Council
Meeting Minutes
January
11, 2007
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
Mary asked if any visitors wished to speak. No one did.
Ed made a motion to nominate Robert Ortman
for Council President. Steve
second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to close nominations. Steve second.
All yea.
Ed made a motion to appoint Robert Ortman as
Council President. Steve second. All yea.
Steve mad a motion to approve Committee
assignments as presented. Laura
second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to set Council and Committee
dates and times as presented. Laura
second. All yea.
Steve made a motion to approve the December 2006
minutes. Robert second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to approve the December
2006 financial statement. Steve
second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to waive the
three-reading rule and declare an emergency for Ordinance 2007-1, An Ordinance
to adopt “Rules of Council” and the declaration of an emergency. Ed second.
All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2007-1,
An Ordinance to adopt “Rules of Council” and the declaration of an emergency. Laura second.
All yea.
Robert made a motion to waive the
three-reading rule and declare an emergency for Ordinance 2007-2 – An Ordinance
authorizing the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer to enter into a contract with GGC
Engineers, Inc. for Engineering Services and the declaration of an
emergency. Steve second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2007-2 –
An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer to enter into a contract
with GGC Engineers, Inc. for Engineering Services and the declaration of an
emergency. Laura second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to waive the three-reading
rule and declare an emergency for Ordinance 2007-3 – An Ordinance Establishing
an Appropriations Ordinance for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2007 and the
declaration of an emergency. Robert
second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to adopt Ordinance
2007-3 – An Ordinance Establishing an Appropriations Ordinance for Fiscal Year
Ending December 31, 2007 and the declaration of an emergency. All yea.
Report
from Fire Chief – Jim Hite was present and submitted
the report (see attached). Jim said he
needed two people for his VFFD board required by the state. Mary Barber and Vickie Carroll volunteered.
Jim said they are going to hire some
part-time people this year, so additional line items will need to be added to
the appropriations to account for them.
At first, they will start off working Monday – Friday 7am – 5pm.
Later they will work seven days a week from 7am – 7 pm. They hope to have them up and running by
April. Aaron asked who the assistant
chief is now. Jim said there is
none. Mike King is no longer the
assistant chief, so we need to look at cancelling his Nextel service. We’ll have to check for possible penalties.
Mary asked if council would go into Executive
Session to discuss contract negotiations.
Robert made a motion to go into Executive Session to discuss contract
negotiations. Laura second. All yea.
The time is 8:14 p.m.
At 8:43 p.m., Ed made a motion to come out of
Executive Session. Steve second. All yea.
Report
from the Service Committee: Didn’t
meet
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 didn’t attend.
Report from Village Administrator: Michelle and Aaron reviewed the proposed
water Ordinance that would rescind all previous ordinances and set the rules,
rates, and policies afresh in one Ordinance.
Council will review it on their own time and discuss later. Michelle asked about a couple of closed
accounts that she knew we would not get paid for. She wished to write them off as we have no
way of collecting them. Council agreed
to write them off.
Old
Business – Mary asked if anything had been done to get a
plaque for the village regarding the railroad that was discussed in a past
meeting. Aaron said no, but he will
follow-up on it.
Robert asked if the missing flag was
found. Mary said it had not been found.
New
Business - Aaron
presented a proposed ordinance setting the travel allowance for the Village at
$.42 per mile. Steve made a motion that
Village Employees should be reimbursed $.42 per mile when traveling for Village
business. Robert second. All yea.
Aaron will have the legislation prepared for the next meeting
Aaron went over the Loss Control Survey from
PEP (the Village’s liability insurance company) with the Council. They want absorbing ground cover around
certain pieces of playground equipment. They also wanted a preventative maintenance
schedule on the pick-up truck that has been unused for years. Currently Council has no plans to use the
truck. They also suggested we pass an
ordinance making the sidewalk maintenance in the village the responsibility of
the property owners. This was already
done a few years ago. The other issues
were very minor. Aaron said he would
respond to the survey.
Ed made a motion to adjourn. Laura second.
All yea, except Steve voting no. Time
is 9:45 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
_______________________________
Aaron L. Reedy, Clerk