The Hopkins City Council, at a special meeting Friday, voted to tentatively approve the proposal by O Tax to take over clerical duties. The vote followed a 30 minute closed session. The council had some changes to the contract that O Tax had submitted to the city that they want O Tax to accept. If they accept these changes, then they will begin their duties starting April 1st and replace current clerks Teddy Phipps and Krystal Bowen.
Three council members, Allen Thompson, Bryson Allen, and Andy Richards, were present at the meeting. The fourth member, Rick Gladman, was not present. Thompson, Allen, and Richards all voted for the move.
The council approved the minutes from meetings held on February 5th and 19th. They also approved the bills for this month. There were many other items on the March agenda for the regular meeting in which there was no quorum present. The council tabled these matters until the April meeting.
According to the proposal, O Tax will provide a City Clerk/Treasurer in the Hopkins City Hall office from 8-12 hours a week handling City Clerk duties along with accounting, payroll, alderman packets, and attending meetings.
Sue Wagner of O Tax, who gave a presentation at the March regular meeting that was aborted due to a lack of quorum, added that if people needed to come to the O Tax business for city business, they could. She was also present at Friday’s meeting.
O Tax is owned and operated by Dee O’Riley, who served as the Hopkins City Clerk for over 20 years.
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