By JIM BUTLER

Continuing fallout from last year’s City Hall upheaval will be on the card for Pineville’s monthly City Council meeting tonight though other matters are on the agenda.

More citizen comment can be anticipated as the council proposes to move forward with settling with, for $180,000, the admitted temporary object of former Mayor Richard Dupree’s affections, as well as those of his chief of staff Doug Gann.

Asked but not yet answered are such as can the city pursue recouping the money from one or both? Do bonds required of some public officials and employees cover such?

Also not yet answered — questions regarding city audit issues noted at last month’s meeting. The audit report as of Monday afternoon was not yet a public record posted by the Legislative Auditor’s Office.

The council will also introduce, for discussion and action at its March meeting, resolutions to amend city ordinances to give the mayor sole discretion to set water and sewerage rates, with any increases/decreases not to exceed the rise/fall of the annual Consumer Price Index.

Under current code rates are set by the mayor and council.

Council members are also expected to award a contract for the long-awaited Huffman Creek pump station and outfall project.