We had suspended the Board of Aldermen Meeting earlier in the month and set Thursday, April 18th, to complete the meeting. The reason we did so was so that we could complete the hiring of a Water Department worker after the resignation of Tim McConnell.
After interviewing the applicants we filled the position by hiring Ricky Dale Head, the son of a former city employee and current County Commissioner. Ricky and his wife Rebecca are well known and well thought of in our community. I look forward to the continuing improvement of service in our town.
Many thanks to those who expressed interest and completed the application and went through the interviews. We are blessed to have so many willing to serve the community.
In addition to filling the open position, we faced an additional pressing issue. One of the patrol cars scheduled for replacement in the next fiscal year had begun presenting some serious mechanical failures. As a result we found it necessary to replace it a couple of months earlier than anticipated.
The good news is that we were able to add a replacement patrol car and an administrative car for about 1/3 the cost of the last patrol car purchased. State surplus seemed to have exactly what we needed when we needed it!
We had to transfer some surplus funds into this year's budget, but we will replace the surplus funds in the new budget beginning in June. A little "robbing of Peter to pay Paul" not only allowed us to meet the crisis, but also saves the Town of Gainesboro several thousands of dollars!
It must also be pointed out that sound fiscal planning and decisions by Mayor Fox and previously elected Aldermen have made this possible. I hope this Board of Aldermen can continue in that great legacy.
Issues and Information about Gainesboro from the perspective of Wayne Wells, an Alderman.
I am distressed that someone reported to me that a Town of Gainesboro employee has spread a rumor that the cars cost $40,000!
ReplyDeleteI am concerned on two levels:
1. Some might not take the time to check the facts
2. An employee would place his/her career in jeopardy by maliciously violating the rules of the employee codes.
I hope I was mis-informed, but this does serve as a reminder that we should always check the reliability of "witnesses."