Village of Elmwood Board of Trustees - May 15, 2013
Village of Elmwood
May 15, 2013
The Village of Elmwood Board of Trustees met in regular session with Trustees Ronhovde,
Wilhelm, Allgayer, and Chairman Ernst presiding.! All attending signed the “Notice of
Acknowledgement of Meeting”. Chairman Ernst declared the Open Meeting Act posted. Mike
and Tonya Wilhelm, Mike Winter, and Ed Blunt were also present. Clements arrived about 7:30.
Visitor: Emily Bausch from SENDD gave a presentation and slide show concerning nuisance
enforcement that SENDD offers.
Application for building permit for owners at 212 West G Street. Motioned by Allgayer to
approve the building permit. Seconded by Clements. Vote: Aye: All. Nay: None. Abstain:
Wilhelm. Motion carried.
Streets: Blunt is pricing asphalt and concrete for street repair. Discussion to extend C Street west
to allow for new home site.
Park: Allgayer reported that he placed fertilizer spikes for the evergreen on southeast side of
park. Discussion of park lighting. Motion by Ronhovde to have OPPD do the contracted work on
specified lights on the south side of the park. Seconded by Allgayer. RCV: Aye: All. Nay: None.
Motion carried.
Library: Allgayer motioned to pay library payroll. Seconded by Clements. RCV: Aye: All. Nay:
None. Motion carried.
Water: Nothing to report.
Sewer: Ernst drafted a document entitled “Municipal Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Program”.
This will be looked at in the future.
Comp & Zoning: no action taken
Special Events:! Clements will contact Hunziker with OPPD to move forward on the buried
electrical lines.
Safety Committee: nothing to report.
Presentation of Claims: Midwest Farmers Co-op:$256.29 Mick’s Diesel Repair:$70.00 Meeske
Ace Hardware:$38.51 Postmaster:$429.00 Quill Corporation:$125.13 Ortlieb Trucking:
$174.28 Midwest Laboratories:$153.83 Cass County Refuse:$62.00 Elmwood Equipment:
$99.36 Dana F Cole and Co.$13,816.66 Verizon Wireless:$68.20 Utility Service Co
Incorporated:$6,165.61 Columbus Telegram:$187.68 Elmwood Library Payroll:$933.00
Motioned by Allgayer to pay the claims as presented with the exception of Dana Cole.! Seconded
by Wilhelm RCV: Aye: All. Nay: None. Motion carried.
New Business: Discussion of an idea to request customers to sign up to have their water/sewer
bills sent electronically to save postage for the village. Board received a complaint about the Red
Cedar Lounge signed by three individuals. They will be contacted for specifics.
Motion by Allgayer at 9:50 to enter executive session to discuss personnel. Seconded by
Wilhelm. Vote: All:Aye. Nay:none. Motion carried.
Motion by Wilhelm at 10:13 to exit executive session. Seconded by Allgayer. Vote: All:Aye.
Nay:none. Motion carried.
There being no further business, Chairman Ernst declared the meeting adjourned.
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Grace Ronhovde David Ernst