Smithville Mayor Jimmy Poss presided over his first city council meeting Monday night.
During the brief meeting, Mayor Poss made appointments to various city boards and commissions
He also named each alderman to be a commissioner of a city department including the following:
Finance and Taxation: Gayla Hendrix
Streets and Safety: Tim Stribling
Water and Sewer: Danny Washer
Sanitation: Jason Murphy
Police and Fire: Shawn Jacobs
Alderman Danny Washer was named Vice Mayor
Other appointees are as follows:
Smithville Electric System: Mayor Jimmy Poss to serve two years (length of his mayor term) as a city representative
No citizen member has yet been named to fill Hilton Conger’s position on the Smithville Electric System Board.. Conger will continue to serve until someone else is selected. MTAS (Municipal Technical Advisory Service) has rendered an opinion that Conger can’t serve on the SES board because he is a compensated city official (city judge) which violates the by-laws of the Smithville Electric System.
Golf Course Committee: Alderman Danny Washer (length of his term)
Planning Commission:
Clay Farler (citizen member for six year term)
Alderman Jason Murphy (length of his term)
Mayor Jimmy Poss (length of his term)
Board of Zoning Appeals:
Wade Smith (citizen member for three years)
Eddie Hobson (citizen member for three years)
Beer Board:
Annette Greek (citizen member for five years)
Alderman Danny Washer (length of his term)
911 Board: Alderman Tim Stribling (length of his term)
The aldermen approved the appointments.
The board also granted a request from Fire Chief Charlie Parker to apply for a FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant to fund the purchase of a new thermal imaging camera and rescue equipment. If approved, the city would be responsible for a five percent match, which would be between four thousand to five thousand dollars, according to Chief Parker. The city has $10,000 budgeted in the fire department’s capital outlay account to cover the grant match.
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