MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BENTON CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY APRIL 26, 2021 AT 5:45 P.M. PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR’S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISSUED MARCH 16, 2020, THIS MEETING WAS HELD BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE, COMPUTER ATTENDANCE, AND IN PERSON.
MAYOR KONDRITZ DECLARED THE HEARING OPEN AND ASKED FOR ROLL CALL. THOSE PRESENT WERE GARAVALIA, PERKINS, MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS TAKING PLACE TO HEAR TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST 2021/2022 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET. COMMISSIONER STOREY JOINED THE MEETING AT 5:50 P.M. AND STATED THAT HE WAS NOT TOLD THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.
WILLIAM MCPHERSON ASKED MAYOR KONDRITZ WHAT THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE OF 2020 WAS FOR THE CITY OF BENTON. MAYOR KONDRITZ DEFERRED THE QUESTION TO COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA STATED THAT SHE WOULD SAY LABOR IS GENERALLY THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR. NO OTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE.
COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA. VOTE WAS TAKEN. YEAS: 4. COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ. NAYS: 0. COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED HE WAS ABSTAINING BECAUSE HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.
TIME 5:55 P.M.
