216 CITY OF HENDERSON RECORD BOOK

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1 216 A meeting of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Henderson, Kentucky, was held on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at 5:30 p.m., prevailing time, in the third floor Assembly Room located in the Municipal Center Building at 222 First Street, Henderson, Kentucky. INVOCATION was given by Reverend Mark Moog, Pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, followed by recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance to our American Flag. There were present Mayor Steve Austin presiding: PRESENT: Commissioner Patti Bugg Commissioner Robert N. Pruitt, Sr. Commissioner Bradley S. Staton Commissioner Austin P. Vowels ALSO PRESENT: Mr. William L. Buzzy Newman, Jr., City Manager Mrs. Dawn Kelsey, City Attorney Ms. Maree Collins, City Clerk Mrs. Donna Stinnett, Community Relations Manager/Public Information Officer Mr. Robert Gunter, Finance Director Mr. Scott Foreman, Fire Chief Mr. Trace Stevens, Parks, Recreation & Cemeteries Director Mr. Brian Williams, Public Works Director Ms. Brenda Wethington, Mass Transit Superintendent Mr. Tom Williams, Henderson Water Utility General Manager Mr. Todd Bowley, Henderson Water Utility Chief Financial Officer Mr. Brian Bishop, Planning Commission Executive Director Mrs. Claudia Wayne, Planning Commission Assistant Executive Director Mr. James Orrahood Mr. Stan Syra, Riney Hancock, Audit and Assurance Division Senior Manager Mr. Jeff Goldberg, 44 News Mr. Doug White, the Gleaner Mr. Mike Richardson, Police Officer Reserve PRESENTATION: 25-Year Service Award MAYOR AUSTIN expressed appreciation to Transit Superintendent Brenda Wethington for 25 years of service and dedication to the City of Henderson and for all her hard work on the annual Passenger Appreciation Day event. PRESENTATION: Henderson Water Utility Report on Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2018 TODD BOWLEY, Henderson Water Utility Chief Financial Officer, introduced Mr. Stan Syra of the Riney Hancock CPAs firm of Owensboro, Kentucky to present the Henderson Water Utility audited financials for the fiscal year ending June 30, STAN SYRA, Audit and Assurance Senior Manager, Riney Hancock CPAs PSC, gave a brief summary of the Independent Auditor s Report that was completed by his firm for the City of Henderson Water and Sewer Commission. Mr. Syra thanked Mr. Williams, Mr. Bowley and their staff for their cooperation and assistance during the audit process. He stated that for a first year audit it went really well. He explained that management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements and his firm s responsibility to express an opinion on those financial statements. He reported that in their opinion the financial statements presented fairly in all material respects the financial position of the Henderson Water Utility as

2 217 of June 30 th, 2018, which is referred to an a non-modified opinion or, clean. There were no material misstatements in the financial statements of COMMISSIONER STATON indicated that there appears to have been a material misstatement in last year s audit. STAN SYRA, Audit and Assurance Senior Manager, Riney Hancock CPAs PSC, reported that the beginning net position was restated as a result of an error noted in prior years financial statements relating to the failure to record unbilled revenue and also to implement the new GASB 75. He explained that the utility has revenues that have been unbilled as of June 30 th that will not be due and payable until after the end of the fiscal year. These unbilled revenues are not going to affect the change in net position very much because it is going to be the difference between the beginning unbilled revenue and the ending unbilled revenue for that year. An asset of $1,528, was added to the books for this year. He reported that the newly implemented GASB 75 relates to OPEB (Postemployment Benefit Plans Other Than Pension Plans), which is the health insurance liability and is similar to the GASB 68 that was implemented for the net pension liability. MAYOR AUSTIN reported that the Water and Sewer Commission accepted the report at their meeting earlier this month. MOTION by Commissioner Pruitt, seconded by Commissioner Staton, to accept the Water and Sewer Commission, Henderson Water Utility Report on Audited Financial Statements for Fiscal Year ended June 30, 2018 as presented by Mr. Stan Syra, Senior Manager of the Audit and Assurance division of Riney Hancock CPAs PSC. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA: MAYOR AUSTIN asked the City Clerk to read the Consent Agenda. Minutes: November 13, 2018, Regular Meeting MOTION by Commissioner Bugg, seconded by Commissioner Pruitt, to approve the item on the Consent Agenda as presented. WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the consent agenda items approved. /s/ Steve Austin ATTEST: November 27, 2018 Maree Collins, CKMC, City Clerk

3 218 ORDINANCE NO : SECOND READ ORDINANCE AMENDING PORTION OF THE CITY OF HENDERSON BUDGET AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CITY OF HENDERSON BUDGETED POSITIONS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE BY ELIMINATING ONE HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION IN THE SANITATION FUND. MOTION by Commissioner Staton, seconded by Commissioner Pruitt, that the ordinance be adopted. COMMISSIONER BUGG indicated that it was important to note that while the position was eliminated, the employee was retained in another position in another department. COMMISISONER VOWELS indicated that this is just the first step of many that will be necessary in order to address this issue. MAYOR AUSTIN agreed that this is a complex issue and is getting to be a very expensive issue. WHEREUPON, Mayor Austin declared the ordinance adopted, affixed his signature and the date thereto and ordered that the same be recorded. /s/ Steve Austin ATTEST: November 27, 2018 Maree Collins, CKMC, City Clerk CITY MANAGER S REPORT: WILLIAM L. BUZZY NEWMAN, JR., indicated that the Kentucky League of Cities is offering training programs for elected officials in two formats. The first is a one-day orientation event and the second is a more in-depth three-day training event to be conducted in Owensboro in mid to late January. COMMISSIONER BUGG indicated that the three-day training looked like it would be pretty informative. WILLIAM L. BUZZY NEWMAN, JR., asked the City Clerk to give an update on the Swearing-in Ceremony. MAREE COLLINS, City Clerk, reported that arrangements had been finalized for the swearing-in of newly elected officials by Judge Sheila Farris on December 11 th at 6:00 p.m., immediately following the regular meeting. COMMISSIONERS REPORT: COMMISSIONER VOWELS reported that Kyndle has announced that the Henderson Entrepreneurial and Technology (HEAT) Lab, which is the space in the Public Service building that was leased to Kyndle as an incubator business startup program, will formally open in January.

4 219 MAYOR AUSTIN thanked Commission Vowels for all of the work that he did on the program. COMMISSIONER STATON congratulated Commission Vowels on seeing the program through these many long months to fruition. He indicated that he is excited to see what this will mean moving forward to focus on helping small businesses and workforce development. COMMISSIONER BUGG reported that she has scheduled a meeting with Police Chief Cox to discuss the Angel Program, which is a program to help people with opiate addition. MAYOR AUSTIN asked if she had contacted Jeffersontown to get an update of their program. COMMISSIONER BUGG indicated that she had not contacted anyone for updated information on the program at this time as she wanted to go over the basics of the program with Chief Cox first. MAYOR AUSTIN reminded everyone of the Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony at 6:00 p.m. this Friday in Central Park and the Christmas Parade at 10:00 a.m. this Saturday morning. He indicated that the weather forecast doesn t look good for either event, but we will just have to wait and see what happens. RE-APPOINTMENT: Henderson City/County Airport Board: Mr. Dwight Williams Term to Expire January 05, 2023 Motion by Commissioner Staton, seconded by Commissioner Bugg, upon recommendation of Mayor Steve Austin, to reappoint Mr. Dwight Williams to a term of four years on the Henderson City/County Airport Board. Said term to expire January 05, Commissioner Vowels --- Aye: Commissioner Staton Aye: Commissioner Pruitt Aye: Commissioner Bugg Aye: Mayor Austin Aye: RE-APPOINTMENT: Board of Occupational License Appeal: Ms. Susan Morgan Term to Expire December 9, 2021 Motion by Commissioner Bugg, seconded by Commissioner Staton, upon recommendation of Mayor Steve Austin, to reappoint Ms. Susan Morgan to a term of three years on the Board of Occupational License Appeal. Said term to expire December 9, Commissioner Vowels --- Aye: Commissioner Staton Aye: Commissioner Pruitt Aye: Commissioner Bugg Aye: Mayor Austin Aye:

5 220 MEETING ADJOURN: MOTION by Commissioner Staton, seconded by Commissioner Pruitt, to adjourn the meeting. WITHOUT OBJECTION, Mayor Austin declared the Meeting adjourned at approximately 5:45 p.m. ATTEST: December 11, 2018 Maree Collins, CKMC City Clerk