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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 by council member Lusk and seconded by council member Gossett to
excuse council member Gary Loos from the meeting. (RC 5 yes)
A motion
was made and seconded to approve the minutes of the August 13, 2007 council
meeting. (RC 5 yes)
Mayor’s
Correspondence –
Mayor
Patterson appointed a records retention commission including Chief Fiscal
Officer- Lisa Williams, Chief Legal Officer- Bill Owens, Chief Executive
Officer- Mayor Patterson and one citizen- Susan Chapdelaine. She will also
be serving as committee secretary.
Citizens’
comments – N/A
Introduction to ordinances and resolutions:
2007-18
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND ORDINANCE TO HIRE A SOLICITOR FOR THE YEAR 2007
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. Council member Rogers made a motion to
suspend the rules. Motion seconded by council member Warne. (RC 5 yes)
Council member Lusk made a motion to adopt Ordinance 2007-18. Motion
seconded by council member Gossett. (RC 5 yes)
2007-19 RESOLUTION TO TRANSFER MONIES
WITHIN THE (101) GENERAL FUND DEPTS (101) POLICE. Council member Rogers
made a motion to suspend the rules. Motion seconded by council member
Gossett. (RC 5 yes) Council member Lusk made a motion to adopt Resolution
2007-19. Motion seconded by council member Rogers. (RC 5 yes)
2007-20 A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE 2007
PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS ORDINANCE 2006-21, ADDING FUNDS. Council
member Rogers made a motion to suspend the rules. Motion seconded by council
member Warne. (RC 5 yes) Council member Lusk made a motion to adopt
Resolution 2007-20. Motion seconded by council member Gossett. (RC 5 yes)
Reports:
Village Administrator:
N/A
Police: Cpl. Opha Lawson Jr. has
passed his physical. Chief Mardis is recommending hiring Opha as a full-time
officer. Chief feels he has been doing a great job and is very valuable to
the village. Council member Warne made a motion to hire Opha Lawson Jr. as a
full-time employee with Chief Mardis’s recommendation. Motion seconded by
council member
Annexation: N/A
Community Service: N/A
Finance: N/A
Fire: The department did very well
with the french fry stand at the Homecoming. The department also set up the
stand on Main Street in Coshocton for the Canal Days. They plan to do this
again next year.
Fire Dependency Board: N/A
Grant Applications: Looking at grant
application for next year for the sewer project. Received estimates for the
ball diamonds, William Albert estimated $50,750. A fencing company estimated
$17,900.
Insurance: N/A
Ordinance: Met on August 22nd
to review 6 ordinances.
Planning Commission:
Resident wanting to bring ceramic business to her home. Council discussed
the purpose of the Zoning Committee and possible problems to come in the
future.
Pool: The pool closed on August 17th.
Red Cross is asking if they can use the pool next year for two weeks.
Council member Rogers made a motion to allow Red Cross to use the pool next
year for two weeks in July pending the Pool will reopen in 2008. Motion
seconded by council member Lusk. (RC 5 yes)
Rep to Chamber of Commerce: Meeting
on September 25th at 6:00 at the eat stand.
Utility: Lighting hit traffic light
on Main and Kirk. The street workers set the light to blink red 4-way to
help control traffic. A new circuit board has been ordered and will be fixed
as soon as possible. The generator at the water plant also was hit by
lighting. The generator still works but must be turned on by hand.
Building: N/A
Clerk’s report: Lisa spoke with
representative from CMI and currently working on issues with the utility
application. Several of the problems that have been discovered have been
programming errors. Insurance policy has been transferred to McBane
Insurance Company.
Committee Meetings:
Finance
Committee September 10th 6:15
pm
Annexation
Committee September 5th 6:30 pm
Planning
Commission September 19th 6:30
pm
Ordinance
Committee September 13th 6:00
pm
Mayor
Patterson recommended to council a $1,250.00 salary increase for Fiscal
Officer, Lisa Williams. Council member Warne made a motion to accept Mayor’s
recommendation to increase Lisa’s salary by $1,250.00. Motion seconded by
council member Lusk. (RC 5 yes)
A motion
was made by council member Lusk and seconded by council member Gossett to
approve the payment of bills as presented.
(RC 5 yes)
Council member Lusk made a motion to go into executive
session to discuss village personnel. Motion seconded by council member
Rogers. (RC 5 yes) At 8:30 pm council member Lusk made a motion to go back
into open session. Motion seconded by council member Gossett. (RC 5 yes) No
action made in executive session. Decision to appoint a new village
administrator has been tabled until next council meeting.
A motion was made and seconded to adjourn until the
next regular meeting on September 10, 2007 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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