Orange Village Council

ORANGE VILLAGE COUNCIL
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
JANUARY 12, 2011
8:00 PM

MINUTES

1. Mark Parks, Council President, called the Regular Meeting to order at 8:00 p.m.

2 Pledge of Allegiance

3 Roll call
Members present: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Members absent: Braverman, Perry
Others present: Kathy Mulcahy – Mayor
Stephen Byron – Law Director
Chris Kostura – Chief of Police
Bruce White – Fire Chief/Service Director
Brian Mader – Village Engineer

4. Motion to excuse Herb Braverman and Lisa Perry from the January 12, 2011
Council Meeting made by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

5. Motion to approve the minutes of the Regular Meeting of December 8, 2010
made by Kluter; seconded by Bram.
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

6. Motion to approve the minutes of the Work Session/Special Meeting of
January 5, 2011 made by Kluter; seconded by Brown.
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

7. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report of October 31, 2010 made
by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

8. Motion to approve the Treasurer’s Report of November 30, 2010 made
by Kluter; seconded by Bram
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

9. Motion to approve the Tax Administrator’s Report of December 31, 2010
made by Brown; seconded by Bram
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

10. Motion to approve the Bills to be Paid for January in the amount of
$125,793.63 and additional expenses of $199,544.38 by Brown;
seconded by Kluter.
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: No

11. Audience comments relating to the agenda items only. (1 minute per speaker)
Carmen Centanni – 3939 Pinecrest – Ordinance 2011-2 – Villas of Orange variance

12. Old Business: Discussion and consideration of Pending Legislation

A. ORDINANCE 2010-34
An Ordinance amending Sections 1327.01 and 1327.07 of the Codified Ordinances
and enacting new Section 1327.10 of the Codified Ordinances to provide for the
transfer of unclaimed Building Department deposits to the General Fund in a manner
consistent with the Ohio Revised Code. 3rd Reading.

Motion to adopt Ordinance 2010-34 made by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Brown, Parks
Nays: Bram, Bonk, Kluter
Motion Failed

B. ORDINANCE 2010-35
An Ordinance amending Section 913.02 of the Codified Ordinances of Orange
Village to provide for the approval and adoption of the most recent version of the
uniform standards for sewage improvement 3rd Reading

Motion to adopt Ordinance 2010-35 made by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

C ORDINANCE 2010-36 - Amended
An Ordinance authorizing an Income Tax Amnesty Program to encourage the
payment of delinquent taxes, amending Section 775.23 of the Codified Ordinances
to amend the interest rate due on unpaid taxes, and declaring an emergency. 3rd Reading

Motion to adopt Ordinance 2010-36 (Amended) made by Kluter; seconded by Brown

Motion to table Ordinance 2010-36 (Amended) made by Bonk; seconded by Bram
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None
Motion to table takes precedence over motion to adopt.

13. New Business Discussion of New Legislation and Motions

The President of Council asked for a motion to add Ordinance 2011-3 to the agenda.
Council members Bonk, Kluter and Bram objected. The Ordinance was not added.

A. ORDINANCE 2011-1
An Ordinance approving the editing and inclusion of certain Ordinances as parts of the
various component Codes of the Codified Ordinances of the Orange Village, Ohio,
and declaring an emergency. 1st Reading

Motion to suspend the rules made by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

Motion to adopt Ordinance 2011-1 made by Kluter; seconded by Brown
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

B. ORDINANCE 2011-2
An Ordinance granting a side yard setback variance to Villas of Orange, Inc. for property
located at 420 Blossom Lane, Villas of Orange, Lot 41. 1st Reading – Referred to P & Z.

C. RESOLUTION 2011-1
A Resolution requesting the County Auditor and Treasurer to advance taxes in
accordancewith the Ohio Revised Code and declaring an emergency.

Motion to adopt Resolution 2011-1 made by Brown; seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

D. Motion to authorize the Village Engineer to prepare plans and specifications and the
Clerk to advertise for bids for the 2011 Concrete Repair Project made by Brown;
seconded by Kluter
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

14. Committee Reports by Council Members

Bram – No report
Bonk – No report
Kluter – Plan on having a Safety Meeting
Brown – Meeting tomorrow with Solid Waste District regarding composting
Parks – Software for Finance on schedule for February 1

15. Audience Comments Relating to Matters, which advance the good of the Village.
(2 minutes per speaker)
No comments

16. Comments by Council Members

Bram – Keeping Executive Sessions private
Bonk – Memo from Law Director

Motion was made to waive the attorney client privilege on the Law Director’s
memorandum dealing with the qualifications for a full-time fire chief to hold the office
made by Bonk; seconded by Bram
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

– Memo from Richard Rucker distributed to Council

Kluter – Moment of silence for victims in Arizona
Being careful with finances
Lakes of Orange was passed in June of 2009
Thanks to Mark Parks

Brown – Comments on Ordinance 2010-34, 2010-36 and 2011-3

17. Comments by the Mayor – Do the right thing for residents
- Church property is closing January 21, 2011

18. Comments by the Council President –
Met with all Council members on discord
- Protocol change is once you speak you cannot speak again until
everyone who wants to speak has done so.
- Discuss key issues in a council meeting
- Goal of transparency – meeting should be Pod Cast
- Educational component, i.e. – Cancer Awareness, Finance, Environment
- Marketing the Village of Orange Village
- Respectable well-run meetings

19. Motion to adjourn Regular Meeting at 9:28 p.m. made by Kluter; seconded by Bram
Ayes: Bram, Brown, Bonk, Kluter, Parks
Nays: None

_______________________________ ____________________________________
Clerk of Council President of Council

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