January Work Session

Village of Forest Hills Work Session Meeting

Tuesday, January 06, 2025 – 7:00 pm

Forest Hills Assembly Hall, Cullowhee, NC

 

The following members of the Council were present:

Mayor Ron Mau

Councilmember Amy Bollinger

Councilmember Daniel Shields

Councilmember Nilofer Couture

Councilmember Larry Ingersoll

The following non-Council members were Present: 

Stephanie Gibson, Clerk

Jim Hartley, Planning Board member

Rochelle Mau, Resident

Clark Corwin, Resident

Ron Yount, Resident 

Mayor Mau called the work session meeting to order at 7:00 pm

1.    Review RFQ Town Attorney:  Mayor Mau said that the only RFQ received was from Attorney Jay Coward.  Council will discuss his proposal during the regular meeting. 

2.    Animal Issue – example(s) ordinance:  Councilmember Ingersoll will draft an updated Animal Ordinance similar to that of the Town of Webster to be reviewed at the next meeting. 

3.    Revised Rules of Procedure – update:  Mayor Mau asked if the Village Council had an updated Rules of Procedure manual.  He noted that the Council will need to adopt rules or correct and renew the current document.  The Village does not have a current rule of procedure manual, but will purchase a copy to have available. 

4.    Planning Board Names to move forward:  Mayor Mau said that he has spoken with Charlie Bell, and he has agreed to be a planning Board member.  Also, Clark Corwin has agreed to be on the board as an Interim Chair to assist with training and information.  We still need a volunteer to be on the board as a fifth member. 

5.    Board member goals – start the list and begin to narrow down if the budget impact, this will be an ongoing topic.  To be discussed at the next meeting.

6.    Internal Calendar Creation:  When does the Village need to get certain items done?  Examples:  leases, summer social planning, trash pick-up planning, dates, kick-off, and budget process.  Will be discussed further to determine dates and times of items to be done.

7.    Brown Haven Meeting:  Brown Haven will be holding a public informational meeting on Thursday, January 8th, at 5:30 pm at the WCU Hospitality Room in the Ramsey Center.

8.    Website update:  Mayor Mau noted that Catalis has a website update, and we will look into updating necessary areas and deciding the most efficient way to organize the website.

9.    Adjourn:  Meeting adjourned at 7:30 PM