April 12, 2001

Record of Proceedings

Millersport Village Council met in regular session on Tuesday April 12, 2011 at 7:00 PM in the Municipal Building. In attendance was President Pro Tem David Levacy, Council members Gary Matheny, Charles Mesko, James Wright, and Shane Wise. Also present were Sandy Lines, Charles Prince, Police Chief John Shirk, Fire Chief William Yates, Thomas Middleton, Kent Miller, Jeffrey Metzger, Daniel Blanchard, Eric Scherr, Tim Warner and Assistant Fiscal Officer Vincent B. Popo.

Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag was said and roll call was taken.

Minutes of Tuesday March 8, 2011 were read.   A motion to accept the minutes was made by Councilman Shane Wise and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko. All voted yes and the motion carried 5-0.

Committee Reports

The finance committee met on Monday March 14, 2010 at 7:00 pm. The meeting was to discuss ways to close the deficit of pool finances.  An ad was placed in the Buckeye lake Beacon soliciting applications for a pool manager. So far no one has responded to the ad. The ad will run again for another week.  Charles Mesko suggested a student rate and after much discussion the idea was deemed to costly for the village.

Old Business

There was no new information to report on the annexation of the Village Twist for Charles Gang. Michael Popo has collected $3,200.00 to replace the flags in the village for his Eagle Project.

New Business.

GGC Engineering has waived its $350.00 retaining fee for 2011.

Fire

The only item for discussion by Fire Chief William Yates was the contract between the Village of Millersport and the Millersport Fire Company.  The contract stipulates a yearly payment of $20,000 and the village will then pick up utilities cost of the fire station. After much discussion, a motion to accept the three-year contract between the Millersport Fire Company and the Village of Millersport was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Shane Wise.  All voted yes and the motion carried 6-0.  A copy of the contract is available upon request.

Police

Chief John Shirk began his report by thanking the vendors that have donated material for the police station including Lowe’s in Heath, Carr Supply in Carroll and the Flooring Studio in Millersport.  As of today there has been no cost to the village for the renovation of the police station and over $26,000.00 in materials have been donated with more to come.  Mayor Dean Severance is to write a letter to the editor informing the public of all the donations that were made to the department. The chief informed council that Scot Carpenter resigned from the police force but will stay on as a civilian volunteer.

Thomas Middleton living at 11983 Broad Street asked about the 80’ (eighty foot) right away that runs through Brison’s addition.  Mr. Middleton wants to know who has the right to use the right away.  He has issues with his neighbors drive way and their use of dirt to cover their driveway on the property line.  It was suggested that Mr. Middleton approach the zoning board with his concerns.

Resolution 1129 is a resolution authorizing the Village of Millersport to set pool rates and daily admission fees for the 2011 season. This is the third reading. A motion to pass the resolution was made by Councilwoman Donna Thogmartin and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko. All voted and the motion carried 6-0.

Resolution 1131 is a resolution authorizing the Village of Millersport to accept the health insurance program entitled Ohio Housing Authority Consortium. A motion to suspend the three reading was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Gary Matheny.  All voted and the motion carried 6-0. A motion to pass the resolution was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman Shane Wise. All voted and the motion carried 6-0.

A motion to accept a contract with Sam’s Pest Control to spray for mosquitoes was made by Councilman James Wright and seconded by Gary Matheny. All voted but the motion failed 5-1.  It was decided to get bids from other vendors for the spraying service.

Bills were presented for payment as attached. A motion to pay the bills was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilman James Wright. All voted yes and the motion carried 6-0.

A motion to go into executive session to discuss real estate purchases was made by Councilwoman Donna Thogmartin and seconded by Councilman Charles Mesko.  All voted yes and the motion carried 6-0.

A motion to go out of executive session was made by Councilman Charles Mesko and seconded by Councilwoman Thogmartin.  All voted yes and the motion carried 6-0.

A motion to adjourn was made by Councilwoman Donna Thogmartin and seconded by Councilman James Wright.  All voted yes and the motion carried 6-0.