(PHOTO BY RENEA KESSLER / THE VILLAGE REPORTER)
FEES … Council discusses impound and solicitor fees before approving to make changes to them.
By: Renea Kessler
THE VILLAGE REPORTER
renea@thevillagereporter.com
On December 2nd, the Wauseon City Council held a meeting where they discussed impound and solicitor fees. During the committee reports, it was recommended that the codified ordinances be amended to raise the impound fee to $25 for vehicles weighing 10,000 pounds or less, and to $50 per day for vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds. Currently, the impound fee is $5 per day and has not been reviewed since 1996.
It was recommended that the solicitor fee be increased from $25 to $30 per person, a fee that has not been reviewed since 2001. Council moved to approve both recommendations made by the committee.
Council approved the minutes from the previous meeting held on November 18, 2024, as well as the payment of the bills.
Council has approved the first reading of the following items:
-Ordinance 2024-6: an ordinance amending Sections 147.03 and 147.11 of the Codified Ordinances, as well as Sections 621.6 and 623.4 of the Local Government Manual; and declaring an emergency.
-Ordinance 2024-7: An ordinance modifying the rate schedule for water rates for the City of Wauseon; and declaring an emergency.
-Ordinance 2024-8: An ordinance amending Section 147.20 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Wauseon; and declaring an emergency.
-Resolution 2024-35: A resolution adjusting the compensation plan’s wage scale based on the Consumer Price Index; and declaring an emergency.
-Resolution 2024-36: A resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with Ohio Plan Risk Management, Inc. for casualty, liability, fire, and property damage insurance; and declaring an emergency.
The second reading of the following items:
-Resolution 2024-30: a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Patrol Officer’s Union.
-Resolution 2024-31: a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Command Officers Union.
-Resolution 2024-32: a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association Records Technicians And Full-time Dispatchers Union.
-Resolution 2024-33: a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter into an agreement for indigent defense services in county court with the Fulton County Commissioners.
With nothing further to discuss, the meeting was adjourned at 5:24 p.m. The next scheduled meeting will be December 16th at 5:00 p.m.