Regular

 

 

  January 28, 2008

 

 

Present for this regular meeting of the Village of West Liberty Council was:

Mayor G. Hostetler, Mr. Lance, Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. Coy, Mr. Hyland, Patrolman Salyer,

Mr. Legge, Fire Chief Esch (5minutes), and Clerk Boyd.  Guests:  Grayson Atha from the Historical Society.  Absent: excused Tina Schwaderer.

 

Meeting was opened with Pledge of Allegiance and Lord’s prayer.

 

A MOTION was made by Mrs. Hamilton, seconded by Mrs. Coy to approve minutes of January 14, 2008 as written/read.  Motion Carried.

 

A MOTION was made by Mr. Hyland seconded by Mrs. Coy to approved the following bills for payment. Motion Carried.

 

ComTech                                             radio repair                                 84.33

Cindee M. Boyd                                   reimbursed for postage   17.68

Kathy Hyland                                       40 hrs.                                      317.36

Ronald Murray                         salary                                     1071.99

A. Shane Oelker                                   70 reg. 10 vac.                         736.58

Josh Goings                                          15.5 Hrs. Adriel                       170.05

Ronald Murray                         64.5 Hrs. Adriel                       762.04

Chance Carroll                         24 hrs. Aux.                             172.48

Freedom Chrisman                               8 hrs. Aux.                                 62.45

Darren Dunham                                    7 hrs. Aux.                                 54.67

Josh Goings                                          8 hrs. Aux.                                 62.28

Monte Hartzler                         8 hrs. Aux.                                 62.76

Paul Salyer                                           38 hrs. Aux.                             271.43

Greg Hostetler                                      mayor salary                             159.00

Larry Lance                                          Mayor Salary                           152.35

Tracy Oelker                                        15 hrs. Fire                               159.11

Thomas Cooksey                                 72 reg. 8 SL                             915.14

Phil Holycross                                      80 reg.                                     644.74

David Legge                                         salary                                     1091.10

Chris Jones                                           80 reg.                                     870.08

Ohio Child Support                              for Oelker and Holycross          366.58

Chris Jones                                           safety officer                             173.29

IRS                                                      W/H, M/C, Emp. M/C          1348.51

Mildrena Brown                                   reimbursed for Community           5.00

Vectren                                                natural gas                             2320.87

Shell Oil Co.                                         gasoline                                 1165.68

Anthem Life                                          life insurance                               84.40

Anthem Medical                                   medical insurance                    4151.52

D P& L                                                electric                                   1055.01

Nextel- Sprint                                       mobile phone                            200.09

Staples                                                 HP Ink                                       35.99

Mts Safety Products                             vests                                         213.43

Treasurer State of Ohio                        volunteer dependents fund         135.00

Finley Fire Equipment               service call on pumper  304.50

Wallace Radio                                      recondition radio                       154.30

Ohio Dept. of Public Service                 calibrate Canberra                      49.66

Miami Valley Lighting               street lights                             2025.32

Staples                                                 copies and staples                       25.37

D & T Hauling                          hauling grit                                100.00

Safety Service Products                        sweatshirts and signs                 629.50

Cherokee run Landfill                           35.74 Tn                                1745.48

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                             Cont. January 28, 2008

 

 

Mr. Legge was here with two quotes for the chipping at the dump.  Mulch Plus was in the amount of $4130.00 and Arbor Care Tree Experts was $2250.00.  Mr. Legge said the Mulch Plus did a great job before but money talks. Clerk will be checking with the BBB to make sure they are a reputable company.  A MOTION was made by Mr. Hyland seconded by Mrs. Coy to let Arbor Care Tree Experts chip the dump in the amount of $2250.00. Motion Carried.  Mr. Legge would like to see it done before mid-March.

 

We have a person in the Village who needs to serve 100 hours of community service. Mr. Legge said he worked on the trash truck today and will be working Monday, Wednesday, and Friday until his service is done.  Clerk will call the insurance company to see if he is covered.  Mr. Legge will be getting things done that he does not have time to do otherwise.

 

Mr. Legge reported he, Mr. Harrison, Fire Chief Esch, Clerk Boyd and President Larry Lance spent $4,890.00 today on $15,800.00 worth of equipment today. Mighty Quip from Ft. Wayne came today to sell a generator and donate another generator, pressure washer, air compressor, and a trash pump. Everyone agreed everything would be used on a weekly basis if not a daily basis except for maybe the generators; they would be used in an emergency.  Some Council members were upset because we should have spent the money but Clerk Boyd divided it between six funds.  A MOTION was made by Mr. Hyland seconded by Mr. Lance to purchase this equipment.  Motion Carried.

 

 

Grayson Atha was here to update Council on the renovation of the Town Hall.  The committee working on the renovation had some local contractors give bids for three phases.  The 1st phase would be to fix up the outside of the building, 2nd phase would be to fix the inside, and 3rd phase would be to fix the opera house. Mr. Atha said they will have a master plan by mid-March.  The Township is concerned with parking, fire trucks when they have a run and people are gathering for an event, and who will be cleaning the restrooms. These are things that will be discussed.  Mr. Steve Gray will be coming from California to discuss the renovation, because he grew up in this area.

 

Solicitor Moell discussed the Time Warner letter received in December.  He said Time Warner Cable can no longer pay franchise fees it needs to be Video Service Fees.  It needs to be decided if the Village wants to collect the same percentage or increase the percentage to pass on to the customers. Also if we want to include advertising this cost will be passed on to the customers. Council decided to keep the percentage the same with no advertising fees.

Ordinance 2008-02 entitled “An Ordinance establishing a video service provider fee to be paid by any video service provider offering video service in the Village; authorizing the Mayor to give notice to the video service provider of the video service fee; and declaring an emergency” was read. 

A MOTION was made by Mrs. Coy seconded by Mr. Hyland to suspend the rule requiring three readings. Motion Carried.

A MOTION was made by Mrs. Hamilton seconded by Mr. Lance to adopt Ordinance 2008-02 entitled “An Ordinance establishing a video service provider fee to be paid by any video service provider offering video service in the Village; authorizing the Mayor to give notice to the video service provider of the video service fee; and declaring an emergency.”  Motion Carried.

Yeas: 4 Nays: 0.

 

Resolution 2008-R2 entitled “A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CLERK-TREASURER TO TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN ACCOUTNS WITHIN THE SAME FUND” was read. 

A MOTION was made by Mr. Lance seconded by Mr. Hyland to suspend the rule requiring three separate readings. Motion Carried.

A MOTION was made by Mr. Lance seconded by Mrs. Coy to adopt Resolution 2008-R2 “AUTHORIZING THE CLERK-TREASURER TO TRANSFER MONEY BETWEEN ACCOUTNS WITHIN THE SAME FUND.” Motion Carried. Yeas: 4  Nays: 0.

 

 

 

 

 

                                                Cont. January 28, 2008

 

 

Council members would like Mr. Legge to get an estimate on fixing his truck before a new truck is discussed. Clerk will tell Mr. Legge.

 

Mr. Hyland would like to have a 5, 10, 15 year plan for the Village. He thinks we should have seen this decrease in revenue and increase in expenditures coming sooner.  Mrs. Hamilton said we did and that is why we did not spend any money last year.  Solicitor Moell suggested we have a finance meeting with all Council members and it will need to be advertised.  Clerk will pick a day and contact everyone.

 

A MOTION was made by Mr. Hyland seconded by Mrs. Coy to adjourn 9:00 PM. Motion Carried.

 

 

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Clerk Cindee M. Boyd                         Mayor Greg Hostetler