Martinsville City Council met May 3.
Here is the minutes provided by the Council:
Roll call was answered by the following council members and elected officials: Chris Davidson, Mike Cribelar, Herman Davidson, Gordon Crutchfield and David Doran. Also in attendance were Mayor Phillip Reeds, Clerk Marlene Wilhoit and Treasurer Melinda Short-Owen. Employees and citizens in attendance are attached to the back of the minutes.
**Motion by C Davidson 2nd by M Cribelar to approve minutes from 04-12-17 council meeting and 04-26-17 committee meeting.
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
**Motion by G Crutchfield 2nd by H Davidson to approve the treasurer’s report as presented.
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
**Motion by H Davidson, 2nd by C Davidson to approve April 2017 bills payable in May 2017 in the amount of $42,232.29.
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
**Motion by D Doran, 2nd by C Davidson to allow the Martinsville American Legion to purchase and place “Legion” welcome signs at the 4 entrances to Martinsville.
Upon roll call vote C Davidson, M Cribelar, H Davidson and D Doran voted for the motion with G Crutchfield abstaining from vote.
**Motion by H Davidson, 2nd by M Cribelar to approve Ordinance No. 2017-5-1 titled; “An ordinance to approve the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts of the various component codes of the codified ordinances”
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
**Motion by H Davidson, 2nd by C Davidson to table discussion on the ordinance concerning a new liquor license until a full council is seated.
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
Public Comments:
**The City Clerk has received resignations from Herman Davidson for his ward 1 council seat the John Skinner for his seat on the Summer Recreation Committee.
**The Summer Recreation Committee would like to submit the name of Trenton Maxwell to replace the seat vacated by John Skinner. This will be approved at the June meeting.
This being Mayor Phillip Reeds last meeting he thanked the council for his timed served and congratulated everyone for their new positions on city council and wished them good luck.
** Motion by H Davidson 2nd by G Crutchfield to adjourn the meeting at 7:06 pm
Upon roll call vote all council members present voted for the motion. (5)
A break was taken after this meeting before swearing in new council members and starting the second meeting of the evening.
Herman Davidson presented a plaque to outgoing Mayor Phillip Reeds and thanked him for his 20 years of service to the city serving as a council member and then as Mayor.
Herman Davidson presented a plaque to outgoing council member Gordon Crutchfield and thanked him for his 23 years of service to the city as a council member.
Attorney Richard Bernardoni swore in L Marlene Wilhoit to another 4 year term as City Clerk and she in turn sworn in newly elected officials, Mayor Herman Davidson, Treasurer Melinda Owen, council member Ward 1 Christopher Davidson and council member Ward 2 John Skinner.
Second Meeting for the Night:
Mayor Herman Davidson called the meeting to order with roll call answered by the following council members; Chris Davidson, Mike Cribelar, John Skinner and David Doran.
Signature cards will need changed at both First Bank & Trust and Casey State Bank. Mayor Phillip Reeds name needs removed and Mayor Herman Davidson needs to be added.
Mayor Herman Davidson submitted the following names for council approval to fill the two vacancies on the council; Melinda Lovell to fill seat in Ward 1 for the term of 2 years and Troy Propst to fill seat in Ward 3 for a term of 2 years.
**Motion by C Davidson, 2nd by M Cribelar to accept the names of Melinda Lovell and Troy Propst to fill vacant council seats.
Upon roll call vote all members present voted for the motion. (4)
Clerk Marlene Wilhoit sworn in Melinda Lovell and Troy Propst to their newly appointed position on the city council.
Roll was called with the following members present: Chris Davidson, Mike Cribelar, Melinda Lovell, Troy Propst, John Skinner and David Doran.
No one was present representing Martinsville on the Move concerning street closings for events and donations.
Zachary Tally addressed council with information about his new business he is building out by the Interstate. He is requesting consideration on running utilities to his property and installing an entrance. Mayor Davidson will hopefully have cost of entrance and utilities to discuss at a future meeting.
The Mayor announced the following committee placements for the FY 2017-2018:
Utilities- Doran Lovell Propst
Budget & Finance- Cribelar Propst Doran
Street & Alley- Davidson Cribelar Skinner
Economic Development/City Hall- Lovell Doran Davidson
Police- Propst Skinner Lovell
Park- Skinner Davidson Cribelar
The following committees will stay the same:
Mobile Home Approval Committee – Arbor committee – National Road Representative – Economic
Development/Clark County enterprise zone
Public Comments:
The council has not received minutes or treasurer reports from the Summer Recreation Committee for quite some time and is requesting these monthly. Due to the tax exempt status of the Summer Recreation Committee they will need to turn all reports and records over to the City Clerk for audit to be performed July 5, 2017.
Clerk Wilhoit passed out paperwork on OMA and FOIA required testing and certification. This needs done by all elected officials and certificates turned in to City Clerk.
Mike Kraemer of Kraemart presented his proposal to the council to inform the new members of his request for a new liquor license to be issued so he is able to apply for video gaming through the State of Illinois, at his place of business. Council will discuss this further in committee meeting to be held May 24, 2017
Attorney Richard Bernardoni will conduct a newly elected official’s informational meeting @ 6 pm on May 24th.
Motion by C Davidson, 2nd by M Cribelar to adjourn the meeting @ 8:05 pm
Upon roll call vote all members present voted for the motion. (6)
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