Council
Meeting Minutes
March 9,
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
Rita Leiendecker - Present
Mary Barber – Present
Aaron Reedy – Present
2 open council seats
Aaron announced that Roger Aubery and Kevin Ety had resigned
from Council and a sign was posted asking for applicants to come to tonight’s
meeting.
Rita made a motion to open nominations for the two empty
Council seats. Ed second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to nominate Steve Reedy, Laura Clark
and Vickie Carroll for the empty Council seats.
Rita second. All yea.
The first vote is for the first empty seat left by Roger
Aubery, term ending 12/31/2009. Aaron
collected the ballots. 2 votes for Steve
Reedy, 1 for Laura Clark, 1 for Vickie Carroll.
Robert made a motion to appoint Steve Reedy to the open
council seat left by Roger Aubery, term ending 12/31/2009. Rita second.
All yea. Mayor Barber swore Steve
Reedy in to office.
The second vote is for the empty seat left by Kevin Ety,
term ending 12/31/2007. Aaron collected
the ballots. 3 votes for Laura Clark, 2
votes for Vickie Carroll.
Mary asked if any visitors wished to speak. No one did.
Robert made a motion to approve the February 2006 financial
statement. Rita second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and declare
an emergency for Resolution #2006-6, A Resolution authorizing the transfer of
funds and the declaration of an emergency.
Robert second. All yea.
Rita made a motion to adopt Resolution #2006-6, A Resolution
authorizing the transfer of funds and the declaration of an emergency. Robert second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and declare
an emergency for Resolution #2006-7, A Resolution authorizing the transfer of
funds and the declaration of an emergency.
Ed second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Resolution #2006-7, A Resolution
authorizing the transfer of funds and the declaration of an emergency.
Ed made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and declare
an emergency for Ordinance #2006-8, An Ordinance Amending Ordinance 9-24-89 by
increasing tapping fees for water service and the declaration of an
emergency. Robert second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Ordinance #2006-8, An Ordinance
Amending Ordinance 9-24-89 by increasing tapping fees for water service and the
declaration of an emergency. Rita
second. All yea, except for Warren
Simpson voting no.
Report
from Fire Chief – Jim Hite submitted his report - see attached.
Ed made a motion to declare the list surplus equipment in
the Chief’s Report dated March 2006 as surplus equipment and okay to sell or
dispose of. Rita second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to approve $154.58 in funds to be paid out
in payroll for Mike Jackson, John Shirk, Rusty Hines, Shannon Meloy and Beth
Gilkerson, who were not properly paid as part of the 2005 salary disbursement;
and to apply $99.56 that should be paid to Cody Jackson back into the Fire Fund
to help reimburse for training expenses that he did not complete his contract
period for. Robert second. All yea.
Rita congratulated Jamie Carroll on his appointment as
Assistant Chief.
Report
from the Service Committee:
Robert said they couldn’t meet.
Michelle left a note – Nancy Wright at
Report
from the Safety Committee:
Rita said they met March 6th at the Fire House - those present were Rita, Robert Ortman, Ed
Vanek, Jim Hite, Alan Duper, Walter Gabriel and Pauline Ety. They discussed general fire department
issues. Chief Hite said they are still
working on the duty crews and training is going well. Ed told the Trustees that we put money from
the Fire Fund into a CD, as previously discussed. Trustees felt everything was going well.
Report
from the Finance Committee: Didn’t meet.
Report
from the Rules Committee:
Didn’t meet.
Report
from the Regional Planning Representative: Robert said they had a presentation on Block
Grant funds. Funds have been chopped and
they only have $230,000 to distribute this year.
Old
Business – Aaron said
Bob Black had told members of Council that we did not need
the dual-system furnace that was previously approved by Council and thought it
was overkill.
Robert made a motion to take a short recess. Ed second.
All yea. The time is 8:15 p.m.
At 8:25 p.m., Ed made a motion to come back into
session. Rita second. All yea.
Council discussed the furnace issue. Ed made a motion to reconsider the previous
decision regarding the new furnace for the Municipal Building since the Village
signed no contracts obligating them to contract with David White and that there
may not be a necessity for that level of a system. Laura second.
All yea.
Council discussed the furnace need more. Robert made a motion to rescind the previous
decision to go with the David White furnace proposal. Ed second.
All yea.
Ed made a motion to table the issue for further
discussion. Laura second. All yea.
New Business - Council reviewed two proposals
for mowing services – one from C&C Lawn Care Services and one from C&S
Lawn Care. Ed made a motion to accept
the proposal from C&C Lawn Care Services; $35 for each mow at the municipal
building, $35.00 for each mow at the firehouse, $80.00 for each mow at the
cemetery. Rita second. All yea.
Jim Hite asked about inland marina coverage. Michelle had a call into the insurance
company about it, but hasn’t heard back.
She’ll follow-up again.
Michelle said there was a hole in the road at 256 made by
Columbia Gas. She has called them three
times. They say they will send someone,
but they haven’t. She’s hoping to hear
something more soon.
Michelle said she still hasn’t heard from Susan Lent at
Waste Management regarding a trash bin for the
Mary asked the Service Committee to consider contacting the
railroad folks about cars not loading up at 3:00 in the morning.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Aaron L. Reedy, Clerk