Fayette City Council
Fayette City Council
New ordinance would include ban on pit bulls
At their regular meeting Tuesday, Fayette city council members approved a health care plan for employees, reviewed a proposed animal ordinance, and heard reports from new department heads.
Employee health insurance will increase
Not surprisingly, the city of Fayette’s employee health care insurance premiums will increase. Council members approved >>> click on headline for full story.
Nov 7, 2008
Fayette City Council
Key points of proposed new dog regs
The Fayette city council will consider passage of the proposed dog ordinance—described below—at their next two meetings, Nov. 18 and Dec. 2. All meetings are open to the public and have designated times for citizen comment. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the new ordinance is expected to pass in its present form. Once signed into law, the following provisions would apply:
• Pit bulls will not be allowed within the city limits.
• Pit bulls already residing within the city limits must be >>> click on headline for full summary.
Nov 7, 2008
Fayette City Council
City hires new department heads
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| Bob Bostic |
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| Jeff Stockhorst |
Fayette city council members have hired two new department heads who filled vacancies created when the council terminated three employees at their Oct. 7 meeting. Bob Bostic, water and sewer distribution superintendent, and Jeff Stockhorst, street superintendent, were already employees of the city when they were appointed department heads on Monday, Oct. 27.
Bostic hails from Signal Hill, Calif., (near Los Angeles) where for 19 years he supervised the city’s water and sewer system. He moved to Missouri in February and began to work for the city of Fayette in April as a water operator. Bostic lives on 40 acres near Harrisburg, inside the Howard County line. He enjoys the slower pace of life in Missouri.
In addition to farming full-time, Stockhorst has worked in a sawmill and in electrical installation. Originally from Glasgow, he now lives in Fayette.
Nov 7, 2008
Fayette City Council
County water supply plans move forward
The establishment of a county-wide water supply system took another step forward as the Fayette city council approved a joint contract with the Howard County Water Commission at the group’s regular meeting Tuesday night.
Council members also joined another county-wide effort when they agreed to participate in an Enhanced Enterprise Zone designation process. But they held back on committing to a fourth-year financial commitment toward the Howard County Economic Development Council.
County regional water effort moves forward
Now that the council has approved a joint contract with the Howard County Water Commission, this leaves only the city of New Franklin as the one entity which is part of the Water >>> click on headline for full story.
Oct 24, 2008
Fayette City Council
Enterprise zones have benefits
Fayette city council members have agreed to participate in an Enhanced Enterprise Zone designation process.
JoAnn Sumner, Howard County Economic Developer, addressed the council at their regular meeting Tuesday and had urged their support to participate in an EEZ designation process.
Enhanced Enterprise Zones are geographic areas, defined by local public entities, which provide tax breaks to new or expanding businesses. Local governments and the Missouri Department of Economic Development determine the criteria for businesses which qualify for the EEZ. Sumner explained that to receive EEZ status, the county would have to abate 50 percent of real property taxes paid by a new or expanding business over a 10-year period. (Personal property taxes—cars, boats, livestock—would still be taxed at the same rate.)
Two terms are important to understand when evaluating the merits of >>> click on headline for full story.
Oct 24, 2008
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