Harlan City Council members met on Monday as part of their scheduled meetings to conduct regular business.

The meeting began with a motion to adopt the minutes from the last regular meeting on June 10 and the minutes from a special meeting on June 17. Both motions were passed.

In attendance was a member of the Boy Scouts of America working toward a merit badge. As part of his assignment, he was to write a report over his experience at the meeting.

The council members heard a garbage and sanitation report. For the month of June, 80 percent of time spent went toward garbage- related matters.

According to the report, a garbage and sanitation truck received two new front tires, mirrors, new latches, steam cleaning and other services for a total of 18 different upgrades. The total cost for both the labor and parts for the truck was estimated to be roughly $2,500.

The city was also approved to use a building beside Christs’ Hands to store garbage and sanitation equipment.

Grass cutting and tree trimming was a major time consumer during the month of June, as stated in the report.

A discussion on the Cash Saver parking lot was addressed during Monday’s meeting as well.

According to the report, garbage and cardboard from the Cash Saver parking lot blows onto the streets and bypass, calling for hours of cleanup every Monday.

“You know, we’ve got three or four guys working for hours every Monday trying to clean up all this cardboard,” said Harlan Mayor Joseph Meadors. “We’re going to have to do something, maybe talk to the police chief about helping. It’s got to be more than just the city of Harlan.”

The nuisance ordinance discussed earlier in the year covers situations such as the excess amount of cardboard and garbage, including daily penalties for non-compliance. A suggestion was also made to require the Cash Saver owner to purchase a compactor to help manage the excess amount of cardboard.

The city council members passed a resolution for the Harlan City Police Department to apply for a grant through the Department of Homeland Security to replace worn armor for their police officers. The grant would cover the cost of the new armor, and the city would be left to pay the cost of shipping and handling.

A motion was made to pay the bills and then adjourn when a member of the council had to leave due to sickness, leaving them without a quorum.