THE HOPKINSVILLE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE TOOK NO ACTION LAST NIGHT CONCERNING THE CITY’S POST EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTION CONCERNING RETIRED CITY EMPLOYEES.

            CITY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER GLENN ABEE SAYS THE CITY DOES NOT PLAN ON HIRING A RETIRED EMPLOYEE ON A FULL TIME BASIS.

            MEANWHILE, ABEE SPOKE ABOUT HOW HIRING A NEWLY RETIRED CITY EMPLOYEE WOULD BENEFIT THE CITY.                                                

IN ADDITION, COUNCIL MEMBERS TOOK NO ACTION CONCERNING A PERSONNEL POLICY CONCERNING REHIRING FORMER FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES.

            COUNCIL MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY TOOK NO ACTION ON BOTH ITEMS OF THE AGENDA TO GET FEED BACK FROM THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

            IN OTHER NEWS, COMMITTEE MEMBERS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED TO FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL A RECCOMENDATION MADE BY THE CABLE AUTHORITY BOARD TO ACCEPT A CABLE TRANSFER RQUEST FOR TIME WARNER TO TAKE OVER NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS.

            COUNCIL MEMBERS JIMMY DOSSETT, DON AHART AND PATRICIA BELL WERE ABSENT FROM LAST NIGHT’S MEETING.

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