Holden mayor Mike Wakeman informed the members of the city council at a special meeting held last Tuesday that Ward I councilwoman Veronica Burt has officially resigned her seat on the council.

He said that they received a signed resignation from her and it was now a closed issue.  He also said that he would be seeking a candidate to fill her vacant position.

Burt had not attended a meeting since February and at the August regular meeting Ward II councilman Jim Nipko had submitted a letter requesting that Burt be afforded a hearing to explain why she should not be removed from her council seat.  Wakeman suggested that they try to contact her again at her Knob Noster home and see if they could obtain a resignation.

In other council business, the group agreed to leave the city’s tax rate levy the same as last year - $.7262 per $100 of assessed valuation in the general fund, and $.1186 for debt service.  The levy was passed unanimously.

Ordinances were also passed re-enacting a conflict of interest bill, agreeing to a contract for renovation and painting of a city standpipe and a first reading of renewing the city’s insurance with the  Missouri Consolidated Healthcare Plan.

In a final item, the council agreed to a police motorcycle usage policy and to give the use of patrolman on motorcycles a 90-day trial.