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Village of Wellington Council Meeting Minutes Hans Schneider, Mayor Council: Gene Hartman, Council President, William Bogan, Mark Bughman, Helen Dronsfield, Keith Rowland and Guy Wells Council Chambers/Teleconference March 1, 2021 7:00 PM 1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Schneider called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance 2. ROLL CALL Councilman William Bogan – Present Council President Gene Hartman – Present Councilman Mark Bughman – Present Councilman Keith Rowland – Present Councilwoman Helen Dronsfield – Present Councilman Guy Wells – Present Others Present – Mayor Schneider, Village Manager Dupee, Finance Director Pfeiffer, Law Director Bond, Chief Barfield, Clerk of Council O’Brien 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – Mr. Wells recommended correcting the minutes, under Communications from Mayor, Council, and Village Officials, Chief Barfield (in Bold) Chief Barfield thanked the Wellington citizens for working with the Police Department during the snow events, and the snow ban implementation. Motion by Bughman, 2nd by Hartman to approve the minutes from the February 16, 2021 meeting as corrected. Roll call vote was taken with all members voting “yes”. 4. FINANCIAL REPORTS – Motion by Hartman, 2nd by Rowland to approve the expenses and pay the bills. Roll call vote was taken with all members voting “yes”. 101 General Fund $ 171,578.66 201 Street CM&R Fund $ 571.32 209 Law Enforcement Trust $ 64.99 401 Capital Improvement Fund $ 46,023.86 501 Water Fund $ 42,130.12 502 Sewer Fund $ 56,622.59 503 Electric Fund $ 250,466.30 Power Bills $ 541,956.46 504 Garbage Fund $ 27,488.35 506 Storm Sewer Capital $ 1,462.62 508 Consumer Deposit Refunds $ 483.08 Pay 4 $ 113,915.90 Total $ 1,252,764.25 5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM MAYOR, COUNCIL, AND VILLAGE OFFICIALS  Mayor Schneider  Law Director Bond – Nothing to Report  Chief Barfield – Nothing to Report  Finance Director Pfeiffer – Mrs. Pfeiffer reported that her summary was included in the packet and offered to answer any questions. She answered questions from Mr. Hartman in regard to submitted expenses for the ground storage tank project to PDG, which she mentioned in her summary.  Village Manager Dupee – Mr. Dupee mentioned that his report and those of the Department Superintendents were included in the packet and offered to answer any questions. Mr. Wells thanked Mr. Dupee for including a paragraph in his memo in regard to the Village’s electric generation supply and its exposure to events similar to the power outages in Texas. Mr. Dupee expounded on the statement in his report. Mr. Bughman reported that the State of Wellington address would be held via Zoon on March 11 th at 12 Noon, and the State of the Wellington Schools Address will be hosted on March 18 th.  Public Participation - None  Main Street Wellington - None 6. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES  Finance – Mr. Hartman reported that the committee will meet prior to council on March 15 th, and mentioned that the reports from the Wellington Fire Board, and the Ambulance District were included in the packet.  Police – Mr. Wells reported that the committee met prior to council, where there was an executive session regarding pending litigation. He further reported that no action was taken.  Public Works – Ms. Dronsfield reported that the committee met prior to council where Bob Brasee updated the committee on recent projects including snow removal, indoor shop work, and water breaks. She mentioned that the Electric Dept. installed a new pole, lights, and scoreboard at the Rec. Park.   Utility – Mr. Rowland reported that the committee met prior to council where they discussed Electric Dept. and Water and WW updates. He mentioned that the Electric Dept. installed a new pole, lights, and scoreboard at the Rec. Park, and took possession of the new bucket truck. He reported that the water Consumer Confidence Report would be out in April and that the departments were working on misc. projects. Mr. Rowland reported that the Ohio EPA approved the Source Water Protection Plan, and explained that the plan will increase fundability for future projects, and congratulated Mr. Frenk on the accomplishment. Mr. Rowland announced that after further review, there are no issues with ice fishing on the reservoir while the Water Dept. is pumping water.  Ordinance – Mr. Bughman reported that the committee met prior to council, and discussed ordinances on tonight’s agenda. He mentioned that there would be a few revisions on Ordinance 2021-07 for the second reading. Mr. Wells mentioned that the Social Media Policy, related to Ordinance 2021-06, was not included in the ordinance, however asked Mr. Dupee to have a revised version of the policy before the third ordinance reading; Mr. Dupee will have that ready.  Personnel – Mr. Bogan had nothing to report at this time. 7. ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS ORDINANCE NO. 2021-06 AN ORDINANCE ENACTING A NEW SECTION 137.04 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, RELATIVE TO VILLAGE-AUTHORIZED SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS 1st Reading ORDINANCE NO. 2021-07 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 521.12 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES, RELATIVE TO GARBAGE, TRASH, AND RUBBISH 1st Reading 8. OLD BUSINESS - None 9. NEW BUSINESS Snow Removal – Mr. Bughman thanked the employees for their work on snow removal during the recent snow events. Mayor Schneider agreed, and thanked all of the village’s employees for working outside during the cold winter months. 10. ADJOURN – Motion by Hartman, 2nd by Bughman to adjourn at 7:18 PM