Minutes of Regular Council
Meeting
June 18, 2001 at 7: 30 p.m.
The meeting was called to order by Mayor Janis
Meyer.
The Pledge of Allegiance was repeated by all
present. Present were: Council members,
Tom Haase, Amy Haver, Max McDonald, Michael Pocratsky and Ron Jones;
Administrator, Hal Osmun; Solicitor, Stan Yoder; and Clerk/Treasurer, Diane
Collins. Councilmember Ed Foster was
absent.
Haase moved to approve the June 4 minutes with the
following corrections. The date of the
meeting was June 4; the Clerk’s Report
covered the income tax report and the announcement of Sandy Boyce’s
resignation. Haver seconded. Haase, Haver, McDonald, Jones voted yes. Pocratsky abstained.
Jones moved
to approve the bills. Haase
seconded. All voted yes.
Planning
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals: Nothing to report.
Police/Fire
Committee: Pocratsky plans to call a meeting soon.
Insurance
Committee: Jones did not have a report.
Finance/Audit
Committee:
Jones reported the committee met on June 11 and went over the proposed budgets
for each department. The budget hearing
will be July 2. Council will have
proposed budgets prior to the hearing.
Street/Light/Property: Haase did not have anything to report.
Personnel
Committee:
The committee is planning to meet on Friday, June 22 at 5 p.m.
Water &
Sewer Committee: McDonald did not have a report.
Ordinance
Committee:
Haver did not have anything to report.
Cable TV
Committee:
Collins reported a meeting was held June 9.
They went over a financial report and discussed participating in the
summer park & recreation program.
Cemetery
Committee:
Haase did not have a report.
Park Board: Adventure Alley playground equipment is to be delivered this
Friday. July 13 & 14 are set as the
work day. Volunteers are needed. Collins reported she received a call
inquiring about coverage for any injuries to volunteers that may occur. She is checking it out with the OBWC and
will call other communities to see how they dealt with it.
Administrator’s
Report:
Hal Osmun reported the following:
Three sets of preliminary plans for the downtown
parking lot will be available for review Friday at the Administrator’s
office.
Ten applications were received for the
lawn/maintenance job.
The final hearing on the CDBG funds was heard
today. Hicksville will receive $20,000
to be used on a waterline at the east end of Perry Street. Total project cost is $56,500. The project is ready to bid.
Hal is waiting for a call from
Shannon Watson to get started on the demolition of the house at the Smith
Street property.
Miscellaneous: Yoder read Ordinance
2001-05 increasing the flat sewage rate per month to $13.00. It was read for the third reading by caption
only. McDonald moved to approve. Jones seconded. All voted yes.
Ordinance 2001-07 authorizing the administrator to
enter into an agreement with Ward Construction to resurface the basketball
court was read by caption only for the first reading. McDonald moved to suspend the rules. Pocratsky seconded. All
voted yes. Ord. 2001-07 was read by
caption only for the second and third readings. McDonald moved to approve.
Pocratsky seconded. All voted
yes. The cost will be $18,150.
Resolution
of Necessity 2001-02 was read by caption only for the first reading. McDonald
moved to suspend the rules. Haver
seconded. All voted yes. Res. 2001-02 was read by caption only for
the second and third readings. Haver
moved to approve. Haase seconded. Haase, McDonald, Haver & Jones voted
yes. Pocratsky voted no.
Police
Report:
Chief Szabo did not have anything to report.
Fire
Report: No one was present.
EMS Report: No one was present.
Clerk’s
Report: Collins asked council to authorize her to
hire Tracy Zeedyk as a custodian pending good physical and drug test. Haase moved to approve. Pocratsky seconded. All voted yes. A profile of General Demographic Characteristics as reported by
the U.S. Census Bureau was passed out to council for review.
Mayor’s
Report: May’s court report was passed out.
Haase moved to go into executive session to discuss
personnel. McDonald seconded. All voted yes. (7:50 – 8 p.m.) Returned
to regular session.
McDonald moved to adjourn.
MAYOR CLERK