Council
Meeting Minutes
September
14, 2006
Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Mayor Mary Barber. Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Roll call: Robert
Ortman – Present
Warren Simpson – Present
Ed Vanek – Present
Vickie Carroll - Present
Steve Reedy – Present
Laura Clark – Present
Mary Barber – Present
Aaron Reedy – Present
Gary Reef was present from the VFW. He presented flags to Mayor Barber to be
flown throughout the Village.
Mary asked if any visitors wished to speak. Michael Best from GGC Engineers was present
to introduce himself. He wanted to know
if Council had any questions regarding the contract. Aaron said the Village Solicitor reviewed it and
had a couple things to follow up on.
Steve made a motion to approve the August 2006 financial
statement. Robert second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and declare
an emergency for Ordinance 2006-17, An Ordinance to amend the 2006
appropriations ordinance and the Declaration of an emergency. Robert second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2006-17, An Ordinance
to amend the 2006 appropriations ordinance and the Declaration of an emergency. Steve second.
All yea.
Laura made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and
declare an emergency for Ordinance 2006-18, An Ordinance to amend the 2006
appropriations ordinance and the Declaration of an emergency. Robert second. All yea.
Laura made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2006-18, An Ordinance
to amend the 2006 appropriations ordinance and the Declaration of an
emergency.
Laura made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and
declare an emergency for Resolution 2006-19, A Resolution authorizing the
transfer of funds and the Declaration of an emergency. Robert second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Resolution 2006-19, A Resolution
authorizing the transfer of funds and the Declaration of an emergency. Steve second.
All yea.
Robert made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and
declare an emergency for Resolution 2006-20, A Resolution accepting the amounts
and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorizing the necessary
tax levies and certifying them to the county auditor and the declaration of an
emergency. Ed second. All yea.
Report
from Fire Chief – Jim Hite submitted his report - see attached. Jim said we should be getting an e-mail from
the county regarding the sirens.
Report
from the Service Committee:
Robert said they met Wednesday, September 6th. Laura, Ed, Steve, Mary, Ernie and Robert were
present. Ernie discussed the need for
further cleaning at the cemetery and suggested using county prisoners in the
PAW program. Committee then went to the
cemetery to locate a burial plot for a village citizen. They were successful. Bob Black had checked on fire extinguishers
for the municipal building. He said 3 of
our smaller ones need replaced with larger units. Jim Hite suggested the rechargeable
kind. The committee also discussed
issues with the pest control solution around the building. Orkin has made some suggestions that the
committee will consider. \
Report
from the Safety Committee:
Ed said they met September 4th. Mary, Steve, Warren, Robert, Jim Hite, Josh
Friesner, Pauline Ety, Walter Gabriel and Sonny Dupler were present. They discussed planning for the Fire Department. They discussed the upcoming vote on the
3-mill levy. There was a
misunderstanding about the amount of cash available in the Fire Fund. Aaron straightened that out.
Report
from the Finance Committee: On Laura’s request, Aaron said the
Finance Committee met Monday, August 14 @ 7:30 pm. Aaron, Laura, Steve and Warren were
present. They discussed the current
financial situation of the Fire Department and made instructions to present
Ordinances 2006-17 and 2006-18 to Council tonight.
Report from
the Rules Committee: Didn’t
meet.
Report
from the Regional Planning Representative: Robert said nothing that concerned the
Village, but
Old
Business – Ed mentioned
the nuisance letter that was sent to the Walnut Creek Sewer District. He said the letter stated the grass needed to
be cut to 3”, but it should actually be 6”.
Mary asked Council about the $575 overage charge from the
furnace installation, on Whitey’s bill. Will
we pay? If not, why? Ed said it was a question of who authorized
the completion of that option. Ed wants
to know who authorized it. Ed said we
voted on the base amount, not the museum option. Mary said she would call Whitey and find out
who authorized it.
Mary said she went to the Walnut Creek Sewer District
meeting to get information for the insurance company regarding the
contract. Lowell Hite told her that he
met with Farmer’s Home and he said that they did not want the contract to go
for 99 years. He said they proposed a
5-year contract. Mary opposed that
idea. She does not want to put
playground equipment in and risk losing the land after 5 years. Mary said she called Farmer’s Home herself
regarding the situation. They told her
they have no record of speaking with Lowell Hite about the situation. Mary said it’s okay – it’s just water under
the bridge.
Mary would like to go with Plan B – to repair the current
playground equipment that is around the municipal building.
Aaron asked if Council wanted to continue spraying for
mosquitoes. Robert made a motion to
spray 2 more times. Laura second. All yea.
New
Business – Robert
said he hopes the community yard/garage sale is a success and that everyone
participates.
Steve made a motion to adjourn. Laura second.
All yea. The time is 8:30 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Aaron L. Reedy, Clerk