Council Meeting 04.01.24

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF March 18, 2024 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick M. Cadle at 7:00pm. Meeting held at Newcomerstown Municipal Building COUNCIL ATTENDANCE: Susan Little: Present Jan McCune: Present David Shepherd: Present Allen Collins: Present Michael Wise: Present Jay Lambes: Present DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE: Cemetery Scott Powell: Absent Water: Jared McFarland: Absent Fiscal Officer: Lisa Spillman: Absent Police: Chief Lawson: Present Solicitor: Mark Perlaky: Absent Fire: Jeff Parks: Absent Parks: John Resh: Absent COUNCIL MINUTES March 4, 2024: David made a motion to approve the minutes from the March 4, 2024 and Allen seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED THE VILLAGE’S FINANCIAL REPORT PY06 General fund: $10196.42 Cemetery fund: $1990.16 Police fund: $15464.54 Street fund: $6316.84 Water fund: $8671.66 Sewer: $14340.38 Park: $240.38 MVL: $2405.37 Fire: $3550.79  ARPA: $ Street Levy $4772.99 Land Revit. $661.25 Total All Funds: $68610.78 PAY ORDINANCE #06: Motion by Michael and seconded by Susan to approve Pay Ordinance #06 in the amount of $68,610.78 ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDINGS & GROUNDS- CHAIRPERSON DAVID SHEPHERD: Nothing to report SEWER & PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNITY EVENTS- CHAIRPERSON JAN MCCUNE: Nothing to report FINANCE & LONG-TERM PLANNING- CHAIRPERSON : Nothing to report STREETS, SIDEWALKS & RECREATION- CHAIRPERSON JAY LAMBES: Nothing to report PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL WISE: Nothing to report LEGISLATION & PERSONNEL- CHAIRPERSON SUSAN LITTLE: Nothing to report. DEPARMENT REPORTS: STREET: Absent CEMETERY: Absent POLICE DEPARTMENT- CHIEF LAWSON: Nothing to report FISCAL OFFICER- LISA SPILLMAN: Absent WATER/WASTE-WATER – JARED MCFARLAND: Absent FIRE-CHIEF PARKS: Station 13 responded to 8 calls since the last council meeting. Engine 1302 has been serviced and all repairs are completed. The heavy rescue vehicle needs a muffler and then it will be in service. PARK: Absent EMERGENCY SERVICES: TRI COUNTY- 180 runs | 82 in NCT |56 mutual aid runs MAYOR: Newcomerstown was invited, by OMEGA yesterday, to be part of a grant to receive assistance from an economic development planner. There is no cost. This is taking advantage of this expedited opportunity to complete an “Economic Development Strategic Direction.” It will basically be a plan or a playbook to guide their economic and community development priorities. We received a letter from Coshocton County Commissioner Dane Shryock that allows us to run the water and sewer to the CR 9 housing addition. Electric aggregate figures: Trebel-.06197 Archer energy-.06087(for 12 months). With Archer energy, you will have to opt out and there are no fees to opt out. If you have a supplier, you shouldn’t be switched to Archer. Once your supplier expires you can opt in or you can call your own supplier and make sure there’s no fee to get out. Aspen-.0614 for 12 months. This aggregate batch is much less than last years at .8 cents. Motion to accept Archer energy (12 months) as aggregate for electric made by Michael and seconded by Allen ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED NEW BUSINESS: Ordinance 05-24 Authorizing the use of utility vehicles (UTVs), side-by-sides and mini trucks on village streets, where the speed limit is thirty-five miles per hour or less, providing an inspection program therefore, and repealing inconsistent legislation. -1st Reading 06-24 Vacating Land in Industrial Park. It’s part of Plymouth Foam building in the industrial park, we will be compensated $15k for the land. Vacation of land in industrial park motion made by Susan and seconded by David. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED OLD BUSINESS: SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: 6:15 Finance-April 1st to talk about pay scale. OTHER BUSINESS: Motion to accept Coshocton county release of land for water & sewer (for the housing development) and approve of the mayor signing the release form made by Allen and seconded by Jay. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y  David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED AUDIENCE: Susan mentions that you have get a prescription to get fluoride so the town shouldn’t be able to medicate our community without their consent. PRESS: N/A ADJOURN: AT 7:38 PM, David MADE A MOTION AND Susan SECONDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON Monday April 1, 2024. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Lisa Spillman, Fiscal Officer Mayor, Patrick M. Cadle