CITY
OF POMEROY |
REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING |
MINUTES |
November
10 , 2009 |
| Council
meeting
called to order at 7:00 P.M. by Mayor Gene Becker |
| Roll
Call: C. Loots, C. Meyer, S Juilfs, and R Bachman. Absent:
D. DeVore |
| MAYOR
AND COUNCIL COMMENTS: C. Loots stated
that she completed the grant paperwork for the Shelter House and was
going to have Deb Casey drop it off at the extension office in Rockwell
City. C Loots also commented on her volunteer group’s recent
progress reorganizing the cupboards in the Community Building. D DeVore
arrived at 7:04P.M. D DeVore asked if anyone knew why the Fire Dept.
had the trucks out with lights going on Saturday night Nov. 7th. Mayor
Becker is going to follow up with Chief Rosa. S Juilfs gave an update
on the City’s Hazard Mitigation meetings. |
| APPROVAL
OF AGENDA: C Meyer made a motion, seconded by D DeVore to
approve the Agenda. Roll call: Ayes R. Bachman, C. Meyer, C. Loots,
D DeVore and S Juilfs. Motion carried. |
| CONSENT
AGENDA:
Council looked into the Water Fund and discussed that since the water
tower maintenance contract payments for years one and two, of a five
year contract, both happened in the Fiscal year 2009 budget a transfer
of funds was needed. C Meyer made a motion, seconded by S Juilfs,
to transfer $12,000.00 from Landfill enterprise to the Water enterprise
fund. Roll Call: Ayes S Juilfs, R Bachman and C Meyer. Nays: C Loots
and D DeVore. Motion Carried. C Meyer made a motion, seconded by D
DeVore to approve final pay request #6 from R& R Excavating for
$76,319.13 for the sewer lagoon project. Roll call: Ayes R. Bachman,
C. Meyer, C. Loots, D DeVore and S Juilfs, Motion carried. D DeVore
made a motion, seconded by C Loots to approve the Consent Agenda:
Financials, Minutes, Requests, Reports, and Bill List. Roll call:
Ayes R. Bachman, D DeVore, C. Meyer, C. Loots, S Juilfs, Motion carried. |
| COMMITTEE
REPORTS:
John Devitt was on hand to discuss the Sewer Lagoon project. He presented
the 3rd and final change order from R & R Excavating. C Meyer
made a motion, seconded by S Juilfs to approve the final change order
for R & R Excavating of $4,933.42. Roll call: Ayes R. Bachman,
D DeVore, C. Meyer, C. Loots, S Juilfs, Motion carried. |
| New
Maintenance Shed: The Council asked that Kenny Rhea talk
with Mayor Becker about the electrical installation and acquiring
bids for it. |
| Streets:
R Bachman and D DeVore are to research which streets in town need
resurfacing and/or major repairs and report back to the Council at
the December regular meeting. |
| Library:
A motion was made by C Loots, seconded by D DeVore to approve Desiree
Fitzgerald as the new Library Director. Roll call: Ayes R. Bachman,
D DeVore, C. Meyer, C. Loots, S Juilfs, Motion carried. |
| Nuisance
Abatement Hearing: Due to Steve Johnson being unable to attend
the meeting a special hearing is set for Nov 16th at 7:00P.M. in the
Library. |
| Police:
Chief Gerdes gave the Council a report of calls for the month. The
Council reviewed recent letters to nuisance properties and City Hall
and Chief Gerdes are to follow up with letters regarding the City’s
fines for offenders. |
| Garbage:
C Loots read an email from Duane Schuttler about customers in Pomeroy
“One resident has the lowest charge at $7.75. One resident has
the next lowest charge at $8.50. Two residences have a $9.00 charge.
Seventeen residences have a $9.50 charge. Fifty-five residences have
a $9.75 charge and the rest of the residences have a $10.00 charge.
There are 5 non-commercial residences with dumpsters. One he is sure
of is used by the residents because it is used for animal waste. The
others he is quite sure are shared by multiple residences. He is also
sure that some city residents are dumping into commercial dumpsters.
Duane also called the DNR regarding those citizens who carry garbage
to the country to burn or dump there. They informed him that that
is also illegal.” Mayor Becker asked to take a vote to see if
the Council wanted to proceed with proposed City wide garbage pick-up.
D DeVore made a motion, seconded by Loots, to formulate an ordinance
for the collections of garbage by Gray Sanitation and set a collection
fee. Roll call: Ayes: D DeVore, C. Loots and S Juilfs. Nays: R Bachman
and C Meyer. Motion carried. City Hall is to write up a new ordinance
for garbage collection with a monthly fee of $9.25 and present it
at the next regular Council meeting for the first reading.
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| City
Hall: A motion was made by C Meyer, seconded by R Bachman
to approve the selling of cigarettes at the Pomeroy Area Market. Roll
call: Ayes R. Bachman, D DeVore, C. Meyer, C. Loots, S Juilfs. Motion
carried. |
| Shelter
House Update: A motion was made by C Meyer, seconded by C
Loots, to take $1,400.00 out in a loan for the Shelter House boiler
instead of $1,100 as previously approved at the last regular council
meeting. Roll Call. Ayes; R. Bachman, D DeVore, C. Meyer, C. Loots
and S Juilfs. Motion carried. City Hall is to call in regards to the
trailer/stage still parked at the park from the Men’s Club fundraiser.
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ADJOURNMENT
8:59 p.m.
___________________________ Gene Becker Mayor
___________________________ Sarah
Juilfs City Clerk
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