OAK RIDGE town council
June 2 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS as reported by CHRIS BURRITT OAK RIDGE – Mayor Ann Schneider called the regular monthly meeting in Town Hall to order, with council members George McClellan, Martha Pittman and Spencer Sullivan present; Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman was absent. Oak Ridge resident Steve Sumner offered the invocation, which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC SAFETY Sheriff’s Office. Cpl J. Swaringen of the sheriff’s District 1 office said officers ran 104 calls in Oak Ridge in May; of those, 11 were follow-ups to reports of suspicious activity, four were for reports of trespassing and one was for a burglary from a vehicle at Town Park. “We’ve been getting hit at parks throughout the county,” said Swaringen,
urging people to lock their vehicles and put valuables in their trunks, glove boxes or otherwise out of sight.
WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted: Mayor Ann Schneider and council members George McClellan, Martha Pittman and Spencer Sullivan voted on the following items during the council’s June 2 meeting. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman was absent.
4 0: Approve a $7.36 million budget for the fiscal year starting July 1 4 0: Approve an ordinance extending the town limits to accommodate
Oak Ridge Fire Department. Firefighter Philip Lamendola reported the department responded to 80 calls last month, including 38 which were medical-related. Firefighters also responded to three fires, eight motor vehicle accidents, two gas leaks and nine false alarms.
new municipal water system
The department’s staff obtained 538 hours of training in May.
4 0: Authorize the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board to secure sponsors for four of the six concerts during next summer’s Music in the Park series
PUBLIC HEARINGS 4 0 to approve a $7.36 mil-
4 0: Authorize the transfer of $50,000 from Oak Ridge’s undesignated fund balance to establish the municipal water system’s enterprise fund
lion budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. After hearing from residents for and against the spending plan, the council adopted the draft
the voluntary annexation of 21 properties into Oak Ridge
4 0: Appoint Steve Sumner as an alternate to the town’s Historic Preservation Commission
4 0: Declare the town’s 2008 Yamaha golf cart as surplus property 4 0: Adopt a resolution setting fees and charges for users of the town’s
budget as recommended by the Finance Committee. The property tax rate remains unchanged at 8 cents per $100 property valuation, despite projections for higher property and sales tax receipts. (See related article on p. 16.)
4 0 to approve an ordinance
Oak Ridge Presbyterian Church celebrates and congratulates its graduating seniors:
Macy Bowles
extending the town limits to accommodate the voluntary annexation of 21 properties into Oak Ridge.
For the second consecutive year, the council invited property owners to apply for annexation into Oak Ridge. After
review and certification by town staff, the council approved 21 petitions for voluntary annexation. During a public hearing before the council’s vote, no one spoke for or against the ordinance. Inviting property owners to seek annexation on an annual basis improves the efficiency of the process for town staff, Pittman said. It also alerts other property owners to the potential for voluntary annexation in future years. “Welcome to Oak Ridge,” McClellan said for the benefit of the
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