May 20, 2008

The Chester City Council met in regular session Monday night at city hall.

At the meeting, the council approved a proposal from Rob Roy Nursery of Perryville for landscaping around the new Cohen Complex sign. The total cost of the proposal is $420.70. The proposal was recommended to the council by the Park Board.

The council discussed streets and alleys to be oiled and chipped but no official action was taken.

No action was taken to limit or restrict parking on Randolph Street. This will be discussed at a future meeting of the council.

The council approved an early warning storm and tornado siren activation policy as recommended by the Chester Police Department. The tornado siren will sound in Chester should a tornado warning be issued for eastern Perry County, MO, southern Randolph County or northwestern Jackson County. The siren will also sound should a severe thunderstorm show signs of rotation heading toward Chester.

Bobby Helmers was approved as the Deputy Chief of Police for the Chester Police Department. Helmers was recommended to the position by Police Chief Ryan Coffey.

Part-time summer student workers were approved to begin working for the city today through September 30. The council also hired Todd Yankey as a full-time employee with an hourly pay beginning at $12.00 an hour. The council also approved the hiring of Scott Maes as temporary employee. Maes will be paid $12.00 per hour and will be employed by the city beginning today and lasting through September 30.

Marty Yallaly was hired by the council Monday night as the city’s new Code Enforcement Officer. Yallaly replaces Jack Thomas who resigned about a month ago from the position.