Council Meeting

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF January 17, 2022 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Patrick M. Cadle at 7:00pm. Meeting held at Newcomerstown Senior Citizen Center COUNCIL ATTENDANCE: Susan Little: Present Jan McCune: Present David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Present Michael Wise: Present Jay Lambes: Absent DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE: Street Travis Goodwill: Absent Cemetery Scott Powell: Absent Water: Jared McFarland: Absent Solicitor: Robert R. Stephenson II: Present Fiscal Officer: Lisa Stiteler: Absent Police: Chief Holland: Present Motion to excuse Jay and David made by Jan and Allen. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Absent MOTION PASSED COUNCIL MINUTES JAN 3, 2022: Allen made a motion to approve the minutes from the January 3, 2022 meeting. Motion seconded by Michael. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Absent MOTION PASSED THE VILLAGE’S FINANCIAL REPORT PY02. General fund: $30,365.74 Cemetery fund: $5477.83 Police fund: $21,938.39 Street fund: $5401.71 Water fund: $149,434.50  Sewer: $15,772.86 Computer Funds $133.45 Street Levy: $2,248.71 MVL $4,812.02 Total All Funds: $235,585.21 PAY ORDINANCE #02: Motion by Allen and seconded by Jan to approve Pay Ordinance #02 in the amount of $235,585.21. Debbie Heifner made a presentation about the Cy Young Park flag and why it should be up year-round. COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDINGS & GROUNDS- CHAIRPERSON DAVID SHEPHERD: Absent SEWER & PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNITY EVENTS- CHAIRPERSON JAN MCCUNE: Attended Board of Public affairs meeting last Wednesday, and they elected officers: Al Miskimen is President, Don Walkup is Vice President. Jared had 2 bids for meter readers, they decided on the $88,700 bid. The installation of the meters will take place over a 3-year period. Jared has agreed to take Jan on a tour to better acclimate her to the Sewer plant. FINANCE & LONG-TERM PLANNING- CHAIRPERSON ALLEN COLLINS: Nothing to report STREETS, SIDEWALKS & RECREATION- CHAIRPERSON JAY LAMBES: Absent PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL WISE: Talked about changing the business signs that advertise nameless businesses stuck in the ground and the safety problems it brings like human trafficking. He is going to pull up any signs that he sees, and wants to come up with a way to stop them from cropping up. LEGISLATION & PERSONNEL- CHAIRPERSON SUSAN LITTLE: 18 year old people are allowed to serve liquor now according to the Ohio Liquor laws. General assembly meets Jan 19th and will attend. DEPARMENT REPORTS: STREET: Absent CEMETERY: Absent POLICE DEPARTMENT- CHIEF HOLLAND: Resignation of Rochelle Conrad as Part Time Dispatcher. Motion brought forward by Susan and seconded by Michael. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Absent MOTION PASSED Motion to hire another part time dispatcher, Pierson Lavigne (a rehire) and Hunter Bishop as a part time dispatcher also. Motion to hire Pierson Lavigne and Hunter Bishop as part time dispatchers brought forward by Allen and Jan seconded. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Absent MOTION PASSED FISCAL OFFICER- LISA STITELER: Absent WATER/WASTE-WATER – JARED MCFARLAND: Absent EMERGENCY SERVICES: NERS- Absent TRI COUNTY- Absent PARK/POOL: N/A LEGAL COUNSEL- BOB STEPHENSON: Absent MAYOR: Applying for the Brownfield grant for $200,000. The Village is applying for a grant through the EPA for $100,00 for surveying what is under the cement at the Simonds Factory grounds. We have developers interested in putting housing developments near the factory site and would like to get everything cleaned up to bring in more interest and development. NEW BUSINESS: Approval of the Zoning Board: • Dave Hickman  • Jim Lawrence • Sherry Eicholtz • Jim Friel • Craig Mann Susan motioned to approved, Allen seconded it. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Absent Allen Collins: Y Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Absent MOTION PASSED OLD BUSINESS: Nothing to report OTHER BUSINESS: none SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: Building and Grounds meeting at 6:30 pm Feb 7th. AUDIENCE: PRESS: ADJOURN: AT 7:40PM, Jan MADE A MOTION AND Susan SECONDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON MONDAY February 7, 2022. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Lisa Stiteler, Fiscal Officer Mayor, Patrick M. Cadle