Council
Meeting Minutes
May 11,
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
Steve Reedy – Present
Laura Clark – Present
Mary Barber – Present
Aaron Reedy – Present
Mary asked if any visitors wished to speak. No one did.
Robert made a motion to approve the April 2006 minutes. Ed second.
All yea.
Steve made a motion to approve the April 2006 financial
statement. Robert second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to waive the three-reading rule and declare
an emergency for Ordinance 2006-10, An Ordinance to Amend the 2006
Appropriations Ordinance and the declaration of an emergency. Laura second.
All yea.
First Reading of Ordinance 2006-11, An Ordinance Creating the
Position of Village Administrator in Accordance with the Provisions of Section
735.271 of the Revised Code.
Special Guest Matt Keefe from the Fairfield EMA was present
to speak about the availability of warning sirens. He said if Council is interested, write to
the FEMA about it, and make some sort of participation offer (i.e. work or
money) towards the purchase. We would
need 60 foot poles installed. We also
need a source of backup power, though battery backups might be available. They will assist Thurston in choosing the
best location for the wail & rotating siren.
Report
from Fire Chief – Jim Hite submitted his report - see attached.
He would like to hire Josh Bow and Samuel Lenton to the
department. Ed made a motion to allow
them to be hired. Rita second. All yea.
Jim said that Basil will be helping to cover areas with
their medic while the bridge is out on
Report
from the Service Committee:
Robert said they met May 3rd.
Those present were Robert Ortman, Ed Vanek and Laura Clark. Robert said there were no visitors. They checked out the alley behind
Report
from the Safety Committee:
Didn’t meet.
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 very interesting
meeting. Regional Planning has entered
into a professional services agreement with Pleasantville and
Old
Business – Aaron said Whitey’s
Heating & Cooling was unaware that we wanted het in the museum, so that was
an additional $575. They put in a larger
furnace at no extra charge. Council
agreed that before paying the final bill, the gap in the external vent needed
to be fixed, and Steve and Ed needed to do a final walkthrough. Robert made a motion to pay the extra $575 on
the bid.
Laura
– no
Steve
– no
Ed
– abstain
Robert
– yes
Rita
– yes
Council decided to review the additional charges further
before approving.
Sam’s Pest Control submitted a bid for mosquito spraying
services @ $125 per spraying (up $25 from last year). Council discussed. Laura made a motion to accept the bid from
Sam’s Termite Control for $125 per spray.
Ed second. All yea, except
Aaron shared draft letter of the management letter from the
auditors. There were a couple minor
citations. We’ll review when we get the
final draft.
Robert moved to officially welcome Rita back to the Council
after her recent bout with medical issues.
Everyone agreed.
Ed made a motion to adjourn.
Warren second. All yea. The time is 8:10 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
_______________________________
Aaron L. Reedy, Clerk