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Record of Proceedings
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, and
Christie Maurer were present.
A motion was made and seconded to excuse member
Gary Loos from the meeting. (RC 5 yes)
A motion
was made and seconded to approve the corrected minutes of the August 14,
2006 council meeting. (RC 5 yes)
Mayor’s Correspondence – Presented council with
a letter from Jackie Cichon resigning as Billing Clerk. Pam Mizer was
selected to fill this position. Pam is currently working part-time as the
Fiscal Officer for the Village of Stonecreek. Cichon agreed to help train
Pam and was available for billing questions.
Citizens’
comments – N/A
Introduction to ordinances and resolutions:
2006-12 RESOLUTION AMENDING PERMENENT
APPROPRIATIONS.
A motion was made and seconded to suspend
the rules (RC 5 yes). A motion was made and seconded to adopt 2006-12 (RC 5
yes).
Reports:
Village Administrator: Paving projects are
finished. In about 60 days, engineers will start phase II. EPA is putting in
sampling wells. Project is off to a good start. Blue Cross Blue Shield has
increased their rates by 10%.
Police: N/A
Annexation: N/A
Community Service: N/A
Finance: The committee met on Monday 21, 2006
to discuss demolition of the house. The software upgrade for CMI is going to
cost approximately $33,000 – 38,000 for the entire package. Council also
discussed if we upgraded one program at a time, utility, payroll, tax and
finance. However, the discount would not be the same if the entire package
were not purchased together.
Fire: September 17, 2006 is the 2nd
Annual Fireman’s Festive at Burt Park. Paula Chaney is the contact person
for this fundraiser. All proceeds go to the fire department. Also, the
department was thankful that the village let them use the house for training
before destroying it.
Fire
Dependency Board: N/A
Grant
Applications: Sewer extension for Johnson and Wall Street.
Insurance: After discussion about the 10%
increase, the council made a motion to keep the current carrier, Blue Cross
Blue Shield.
Ordinance: N/A
Planning Commission: N/A
Pool:
Positive that revenues is going to be greater than the expenses this
year.
Rep to Chamber of Commerce: Chamber is not
sponsoring the Yellow Flag Day Sales in the Fall. However, the Chamber is
sponsoring the Yellow Flag Day Sales in the Spring. Yellow Flag Days are
September 8 & 9th. Contact Harold Ott and Donna Wiggins for more
information. There is a $3.00 registration fee.
Utility: N/A
Building: N/A
Clerk’s
report: N/A
Committee
Meetings:
Finance Committee Monday September
11th @ 6:00pm
Ordinance Committee Wednesday
September 6th @ 6:00pm
A motion
was made and seconded to approve the payment of bills as presented.
(RC 5 yes)
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn until the
next regular meeting on September 11, 2006 at 7:00 P.M. (RC 5 yes)
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Jack L. Patterson, Mayor
Attest:
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Lisa M. Williams, Clerk
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