POLICE UPDATE … Chief of Police Tim Livengood presented his report before the council on Monday evening. He gave a brief update on call reports, the K9 training program and speed signage that needed updated which would benefit the village. (PHOTO BY INDIA KENNER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
By: India Kenner
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
publisher@thevillagereporter.com
The council met Monday, July 8th at 7 pm in the Pioneer Community Center at 100 N Elm St. The meeting started with the Pledge of Allegiance followed by Mayor Kidston calling the meeting to order. Roll call commenced with all members of the council present.
Council members Randy Cochran, Joe Nickloy, Ben Fiser, Dean Frisbie, Trever West, and Will Cable. Also in attendance were the Village Administrator Anthony Burnett, Fiscal Officer Gina Gruber, Solicitor Tom Thompson, Chief of Police Tim Livengood, Fire Chief Rodger Swank, and a few fellow firemen and visitor Sarah Stubblefield from the Department of Aging.
The motion was made by Mayor Kidston to approve the current agenda and minutes from the last regular meeting council meeting on June 18th and the minutes from the special council meeting on June 28th. The council approved the minutes as well as the agenda.
Executive Director of the Department of Aging Sarah Stubblefield was called to approach the council. Stubblefield spoke on behalf of the committee for the levy.
She explained that the Department of Aging is anticipated to be on the ballot, so she was proactively planning a public meeting. The request is for the rental fee of the community building to be waived. The request was quickly approved by the council.
Next on the agenda was the financial report and approval of the payment of bills which included an invoice from Pioneer Hometown Hardware for $1486.36 and Nickloy’s Fix and Fab invoice for $119.68.
Police Chief Livengood presented the council with call reports and updates on K9 training and speed signage. The council discussed what areas of the Village would benefit the most from updated speed signs regarding safety.
Fire Chief Rodger Swank presented the council with a call report which included 12 calls. Chief Swank commented that the scouting program on Wednesdays was going well with a good turnout.
He advised the council that Tanker number 73 was having some electrical issues and that the fire department was working on getting that resolved. During the meeting at 7:11 pm, the Fire department had a call but returned to finish the meeting.
Village Administrator Anthony Burnett gave his report about bids that they put up for two trucks; $5,000 for a digger truck and $2,500 for a back truck.
The council approved the sale of the vehicles to the bids. Burnett also updated the council on the progress of grant applications and property purchases.
Fiscal Officer Gina Gruber gave her report for the council members to check their emails for a link to fraud training.
For the council report, Mayor Kidston was asked about the update for a community splash pad. Kidston said they were looking into prices and potential locations for the splash pad.
One area is near Cromer Park. Mayor Kidston mentioned that this project will not be finished this summer but is hopeful for next summer and local organizations have shown interest in supporting the project. Mayor Kidston also touched on talking to the USDA concerning solar fields.
The mayor moved on to Ordinance 22-2024, which is an appropriations ordinance used to allocate dollars held by the village to the proper municipal fund for later use. This ordinance was unanimously passed by the council.
The council meeting came close to an end with the announcement of Will Cable resigning. The council discussed the plan to fill the vacancy.
The council decided to accept applications until 3 pm on July 22nd and hold a special meeting to look over applications and potentially choose a candidate to hire. The special meeting will be held on June 25th at 7 pm.
The council accepted Cable’s resignation and the meeting was adjourned at 7:58 pm. The next regular council meeting will be held on August 12th at 7 pm.
