May 2010
COUNCIL MINUTES
VILLAGE OF FOREST HILLS
The regular meeting of the
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The following members of the Council were present:
Clark Corwin
Carl Hooper
Gene Tweedy
Suzanne Stone
Jim Wallace, Mayor
The following Non-Council members were present:
Kolleen Begley, Clerk
Mark Teague, Zoning Administrator
Jim Weir, Finance Officer
CuRvE Task Force
WCU Chancellor’s office representative
(1) Call to order
(2) Financial reports for the month of April, 2010. Jim Weir addressed the Council and let them know that he will be retiring as the Village Finance Officer as of
(3) CURVE Presentation The CURVE group gave a presentation and discussed their research into annexation and requested feedback on whether or not the
(4) Approval of meeting minutes for
(5) Report by Clark Corwin and Carl Hooper from their recent training sessions: Ethics Requirements. Clark Corwin reported that ethics training is now required by state law requiring that members of the governing boards of municipalities must attend 2 hours of training effective
(6) Contractors List for Village website. Angela Davis has asked that the Village website offer a list of reliable home services. This list would not be endorsed by the Village, only resident recommendations to other residents as a community service only on the website. The Council agreed that Kolleen Begley will add a tab to the Village website to accommodate this list.
(7) Recognition Plaque in the new
NEW BUSINESS:
Suzanne Stone discussed concerns from her neighbors about a pot hole on a Village road that is growing. Mayor Wallace said that CWS is responsible for repairing this and he will contact him.
Clark Corwin suggested a community roadside clean-up in the future with a subsequent picnic at the
Clark Corwin discussed forming additional organizational committees at the beginning of each term.
Discussion about finding a new monthly meeting place other than the University Inn so business could be accomplished without disruption. Carl Hooper offered to look into different venues for meeting places and potential costs to use the space.
OLD BUSINESS:
Village road side cleanup. Gene Tweedy solicited bids for contractors to clean ditches, clean up debris, inspect culverts, trim right-of ways (including overhanging dead trees from the winter). 2 bids were returned to Gene. Alexander and BH Granning. Discussion evolved from Clark Corwin ensuring that both of the bids were comparative in nature of work. A motion was made to accept the bid from Alexander by Carl Hooper, seconded by Suzanne Stone, unanimously approved. Gene asked that Jim Wallace contact Alexander to let him know he has been awarded the work.
Village entrance sign. Alan Begley reported that the wood used around the Village entrance was never sealed or pressure treated and it’s falling apart naturally, not vandalism like previously thought. Alan suggested replacing all boards at once so it all matches vs replacing them one by one as they fall apart. Discussion from Alan about how to keep the replacement cost down between $500-$1,000.00 Clark Corwin made a motion that the Village spend up to $1,000 for Alan to do this repair, seconded by Gene Tweedy, unanimously approved.
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