The Newton Board of Aldermen has reappointed Shannon Moore to the Newton Municipal School Board for another five-year term.
The move was approved 4-0 with Michael Hillie abstaining due to his job with the Newton school district.
Mayor Murray Weems said Moore was willing to serve another term on the board. Because of that, the aldermen didn’t want to ask the community for applicants to fill the position as they have done with previous school board positions.
In other business, the board:
• Approved the National Objective Resolution and the fair housing resolution that apply to the city’s sewer upgrade and Biewer construction projects.
• Set a citywide trash pickup for April 13. Volunteers are asked to meet at City Hall at 9 a.m. that morning.
• Will pay $650 of the registration and travel expenses for the Mayor’s Youth Council’s trip to Oxford March 1-2.
• Waived fees for Newton High School to hold its prom at the Depot.
• Approved per diem rates $55 per day and 58 cents per mile.
• Will send a courtesy letter to 212 Deerfield Drive about cleaning up the property.
• Discussed updating the city handbook, as the last revision was made in 1998.
• Will allow Linda Wash and Romonica Evans to attend the CMO class in Pearl on March 25.
• Purchased a $150 ad in the Newton County Appeal’s Profile edition.
• Changed the method of payment for the new mobile home from financing it to paying it out of available funding.
• Asked the police department to patrol more, especially during its shift change, on West Church Street to catch violating 18-wheelers from using the road, which is restricted to no truck traffic.
• Allowed Biewer to repaint the water tower nearest to the lumber plant.
• Set a hearing for 305 Old Hickory Road for the second meeting in March on March 19.
• Gave Lakendricks Griffin a $1 per hour raise in the public works department.
• Approved a $3,200 quote to finish repairs to the downtown park after it was messed up to repair water leakage into a downtown business.
• Approved the animal control officer to attend training in Olive Branch June 24-28.
• Gave Hayden Pace and Brandon Sullivan raises of 50 cents and $1 respectively beginning March 1.
• Closed city hall for Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 18.
• Paid the claims docket totaling $160,170.63.
