Record of Proceedings

Minutes of West Lafayette Village Council Regular Meeting on September 26, 2005, 2005

West Lafayette Village Council met in regular session at 7:00 P.M., in the municipal building with Mayor Jack L. Patterson presiding.

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call:          Dave Rogers, Roger Warne, Kelly Gossett, Ron Lusk, Christie Maurer and Stephen Bordenkircher were present.

A motion was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the September 12, 2005 council meeting. (RC 6 yes)

Mayor’s Correspondence – Trick or Treat night for the village will be October 27^th from 5:30-6:30 pm. Residents that wish to participate should turn their porch lights on. Fire siren will sound at the beginning and end.

                        Coshocton Unites: October 14^th. Disaster Services wants someone in the village to coordinate a tollbooth with proceeds to be split between Salvation Army, Red Cross and Shiloh Missionary for relief from Hurricane Katrina. Home Loan and Savings will collect and distribute the monies.  Lusk to coordinate.

                        Letter from ODNR/FEMA stating that they will contact the village to update community flood maps.

                        Ohio Public Safety – 2006 mitigation project Applications must be completed by September 30^th.

Citizens’ comments – Bruce and Jean McCoy. Concerns with neighbors having 16 rabbit cages within 15 feet of his property.  Experiencing problems with flies, gnats and odor.  Said the waste is not taken care of and there are at times piles of rabbit manure at least one foot high and five foot wide.  Said that the neighbor has put lime on the piles two times, but that did not correct the problem.  McCoy’s have contacted the Health Department and have tried different relief measures.  Rabbits do not fall under the “farm animal” definition provided by USDA, but under domestic animals.  The village is investigating how to enforce the present ordinance or to have new ordinance wrote to limit number of rabbits allowed within village limits. 

Introduction to ordinances and resolutions:

Resolution 2005-14: Resolution Adopting the National Incident Management System (NIMS).  A motion was made and seconded to suspend the three reading rule. (RC 6 yes) A motion was made and seconded to adopt Resolution 2005-14. (RC 6 yes)

Resolution 2005-15: Resolution Accepting the Amounts and Rates as determined by the Budget Commission and Authorizing the Necessary Tax Levies and Certifying them to the County Auditor.  A motion was made and seconded to suspend the three reading rule (RC 6 yes) A motion was made and seconded to adopt Resolution 2005-15 (RC 6 yes).

Ordinance 2005-16: Ordinance to Permit Shooting Range at Waste Water Plant. A motion was made and seconded to suspend the three reading rule.  (RC 6 yes) A motion was made and seconded to adopt Ordinance 2005-16. (RC 6 yes).

Reports:

Village Administrator:   N/A

Police:  N/A

Annexation:  N/A

Community Service:  N/A

Finance:  N/A

Fire:  First Annual Firemen’s Festival held over the past weekend.  Went very well

Fire Dependency Board:  N/A

Grant Applications:  N/A

Insurance:  Gossett request a meeting with Insurance Agent and village employees.  He said some employees are expressing concerns about insurance coverage.  VA will set up meeting

Ordinance:  Met and have first draft of noise ordinance ready to send to Bill Owens.  Stated that $300.00 should be budgeted to purchase a sound meter.

Planning Commission:  N/A

Pool:  N/A

Rep to Chamber of Commerce:   Halloween Party is being planned.  Need to check on dates.  A possible date is October 29^th.

Utility:  N/A

Solicitor:  Set a meeting for October 12^th.  Checking with some area villages to compare costs.

Clerk’s report:  Monthly expense and revenue reports are available.  Need correct e-mail addresses for Gossett, Maurer, Warne and Lusk.

Other Business:  Rogers recommended that VA and Fiscal Officer check on computers in office to see if any upgrades or replacements are needed.

Committee Meetings:                        Finance            Oct. 10^th                        6:00 pm

                                                Solicitor            Oct. 12^th                      6:00 pm

A motion was made and seconded to approve the payment of bills as presented.

(RC 6 yes)

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn until the next regular meeting on October 10, 2005 at 7:00 P.M. (RC 6 yes)

                                                                                    ____________________________

 Jack L. Patterson, Mayor

Attest:

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Dru A Prater, Clerk