VILLAGE OF ELLSWORTH COUNCIL MINUTES

JANUARY 10, 2006

REGULAR MEETING

 

 Present: Campbell, Boss, M. Drenth, Ruis, M Peters and BJ Peters.

Absent: Olach and Skeel

Others:    

Meeting called to order by Campbell at 7:03 p.m.

 

1         Motion by B. Peters/Ruis to accept the December 2006 minutes as presented. CARRIED.

 

Departmental Reports:

Police:   

DPW:  

Streets:

Planning Commission:  Secretary Sandy Alward resigned as Panning Commission secretary.  Council will advise the Planning Commission Chairman to appoint someone to replace her.

Finance Committee:  Budget Committee to meet Tuesday night 7:00 p.m. January 11, 2006 at the Banks Township Hall.

 

Action Items:

Council recommended to the finance committee that Village employeeÕs wages to be increased by 3.4  %.

 

2.   Motion by Boss/Peters to have wages be as follows for 2005 / 2006

 Tex Drenth from $14.34 to $ 14.83

Al Donaldson from $ 10.28 to $ 10.63

Andy Ross from $ 10.28 to 10.63

Police from $ 10.80 to $ 11.17

Clerk from $ 10,908.00 to $ 11,279.00

Treasure from $ 3078.00 to $ 3183.00    CARRIED.

 

3.   Motion by Ruis/Boss to appoint BJ Peters as Summer Rec. Director. CARRIED

 Streetscape Committee is as follows Cindy Ruis, BJ Peters, Alana Haley and Hellen Allen.

LWCF and NRTF grants for the Community Park, the Village were turned down again.

 

4. Motion by B. Peters/Boss to hire U.P. Engineering & Architects to resubmit the LWCF and NRTF grant applications for the Community Park at a cost of $ 3500.00.  CARRIED.

 

 A town meeting will be held Wednesday, January 11, 2006 at Banks Township Hall starting at 7:00 pm.  The purpose of the meeting is to update the public on the reconstruction of Main Street from the South Village Limits to Church Street scheduled for the year 2006 and to address any questions or concerns that people might have.  The extension of the water main south on Main St.  to the village limits and the updating of the service lines from Lincoln to the extension during this time will be on the agenda.

 

5.  Motion by Ruis/B Peters to pay the bills. CARRIED

 

6.  Motion by b. Peters/Ruis to adjourn at 8:30

 

Hellen Allen

 

Village Clerk