What's New with the Council? 

                                                                                                   

Action taken at the November 10, 2008 Town Council meeting:

·         Codified HB1195 Recall of Elected Officials into the Town Ordinances

·         Authorized the Finance Officer to move money from the five CDs maturing between November 10-21 to the banks with the best yield rates for a term of no more than 13 months

·         Delayed action on the trespass law agreement to the December meeting to receive more information about the requirements

·         Instructed the Town Administrator/Clerk to prepare procedures for viewing of public records and fulfilling requests for public records

·         Adopted Certification of Municipal Speed Limits to allow the speed limit to drop to 35mph on Appomattox Road between Neelley Road and Rosswood Road

·         Agreed to hold a gang awareness public meeting on January 22, 2009 at 6:30pm

·         Agreed to appoint an ad hoc committee to plan events in Pleasant Garden with the Greensboro Public Library’s One City, One Book project

·         Adopted a resolution recognizing November 11, 2008 as Veterans Day in Pleasant Garden

                                                                                                  

Action taken at the October 14, 2008 Town Council meeting:

·         Closed the capital projects budget for the completed town signage project

·         Approved Budget Amendment 2 to appropriate $300 for the purchase of back-to-school student supplies for Pleasant Garden Elementary School; moved money from “Copier purchase” to “Copier lease;” and appropriated $800 to move the security system monitor and keyboard into the lobby work area

·         Approved the members of the Christmas Parade committee (Pat Odom, D.J. Martin, Nancy Martin, and Kelly Hoover)

·         Decided not to pursue the Shared Use Agreement with Guilford County Schools for the use of the Idol Field for soccer practices

·         Authorized Recreation  Board chairman Steve Brandt and Town Administrator/Clerk Carmany to participate in contract negotiations with Pleasant Garden Community Center to use their multi-purpose field for soccer practices and bring the contract back to the Town Council for approval

·         Delayed consideration of the trespass agreement to the November meeting

·         Designated Town Administrator/Clerk Carmany as a permanent town employee and removed her from probationary status

·         Took no action on the proposed property tax rebate because such action would be unlawful

·         Agreed to proceed with the development of a computer/electronic records access policy and appointed Mayor Pro Tem Smith and Councilman Wyrick to work with Town Administrator/Clerk Carmany on it

·         Approved the 2009 meeting schedule.

                                                                                                 
Action taken at the September 9, 2008 Town Council Meeting

  • Declined to take action on the spin-off of Time Warner Cable from Time Warner Inc.
     

  • Adopted a Resolution of Appreciation thanking Pleasant Garden United Methodist Church for the use of their facilities for the Senior Luncheon
     

  • Adopted a Resolution of Appreciation thanking Phillip Bare for donating his pressure-washing the tables and concrete in the Picnic Shelter
     

  • Approved bid from HH Services to pressure-wash and seal the wood and tables in the Picnic Shelter
     

  • Approved lease of a new copier from Applied Copier Concepts
     

  • Appointed Councilman Wallace as the contact person from the Town of Pleasant Garden to the Guilford County Ten Year Plan
     

  • Rescinded the June 10, 2008 motion to purchase 50 US flags and erect them on Pleasant Garden Road on certain holidays due to the Pleasant Garden Lions Club project to place flags there
     

  •  Decided not  to erect Christmas banners along Pleasant Garden Road due to problems with the use of the power poles and the length of the banners
     

  • Declined to create pages for individual councilmembers on the Town website
     

  • Adopted a policy for the use of Town Hall
     

  • Designated Councilman Wallace as the voting delegate to the NCLM conference in Charlotte

 

Action taken at the August 12, 2008 Town Council Meeting                                           

  • Swore in Town Administrator/Clerk Carmany as the Finance Officer
     

  • Added the Mayoral Election provision approved by voters in November, 2007  to the Town Ordinances
     

  • Adopted a budget amendment to the 2007-08 fiscal year for Senior Luncheon and sales tax expenses
     

  • Adopted a budget amendment to the 2007-08 fiscal year for Senior Luncheon and sales tax expenses
     

  •  Allocated additional money for the 2009 Independence Day celebration
     

  • Amended the Town Ordinance to require Board Members to be registered voters in Pleasant Garden
     

  • Approved two outside security cameras aimed at the back parking lot/Picnic Shelter area and  the Veterans’ Memorial
     

  • Approved moving the security system keyboard and main monitor into the lobby work area
     

  • Appointed Beth Moore to the Recreation Board

·          The Town Council agreed to participate in the Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation's program, Call2Recyle.  Bring your old cell phones and rechargeable batteries to Town Hall for free disposal.