MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BENTON CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY APRIL 26, 2021 AT 5:45 P.M.\u00a0 PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR\u2019S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISSUED MARCH 16, 2020, THIS MEETING WAS HELD BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE, COMPUTER ATTENDANCE, AND IN PERSON.<\/p>\n
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MAYOR KONDRITZ DECLARED THE HEARING OPEN AND ASKED FOR ROLL CALL. THOSE PRESENT WERE GARAVALIA, PERKINS, MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.\u00a0 MAYOR KONDRITZ STATED THAT THIS PUBLIC HEARING WAS TAKING PLACE TO HEAR TESTIMONY FOR OR AGAINST 2021\/2022 FISCAL YEAR BUDGET.\u00a0 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.<\/p>\n
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WILLIAM MCPHERSON ASKED MAYOR KONDRITZ WHAT THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE OF 2020 WAS FOR THE CITY OF BENTON.\u00a0 MAYOR KONDRITZ DEFERRED THE QUESTION TO COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA.\u00a0 COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA STATED THAT SHE WOULD SAY LABOR IS GENERALLY THE LARGEST EXPENDITURE IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.\u00a0 NO OTHER COMMENTS WERE MADE.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH MADE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE HEARING.\u00a0 SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA.\u00a0 VOTE WAS TAKEN.\u00a0 YEAS:\u00a0 4.\u00a0 COMMISSIONER GARAVALIA, COMMISSIONER PERKINS, COMMISSIONER MESSERSMITH, AND MAYOR KONDRITZ.\u00a0 NAYS:\u00a0 0.\u00a0 COMMISSIONER STOREY STATED HE WAS ABSTAINING BECAUSE HE WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT THERE WOULD BE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE BUDGET.<\/p>\n
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TIME 5:55 P.M.<\/p>\n
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MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC HEARING OF THE BENTON CITY COUNCIL HELD MONDAY APRIL 26, 2021 AT 5:45 P.M.\u00a0 PURSUANT TO THE GOVERNOR\u2019S EXECUTIVE ORDER IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 ISSUED MARCH 16, 2020, THIS MEETING WAS HELD BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE, COMPUTER … Continue reading