Tuesday, November 5, 2013
Presiding: Mayor McLaughlin · Called to order: 6:58 p.m. · 4 items · 8 votes · 11 public comments
What happened
The council rejected public matching funds for political candidates by a 4-3 vote, with Boozé, McLaughlin, Beckles, and Bates voting no. The proposal would have created a program where the city gives candidates taxpayer money to match small donations.
The council approved unanimously a 3-year contract with Navex Global for harassment prevention training. The company will provide online training for all city supervisors to meet federal and state requirements.
A federal grant for the youth mentoring program was approved unanimously for its second year. The Office of Neighborhood Safety runs the program, which pairs at-risk youth with adult mentors to reduce crime involvement.
The council approved one routine item on consent, including writing off $60,000 in unpaid loan interest owed by the Police Activities League. Discussion of which city jobs can ask about criminal history on applications was continued to a future meeting.
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Attendance
Approved as a group without individual discussion.
Biggest items: $60K PAL Loan Interest Write-off