Trezevant Council Approves Employee Insurance

TREZEVANT (November 12) — Trezevant’s Council met in its monthly session with plenty of activity on the agenda.
After much discussion over the last several meetings, the council voted to offer health insurance to four full-time employees. The current estimated cost of the insurance for all four employees is $2,258.61 per month.
During discussions on how much the city could afford to pay, Councilman Tim Rogers recommended going 50/50 but they ultimately voted to do 70/30 with the city paying 70 percent and the employees 30 percent of the insurance. The council also approved the first reading of a budget amendment allowing for payment of the insurance premiums.
City Attorney Charles Trotter addressed the council on a lease with CSX railroad concerning property between Hwy 79 and the railroad tracks. The city had earlier voted not to pay for the lease but a new offer came in at a lower cost and added more property the city could use. The council voted to rescind their earlier motion not to pay the lease and approved the new offer.

The council heard the new burn pit site is nearly ready to be put in use. Trotter advised before going forward with using this site that they get a legal description of the property and an agreement between the Town of Trezevant and the property owner.
Councilman Tim Rogers announced repairs needed to be done in the water and sewer plant and asked for the authority to assess what needed to be done and begin the process of making those repairs in stages from most important to least important. He was granted that authority.
Councilwoman Scarlet Peevyhouse announced Trezevant was being considered for a playground grant and designs were being worked on for a possible walking trail to be constructed on city property in the future.
In other action, the board approved Christmas bonuses for employees; $200 for full-time employees, $100 for part-time employees, and $100 for volunteer firefighters.