Graysville public meetings in 2024
6 substantive meetings from 2024, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
December 2024
The newly elected Mayor and Board of Commissioners were sworn in and held their first monthly meeting. They unanimously approved minutes from a prior special meeting, the library and police department consent agenda items, and several new business motions including hiring a leak detection company and a part-time police officer. No substantive decisions beyond procedural approvals and routine personnel actions were recorded.
- Approved minutes of Nov 14 special called meeting (unanimous)
- Approved library consent agenda (unanimous)
- Approved police department consent agenda (unanimous)
- Approved motion to have Eva look into cost of ground penetrating radar unit (unanimous)
- Approved motion to have Eva look into budget for heat/air unit for water department (unanimous)
- Approved creation of part-time police officer position (unanimous)
- Swore in new officers Ricky Leavitt and Avery Millsaps
November 2024
The Graysville Board of Commissioners approved a raise for employee Crystal Manzella ($0.50/hour), retained two employees after 90-day reviews (Eva Lankford, Steve Murray), authorized a fill-in/cleaning position at $11/hour, and voted to install GPS on all city vehicles. The board also approved donating old fire department vehicles (4 yes, 1 abstention) and tabled a raise for Tim Hammontree pending certification tests. Mayor Charles Kaylor announced this would be his last meeting after 20 years on the board.
- Approved minutes of October 3, 2024 special called meeting (unanimous)
- Approved Water Department report (unanimous) with discussion of 67% water loss
- Approved Fire Department report (unanimous)
- Approved Library report (unanimous)
- Approved Police Department report (unanimous)
- Denied Tim Hammontree raise until he passes certification tests (2 no, 3 yes)
- Approved Crystal Manzella $0.50/hour raise (unanimous)
- Approved GPS installation on all city vehicles (unanimous)
October 2024
The Graysville Mayor and Board of Commissioners held a special called meeting on October 3, 2024, and approved several items unanimously, including repairs to Kristopher's Kingdom Park, a zoning ordinance, a budget amendment, and a police reserve program. A motion to give employee Tim Hammontree a $2.00 per hour raise failed 2-3. The board also approved an AirMed Care Network annual membership for each city employee, including volunteer firefighters, with one abstention.
- Approved minutes of the September 3, 2024 special called meeting (unanimous).
- Approved Water Department consent agenda (unanimous).
- Approved Library consent agenda (unanimous).
- Approved Police Department consent agenda (unanimous).
- Approved repairs to Kristopher's Kingdom Park, including press box stairs, fence repairs, and playground pad (unanimous).
- Approved Zoning Ordinance 2024-15 (unanimous).
- Approved Budget Amendment Ordinance 2024-14 (unanimous).
- Approved Police Department Reserve Program (unanimous).
September 2024
The board unanimously approved a budget amendment (Ordinance 2024-14) and accepted reports from the water, police, library, and fire departments. A motion to raise the city recorder's pay to $22/hour was rescinded, then replaced with a $2/hour raise and a 90-day review, which passed 4-1. A zoning ordinance adding restrictions for variances was tabled pending city attorney review.
- Approved minutes of August 6, 2024 meeting (unanimous)
- Accepted water department report (unanimous)
- Accepted police department report (unanimous)
- Accepted library report (unanimous)
- Accepted fire department report (unanimous)
- Tabled Zoning Ordinance 2024-15 (adding restrictions for variances) pending city attorney review
- Approved Ordinance 2024-20 (budget amendment) (unanimous)
- Approved $2/hour raise for city recorder with 90-day review (4-1)
January Workshop 2025
The Graysville Mayor and Board of Commissioners held a workshop on January 13, 2025, discussing several topics but took no formal votes. They considered raises for the Public Works Department, converting the water system to a liquid bleach system, installing security cameras at City Hall, remodeling the old Fire Department room for a museum and police conference room, reviewing fire department policies, and options for plow attachments and a brine system for snow response.
- Discussed raises for Public Works Department (no vote taken)
- Discussed converting water system to liquid bleach system (no vote taken)
- Discussed installing security cameras at City Hall (no vote taken)
- Discussed remodeling old Fire Department room for museum and police conference room (no vote taken)
- Discussed Fire Department policies (no vote taken)
- Discussed plow attachments and brine system for snow events (no vote taken)
January 2025
The Graysville City Board approved minutes, fire and water department reports, and added Pam Webb to the library board. A proposed public works hourly pay raise was tabled to a workshop. The board also removed two individuals from city bank accounts, added new officials, and authorized moving forward with a bleach system. A police officer was terminated for excessive tardiness and absenteeism.
- Approved minutes of previous meeting (unanimous)
- Approved Kristopher's Kingdom Park consent agenda (unanimous)
- Approved Fire Department report (unanimous)
- Approved Water Department report (unanimous)
- Approved Library report (unanimous)
- Tabled public works hourly pay raise to workshop (unanimous)
- Added Pam Webb to library board (unanimous)
- Removed Charles Kaylor and Robert Baldwin from all city FirstBank accounts (unanimous)