The Plymouth City Council ended its March meeting schedule on a peaceful spring evening, as council members breezed through Thursday night's agenda in barely more than an hour.

Former council member Gary Colburn took the microphone only once, offering words of caution to Plymouth's new interim city manager, H. Dixon Flynn.

"I just hope you know what you're getting yourself into," said Colburn, who spoke briefly about the two recalls that resulted in the city council's present configuration.

In discussion of the city council resolution changing Flynn's position from city administrator to city manager, Flynn reassured the council that the city manager cannot make decisions unilaterally.

"A city manager needs input from city council," he said. "City managers, by nature, prefer to be conservative. They don't like to do anything without council approval."

The city council unanimously adopted an ordinance amending the Plymouth Municipal Code relating to the city manager, thereby creating the position of city manager.

No action was taken on whether the city will participate in the Amador County Regional Planning Committee. Council members Greg Baldwin and Mike O'Meara had formed a subcommittee to work up suggested changes to the memorandum of understanding used for membership in that committee. Baldwin had intended to bring the suggestions to Thursday night's meeting, but had not.

Following some abortive attempts at recreating the changes, the council agreed that Baldwin and O'Meara would attend the upcoming meeting and that a letter suggesting the changes would be sent to the other cities and Amador County.

With warm weather approaching, the Plymouth Pool Committee recently had a meeting, reported on by Councilwoman Pat Fordyce, who had been in attendance.

The pool belongs to the state, so needed repairs will have to be arranged through the Amador County Fair Board. Three contractors are expected to provide proposals for the repairs.

Plans for an improvement project at the intersection of Main Street and Highway 49 are ongoing.

A resolution was passed authorizing a master agreement and supplemental agreement between the city of Plymouth and state Department of Transportation.

Mayor Jon Colburn reported that there may be some complications regarding the Plymouth Pipeline Project. No details were offered.

Motorcycle operation within the city limits will be regulated by amended ordinance 2001-08, passed unanimously. Anyone operating a motorcycle within the city limits should inquire at city hall for changes.

The Main Street Flea Market will be returning May 3.