Village of Edgerton Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 5:30 PM
- Mayor Day called the meeting to order at 5:30PM with the Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer.
- Y – Yes, N – No, A – Abstain, Abs – Absent
- Roll Call:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
5 Members Present
Other Village Representatives Present:
- Denise Knecht – Fiscal Officer; Dawn Fitzcharles – Village Administrator; Amanda Knecht – Administrative Assistant; Ken Jacob – Police Chief
Media Present:
- Jeffrey Tonjes- The Bryan Times
- Motion to Approve Meeting Minutes from 11.20.24:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2ND |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Mayor Update by Robert Day:
- Thanks to the Chamber for bringing Santa into town and finding a place indoors because of the cold weather
- Christmas lights are up and there has been a lot of positive feedback
- Kudos to Chief Jacob, Ruin and Edgerton PD for the assistance to the County on apprehending a suspect on the run
Administrator Update by Dawn Fitzcharles:
- Petitioners have filed with the court to contest election results for St Joseph Township levy that was certified without including Village of Edgerton residents’ votes
- Council members will notice a bid proposal on the O:drive; we will be soliciting to refurbish filter media at the WTP
- Boiler at Town Hall went down on Saturday which required an emergency call/repair; we will be seeking resolve for the motherboard that was just recently replaced
- Trash calendars are available at Town Hall; Large Trash Day is scheduled for April 12, 2025.
Fiscal Officer Update by Denise Knecht:
- November 2024 financials emailed 12/2
- Will be attending a couple end of year seminars put on by our accounting software tomorrow to start wrapping up 2024
- Motion to pay bills 12.04.24:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2ND |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Police Chief Update by Ken Jacob:
- Body cams have been in use for about a month; good tool for the department to have
PD reclassification: Ashlyn Figy has completed her 6-month probationary period. She is making great progress and is an asset to the department. She is adapting to the community and fits in here well.
- Motion to approve reclassification for Ashlyn Figy from probationary full-time patrolman to full time patrolman:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Street/Park reclassification: James Walker has accepted a position with Edgerton Schools and will be transitioning there at the end of the year. James has requested to stay on as a part-time janitor to keep up with duties at TH3.
- Motion to approve reclassification for James Walker from full-time street department to part-time general laborer effective 12.31.24:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y 2ND |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
- Motion to advertise for street/park department vacant position:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2ND |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
ODOT agreements: The first of 3 agreements is a new one that will allow the Village to purchase brine from ODOT for our new brine-wetting system.
- Motion to approve ODOT Agreement No 41835:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2ND |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y MOTION |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Second, ODOT will pay the Village $746.25 for a 3-month rental of a 10×30 salt storage barn located at the street department. This prevents ODOT from having to travel back and forth to Montpelier.
- Motion to approve ODOT Agreement No 41836:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2ND |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Lastly, ODOT will pay the Village $1080.00 for a 12×12 space that will be used to store ODOT-owned brine wetting equipment vehicle.
- Motion to approve ODOT Agreement No 41837:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 5-0
2025 Budget: This will be the 2nd reading for the 2025 annual appropriation as previously presented in the Finance Committee and Wage and Compensation Meetings.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1146
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR YEAR 2025
- Motion to give 2nd reading to VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1146:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 5-0
2025 Wages: This is the 2nd reading of the annual wage ordinance.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1147
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE OF EDGERTON, OHIO
- Motion to give 2nd reading to VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1147:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2ND |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y MOTION |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Housekeeping II: This is a corrective measure to re-appropriate as we already received the money upfront.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1148
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SUPPLEMENT TO THE 2024 ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
- Motion to pass and adopt VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1148:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2ND |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Council Discussion
Chuck Wallace commented that there is a very dark spot in front of the library that he noticed during the Santa visit. It could use a security light.
- Motion to enter executive session to discuss employment and/or wage and compensation of a public employee/employees @ 5:59PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2ND |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Council Member Leslie VanAusdale exited executive session at 6:25pm.
- Motion to exit executive session 6:52PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y MOTION |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Absent |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 4-0
On-Call Policy: For all Village Departments, including Police, Electric and Public Works, we request to establish an on-call policy. This policy supersedes all prior negotiations, commitments or agreements. Each department superintendent, with pre-approved signed authorization from the Village Administrator, using the designated on-call authorization form, may place an employee on “on-call” status for up to 60 days per calendar year in their respective departments. On-call “waiting to be engaged” status is not considered work time and thus is not compensable. However, in recognition of the potential inconvenience, employees in this status will be compensated (2) two hours of regular pay at the employees’ current applicable rate of pay, per 24-hour period of on-call status. The full policy will be added to the employee handbook.
- Motion to adopt on-call time policy effective 12.05.2024.
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2ND |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Absent |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 4-0
- Motion to allow Village Administrator to advertise for all electrical position classifications:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Absent |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 4-0
- Motion to adjourn at 6:57PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Absent |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Absent |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y MOTION |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 4-0