City Council

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS; MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEWISBURG, OHIO, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 P.M., JUNE 20, 2024, AT THE LEWISBURG COMMUNITY CENTER. The regular meeting of the Village of Lewisburg, Ohio Council was called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Dennis Roberts. ROLL CALL: Eliza Wagoner, Clerk of Council. PRESENT: Mayor Dennis Roberts, Council Members Marla Colville-Brown, Barb Foster, Mary Nelson, Lori Pheanis, Jackie Sewert, and Ted Thies. Also present were Municipal Manager Jeff Sewert, Fire & EMS Chief B.J. Sewert, Fiscal Officer Susan Laux, and Law Director Steve Hobbs. Police Chief Rick McGee was absent. Motion to approve the minutes of the June 10, 2024, regular Village Council Meeting. First by Barb Foster. Second by Mary Nelson. Roll Call Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 1 Abstain (Ted Thies). Motion approved. Motion to approve the check disbursement report. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Mary Nelson. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Motion to approve the purchase order report. First by Barb Foster. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. CITIZENS: Paula Givens, a compliance officer for a cannabis company spoke about the companies she works for and that they are looking for a place to open a dual use retail cannabis dispensary and asked that the Village of Lewisburg revoke their moratorium. Motion to direct Law Director Hobbs to prepare an Ordinance to create a permanent moratorium against adult use cannabis operators within the Village of Lewisburg. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Barb Foster. Roll Call Vote: 3 Yes (Lori Pheanis, Barb Foster, Dennis Roberts) 4 No (Jackie Sewert, Marla Colville-Brown, Mary Nelson, Ted Thies). Motion failed. Motion to direct Law Director Hobbs to prepare an Ordinance to repeal the current moratorium against adult use cannabis operators within the Village of Lewisburg. First by Ted Thies. No Second. Motion died. Motion to set a town hall meeting with Paula Givens to receive input from Village citizens about adult use cannabis operators within the Village of Lewisburg. First by Marla Colville-Brown. Second by Jackie Sewert. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Council went into recess at 8:27 P.M. Council moved back into regular session at 8:32 P.M. 1 MAYOR: None. LEGAL: None. MUNICIPAL MANAGER: After a recommendation from Chief Sewert and Manager Sewert, Motion to hire Trent Nelson as a volunteer/part-time for the Fire/EMS Departments. First by Marla Colville-Brown. Second by Jackie Sewert. Roll Call Vote: 6 Yes 0 No 1 Abstain (Mary Nelson). Motion approved. After a recommendation from Manager Sewert, Motion to hire Richard Robbins part-time for the service department. First by Jackie Sewert. Second by Mary Nelson. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Manager Sewert gave updates on a meeting with Justin Somers/Matt Webster and changes with water, wastewater, and refuse services due to the hot weather. Motion to schedule a Ways and Means Committee Meeting on July 3, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., at the Lewisburg Community Center. First by Mary Nelson. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. SAFETY: None. POLICE: None. LIBRARY: Barb Foster shared recent news/events from the Library. PARK: None. OLD BUSINESS: None. NEW BUSINESS: None. MISC. BUSINESS: None. Motion to adjourn. First by Marla Colville-Brown. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Meeting was adjourned at 9:01 P.M. DATE MAYOR _________________________________________ CLERK OF COUNCIL __________________________________________________________ 2