Village of Edgerton Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, February 7, 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 | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
6 Members Present
Other Village Representatives Present:
- Denise Knecht – Fiscal Officer; Dawn Fitzcharles – Village Administrator; Amanda Knecht – Administrative Assistant; Ken Jacob
Media Present:
- Cindy Thiel-The Edgerton Earth; Anna Wozniak-The Village Reporter; Olivia Hennessey-The Bryan Times
Public Present:
- Codi Flower, Jackson Flower, Adam Gruver, Bob Adkins
- Motion to Approve Meeting Minutes from 01.17.24:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Abstain |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 5-0
Administrator Update by Dawn Fitzcharles:
- Scheduled company to come in to dive and inspect Clearwell; results of that inspection will give clear indication for that part of our Water Treatment plant project
- Village applied for grant funding totaling $37,000 through H2Ohio for brine wetting system for snow and ice control for multitude of reasons; mostly chloride reduction, this will help preserve our road system
- Natureworks agreement received after execution by State of Ohio; ordering materials for Disc Golf course, goal to be installed and functional by June 1 if ground conditions allow and materials arrive
- 2024 slum & blight nuisance program kicked off-any grumblings can be directed to Mayor Day or VA
Fiscal Officer Update by Denise Knecht:
- January 2024 financials complete
- Working with Cindy @ Auditor of State’s office to prepare financial report due at end of the month
- Motion to pay bills 02.07.24:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y MOTION |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Police department employee status updates: Council approved auxiliary program as part of 2024 budget, 3 members of police department to be considered for reclassification of reserve members.
- Motion to reclassify Byron Adams as part-time patrolman to reserve/auxiliary patrolman effective Feb 1st, 2024:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to reclassify Rowland Rivero as part-time patrolman to reserve/auxiliary patrolman effective Feb 1st, 2024:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y 2 |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to reclassify Bennie Thomas as part-time patrolman to reserve/auxiliary patrolman effective Feb 1st, 2024:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2 |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Interns: Carter Herman and Dakota Burke have successfully completed their probationary period. They have served the Village through Edgerton Local Schools school to work program. They have demonstrated a strong work ethic and helped complete many projects at the park and here at the Town Hall.
- Motion to reclassify Dakota Burke from probationary intern employee to regular intern employee:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to reclassify Carter Herman from probationary intern employee to regular intern employee:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Fire Department: Assistant Fire Chief Bob Adkins was present with 2 more applicants for the Junior Firefighter program that was created with the 2024 budget. This will make 4 total junior FF’s.
- Motion to hire Adam Gruver as probationary junior firefighter effective February 1, 2024:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y MOTION |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to hire Jackson Flower as probationary junior firefighter effective February 1, 2024:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2 |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y MOTION |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Part-time Police department: Ashlyn Figy is currently enrolled in Ohio Peace Officer training academy and is scheduled to graduate in May. We would like to bring her on as a part-time patrolman to allow her to start the training process and be well ahead of schedule to start working road patrol and fulfilling police department duties upon graduation. Upon approval, Figy will be sworn in by Mayor Day.
- Motion to hire Ashlyn Figy as probationary part-time police department employee effective Feb 7, 2024 at $20.00/hr:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to accept resignation of Fire Department employee Trey Flower, effective December 31, 2023:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2 |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y MOTION |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Williams County Health Board: We would like to recommend Kyle Brigle to be appointed to the Williams County Health Board. The mayor received a letter from Health commissioner Jim Watkins. Kyle would fill a position that represents Edon, Edgerton, Blakselee and St Joseph Township. As a paramedic and director of EMS, Kyle possess a wealth of knowledge and experience in the healthcare field and has a strong background in emergency medical services and commitment to public health making him an ideal candidate. He is an Edon resident and we believe he would be a valuable asset to the board.
- Motion to appoint Kyle Brigle to the Williams County Health Board:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
LTMA agreement: In order to comply with section 923.14 of Edgerton Codified ordinances, when properties are developed the property owner has to provide a storm water management system with a storm water management plan in addition to a detention basin which is utilized as an overflow of water before it goes in to our storm water system. We have negotiated this agreement; it has gone through legal and is in accordance with storm water management practices and the industry standard.
- Motion to approve LTMA with Zaremba Group:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y 2 |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
AMPT agreement: Seeking approval to execute agency agreement with AMPT. After several months of discussion and negotiation, we believe this agreement has potential to bring numerous benefits to our community. Any costs incurred by AMPT in connection with services provided covered in the agreement would be recovered through transmission rate, not by the Village. Essentially, we would be authorizing AMPT to work with ATZI and First Energy to find solution to reliability. We have only one connection into our substation. If a situation were to arise and the line that is feeding us goes down, we would have an available solution to correct that. AMPT would represent us and go to table to try to get an agreement approved.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1135
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE AGENCY AGREEMENT WITH AMP TRANSMISSION, LLC AND DECLARING IT AN EMERGENCY
- Motion to suspend three reading rule for Ordinance No 1135:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to pass and adopt Ordinance No 1135:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y 2 |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Codified: This update is approved annually. Most of the updates come from the State level and are traffic and police related.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1136
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE THE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE EDGERTON CODIFIED ORDINANCES AND DECLARING IT AN EMERGENCY
- Motion to suspend three reading rule for Ordinance No 1136:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y MOTION |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to pass and adopt Ordinance No 1136:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2 |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Council Discussion:
Chuck Wallace reported the cemetery will be looking for part-time help to assist with weed eating and trimming. They will be pouring cement, columbarium’s will be expanded, St Mary’s church would also like to expand their section so need to look into that. There will be stone placed, trees removed and planted.
Tree Commission– Arbor Day is coming up the end of April. We will plant a tree per usual, but Dawn suggested bringing in a food truck and passing out a tree of the Tree Commission’s choice to those that attend the food truck.
Wallace referenced a Fire department save that happened thanks to the Narcan training that took place a couple weeks ago. Chuck thanked the Village for putting things in place for them to have that training and be able to save a life.
- Motion to enter into executive session for the acquisition of property at 6:14PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y MOTION |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2 |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to exit executive session 6:26PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lancem | Y MOTION |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y 2 |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to adjourn at 6:26 PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y MOTION |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSES 6-0