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Pandora council awards $54,370 street work contract

Pandora council awarded a contract to Ward Construction for the purpose of street work in the village and for manhole and value repairs. Ward's bid of $54,370 for the project was the only bid received, according to Lana Burry, village fiscal officer.

Other action from the meeting, held June 14, follows:

The Pandora Village Council met in Regular Session on Tuesday,
June 14, 2011 at 7:00 PM at the Municipal Building with Mayor, John Schlumbohm, presiding.

Members Present: Painter, Vance, Fricke, Hall, Stall, Blank
Members Absent: None

(Budget Hearing - no individuals present)

Motion was made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Fricke to approve the May 24, 2011 Minutes with one typo correction. Voting: All Yea.

Motion was made by Mrs. Stall, seconded by Mr. Hall to approve the Treasurer's Report for May, 2011. Voting: All Yea.

The following bills were presented for payment:

9795 American Electric Power 2,244.47
9796 Fairpoint Communications 354.12
9797 M&M Hauling 70.00
9798 Village of Pandora 313.20
9799 Bonded Chemicals 1,160.50
9800 Carl's Hardware 167.21
9801 E.J. Prescott 250.00
9802 Fields of Dreams Mowing 150.00
9803 Gary's Repair 133.21
9804 Hach Co. 67.95
9805 Kleem Co. 215.38
9806 MASI Environ. Serv. 830.95
9807 McAdams Greenhouse 1,482.20
9808 Meyer's Car & Truck 104.58
9809 Mike George 444.85
9810 Mike Williams 227.40
9811 Miller Textile Serv. 184.44
9812 Northwest Fuel Injection 2,010.85
9813 Ottawa Feed & Grain 148.61
9814 Parsons Auto Service 878.60
9815 Putnam County CIC 1,000.00
9816 Putnam County Sentinel 55.00
9817 Putnam Stone 38.02
9818 Riley Creek Pharmacy 83.98
9819 Stanley Schneck 40.80
9820 Steve Stechschulte 275.00
9821 Treasurer,State of Ohio 100.00
9822 Treasurer, State of Ohio 300.00
9823 US Bank 511.06
9824 Vetter Lumber 688.54
$14,530.92
Payroll Account:

1876 Stanley Schneck 1,422.19
1877 Lana Burry 830.77
1878 Aaron Basinger 265.69
1879 Paul Bishop 135.17
1880 Eric Rayle 888.00
1881 Scott Stant 1,045.39
1882 Rick Morrison 852.02
1883 Marvin Steiner 1,177.48
1884 Ohio School Income Tax 292.01
1885 Ohio Dept. Taxation 470.02
1886 void
1887 void
1888 Stanley Schneck 1,422.19
1889 Lana Burry 830.77
1890 Aaron Basiner 78.21
1891 Paul Bishop 144.17
1892 Eric Rayle 1,139.93
1893 Scott Stant 1,166.57
1894 Rick Morrison 893.21
1895 Zachary Niese 205.91
1896 Marvin Steiner 1,189.76
Online Pmts:
OPERS 2,839.95
Police Pension 1,595.36
Federal/Medicare Tax 2,458.70
21,343.47
$35,874.39

Motion was made by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Painter to approve the bills as presented. Voting: All Yea.

RESOLUTION NO. 2011-603:
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE OF PANDORA, OHIO TO ENTER INTO AN ENGINEERING AGREEMENT FOR A WATER MAIN EXTENSION PROJECT WITH CHOICE ONE ENGINEERING CORPORATION.
Motion was made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Blank to suspend the rules by which Resolution No. 2011-603 be read on three separate occasions. Voting: All Yea. Motion was made by Mr. Painter, seconded by Mr. Fricke to adopt Resolution No. 2011-603 as an emergency measure. Voting: All Yea.

The 2012 Budget was presented to Council. Motion was made by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Hall to adopt the 2012 Budget for fiscal year beginning January 1, 2012 and submit the same to the County Budget Commission for their consideration. Voting: All Yea.

ORDINANCE NO. 527-2011:
AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE APPROVING, ADOPTING AND ENACTING AMERICAN LEGAL PUBLISHING'S OHIO BASIC CODE, 2012 EDITION AS THE CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE MUNICIPALITY OF PANDORA, OHIO.
Motion was made by Mr. Hall, seconded by Mrs. Stall to suspend the rules by which Ordinance No. 527-2011 be read on three separate occasions. Voting: All Yea. Motion was made by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Vance to adopt Ordinance No. 527-2011 as an emergency measure. Voting: All Yea.

Fiscal Officer, Lana Burry, presented to Council the results of the sealed bids for street repairs. Ward Construction was the only bid received and the total for said repairs is $54,370.

RESOLUTION NO. 2011-604:
AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION, DECLARING AN EMERGENCY: AWARDING A CONTRACT TO WARD CONSTRUCTION FOR CERTAIN STREET, MANHOLD AND VALVE REPAIRS IN THE AMOUNT OF $54,370.
Motion was made by Mr. Painter, seconded by Mrs. Stall to suspend the rules by which Resolution No. 2011-604 be read on three separate occasions. Voting: All Yea. Motion was made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Hall to adopt Resolution No. 2011-604 as an emergency measure. Voting: All Yea.

Riley Township Trustee, Mark Kinsinger, was present to discuss the fire station building. The Mayor and Village Solicitor met with the Trustees at their regular meeting on Thursday, July 2, 2011 to discuss the possible disposition of the fire station building. Mr. Kinsinger stated the Trustees discussed the proposal as to a lease with the Village and decided not to accept this proposal. Further discussion was had as to this matter. A motion was made by Mrs. Stall, seconded by Mr. Fricke to meet with the Township Trustees at their meeting on June 16, 2011 and present the following proposals: 1) Lease for $1.00 to the Township Trustees; 2) The Village add on to the fire station as originally discussed for free fire service for 5 years; 3) The Village add on only to accommodate the cascade system. Voting: Mr. Fricke-Aye; Mr. Hall-Aye; Mrs. Stall-Aye; Mr. Blank-Nay; Mr. Painter-Nay; Mr. Vance-Aye.

The Village Administrator reported on the following: 1) The bridge at the playground is broken and needs immediate repair. 2) The spouting on the buildings on Basinger Road needs to be replaced. Will contact Alt's Spouting. 3) There are four trees in the Park and one evergreen tree at the Community Center to be removed. Will contact several tree service companies for quotes. 4) Andy James, contractor for the sewer project, has not finished the re-grading and planting of grass. It was the consensus of the Council to contact Poggemeyer Design Group of this fact and use the retainage of $5,545.25 to hire another contractor to complete the landscaping portion of the project. 5) Bo-Dec inspected the roof at the City Building and stated there are several areas which need to be repaired. The cost estimate received is $3,350.00. It was the consensus of the Council to hire Bo-Dec with repairing said roof.

Motion was made by Mrs. Stall, seconded by Mr. Vance to move into Executive Session to discuss Personnel-benefits. Voting: All Yea. (Time:8:50 PM). Motion was made by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mr. Fricke to move from Executive Session to Regular Session. Voting: All Yea. (Time:9:08 PM).

Mrs. Stall of the Personnel Committee recommended to Council each full-time employee has the option of receiving $1,000, if under a family medical plan, $500 if under a single medical plan, to be deposited into their HSA account or $.40 per hour wage increase. This would be effective June 20, 2011. Motion was made by Mrs. Stall, seconded by Mr. Painter to approve the Personnel Committee's recommendation. Voting: All Yea.

Discussion was had as to the Peth property on South High Street. Village Solicitor, Scott Basinger, has been trying to make contact with the law firm handling this case, but with no response. Mr. Basinger stated the village ordinance number 207-82 as to dilapidated structures could be used to start the procedure of possibly having the structure removed if declared uninhabitable. Mayor Schlumbohm appointed council members, Rick Fricke and Robert Blank, to inspect the premises, as stated in the ordinance and report their findings to the council.

With no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned upon a motion by Mr. Vance, seconded by Mrs. Stall. Voting: All Yea.

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