Category: City Business

Henderson City Council Regular Meeting Monday, 8 August 2011 7:00 p.m. City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 Meeting Agenda Agenda Package New business to consist of: a) Consideration of Approval of the following: 1) Resolution 11—70, A Resolution Amending the current Practice of Turning off Water Service for Delinquent Utility Accounts; 2) Ordinance 11—08, An Ordinance Amending Section15.33 of the Henderson City Code Establishing Utility Security Deposits; 3) Ordinance 11—53, An Ordinance Amendment to the Annual FY …

Reporter – Leigh Hester The City of Henderson has instituted new bidding policies in hopes of keeping local contractors better informed of upcoming projects. Although in the past the city has followed North Carolina guidelines, city council members have expressed concerns about notification procedures for bidding upcoming projects. Specifically, the council was concerned with advertisement guidelines for the projects and whether or not local contractors have a way to know when city projects are up for grabs. In response to …

Reporter – Leigh Hester City of Henderson Public Services found during a routine maintenance check that the sewer line along Spring Street between William Street and Garnett street, which handles all of the flow from the Sandy Creek pumping station, has several pressing issues. The ductile iron pipe beneath the railroad crossing on Spring Street has corroded to the point where failure is likely to occur at any time. Additionally, a manhole near the intersection of Spring St and Garnett …

Henderson City Council Short Regular Meeting and Work Session Monday, 25 JULY 2011 at 6:00 PM at the City Hall Council Chambers, 134 Rose Ave., Henderson, NC 27536 The Meeting consists of a presentation by new EDC Director Stuart Litvin Afterwards, consideration of the following new business listed as follows: FY 12 Budget Amendment #2, Spring Street Sanitary Sewer Replacement.  (CAF 11—95) Closeout of COPS Hiring Grant (2009-RK-WX-0584) Reaffirming the City’s Bidding and Procurement Policy in Accordance with the North Carolina …

Reporter – Leigh Hester – Henderson City Council members met Monday night to close out the Fiscal Year 2010 budget, falling about $150,000 short of projected revenue but closing the budgetary gap through tightening spending throughout the year. Also approved was a motion to award a contract to Phillips, Dorsey, Thomas, Waters & Brafford, P.A., to audit the City’s financial records for year 2010-2011. Also at the Council meeting, K-9 officer “Enzo”, an 8-year old veteran of the Henderson Police …

Reporter –  Leigh Hester – After a three year wait, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has deposited grant funds into the City of Henderson’s escrow account for the demolition of the Beacon Light apartment complex. Located on the 300 block of Boddie St, the dilapidated complex has been a blight on the community and a target for arson for years. In October of 2009, the Henderson City Council voted to proceed with a demolition order after …

Reporter: Leigh Hester – Henderson City Council Members voted Monday night to approve new a few new Committee members and to reinstate several currently standing members. Among those who filled out applications and were approved for service to Henderson were: Martha Zollicoffer to continue serving on the H. Leslie Perry Library Board until June 30, 2014 Horace Bullock to continue serving on the Clean Up Henderson Committee until June 30, 2014 Judy L. Bell to serve on the Clean Up …

Reporter: Leigh Hester – Henderson City Council members are working with a City Budget much different from the one originally proposed by City Manager Ray Griffin. Among the changes Council Members expect (and have voted in favor of) are: In elimination of the proposed property tax increase. The 1 cent property tax increase would have covered $85,215 of budgetary expenses for motor fuels for City vehicles. Previously, City staff had budgeted for an expected average annual cost of $4.60 a …

Reporter – Leigh Hester- Nearly one in three employees of the City of Henderson Police Department will leave the force this year if recent past trends continue. In less than two years, 24 police officers have left the City force to work in cities with higher pay grades. Twenty-one positions within the department are open but unfilled because of the City’s inability to compete with other localities with higher pay grades. Ten of those unfilled but funded positions in the …

A Public Hearing on the City of Henderson’s proposed Budget for the Fiscal Year 2011-201, beginning July 1, 2011, will be held in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 134 Rose Avenue, Henderson, NC, on Monday May 23, 2011, at 6:00 p.m.  Changes may occur at the Public Hearing from the revenue and expenditure estimates which might also include changes in the proposed tax rate and other revenue sources such as water, sewer and sanitation charges, as well as …

May 9, 2011 – Reporter: Leigh Hester Due to decreasing revenues and rising city costs in fuels and employee health insurance, the City Manager is preparing a proposed budget for the City Council’s review. This “Survival Budget,” as he called it, would potentially raise water rates by 5% and corresponding sewer rates by 5% as well. Currently, sewer rates for customers outside of city limits are significantly higher than in nearby Oxford, and in Warren and Franklin Counties. Sanitation fees …

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