Council Meeting

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF Monday, April 7, 2025 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: Absent Michael Wise: Present Jay Lambes: Present DEPARTMENT ATTENDANCE: Street/Parks John Resh: Absent Cemetery Scott Powell: Absent Water: Jared McFarland: Present Fiscal Officer: Lisa Spillman: Present Police: Chief Kennedy: Absent Solicitor: Mark Perlaky: Present Fire: Jeff Parks: Absent Motion to excuse Allen Collins from the Council Meeting made by David and seconded by Jay. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED COUNCIL MINUTES March 17, 2025: David made a motion to approve the minutes from March 17, 2025 and Jay seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED Special Meeting March 25, 2025: Jay made a motion to approve the minutes from special meeting March 25, 2025 and Michael seconded the motion. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED THE VILLAGE’S FINANCIAL REPORT PY7 General fund: $37895.28 Cemetery fund: $5700.96 Police fund: $32601.45 Street fund: $13307.77 Water fund: $51972.45 Sewer: $42557.51 Street Levy: $24508.53 State Hwy: $17.86 MVL: $102.33 Park: $415.00 Fire: $15301.00 Total All Funds: $229473.14 PAY ORDINANCE #7: Motion by Allen and seconded by David to approve Pay Ordinance #7 in the amount of $229,473.14 ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED COMMITTEE REPORTS BUILDINGS & GROUNDS- CHAIRPERSON DAVID SHEPHERD: Planning Commission next week on the 14th SEWER & PUBLIC WORKS & COMMUNITY EVENTS- CHAIRPERSON JAN MCCUNE: Nothing to report FINANCE & LONG-TERM PLANNING- CHAIRPERSON Allen Collins: Absent STREETS, SIDEWALKS & RECREATION- CHAIRPERSON JAY LAMBES: Nothing to report PUBLIC SAFETY & PUBLIC RELATIONS CHAIRPERSON MICHAEL WISE: Nothing to report LEGISLATION & PERSONNEL- CHAIRPERSON SUSAN LITTLE: The elimination of fluoride in drinking water has been introduced in the house.  DEPARMENT REPORTS: STREET/PARK: Absent CEMETERY: Request to hire two seasonal employees- Landon Shepherd and Graham Shepherd made by Jan and seconded by Michael -David abstained. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Abstained Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED POLICE DEPARTMENT: Chief Kennedy has started, has been busy getting started. FISCAL OFFICER- LISA SPILLMAN: Received a new sign for Morris Crossing today. She designed and ordered new department signs for WTP/WWTP, Water Office and a new welcome sign to the town. She is working on a splash pad donor sign for the park/pool. She’s meeting with spectrum next week to review phones and get internet at the park. There’s a new safety software we will be training with. Gas pumps for employees are up and running. WATER/WASTE-WATER – JARED MCFARLAND: April 26th is the projected day that the College St sewer project will start and is estimated to go through to the 18th of July. Requested to purchase a Caterpillar Mini Excavator Model #305 for $86,959, the trailer - $15,368.40 and Track Load M #265 XPS $89,954. Jay forwarded the motion and David seconded the purchase. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED FIRE-CHIEF PARKS: There have been 16 total incidents in the month of March through this meeting date. Motion to hire William Beatenhead as a fireman made by Susan and seconded by Jay. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED EMERGENCY SERVICES:  TRI COUNTY- Nothing to report MAYOR: NEW BUSINESS: Motion to approve 2025 Sherrif Agreement made by Jay and seconded by Jan. This agreement states inmates from our Village will be housed at the Tuscarawas County jail for $90 a day. See attachment for details ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED 05-25 Ordinance amending the authorization of the use of utility vehicles, side by sides on the Village streets where the speed limit is 40 miles per hour or less-1st reading only: tabled. 06-25 Ordinance establishing the village’s expenses for sewer line extensions and declaring an emergency. Motion to approve the ordinance made by Susan and seconded by Jan. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED 07-25 Ordinance establishing the village’s expenses for water line extensions and declaring an emergency. Motion to approve ordinance made by David and seconded by Michael ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED 08-25 Resolution amending 20-24, 2025 annual appropriations and declaring an emergency (this is for the N College sewer extension project. It was budgeted in 2024 and the project wasn’t approved until 2025 so we need to appropriate it for the 2025 budget. Motion to approve the resolution made by Jay and seconded by David. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED Motion to waive the 1/3 fee for the residents to pay with the costs associated with the N College sewer extension project made by Michael and seconded by Susan. ROLL CALL: Susan Little: Y Jan McCune: Y David Shepherd: Y Allen Collins: Absent Michael Wise: Y Jay Lambes: Y MOTION PASSED OLD BUSINESS: SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: OTHER BUSINESS: John from Aspen Energy discussed electric and gas aggregates-presented 24 month rates AUDIENCE: PRESS: N/A ADJOURN: at 7:51 PM, Susan MADE A MOTION AND Michael SECONDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON Monday April 21, 2025. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Lisa Spillman, Fiscal Officer Mayor, Patrick M. Cadle