- 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:
- Chris Walker – Law Director; Denise Knecht – Fiscal Officer; Dawn Fitzcharles – Village Administrator; Amanda Knecht – Administrative Assistant; Ken Jacob – Police Chief
Media Present:
- Cindy Thiel- The Edgerton Earth, Anna Wozniak- The Village Reporter
Public Present:
- Khris Sines, Nik Sines, Trevor Abraham, Allen Hubbell, Ryan Stutzman, Katrisha Stutzman, Josh Bower, Jeremy Wright, Jeremy Conkle, Nick Banks, Clayt Beltran, Brad Golmer, Brian Stuckey
- Motion to Approve Meeting Minutes from 11.01.23:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Abstain |
| Gruver, Jason | Y M |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y 2 |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 5-0
Town Park Picnic Pavilion: Big C Lumber and Life Changing Church’s Fight Club joined us tonight so that we can show some recognition for the work they did which contributed to the completion of Downtown Park pavilion. Half of the shingles were donated by Big C and many volunteers from LCC Fight Club donated time and labor. Jeremy Wright stated about 6 months ago he reached out to Bob seeking a project that would assist the community. Fight Club is all about fellowship and serving God to the best of their ability. Mayor Day thanked one and all for their help and stated the donations were equivalent to approximately 5-7 thousand dollars.
Mayor Update by Robert Day:
- Thank you to everyone who came out and voted, good turnout for an “off” election year
- Following Fitzcharles presentation Mayor Day added the amount of work that goes into the budget can be very stressful on the office ladies, but they do a great job. Ready for things to be funny again!
- As Dawn mentioned, we are not just lucky, we are being blessed with funding that will assist our community in multiple ways
Administrator Update by Dawn Fitzcharles:
- Presented in detail the proposed 2024 budget for all departments; General, Police, Street, Fire, Water, Sewer, Storm Sewer, Income Tax
Fiscal Officer Update by Denise Knecht:
- Credit card statement cut off is today, statements not ready
- October 2023 financials ready for sign-off
- Motion to pay bills 11.15.23:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y M |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Wage & Compensation Committee Report 11/08: Items discussed at the committee meeting include capital plans for 2024.
Finance 11/08: Most of the items presented tonight were presented at the finance meeting.
Park Board 11/15: Projected Park budget items were discussed at tonight’s meeting.
PD Resignations: We have 2 part-time officers that have recently submitted resignations because they have accepted positions at a different department closer to where they live. Lance Bowsher added that both of these officers have always stepped-up during community events and have been a great asset to our police department. They are good men and Bowsher wanted to personally thank them for their service to the Village.
- Motion to accept resignation of part-time PD employee Scott Boyd effective 11/2/2023:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y M |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 6-0
- Motion to accept resignation of part-time PD employee Tyson Wasilewski effective 11/7/2023:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y 2 |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y M |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Ordinance No 1127: Third reading to pass and adopt Ordinance No 1127 as previously discussed.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1127
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 139.02 OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCE OF THE VILLAGE OF EDGERTON, OHIO PERTAINING TO THE AUXILARY/RESERVE POLICE UNIT
- Motion to pass and adopt Ordinance No 1127:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y M |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y 2 |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Ordinance No 1128- Housekeeping: Budget commission through the county has changed way in which amended certificates are approved and returned. We went through all revenues and expenditures and took a look at where projects are and tried to properly appropriate. All items listed in this Ordinance were determined to the best of our ability. Possible for more appropriations to take place in December, but trying to get the bulk of it taken care of so amended certificate is as clean as possible. It is for an overall decrease to 2023 appropriations. This is a current year appropriation so passes upon approval.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1128
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR A SUPPLEMENT TO THE 2023 ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS
- Motion to pass and adopt Ordinance No 1128:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y M |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Ordinance No 1129 – Salaries & Wages: Every year the Village is required to pass an annual wage Ordinance which includes wage scales and pay grade assignment. A couple items were gone through at the wage & comp meeting, Edgerton police department added ability to be put into wage & comp plan based on certifications completed by officers & wage ranges / allocations. Section 3 added the Junior Firefighter and Reserve Police officer annual salary amounts. This is the first reading and will not take effect until payroll period beginning December 17, 2023.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1129
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE SALARIES AND WAGES FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF THE VILLAGE OF EDGERTON, OHIO
- Motion to give 1st reading to Ordinance No 1129:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y M |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Ordinance No 1130 – Permanent Appropriations 2024: This is all of the information that we just went through during the presentation as well as capital items gone through at last week’s finance committee meeting. This is the first reading for 2024 Budget.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON ORDINANCE NO 1130
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE PERMANENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR YEAR 2024
- Motion to give 1st reading to Ordinance No 1130:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y M |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Resolution No 2013-013 – NPP Power Pool: Our municipal electric system is interconnected within First Energy’s transmission system which is operated by PJM. To take advantage of economies of scale for power scheduling, forecasting and short-term energy supply, we are part of aggregated group of 43 municipal members that are interconnected with First Energy called the Northern Power Pool. Earlier this year, we were able to sell power back in to our system during a cold snap where our industries were shut down while other municipalities were not. We were able to offset our power supply bill by approximately $49,000. It is a great resource to have; there have been no changes to overall agreement since 2011. This is an update which has been reviewed by law director and put through John Courtney. This will allow us to have future access to pool resources.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON RESOLUTION NO 2023-013
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE 2023 NPP POWER POOL PARTICIPANT SCHEDULE WITH AMERICAN MUNICIPAL POWER (“AMP”)
- Motion to pass and adopt Resolution No 2023-013:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y M |
| Wampler, Pam | Y 2 |
Motion PASSED 6-0
Council Discussion:
Lance Bowsher hopes everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving with family and friends. Take time to appreciate everything you have.
Chuck Wallace – Doing great job keeping up on leaves despite negativity posted online. Fitzcharles followed up that they are going as hard as they can and are taking 8-12 loads a day, which is phenomenal! Great progress.
Gruver appreciated the opportunity to attend “Coffee with Commissioners.” Nice that they were able to institute that program and allow exposure to themselves and what they do.
- Motion to adjourn at 6:41 PM:
| Blinzler, Sharon | Y |
| Gruver, Jason | Y 2 |
| Bowsher, Lance | Y |
| VanAusdale, Leslie | Y |
| Wallace, Chuck | Y M |
| Wampler, Pam | Y |
Motion PASSED 6-0