Norton City Council Agenda October 17, 2018 — 5:30 p.m.

A G E N D A

October 17, 2018 — 5:30 p.m.

Please turn cell phone to silent/off prior to meeting.

Roll Call

Flag Salute / Invocation

Approve October 3, 2018 City Council meeting minutes

Building/Demolition Permits:

Dean Liddle – $4,300 – Reroofing at 337 W. Main

Visitors:

Randy Schlegel – Report on status of property clean-up

= QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC =

OLD BUSINESS:

3rd Rdg – Ordinance #1717, amending Chapter 16, Article 3 regarding Zoning Regulations as to fencing within the City

NEW BUSINESS:

Mayor Miller Appointment to fill Ward III City Council vacancy

Karen Griffiths –

Gerry Cullumber – Report on Officer’s graduation and swearing in ceremony

– Report on status of Communications Agreement negotiations

James Moreau – Discuss annual service maintenance contract for meter testing at water plant

Jerry Jones –

Dennis Gilhousen –

(Vacant) –

Chriss McDiffett –

Gary Lacy –

Ron Briery –

Darla Ellis

ANY OTHER BUSINESS to come before the Council

COURT REPORT – 2nd Meeting of each month

PAY BILLS: — Appropriating Ordinance #20

UPCOMING MEETINGS / WORK SESSIONS:

October 15

Planning Commission Meeting

5:30 p.m.

October 17

City Council Meeting

5:30 p.m.

October 22 – 24

City-wide Fall Clean Up Days

November 7

City Council Meeting

5:30 p.m.

November 12

Veteran’s Day Holiday

Office Closed

COMMITTEE

Finance

Utility

Personnel

Public Safety

Parks

Public Works

Chairman:

Gary Lacy

Dennis Gilhousen

(Vacant)

Ron Briery

Jerry Jones

Chriss McDiffett

Vice Chair:

Chriss McDiffett

Gary Lacy

Jerry Jones

(Vacant)

Ron Briery

Dennis Gilhousen

Member

Dennis Gilhousen

Chriss McDiffett

Ron Briery

Jerry Jones

(Vacant)

Gary Lacy

Derek Nester
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Derek Nester was born and raised in Blue Rapids and graduated from Valley Heights High School in 2000. He attended Cowley College in Arkansas City and Johnson County Community College in Overland Park studying Journalism & Media Communications. In 2002 Derek joined Taylor Communications, Inc. in Salina, Kansas working in digital media for 550 AM KFRM and 100.9 FM KCLY. Following that stop, he joined Dierking Communications, Inc. stations KNDY AM & FM as a board operator and fill-in sports play-by-play announcer. Starting in 2005 Derek joined the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network as a Studio Coordinator at 101 The Fox in Kansas City, a role he would serve for 15 years culminating in the Super Bowl LIV Championship game broadcast. In 2020 he moved to Audacy, formerly known as Entercom Communications, Inc. and 106.5 The Wolf and 610 Sports Radio, the new flagship stations of the Kansas City Chiefs Radio Network, the largest radio network in the NFL. Through all of this, Derek continues to serve as the Digital Media Director for Sunflower State Radio, the digital and social media operations of Dierking Communications, Inc. and the 6 radio stations it owns and operates across Kansas.

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