Council Meeting

SCHEDULED COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES OF Monday, November 3, 2025 Meeting was called to order by Mayor Pat Cadle, Presiding Officer 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:Present Cemetery Scott Powell: Absent Water: Jared McFarland: Absent Fiscal Officer: Lisa Spillman: Present Police: Chief Kennedy: Present Solicitor: Mark Perlaky: Present Fire: Jeff Parks: Absent Motion to excuse Allen Collins from the 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 October 20, 2025: David made a motion to approve the minutes October 20, 2025. Jan 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 PY20 General fund: $10448.56 Cemetery fund: $3414.62 Police fund: $15451.68 Street fund: $10851.04 Water fund: $22165.01 Sewer: $31994.31 State Hwy: $576.52  FIRE $263.94 STR LEVY 46621.53 Total All Funds: $141787.21 PAY ORDINANCE #20: Motion by Susan and seconded by Michael to approve Pay Ordinance #20 in the amount of $141,787.21 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 and BZA will have annual meeting next Monday . They will have an open seat on the board. Would like to have a building and grounds meeting before the next council meeting to review quotes on rooves at 5pm. 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: Nothing to report DEPARMENT REPORTS: STREET/PARK: Motion to hire Billy Mardis as a full-time street tech III made by Jay 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 Striping is done, the street shop is painted. The street department is currently making brine for the winter months. Rotary donated 2 pavilions for Simonds-Heller park-they are installed. Motion to approve a new shelter at Simonds-Heller for $5600 made by Jay 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 John is currently working on a new Heller Sign project. CEMETERY: Absent POLICE DEPARTMENT: There were a total of 165 incidents this month. FISCAL OFFICER- LISA SPILLMAN: nothing to report WATER/WASTE-WATER – JARED MCFARLAND: Doing cleanup and small projects. Preparing for next year’s projects including West Street and Canal Street hydrant replacements. FIRE-CHIEF PARKS: There have been 5 calls since the last report. We got our ladder truck back from being worked on, it passed inspection. We are working on getting everyone trained on how to use it, though we have members who were able to use it when it was in service. EMERGENCY SERVICES: TRI COUNTY- Nothing to report MAYOR: Done with painting for the year. There are four properties we’re going to foreclose on, nobody is living in them. They will go up for sheriff’s auction NEW BUSINESS: 25-25 Ordinance setting rate of pay for 2026 1st Reading 26-25 RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMPENSATION FOR MEMBERS OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NEWCOEMRSTOWN, OHIO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY 1st reading. 27-25 2026 PERMANNET ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE AND ORDINANCE TO MAKE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR CURRENT EXPENSES AND EXPENDITURES OF THE VILLAGE OF NEWCOMERSTOWN STATE OF OHIO DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING IN DECEMBER 31, 2026 1st Reading 28-25 Resolution to allow the Mayor of the Village to apply for the Brownfield Grant. Motion to accept resolution made by Susan 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 OLD BUSINESS: SCHEDULE COMMITTEE MEETINGS: OTHER BUSINESS: letter from Bill Miles requesting speed bump on Ohio Dr. 4 way stop at Elizabeth and Heller discussion-will discuss more. AUDIENCE: PRESS: N/A ADJOURN: at 7:49 PM, Susan MADE A MOTION AND Michael SECONDED TO ADJOURN UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING ON Monday November 17, 2025. ____________________________________ ____________________________________ Lisa Spillman, Fiscal Officer Mayor, Patrick M. Cadle