By Leigh Ann Rutledge
FPS Reporter
July 27, 2010
The village has a street superintendent!
After a 50-minute executive session at Monday night’s council meeting for compensation of a public employee, Carrollton Council set and established a salary of $39,000 per year for the street superintendent position.
Mayor Dave Flanary then appointed Kenny Skinner to the position. Councilman Luke Grimes voted no on the salary. Grimes said, “There is already an ordinance that set the salary for the street superintendent position. I feel the responsibility involved with the position, deserves the higher salary.”
Skinner was hired May 11, 1988, and was named assistant superintendent Sept. 28, 1999. Skinner was appointed interim superintendent at the Dec. 14, 2009, council meeting and received a five percent wage increase to $17.06 per hour.
In an unrelated matter, council approved an extension for DiPietro Excavating until Sept. 15 for storm sewer work. The extension applies only to the line on 5th St., the railroad tracks and the alley behind Sweeney’s.
Due to this extension, village representatives may meet with J&D Mining regarding street paving. An option would include removing 5th St. from the paving list and working on the Windamere-Deerhaven-Foxbury section in Courtview Allotment.
Village Administrator Robert Fowler told council the village has received complaints regarding the storm water. The latest complaint is from a 2nd St. NE., resident.
According to Fowler, the downspouts from Carrollton High School (behind the band room) run onto a cemented area which sends water down the alley and onto the property on 2nd St. Fowler said there are a lot of similar issues with storm water.
Fowler also told council the village has assisted Mrs. Bellville in filing a claim against the Kemppel Industries insurance company in regard to damage to her front porch steps when the company was working on the N. Lisbon St. project. The claim is not progressing and Bellville has not been contacted by the insurance company.
Drew Dodds, representing Scarecrows on the Square, asked council for and was granted permission to close the west side of Public Square and a portion of 2nd St. S.W., Sept. 25 for the annual Scarecrows on the Square event. Dodds said the committee is trying to turn the event into a festival and hopes to have a crafters set up on 2nd St. Square and street closure would be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Police Chief Ron Yeager noted the only problem with closing 2nd St. would be access to the banks during the morning, therefore the west end of the street to the bank drive-thru areas will not be closed.
In other business, council:
-LEARNED Clerk-Treasurer Judi Noble has five individuals scheduled to interview Wednesday for the part-time office clerk position.
-SCHEDULED a tentative work session for Aug. 2 at 7:45 p.m. and a Zoning Board of Appeals meeting for 7:30 p.m. prior to the session.
-PASSED an ordinance to enter into a contract with Bennett & Williams Consulting of Columbus for a wellhead protection study not to exceed $13,500 and for water services consulting on an as-needed basis not to exceed $50,000. They will assist with setting parameters with Rosebud Mining to ensure drinking water safety. Currently the village has discovered a possible bacteria in raw water and is trying to isolate it and stop surface water from infiltrating drinking water.
-APPROVED payment of bills totaling $37,323.20 for vendors and $32,079.03 for payroll.
-SET the next council meeting for Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. in council chambers. |
