VILLAGE OF CARROLLTON CARROLLTON, OHIO COUNCIL JULY 11, 2016 AT 7:00 o clock P.M. Village council met in regular session on the above date and time in the council chambers of the Municipal Building with Mayor William Stoneman presiding over the meeting. Media: Georgette Huff (Mr. Thrifty) Visitors: Derik Kaltenbaugh, Cathy Mills, Rev. Loomis, Ginny Favede Call to Order: Mayor Stoneman called the meeting to order at 7:00 P.M. and those present recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Prayer: Prayer was given by Rev. Dan Loomis Roll Call: Mayor took the following roll call: Modranski, here; Locke, here; Gonda, here; Barto, here; Parker, here; Lambert, here. Also present were Clerk Treasurer, Darla Tipton; Village Administrator, Mark Wells, and Village Solicitor was absent. Minutes: Barto moved to approve the minutes of the June 27, 2016 meeting and Parker seconded the motion. Roll call: Lambert, yes; Modranski, abstain; Locke, yes; Gonda, abstain; Barto, yes; Parker, yes. 4-0-2, motion carried. Visitors: Belmont County County Commissioner Ginny Favede running for State Representative of the 95 th District introduced herself. Finance Committee met this evening and discussed many different issues then all issues were brought to council s attention. 1. A 50 cent raise for all hourly full time employees only one reading no emergency, waive other two readings and also have the increases start on the following pay period. Locke made a motion to increase wages;
seconded by Lambert. Roll call: Gonda, no; Barto, no; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes. Vote being 4-2, motion carried. 2. $1.00 raise per license gained in either the water or sewer departments. Derik Kaltenbaugh said there is an ordinance already in place that is 25 cents per license so Village Administrator, Mark Wells is going to look for the ordinance and provide it for the next meeting. This matter was discussed and tabled and no action was taken. 3. Derik Kaltenbaugh s salary was discussed moving him from $19.52 an hour to $58,510.40 salary employee non-exempt. He had just recently gotten his Class 2 Water License and the Village Administrator, Mark Wells felt Derik should be compensated for it and have Derik s wage in line with the Sewer Superintendent Roy Ford. Locke made a motion to give Derik the increase in his wages; seconded by Lambert. Gonda moved to enter into executive session at 7:35 P.M. to discuss compensation of an employee; seconded by Barto. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, no; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes. Vote being 5-1, motion carried. Locke made a motion at 7:55 to reconvene council; seconded by Barto. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. No action taken in executive session. When Council Reconvened Gonda s discussion was about what the future held down the road say five years from now can we financially do this and we don t want to get into a cash flow problem. Derik Kaltenbaugh holds four licenses. And is a good asset to the Village. He holds a Class 2 water license and the Village has a Class 1 plant, so council agreed to amend the ordinance that states $45,000 annually for the pay scale for Water Superintendent and change it to $58, 510.40. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. 4. John Shockey s wages were next on the list of the discussion and he was hired in at $12.00 an hour but the next day he was told that was wrong and it should have been $10.00 an hour. Gonda made the motion to amend the ordinance to increase Shockey s wages to $2.00 an hour but not to be retroactive; Barto seconded the motion. Roll call: Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried.
5. Software Solution training for Julie Williams & Darla Tipton was discussed next. The training is for six hours and the cost is $1,500. Software Solutions will come on site and provide training for both of them. The training that software solutions offers in September is not a mandatory training. Barto made the motion to approve the six hour training; seconded by Modranski. Roll call: Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Clemans & Nelson published the Village Employee handbook and Barto wanted to make sure that all the changes in wages will be cross referenced in the handbook. Village Administrator, Mark Wells said he would do some checking into this matter and find out how that was all handled so it could be taken care of. Village Administrators Report: 1. Attended CIC (Community Improvement Corp) meeting. 2. Attended Family and Children First Council Meeting. 3. Ray Ave. water line replacement project will go out to bid this week with bid opening scheduled for Aug. 4 th at 12:00 noon. 4. Courtview Ave. sewer line replacement project ongoing with all pipe to be laid by this Friday. 5. Preliminary cost estimates and additional project information has been submitted to OMEGA (Ohio Mid-Eastern Govt. Assoc.) in search of funding for the St. Rt. 43/Bacon Rd. Culvert Project. 6. Received loan approval on our OWDA (Ohio Water Development Authority) loan at 2.330% for Waste Water Filter Replacement Project. 7. Scheduled a meeting with RCAP (Rural Community Assistance Program) on possible CDBG/EPA funding opportunities for Waste Water Plant upgrades and 2017 sewer line replacement projects. 8. Have been contacted by Debbie Albright from family first council asking for permission to post donated signs of an unofficial nature asking people not to smoke in public parks. 9. Have received many inquiries about yard sale permits, which are not required. Hrs. are 8:00 am/6:00 p.m., only one time a month for a maximum of 3 consecutive days.
Council approved allowing donated signs to be posted in the village parks requesting that people not smoke in the parks. Mayors Report: Mayor Stoneman read a letter on behalf of the Commissioners in reference to the local government funds requesting the village to pass a resolution in support of a 10% increase for township trustees. Locke made a motion to have a resolution drawn up to support the increase for the trustees and Parker seconded the motion. Roll call: Barto, no; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes. 4-1. Somehow when Georgette ask questions at the end Mayor Stoneman had missed Modranski and Modranski had said during comments that he abstained. But during roll call Mayor Stoneman had skipped over him and hadn t asked for his vote. Locke made a motion to pay the Bills and Lambert seconded the motion. Roll call: Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Open Public Hearing: Mayor Stoneman opened the Public Tax Hearing for the public and council at 6:55 o clock P.M. Public in attendance was Derik Kaltenbaugh, Cathy Mills, Rev. Dan Loomis, Georgette Huff and Village Administrator, Mark Wells and Clerk-Treasurer, Darla Tipton and members of Council. There were no questions regarding the Proposed Budget for 2017. And the meeting was adjourned at 6:58 o clock P.M. Barto made a motion to approve the Tax Budget for 2017; seconded by Locke. Roll call: Gonda, yes; Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. Barto had spoken with Angela Johnson about her ongoing sewer issue and Barto was hoping she would have been in attendance but she is having issues with contractors and insurance and Village Administrator, Mark Wells said he would be in contact with her about this matter.
Lambert ask Village Administrator, Mark Wells about the Tangler case and he replied that it is in Litigations and also council wanted to know about the Gene Roudebush update and Village Administrator, Mark Wells said that he and the Street Superintendent, Tom Ferrell met the next morning after the last council meeting and they discussed what needed to be done. It is going to be addressed later this year in the fall. Press: Georgette ask about the ordinance for the pay increases for hourly wages and she was told that the increases would go into effect after the reading and after the next pay period. Adjournment: No further business. Locke moved for adjournment at 8:30 o clock P.M., seconded by Gonda. Roll call: Barto, yes; Parker, yes; Lambert, yes; Modranski, yes; Locke, yes; Gonda, yes. Vote being 6-0, motion carried. /s/ Darla Tipton Clerk-Treasurer /s/william J. Stoneman Mayor Published on Village of Carrollton website from July 26, 2016-December 31, 2016