Council Meeting

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF DECEMBER 21st, 2020. Meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick M. Cadle at 7:00pm. Meeting held via GoTo Meeting due to Coronavirus pandemic. COUNCIL ATTENDANCE: Randy Little: Present Heather Stein-Wells: Absent David Shepherd: Present Allen Collins: Present Jim Friel: Present Jay Lambes: Absent DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE: Cemetery/Street: Travis Goodwill: Present Water: Jared McFarland: Present Solicitor: Robert R. Stephenson II: Present Fiscal Officer: Lisa Stiteler: Present Police: Chief Holland: Absent Motion to excuse Heather Stein-Wells and Jay Lambes from meeting by Allen Collins and seconded by Randy Little. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Present David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Absent COUNCIL MINUTES DEC 07th, 2020: Allen Collins made a motion to approve the minutes from the December 7th, 2020 meeting. Motion seconded by Randy Little. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Abstained MOTION PASSED THE VILLAGE’S FINANCIAL REPORT PY23 Computer fund: $185.00 General fund: $93,696.91 Cemetery fund: $1531.97 Police fund: $18,420.53 Street fund: $5747.14 Water fund: $17,951.18 Sewer: $15,191.74 Covid 19: $8119.43 MVL: $347.78 Street Levy: $1116.51 Sewer R&I $4286.39 Total All Funds: $166,594.58 PAY ORDINANCE #23: Motion by Allen Collins and seconded by Randy Little to approve Pay Ordinance #23 in the amount of $166,594.58. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y  David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDINGS & GROUNDS- CHAIRPERSON DAVID SHEPHERD: Working on getting proposals on Administrative Building. SEWER & PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNITY EVENTS- CHAIRPERSON HEATHER STEIN-WELLS: N/A FINANCE & LONG-TERM PLANNING- CHAIRPERSON ALLEN COLLINS: N/A STREETS, SIDEWALKS & RECREATION- CHAIRPERSON JAY LAMBES: N/A PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON JIM FRIEL: N/A LEGISLATION & PERSONNEL- CHAIRPERSON RANDY LITTLE: N/A DEPARMENT REPORTS: STREET/CEMETERY- TRAVIS: N/A POLICE DEPARTMENT- CHIEF HOLLAND: Absent FISCAL OFFICER- LISA STITELER: November Reconciliation. Medical Insurance has a 3% increase. Received a reimbursement check from BWC for $117,994. WATER/WASTE-WATER – JARED MCFARLAND: Jared requested to transfer vacation of 40 hours to 2021. Motion to approve request by Allen Collins and seconded by Randy Little. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED EMERGENCY SERVICES: NERS- N/A TRI COUNTY- Will get the key to the new trailer tomorrow. PARK/POOL: N/A LEGAL COUNSEL- BOB STEPHENSON: Mayor said he received notification on two properties, there will be sheriff’s sale next week. MAYOR: Salt bin has floor poured and walls up. Reagent chemical still moving forward. Received plan for the new BP Station. Department head meeting on Monday. Recycling center fence is now up. Kimble’s will move them next week. Looking at a new cemetery software program that will help organize and also make available to the public a way to look up locations of loved ones. OLD BUSINESS: 20-2020 – 2020 Permanent annual appropriations ordinance-third reading. Motion to approve Ordinance 20-2020 Annual Appropriations by David Shepherd and seconded by Allen Collins. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED NEW BUSINESS: Resolution 25-2020 A Resolution to Transfer Funds A motion to accept Resolution 25-2020 by Allen Collins and seconded by Jay Lambes. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED Ordinance 26-2020 An Ordinance authorizing the Fiscal Officer to transfer $615,000 from the 2021 Permanent Annual Budget to the Police Fund. A motion to accept Ordinance 26-2020 by Jay Lambes and seconded by Randy Little. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED A motion to extend Ordinance 08-2020 as 2021 pay rates by Randy Little and seconded by Jay Lambes. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED Review contract with the Railroad. A motion to approve contract with Railroad by Jay Lambes and seconded by Allen Collins. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED A discussion on vacating two alleys (Dean Kail and Tom Addy). Refer to Bob. Detailed discussion on sharing/gifting employee paid time off to co-workers cue to Covid and little sick time accrued. Bob said he has done a few policies regarding this. A motion to approve 2021 Committee selections by David Shepherd and seconded by Jay Lambes. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED OTHER BUSINESS: Motion to appoint Allen Collins as 2021 Council Pro Temp by David Shepherd and seconded by Jay Lambes. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Abstain Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED Mayor appointed Jim Friel to TRI-County representative. Motion accepted by Jay Lambes and seconded by David Shepherd. ROLL CALL: Randy Little: Y Heather Stein-Wells: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Y Jim Friel: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Building and Grounds with Finance 1/4/2021 @ 6pm. AUDIENCE: N/A PRESS: N/A ADJOURN: AT 7:45PM, JAY LAMBES MADE A MOTION AND DAVID SHEPHERD SECONDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON DECEMBER 21ST AT 7:00PM VIA GOTO MEETING. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Lisa Stiteler, Fiscal Officer Mayor, Patrick M. Cadle