October 2011
COUNCIL MINUTES
VILLAGE OF FOREST HILLS
The regular meeting of the
The following members of the Council were present:
Jim Wallace, Mayor
Clark Corwin
Carl Hooper
Gene Tweedy
Suzanne Stone
The following Non-Council members were present:
Kolleen Begley, Finance Officer, Co-Clerk
Leanne Pate, Clerk
1. Call to order:
2. Vote on Agenda: Proposed additions to new business for Nov. 1 meeting: Clark Corwin added 3 items: 1) compensation for clerk and finance officer, 2) vision statement 3) rules of procedure. Kolleen Begley added one item: Accounting Audit. Jim Wallace noted the addition of a 3-minute “public comment” session. A motion to approve the agenda was made by Gene Tweedy, seconded by Carl Hooper, unanimously approved.
3. Approval of meeting minutes for
4. Financial reports for the months of July, 2011: Kolleen Begley gave the Financial Report as 3 months into the 12 months fiscal year, stating: cash position is good at $36K, franchise and utility tax revenue came in, general expenses included police patrol, county fees, street maintenance, entrance (water). Only ½ of Powell Bill funds came in, per statutory changes the other half will come December 1st. CPA will audit next month. Motion to accept the financial report was made by Carl Hooper, seconded by Gene Tweedy, unanimously approved.
5. “Closed Session”: with Village Attorney
6. Conditional Use Permits: Jim Wallace presented example from Town of
7. Zoning Board of Adjustment: No nominations. Clark Corwin inquired: can the Planning Board be (on) the Board of Adjustment? Jim Wallace proposed to continue item until next meeting.
8. Drainage Problem: Jim Wallace addressed problem areas:
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houses (clogged ditch). Mark Teague added that gravel may be needed. Kolleen to contact Tim Green, discussion as to procedure for charges/overages. Gene Tweedy made a motion to allow Tim Green to
repair areas if charges are less than/equal to $500 without further approval. Carl Hooper seconded, unanimously approved.
9. New Business:
a) Items to add for next meeting: finance officer and clerk compensation
b) Vision statement, rules of procedure work session
c) Accounting audit report at next meeting
d) Town Clerk position – possibility of Town of
10. Old Business:
a) Road Repairs - Gene Tweedy wants clarification that some road sections were repaired from bottom up (graded to base), other sections were paved over.
b) Stop Signs – Jim Wallace noted Alan Begley installed stop sign at the end of
11. Public Comment:
a) Shannon King – asks council to consider her Monarch Student Housing Project.
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c) Rick Cardona – lives in apartments at Pincushion, expressed concerns about noise from proposed Monarch Student Housing Development
d) Dan Perlmutter – urges the board to survey neighbors of Monarch’s other developments as to their own experiences.
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