The City Council is scheduled to vote on several policy issues during the regular meeting this evening at 7:30 p.m. in City Hall.

The second reading of a revised Purchasing Policy that would clarify capital purchases and some discrepancies between the existing purchasing policy and conflict of interest policy is scheduled. Mayor Johnson spoke with the CW&EP Board last week that some modifications to the proposed changes presented to the Council at the last meeting would be likely.

The Council is also scheduled to vote on the creation of a Care Leave policy. The policy would allow City employees to donate portions of their vacation and personal leave time to a pool that would be available to other employees for health emergencies.

Other Council bills in second reading include the replat of Myers Park Subdivision, an agreement with Victorian Carthage for marketing services in the amount of $17,500, and authorizing a special use permit for the operation of a day care center at 2120 S. Maple.

New business will include an offer to sell real property to the Post Office.

Commentary

Martin "Bubs" Hohulin
State Representative, District 126

By now I hope you have received my End of Session report in the mail. It is kind of an extension of these columns to let you know what is going on in your Capitol.

We are given a ‘canned’ version to send out and I then rewrote it and added and deleted some issues. The canned version is written by House staff which is directly answerable to Speaker Steve Gaw.

Gaw, who is a very liberal democrat, has a very different perspective of what happened this Session than what I do. That is why the rewrite was necessary.

The ironic thing is that when the republicans printed up their own version of an End of Session report for any members that wanted to use it, the democrats started throwing a screaming fit. A few years ago, the House staff put out a press release with the opening " House Democrats save the legislative session". It then went on to extol the virtues of then Speaker Bob Griffin and other high level democrats. That was prepared by House staff, printed by state printing presses and printed on state paper. In other words, it was paid for by the taxpayers. When we printed up our own version for members to use if they wanted, the total cost to taxpayers was less than 40 bucks. The way Gaw’s office threw a fit, you would have thought it was 40 million.

It costs over $1000.00 to introduce a bill in the Legislature. That is due to research and printing. We have members, mostly democrats, that introduce upwards of 20 bills per Session. Yet, they throw a fit about 40 dollars for a version of a report that many of us find to be more representative of what happened this Session.

Oh well, I will continue to write these columns to keep you informed and they are for the most part at no cost to the taxpayer. I am using a state computer, but I pay for the internet service and utilities to run it. The real folks that need to be thanked are the various media outlets that run it in their newspapers, radio, and the like. Remember, it is your government and you deserve to know what it is up to.

As usual, I can be reached at House Post Office, State Capitol, Jefferson City, MO 65101 or 1-800-878-7126, or mhohulin@services.state.mo.us for your questions, comments, or advice.

The rain last Saturday sure changed my plans. I still managed to get some of the small stuff that was planned accomplished, but there was the paintin’ that was to be the major feat of the day.

Sunday, which was the perfect day for paintin’ was already booked with other family stuff. Lookin’ back, the family stuff could have just as easily been taken care of rain or no, so Saturday woulda been when that shoulda been scheduled.

‘Course my minor inconvenience can be remedied another day, those I saw headin’ for the lake Saturday mornin’ were prob’ly more upset. Plans derailed by the nature of nature. All those sayin’s ‘bout hind sight and bein’ able to accept those things ya can’t change are wise, just don’t help much.

This is some fact, but mostly,

Just Jake Talkin’.

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McCune- Brooks Hospital

Health & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

HEALTH AND SAFETY: While house fires occur more frequently in the winter, burns are also a problem in summer. These are often caused by typical summer projects, such as barbecuing, gardening, and house painting.

When barbecuing, never use a starter fuel that is not designed specifically for the purpose. Follow directions carefully. It’s easy to have a flare-up that can then ignite your clothing. Please keep children and pets away from the barbecue area.

When painting any interior, keep windows and doors open. Paint fumes are flammable. If they are not allowed to escape they can easily ignite and trap whoever is in that room. Also, never use gasoline to wash off paint, paint brushes, or paint-stained clothes. Again, gasoline fumes are highly inflammable.

When gardening, if you must use an insecticide, follow directions carefully. And never use gasoline or any volatile product to kill insects. Remember how flammable the fumes are.

Run cold water over minor burns. Do not apply ice or lotions. Never apply butter; it "cook" the area it’s on.

(My thanks to Southwestern News, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas for the foregoing.)