PHOTO BY JOHN FRYMAN / THE VILLAGE REPORTER
LEGISLATION TALKS … Council member Cooper Clark (above) discusses a village ordinance during the Holiday City Village Council meeting on Thursday, November 20.
By: John Fryman
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
john@thevillagereporter.com
Holiday City Village Council met in regular session on Thursday, November 20, at the village office with a light agenda.
In attendance were council members Cooper Clark, Shawn Clark, Ryan Henricks, Adam Knepper, and Brooke Knepper. Jodie Faunce was absent due to a family matter.
Following the roll call and Pledge of Allegiance, the minutes from the October 16 meeting were approved. Council then approved second readings of two ordinances, both by 5-0 votes.
The first was an ordinance regarding the compensation of officers. Council member Shawn Clark recommended a minimum of a six percent pay increase for both village employees.
The other ordinance involved 2026 temporary annual appropriations. Both ordinances will have a final reading for approval at the December meeting.
Council discussed an emergency resolution for a Then and Now purchase order authorizing financial coverage for the village’s electric fund.
“Towards the end of the year, the electric fund is where I always put in an estimate at the beginning of the year,” said Fiscal Officer Lauri TenEyck-Rupp.
“I know at the end of the year, I’ll be scrounging around trying to get money moved up into the electric fund. This year is no different than any other.”
TenEyck-Rupp told the council that she will have to increase the revenue from the certificate side to the county and then increase the appropriations for next month.
“We had enough money in the electric fund to move around because I had my estimate, and then I was able to move that up to the electric part,” said TenEyck-Rupp.
“This month is covered; I don’t need to make an appropriation change for it. Since it’s a Then and Now purchase order, because this is for October electric, it has to go back to the first of October. That’s why it has to be a resolution form, approving it as a Then and Now purchase order.
“There will be another one next month for November because I don’t have any money left. I’ll have to increase all the money in both the appropriations and revenue and then create a purchase order which has to be a Then and Now to November 1. So, you will have another resolution next month that says ‘November electric.’”
In the financial report for October, the village brought in $859,906.95 in revenue with expenditures totaling $790,631.23. The village’s financial balance as of October 31 is $5,844,895.40.
Village Administrator Blair Campbell reported the new flagpole has been installed outside the village building. The new furnace has been installed, and emergency sirens are working properly after being recently tested.
In new business, Shawn Clark reported that there were several streetlights out in the village. He, along with Campbell, will be doing a drive around to make sure they are functional.
The planning commission will be meeting on December 4 and 18 at 5:30 p.m. Council then adjourned at 7:37 p.m.