Special Council Mini-minutes May 30, 2019
Present Mayor: Duane Bedford, Council members Chris Feehan,
Casey DeHoedt, Terry Newcomb, and Jay Pierschbacher; City Maintenance
Supervisor Jim Larrington and City Clerk Cindy Smith.
The City Clerks wages were reviewed, $1.00 was to
take place after 6 months and the 2nd $1.00 raise was to be increased after one
year. It was approved to the increase of
$2.00 to clerk wages as one year has been met.
Council Mini-minutes,
June 3, 2019
Present were Mayor Duane Bedford, Council members
Chris Feehan, Casey DeHoedt, Terry Newcomb, and Jay Pierschbacher; City Maintenance
Supervisor Jim Larrington and City Clerk Cindy Smith.
Duane Bedford then reviewed Resolution 2019-05
increasing the cost of city mowing and brush removal from $75.00 per hour to
$80.00 per hour. This Resolution was motioned was approved.
Letters
will be going out this week to the property owners and they will have 10 days
to begin cleaning up of the properties. Any violation of no progress will
result in a penalty of $200.00 per day that no clean up has begun.
We
did have a plugged main that was blown out and then Don’s John’s cleaned out
the main. All is now clear.
New flags have been ordered to replace the ones that
were damaged during rains/wind
from Memorial Day display.
It was approved for Lockridge placing a receiving tower on the city water
tower for the internet
service that will be available
to residents. The City Office, Fire Station and Library/Museum will be
receiving free internet service. This will be a contract to be reviewed after 3
years.
The city will request
a grant from IMT Insurance. It was decided that we would put in a
request to have 3 new picnic
tables, 2 for the City park by the bandstand and one for the park at the
community center.
A contract from the County Sheriff’s office (28E
Agreement for Police protection
between Lucas County Sheriff
and the City of Russell) was approved.
Duane Bedford will discuss pay increase for
Jim Noble for mowing the entry into Russell
from Highway 34 in which he
has been mowing for several years, with the Horizon members Karen
Werts, Robin Thompson and Judy
Dorsey as these funds are used to pay Mr. Noble.
Duane Bedford also discussed information he had
researched on a few of the houses that we need to have demolished around town.
The house located on the corner of Smith and Highland is between 2 owners one
has stated that they would sign over the property to the city, the second
owner’s have yet to be contacted to determine how they wish to proceed.
Jay Pierschbacher was asked if he would be able to
contact the Chariton Band to see if we could possibly schedule another concert
here at the Bandstand for sometime this summer. He stated he would see if there
were any openings .
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