City Council

February 22, 2021 The Fredericktown Village council met in regular session on February 22, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the Fredericktown Senior Citizen’s Center. PRESENT: Council Members Brewer, de Rojas, Lanuzza, Shoemaker and Van Nostrand; Fiscal Officer Graves; Village Administrator Snell; Chief Johnson. Mayor Day called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. INVOCATION: Richard Hasley, United Methodist Church. MINUTES: Lanuzza made a motion to approve February 1, 2020. Seconded by Shoemaker. All yea, except Turpen. INTRODUCTION OF GUESTS: None. LEGISLATION: ORDINANCE 2021-04 – ANNUAL APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE Shoemaker made a motion to waive the three readings of Ordinance 2021-04. Seconded by De Rojas. All Yea, except Turpen. Shoemaker made a motion to pass Ordinance 2021-04. Seconded by Lanuzza. All Yea, except Turpen. OLD BUSINESS: • Council Member Van Nostrand discussed a list of items he had sent to planning and zoning commissions in January of 2019 about several issues. Discussion followed. NEW BUSINESS: • Council discussed the water and sewer rate survey from K.E. McCartney. Council Member Lanuzza made a motion that the Village to prepare legislation to increase the water rate by 2% annually for the next three years and the sewer rate decrease by 2% for the rest of 2021, and increase annually by 1% for the next two years. Seconded by Brewer. All Yea, except Turpen. • Council Member Van Nostrand discussed these issues as followed: o Dumpster on West 1st Street, refuse is blowing into his yard. Administrator Snell will talk with Steve Minor, the owner. o Vehicles parked too long in parking lots and spaces. Chief Johnson will look into the matter. o ODOT Bridge project with Fredericktown sign. Administrator Snell said this would be around 2022. o Would like to see trees planted at High Street corner. Administrator Snell said this had been done. o Doesn’t think zoning is being enforced in the Village. Andy will begin attending the last meeting of the month, and Mayor will be speaking with Andy. VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT: • Would like to hire a Service Department worker to replace Irl Ruhl, who retired at the end of August 2020, and promote someone from within to fill the Service Department Foreman position. Shoemaker made a motion to hire a service department worker, and to promote a village employee to Service Department Foreman beginning in the month of March. Seconded by Brewer. All Yea, except Turpen FISCAL OFFICER'S REPORT: • Council reviewed the bills, financial reports and bank reconciliation statement for the months of January 2021. Lanuzza made a motion to approve the financial reports, bills and bank statement for January 2021. Seconded by Shoemaker. All yea, excluding Turpen. POLICE CHIEF REPORT: None SOLICITOR'S REPORT: None COMMITTEE REPORTS: None SAFETY COMMITTEE: Next meeting March 1st PUBLIC WORKS: Next meeting March 8th FINANCE COMMITTEE: Next Meeting March 15th PLANNING COMMISSION: Next meeting March 22nd EXECUTIVE SESSION: Lanuzza made a motion to enter into executive session for the purpose of discussing a public employee/official. Seconded by Shoemaker. All yea excluding Turpen. Council entered into executive session at 7:53 p.m. Council returned to regular session at 8:01 p.m. ADJOURNMENT – Brewer made a motion to adjourn. Seconded by Shoemaker. All Yea, except Turpen. Meeting Adjourned at 8:01 p.m. ___________________________________ Jerry L. Day, Mayor ___________________________ Suzan Graves, Fiscal Officer