Hayes Satisfied With Monday Bid For South Church Paving
Livingston Mayor Curtis Hayes satisfied with Monday’s bid for the paving of South Church Street. The city received bids from Rogers Group and Copeland DRP for the project, with Rogers Group turning in the lowest bid. Hayes said he will take the Rogers Group bid to the Board of Aldermen for a vote at its […]
Livingston Aldermen Vote To Purchase A New Trash Truck
Livingston will soon be getting a new garbage truck. The city had set aside $245,000 in its budget to purchase a new truck last year. The purchase was delayed while the Board of Aldermen explored hiring a private contractor to handle the city trash. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that deal fell through due to high […]
Livingston Aldermen Vote To Acquire Land For Municipal Airport
Livingston Aldermen voted Monday night to approve the use of eminent domain to acquire additional land surrounding the Municipal Airport. The city is set to acquire a total of 25 acres from four land owners. The city reached an agreement with one property owner but still needed to acquire 9.58 acres. City Attorney Andre Greppin […]
Linder Appointed To Fill Vacant Livingston Alderman Seat
Livingston Board of Aldermen has filled the seat left vacant by former Aldermen Chris Speck’s resignation. Bill Linder previously served on the Board for two terms. He was the fourth highest vote getter during the most recent election, finishing just out of the three seats. . “Bill I think represented this community with a great […]
Livingston Passes First Reading Defining Mayor’s Hiring Powers, Nepotism
Livingston approved the first reading of charter changes allowing the city mayor to hire and suspend employees without board approval. Department heads would be exempt from the change approved Monday night. The city also approved the first reading of changes to its nepotism policy. City Attorney John Meadows addressed changes the board requested last month. […]
Livingston Workshops Changes To Mayor’s Hiring, Firing Powers
Livingston’s Board of Aldermen looked at three different options for the mayor’s hiring and firing powers during a Tuesday night work session. The consensus among the board was to give the mayor power to hire city employees that are not supervisors or department heads. However, Alderman Chris Speck said he heard from constituents who have […]
New Directives For Handling Cash Within Livingston PD
The Livingston Police Department has new directives for property procedures related to seized cash and evidence. The directive came down from Police Chief Greg Etheredge who worked on the changes over the last two months with MTAS Police Management Consultant Rex Barton. Barton presented the procedure changes to the Livingston Board of Mayor and Aldermen […]
Livingston Aldermen Pass Resolution To Give Mayor Hiring Powers
The Livingston Board of Alderman has passed a resolution giving the city’s mayor the authority to hire, fire and suspend city employees without board approval. The motion passed 4-2 during Monday’s Board of Alderman meeting. Alderman Kelly Coleman voted for and said the added capabilities would make replacing city employees more efficient. “To me, it […]
This Week: Livingston Updates Use Of Force Policy
Livingston Board of Alderman will consider updating the use of force policy for the city police department Monday night. The board will also receive updates on its Downtown Revitalization program during its Monday meeting. That program has several projects going on including the reinstallation of sidewalks and work on the square. The meeting begins at […]
