS AND EVIDENCE. THE INVESTIGATION SHOULD ALSO EXAMINE BROADER PERSONNEL PRACTICES. FORMER AND CURRENT EMPLOYEES HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT RETALIATION, INCONSISTENT DISCIPLINE AND CONSEQUENCES FOR REPORTING WORKPLACE PROBLEMS, DETERMINING WHETHER THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE SUSTAINED IS EXACTLY WHY AN IMPARTIAL INVESTIGATION IS NECESSARY.
HUMAN RESOURCES SHOULD ALSO BE REVIEWED WHERE COMPLAINTS INVESTIGATED FAIRLY. WERE EMPLOYEES INFORMED OF THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THEM AND ALLOWED TO RESPOND? WHERE DISCIPLINARY AND APPEAL PROCEDURES FOLLOW CONSISTENTLY. QUESTIONS ALSO REMAIN ABOUT PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS. WHEN THE TOWN'S PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER PUBLISHED A COLUMN DEFENDING THE TOWN ADMINISTRATOR, WAS SHE ACTING PERSONALLY OR OFFICIALLY, OR WERE TOWN POLICIES FOLLOWED? FINANCIAL CONTROLS DEMAND ANSWERS AS WELL. RECORDS OBTAINED THROUGH A PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST DOCUMENT THAT TOWN ADMINISTRATOR MOLLY MAYOR RECEIVED 58 OVER PAYMENTS TOTALING $14,000 AND 50 OR $14,000. $14,000.98. HOW DID THAT CONTINUE WITHOUT BEING DETECTED? WHO AUTHORIZED THE REPAYMENT ARRANGEMENT, AND WHY WAS THE MONEY ALLOWED TO BE REPAID WITHOUT INTEREST? RESIDENTS ALSO DESERVE ANSWERS CONCERNING PUBLIC RECORDS, PRACTICES, ADMINISTRATIVE RESTRUCTURING AND THE COMPLIANCE WITH THE TOWN CHARTER. AN INTERNAL REVIEW WITHIN THE SAME CHAIN OF COMMAND WILL NOT RESOLVE THESE CONCERNS. THE INVESTIGATOR MUST BE INDEPENDENT. EMPLOYEES MUST BE PROTECTED WHEN PARTICIPATING, AND THE FINDINGS SHOULD BE RELEASED PUBLICLY TO THE FULL EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. AN INVESTIGATION DOES NOT PREDETERMINE WRONGDOING. IT DETERMINES THE TRUTH. IF EVERYTHING WAS HANDLED PROPERLY, THE INVESTIGATION WILL CONFIRM IT. IF MISTAKES WERE MADE, COLLIERVILLE DESERVES ACCOUNTABILITY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THIS BOARD TO AUTHORIZE AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND GIVE COLLIERVILLE THE ANSWERS THEY DESERVE. THANK YOU, AND GOD BLESS. THANK YOU. EXCUSE ME.
THAT'S. THAT'S NOT PERMITTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON. THE NEXT COMMENT CARD IS LIZ DEALEY. MISS DEALEY. CAN YOU HEAR ME? ALL RIGHT. YES. OKAY. STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS, PLEASE. MY NAME IS LIZ DEALEY. I LIVE AT 789 WELLINGTON WAY COVE IN COLLIERVILLE. I WANT TO ADDRESS THE RECENT PAYROLL OVERPAYMENT INVOLVING AN EMPLOYEE'S CAR ALLOWANCE. I THINK THERE ARE TWO SEPARATE QUESTIONS HERE. THE FIRST IS ACCOUNTABILITY, THE SECOND, AND THE ONE I BELIEVE WE SHOULD FOCUS ON IS HOW THIS HAPPENED AND HOW WE CAN MAKE SURE IT NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION MADE PUBLIC, AN ALLOWANCE THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID ONCE A MONTH WAS INSTEAD PAID EVERY PAY PERIOD FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD. BY THE TIME IT WAS DISCOVERED, THE OVERPAYMENT ALLEGEDLY TOTALED OVER $10,000. RATHER THAN SIMPLY DEBATING WHO MADE MISTAKES, I THINK THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE TOWN TO CONDUCT A ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS. THAT'S A PROBLEM SOLVING TECHNIQUE WIDELY USED IN BUSINESS SITUATIONS TO DETERMINE WHAT WENT WRONG.
FIRST, I WOULD RECOMMEND AN IMMEDIATE AUDIT OF EVERY EMPLOYEE RECEIVING A RECURRING ALLOWANCE OR REIMBURSEMENT. THIS COULD INCLUDE CAR ALLOWANCES, CELL PHONE,
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INTERNET REIMBURSEMENT UNIFORMS, ANY SIMILAR PAYMENTS. THE GOAL SHOULD BE TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE OTHER ERRORS OCCURRING RIGHT NOW, AND IF THERE ARE, STOP THEM IMMEDIATELY. SECOND, THE TOWN SHOULD REVIEW THE PROCESS ITSELF. WHO SETS UP THE PAYMENT SCHEDULE? WHO ENTERS THE PAYMENTS? WHO VERIFIES THEM? HOW OFTEN ARE THEY AUDITED? WHAT HAPPENS WHEN AN EMPLOYEE CHANGES POSITIONS, DEPARTMENTS, OR EMPLOYEE STATUS? THERE SHOULD BE ROUTINE CHECKS AND BALANCES WRITTEN PROCEDURES SO THE SYSTEM DOES NOT DEPEND ON SOMEONE EVENTUALLY NOTICING AN ERROR. AND IF THERE IS AN ERROR, HOW SHOULD IT BE HANDLED? THIRD, I BELIEVE THE TOWN SHOULD ESTABLISH A CLEAR PROCESS FOR NOTIFYING THE BMA WHEN SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL DISCREPANCIES OCCUR. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE IS AN UNEXPLAINED PAYROLL OR FINANCIAL DISCREPANCY OVER $1,000, THE BMA SHOULD RECEIVE A ROUTINE NOTIFICATION EXPLAINING WHAT HAPPENED. THE ROOT CAUSE AND WHAT ACTION IS BEING TAKEN TO CORRECT IT. AND AT SOME POINT, HUMAN RESOURCES SHOULD BE INVOLVED. FINALLY, I THINK THE BMA SHOULD EXAMINE HOW INFORMATION ABOUT PAYROLL, PERSONNEL AND OTHER DEVELOPING PROBLEMS IS COMMUNICATED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. FROM THE OUTSIDE, IT CAN SOMETIMES APPEAR THAT THE BMA IS LEARNING ABOUT PROBLEMS ONLY AFTER THEY'VE BECOME MAJOR PUBLIC CONTROVERSIES, AN ACCOUNTING ERROR OF OVER $10,000 SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS SOON AS IT IS DISCOVERED, NOT AFTER IT BECOMES A PUBLIC CONTROVERSY. THIS SHOULD BE ABOUT MORE THAN ONE EMPLOYEE OR ONE PAYMENT DISCREPANCY. IT SHOULD BE ABOUT IMPROVING THE SYSTEM OVERALL, INCREASING OVERSIGHT AND MAKING SURE THE SAME MISTAKE DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS WHAT ACCOUNTABILITY SHOULD LOOK LIKE. THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD IN A POSITIVE WAY. THIS WOULD REBUILD TRUST BY PROVIDING TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED FOR COLLIERVILLE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS STALEY. THOSE ARE THE ONLY TWO COMMENT CARDS I HAVE RECEIVED. SO CITIZEN COMMENT SECTION IS CLOSED. NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO[8. CONSENT AGENDA]
THE CONSENT AGENDA. ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE ITEMS EIGHT A THROUGH ITEM EIGHT L.IS THERE ANYONE ON THE BOARD THAT WOULD LIKE THOSE ITEMS? PULL ANY ITEM PULLED FOR A PRESENTATION. SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. MISS SIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. ROBBINS. YES. MR. HALL. YES. MR. JORDAN. YES, MISS. MARSHALL. YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES. EVERY ITEM ON THE CONSENT HAS BEEN APPROVED. AND THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM IS
[9.A Review of Bids and Award of Contract for the Purchase of Diesel Fuel and Gasoline]
BUSINESS ITEM. IT'S A REVIEW OF BID AND AWARD OF CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF DIESEL FUEL AND GASOLINE. AND JOSH RUSSELL, OUR PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, HAS OUR PRESENTATION. MR. RUSSELL.THANKS, MAYOR. GOOD EVENING. BOARD, IF YOU'LL BEAR WITH ME. I'VE BEEN UNDER THE WEATHER RECENTLY. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGENDA ITEM IS TO APPROVE A CONTRACT FOR THE PURCHASE OF FUEL, DIESEL, FUEL AND GASOLINE. ON AVERAGE, THE TOWN PURCHASES 160,000 GALLONS OF DIESEL AND APPROXIMATELY 200,000 GALLONS OF GASOLINE ANNUALLY TO OPERATE ITS VEHICLES. THAT'S ANYTHING FROM GARBAGE TRUCKS TO LAWN MOWERS AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. FOLLOWING THE EXPIRATION OF OUR PREVIOUS CONTRACT, PROCUREMENT NOTIFIED 26 BIDDERS. SUPPLIERS OF AVAILABILITY AND SEVEN BIDS WERE RECEIVED. I HAVE THEM LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN, AS YOU CAN SEE HERE. GRESHAM PETROLEUM COMPANY IS THE LOWEST APPARENT BIDDER. AND JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, THE TOWN PLAYS RACK PRICE FOR FUEL AND THEY PLAY A AN AMOUNT ABOVE THAT FOR DELIVERY. AS YOU CAN SEE, WE PAY RACK PRICE PLUS 0.0176 PER GALLON FOR FUEL. SO JUST JUST SO EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT'S HOW WE PURCHASE FUEL. AS MENTIONED EACH WELL, EACH DEPARTMENT BUDGET SEPARATELY FOR FUEL. THAT'S WHY I DON'T HAVE A TABLE HERE SHOWING YOU WHAT'S BUDGETED BECAUSE EVERY DEPARTMENT BUDGETS SEPARATELY. BUT I HAVE A PROPOSED MOTION ON THE SCREEN FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS CONTRACT. THIS IS A ONE YEAR, 12 MONTH CONTRACT WITH FOUR OPTIONS OF RENEWAL.
SO THANK YOU, MR. RUSSELL. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF STAFF? ALDERMAN ROBBINS. JOSH. RACK PRICE ON GASOLINE. HOW IS THAT DETERMINED? THEY DETERMINE THAT WE GET OUR FUEL AT. MY MIND IS COMPLETELY SHOT. THE SUPPLIER MEMPHIS CAN'T HELP ME OUT. LARRY VALERO YES. VALERO IS WHERE THEY BUY IT. AND THEY DETERMINE THAT RACK PRICE IS SET PER DAY AND THAT WHEN THEY SUBMIT INVOICES TO US, THEY HAVE TO SHOW WHAT THE RACK PRICE IS. AND THEN THEY BILL US ABOVE THAT. FOR NOW, WHO DETERMINES THAT RACK PRICE? I DO NOT KNOW. NO, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH. I WAS JUST CURIOUS. IT'S VALERO. ANYBODY WITHIN 150 200 MILES OF MEMPHIS IS GOING TO GET THEIR FUEL FROM VALERO. AND I'M SORRY I COULDN'T REMEMBER THE NAME OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. I KNEW WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY. I JUST COULDN'T SAY IT. OKAY. THANK YOU. ANY
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OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. SECOND. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MISS SIMON, IF YOU'LL CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE, MR. HALL. YES. MR. JORDAN. YES.MISS MARSHALL. YES. MR. STAMPS. YES. MR. ROBBINS. YES. MAYOR FRAZIER. YES, THAT'S BEEN APPROVED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HOPE YOU FEEL BETTER. MISS AMOS ATKINS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO C
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