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Village of Thomasboro Board of Trustees met October 2.

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Thomasboro was held on Monday,

October 2, 2017. President Evans called the meeting to order at 7:00pm.

Roll Call

The Village Clerk called the roll, finding the following members physically present: Village

President W. Tyler Evans and Trustees Anthony Grilo, Kyle Henegar, Anna Martin, Duston

Rhodes, and Ronda Scott. Trustee Trent Sage was absent.

Other Village officials present: Leon Albers, Treasurer; Tyler Martin, Public Works

Superintendent; Deanne Wattjes, Office Manager; and Jeremy Reale, Village Clerk.

Pledge of Allegiance

Following roll call, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Discussion/Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting

Trustee Grilo moved to approve the minutes of the September 5, 2017 regular meeting, as

prepared. Trustee Henegar seconded the motion. Motion carried, all present voting “aye”.

Presentation of Bills

Following review and discussion of the monthly bills, Trustee Grilo moved to approve the

payment of the bills listed and the regular bills yet to be received. Trustee Henegar seconded

the motion.

The Village Clerk called the roll:

YEAS: Grilo, Henegar, Martin, Rhodes, and Scott – 5

NAYS: None – 0

ABSENT: Sage – 1

Motion carried by roll call vote of 5 to 0.

Committee Reports

Police & Safety: Chair Scott discussed the monthly activity reports.

Personnel: Trustee Scott inquired about setting dates to conduct interviews for the police chief

vacancy, which had been re-advertised during the month of September. Each board member

was instructed to review the applicant materials and identify preferred candidates to Trustees

Scott and Sage before Monday, October 9. Those selected by the majority of the Board would

be contacted to arrange interviews. The consensus of the Board was to call a special meeting

for October 23 at 6:00pm to conduct interviews.

Building Permit & Liquor License: No report.

Health, Sanitation & Public Relations: The public was reminded that communitywide garage

sales were scheduled for the upcoming weekend, with fall cleanup day to take place the

following Saturday, October 14.

Waterworks & Sewer: Mr. Martin reported that he would be conducting seasonal hydrant

flushing during the current week. He also stated that he would be on vacation from October 6

through October 13, during which time Trustee Grilo and Frank Clendaniel would field service

calls for street maintenance and waterworks respectively.

Streets & Alleys: Mr. Martin reported that he was still waiting to be contacted by the contractor

about the schedule for completing the repairs to the roadway at Main and Commercial Streets.

Civil Defense & Parks: Chair Rhodes reported that monthly storm siren testing would take

place tomorrow. He also reported that the Thomasboro Grade School had decided to eliminate

its ball diamond and concession area, and donated surplus equipment to the Village. These

items included the drag and set of aluminum bleachers.

Old Business

Update on burning ordinance amendment

Chief Cundiff of the Thomasboro Fire Protection District distributed a template proposal for the

Board’s consideration. He suggested that any ordinance adopted by the Village should

delineate the responsibilities for fires between property owners and those given permission to

burn materials on the property of others. This item was tabled to the November regular

meeting.

Discussion on ordinance regarding dangerous animals

President Evans presented the Board with a draft language for an ordinance including language

as provided by state statutes with respect to vicious dogs. He stated that he would contact the

Village Attorney to prepare an ordinance for consideration at the November regular meeting.

New Business

Setting “Trick or Treat” hours for 2017

The consensus of the Board was to set the hours at 6:00 to 8:00pm on Halloween night,

October 31.

President Evans also reported that a cash bash event would be held on November 4 at the TIA

Hall as a fundraiser for the Central Avenue crosswalk project.

Comments and Questions from the Audience

Ronnie Kocher addressed the Board regarding the possible amendment on burning. She stated

that she would like to see any ordinance specify a limitation on the size of fires permitted in

order to keep better control of potentially dangerous situations. It was noted that a significant

amount of debris had accumulated on her property as a result of large fires that had been

burned on a neighboring property.

Kristi Pflugmacher expressed a concern about a lack of ordinance enforcement in the

community, particularly with respect to such issues as noise nuisances, dogs running at large,

and weed growth.

Treasurers Report

There were no comments regarding the Treasurer’s Report.

Adjournment

There being no further business to come before the Board, Trustee Grilo moved to adjourn the

meeting. Trustee Rhodes seconded the motion. Motion carried viva voce vote.

The meeting was adjourned at 7:48pm.

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