Council
Meeting Minutes
April
12, 2007
Meeting called to order at 7:30 pm by Mayor
Mary Barber. Pledge of Allegiance was
recited.
Mary asked for a moment of silence in
remembrance of past Councilman Roger Aubery.
Roll call: Robert
Ortman – Present
Warren Simpson – Present
Ed Vanek – Present
Vickie Carroll - Present
Laura Clark –
Present
Mary Barber – Present
Aaron Reedy –
Present
1 Open Council Seat
Mary asked if anyone present was interested
in the open Council seat. No one answered.
Mary asked if anyone present was interested
in the open Walnut Creek Sewer district seat.
JoAnn Hite raised her hand.
Robert made a motion to open
nominations. Ed second. All yea.
Mary asked if anyone on council wished to
make any nominations. No one did.
Robert made a motion to close
nominations.
Mary asked if any visitors wished to speak. No one did.
Michael Betts was present from GGC
Engineers. He said it’s time to apply
for CDBG grant, which the county administers.
Council agreed at this time to have GGC apply for grants for water
sourcing and a handicap ramp for the municipal building.
Michael said the water source project would
analyze different solutions, their feasibility and financial concerns. He just took measurements tonight for the
handicap ramp, and will come back later with final numbers. He estimates around $15,000 - $20,000. He said the Community Assessment & Strategy
Form needs completed. Council went over
the form with him and it was completed.
Michelle Shumaker will be the Village contact for the grants.
Rita Reinchield had come in late and asked to
address Council. Council allowed
this. She spoke concerning the church
sign at the
Robert made a motion to approve the March 2007
minutes. Ed second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to approve the March 15,
2007 special meeting minutes. Laura
second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to approve the March 2007
financial statement. Robert second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2007-4,
An Ordinance limiting the amount reimbursed for mileage for Village employees. Robert second. All yea.
Robert made a motion to waive the
three-reading rule and declare an emergency for Resolution 2007-9, A Resolution
authorizing the mayor of the Village of Thurston, State of Ohio, to submit an
application and execute contracts on behalf of the Village of Thurston
concerning the Fairfield County Regional Planning Commission’s Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program and the declaration of an
emergency. Laura second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adopt Resolution 2007-9,
A Resolution authorizing the mayor of the
Report
from Fire Chief – Jim Hite was present and submitted
the report. Jim brought two names to
Council to be put on the department. Ed
made a motion to appoint Brett Bowen and John Lambrecht to the fire
department. Robert second. All yea.
Council discussed the fact that they trust
Jim’s ability to hire qualified personnel and don’t feel he needs to bring to
Council for approval.
Jim said with the new full-time schedule,
they might have three
Jim said that Chelsea Buchanan was an
explorer on the department a few years ago.
She’s now in school to become a trauma nurse. She’d like to run with our department. Ed said the chief should have the say of
whether she’s on or not. Aaron explained
the old Council procedure of Council approving appointees to the
department. Jim said he’d like to keep
the process as it is for part-timers.
Ed made a motion to appoint Chelsea Buchanan
to the fire department.
Ed made a motion to appoint Tracy Ross,
Steven Lavender, James Wright, Jason Majoros & Brandon Taylor to the fire
department. Laura second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to allow the old truck that
was taken out of service to be advertised.
Laura second. All yea.
Report
from the Service Committee: Robert
said they met Wednesday, April 4th.
Present were Laura Clark, Ed Vanek, Bob Black and Robert Ortman. They went over bids for storm sewer repair on
Report
from the Safety Committee: Ed
said they met on Monday, April 2nd at 7:30 at the firehouse. Present were Pauline Ety, Sonny Dupler, Ralph
Zollinger, Walter Gabriel, Mary Barber, Robert Ortman, Jim Hite, Jamie Carroll and
Ed Vanek. Tarlton is interested in our
old radios. Discussed the minimum level
they would let the tanker go for ($8,000).
Report
from the Finance Committee: Didn’t meet
Report
from the Rules Committee: Didn’t meet.
Report
from the Regional Planning Representative: Robert said there was no business to discuss.
Old
Business – Council discussed the bids for the storm sewer
repair on
Council discussed the bids for the Municipal
Building Soffit project. Robert made a
motion to accept the bid from the Window Man.
Ed second. All yea.
Aaron brought up water rates and the need for
an increase. Michelle had been talking
with Dennis Rose of the Baltimore Water Department, but the meter hasn’t been
calibrated yet, and she’s heard nothing as of today. Lowell Hite said he didn’t know when the
meter at the pumphouse had been calibrated.
Council took no further action on the subject.
Aaron brought up the Walnut Creek Sewer
District (WCSD) contract. He asked everyone to go over it and bring any
issues/changes to the next meeting. We
really need to get a contract in place.
Mary said Jack Wagner (mayor of
Pleasantville) is working with Pleasantville Council to decide a date to meet
with our Council to discuss sourcing our water from Pleasantville. Mary will let everyone know when there will
be a special meeting.
Old
Business – none
Jim Hite asked Council if they would go into
Executive Session to discuss possible legal issues and personnel issues at the
fire department.
At 10:35 p.m., Ed made a motion to come out
of Executive Session. Laura second. All yea.
Ed made a motion to adjourn. Vickie second. All yea.
Time is 10:36 p.m.
Respectfully Submitted,
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Aaron L. Reedy, Clerk