City of Fairfield Council met March 13.
Here is the minutes provided by the council:
Meeting called to order by Mayor Brent Maguire at 6:00 P.M.
Prayer led by Pastor Jeff Biggs followed by the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
City Clerk Tina Hutchcraft called the roll:
Mayor: Brent Maguire
City Clerk: Tina Hutchcraft
City Treasurer: Julie Duncan
City Attorney: Darrin Rice
Aldermen: Ralph Barbre; Mike Pottorff; Jim Griffith; David Simpson; Eugene McGill; Jerry Lisenbee; Terry Stahl; Ed Prince
Also Present: Len Wells, WFIW Radio; Marty David, Wayne County Press; Keith Colclasure, Police Chief; Andrew Miller, Fire Chief; D.E. Young, Garage Department; Travis Williams, Airport Manager; Kevin Leonard, Water Distribution; Silas Eckleberry; and other citizens from the community.
The minutes of the meeting of February 27, 2018, agendas and bills of March 13, 2018 were sent out to those entitled to receive them. Mayor Maguire asked for approval of the minutes for the February 27, 2018 meeting. Motion by Alderman Stahl, seconded by Alderman Prince to approve the minutes of the meeting of February 27, 2018.
Vote yes: Prince; Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Mayor Maguire asked for approval to pay the bills for the March 13, 2018 meeting. A motion was made by Alderman Barbre, seconded by Alderman Pottorff to approve the bills for payment.
Vote yes: Simpson; Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Ordinance No. 18-0313-150 – Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement for the Wayne County Drug Task Force – This agreement will allow the Fairfield Police Department to have an officer assigned to the task force and this officer would have the authority to respond to non-emergency issues outside of city limits which will primarily be related to the enforcement of drug laws. Our current insurance provider will cover all the requirements of insurance stated in the agreement. The officer the city will assign to the task force will still be considered a city employee and will be covered by the city’s worker comp, city’s insurance, and the salary will be paid by the city. This will be a five year agreement and we will have the right to terminate with a 30 day notice. A motion was made by Alderman Simpson, seconded by Alderman Pottorff to approve this agreement.
Vote yes: Stahl; Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Street Closing Request for FCHS Prom - FCHS Principal, Jill Fulkerson has requested closing the 200 Block of Southeast 2nd Street between Center Street and Delaware Street from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 21st for their 2018 prom. She also has requested using the flood lights that are currently in place to allow better lighting for the event. A motion was made by Alderman McGill, seconded by Alderman Prince to approve this request.
Vote yes: Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Update on Tax Increment Financing – Attorney Dan Schuering will be here this Friday to go through our TIF files. He will be available to meet with any aldermen that may have any questions for him.
Airport – Federal Grant – Travis Williams, Airport Manager, told the Council that he has received notice that the airport’s current filtration system will soon become noncompliant. The fuel dispensers and filtration systems are obsolete and there are no available parts to perform required maintenance on the system. The airport has grant money available to use for this urgent and necessary fuel infrastructure upgrade. The grant is included in the Fairfield Airport capital improvement plan. The specific grant is considered revenue generated. The grant is federally funded and they will pay for 90% of the project and the city will be responsible to 10%. The total projected cost is estimated to be approximately $315,000 so the city’s cost would be around $31,500. A motion was made by Alderman Griffith, seconded by Alderman Pottorff to proceed with the paperwork necessary to secure the grant for this airport project.
Vote yes: Barbre; Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Executive Session – Alderman Griffith made a motion, seconded by Alderman McGill to go into Executive Session to discuss Section 2(c)(21) – discuss minutes of closed session meetings; Section 2(c)(6) – the setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body; and Section 2(c)(1) – appointment, employment, compensation, discipline of employees of the public body.
Vote yes: Griffith; Lisenbee; McGill; Pottorff; Prince; Simpson; Stahl; Barbre
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried.
Return to Regular Session – Alderman Simpson made a motion, seconded by Alderman McGill to return to regular session.
Vote yes: Barbre; Pottorff; Griffith; Simpson; McGill; Lisenbee; Stahl; Prince
Vote no: none
Mayor Maguire declared motion carried and Council returned to regular session at 6:54 p.m.
Adjourn Meeting – Motion by Alderman Simpson, seconded by Alderman McGill to adjourn the meeting.
Vote yes: 8
Vote no: 0
Mayor Maguire declared meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m.
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