The city council met in adjourned session from the meeting of August 10, 2009 with the following present:  Mayor Jack E. Rowden; Councilmen Gary Baughman, Mike Eshbaugh, Greg Gill, Kim Harper, and Bob Mason.

Others present were Outside Utilities Supervisor Dean Banker, City Clerk Thomas G. Hicks, Chief of Police Courtney Leslie, City Inspector Tony Martin, Electric System Supervisor Gary Rowden, City Attorney Wayne R. Tate, and Ruthie Winget.

Mayor Jack E. Rowden presided.

The minutes of the meeting of August 10, 2009 were approved as mailed.

Each member of the governing body was provided a copy of Municipal Judge Sherri Leonard’s report for the month of August, showing 37 new cases brought before the court and $2,991.00 remitted to the city.

Councilman Greg Gill arrived at 5:17 p.m.

CITY INSPECTOR

City Inspector Tony Martin presented his monthly activities report.

TRAFFIC

Motion by Councilman Mike Eshbaugh, seconded by Councilman Greg Gill, that Ordinance No. 763, AN ORDINANCE REGULATING TRAFFIC WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “STANDARD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2009; DEFINING TRAFFIC INFRACTIONS AND TRAFFIC OFFENSES; PROVIDING CERTAIN PENALTIES; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 748, AND ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, be passed.  Vote:  Councilman Baughman, yes; Councilman Eshbaugh, yes; Councilman Gill, yes; Councilman Harper, yes; and Councilman Mason, yes.  Motion carried.

PUBLIC OFFENSE

Motion by Greg Gill, seconded by Bob Mason, that Ordinance No. 764, AN ORDINANCE REGULATIING PUBLIC OFFENSES WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF HUGOTON, KANSAS; INCORPORATING BY REFERENCE THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE FOR KANSAS CITIES,” EDITION OF 2009, WITH CERTAIN OMISSIONS, CHANGES AND ADDITIONS, AS DETAILED HEREIN; PRESCRIBING ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS; AND REPEALING THE “UNIFORM PUBLIC OFFENSE CODE, 2007 EDITION,” INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE UNDER ORDINANCE NO. 749; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH, be passed.  Vote:  Baughman, yes; Eshbaugh, yes; Gill, yes; Harper, yes; and Mason, yes.  Motion carried.

MEETINGS

The annual League of Kansas Municipalities conference will be held in Topeka on October 4-6, 2009.

Claims against the city were presented and audited.  Motion by Councilman Harper, seconded by Councilman Gill, that Appropriation Ordinances No. 1893 and 1894 be passed.  Motion carried.

CITY PROPERTY

Motion by Harper, seconded by Gill, to authorize the mayor to execute the easement agreement between the city and Jim Ghumm for the construction of a gas line across the south power plant property to serve Mr. Ghumm.  Motion carried.

Motion by Gill, seconded by Baughman, that the meeting be adjourned to October 5, 2009 at 5:15 p.m.  Motion carried.