City Council

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS; MINUTES OF THE VILLAGE OF LEWISBURG, OHIO, REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AT 7:00 P.M., MAY 1, 2025, AT THE LEWISBURG COMMUNITY CENTER. The regular meeting of the Village of Lewisburg, Ohio Council was called to order at 7:09 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 Bob Sewert, Police Chief Gary Parker, and Law Director Steve Hobbs (arrived at 7:39 P.M.). Motion to approve the minutes of the April 17, 2025, regular Village Council Meeting. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Barb Foster. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Motion to approve the check disbursement report. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Ted Thies. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Motion to approve the purchase order report. First by Mary Nelson. Second by Ted Thies. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. CITIZENS: None. MAYOR: Mayor Roberts shared about a recent newspaper article regarding Police body cams. LEGAL: None. MUNICIPAL MANAGER: Manager Sewert provided updates on meeting with port authority/bank, meeting with Lewisburg Postmaster, surveys sent out for a critical infrastructure grant application, meeting with ODOT Director regarding 503 paving needs, and Firehouse Improvement Project. Motion to change the regularly scheduled Council Meeting on June 5, 2025, at 7:00 P.M., to June 4, 2025, at 7:00 P.M., at the Lewisburg Community Center. First by Barb Foster. Second by Mary Nelson. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. After a recommendation from Chief Sewert and Manager Sewert, Motion to hire Justin Burneka and Meaghan Miller part-time for Fire/EMS. First by Ted Thies. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. SAFETY: Chief Sewert shared that high school intern Hope Strawser has completed the fire program at MVCTC and this fall she will be starting EMT basic training, with plans to continue in a paramedic program. POLICE: Chief Parker shared the monthly police department call log report. 1 LIBRARY: Barb Foster shared about an upcoming paint like Bob Ross event at the Library. PARK: Ted Thies shared about trees given to the Library to distribute to citizens and that baseball has started. OLD BUSINESS: Law Director Hobbs arrived and gave an update on a recent meeting with Chief Parker about golf carts and working on potential legislation. Mr. Hobbs also shared about a recent meeting with the Warren County Port Authority, Bank, and Realtor regarding the Brewery Property. NEW BUSINESS: Manager Sewert gave an update on the community garden and the request to extend this project and that the ACE Hardware owner is retiring and trying to sell the business. MISC. BUSINESS: There was discussion about selling the Cumberland Street property. Mary Nelson asked about the scheduled Council meeting on June 19th, which is a holiday. Motion to change the regularly scheduled meeting on June 19th to June 18th at 7:00 P.M., at the Lewisburg Community Center. First by Mary Nelson. Second by Lori Pheanis. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Motion to adjourn. First by Lori Pheanis. Second by Barb Foster. Roll Call Vote: 7 Yes 0 No. Motion approved. Meeting was adjourned at 8:12 P.M. DATE MAYOR _________________________________________ CLERK OF COUNCIL __________________________________________________________ 2