Council Minutes Archives City of Harrison COUNCIL MINUTES June 19, 2007 Council met in regular session with Mayor Daniel J. Gieringer. Members present included: Mrs. Deborah Acra, Mr. Tony Burkart, Mrs. Judy Kercheval, Mr. Joel McGuire, Mr. Bill Neyer, Mr. Jim Robertson, and Mr. Randy Shank. Mr. Bill Deters, the Law Director, was also in attendance. The meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Shank made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Kercheval to approve the Council meeting minutes for June 5, 2007. The minutes were approved as presented. Mrs. Acra made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Kercheval to approve the purchase orders. Roll Call: All - yea. Mr. Robertson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Shank to approve the May Finance Report. Roll Call: All - yea. Mr. Chris Jones of 28379 Suzanne Lane in West Harrison addressed Council to inquire about the possibility of purchasing the old fire truck for parts. Fire Chief Rob Hursong and Mr. Burkart explained the Fire Committee is in discussion regarding the future of the fire truck. Law Director, Bill Deters, reported that the truck would need to go out for public auction unless the estimated value of the truck is below a specific threshold. Mr. Deters will check on the limit of the threshold. Mayor Gieringer suggested that the city may want certain parts from the truck and if Mr. Jones was only interested in the engine, then the city could sell him the engine only. Mr. Hursong and Mr. Jones meet to work out the details. Mr. Robertson made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Kercheval to set a public hearing date for the proposed 2007 Annual County Budget. Said hearing will be held on July 17, 2007 at 7:15 p.m. prior to the City Council Meeting. Roll Call: All - yea. Mr. Robertson made a motion, seconded by Mrs. Kercheval to approve an ordinance approving contract for the provision of Public Health Services. Roll Call: All - yea. (Ordinance #17 - 2007). Mrs. Kercheval made a motion, seconded by Mr. Robertson to approve a resolution adopting the Hamilton County Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan. Roll Call: All - yea. (Resolution #4 - 2007). Mr. Robertson made a motion, seconded by Mr. Neyer to table the approval of a resolution scheduling a public hearing on an amendment to Part II of the City of Harrison’s Codified Ordinances and the Zoning Code Map. Roll Call: All - yea. Mayor Report Mayor Gieringer reported the following totals from the May 2007 Mayor’s Court: City of Harrison - $9305; Treasurer of State - $1864; Drug Cases - $610; Computer Fund - $380; OVI Fund - $350; Interest - $14.47. Mayor’s Court receipts are down $422.00 in comparison to May 2006. Law Director Report Mr. Deters updated Council on the ongoing negotiations with the Steelworkers Union. The next negotiations meeting is scheduled for July 19. Council - Committee Report Mr. Neyer had no report but announced the next Utility Committee meeting would be held on July 12 at 3:00 p.m. at the Community Center. Mr. McGuire announced the Civil Defense Committee meeting would be held on July 18 at 5:30 p.m. He asked that a representative from each department attend the Safety Committee meeting at 5:00 p.m. on July 18 to report on the attendance of various training classes offered to city employees. Mr. McGuire noted that the city can receive a reduction in insurance by having city employees attend free safety classes within the county. Mr. McGuire reported on the following two items with respect to the Street Committee: The 16 "Harrison" letters on the bridge have to be bid out. JMA will put together the specifications for the project and report their findings at the July 12 Street Committee meeting. The city was successful on the STP funding application for the State Street project. The city is responsible for $707,000 of the $1.1 million project(West Harrison is responsible for the remaining funding). We requested $565,000 from OKI and they approved 90% of the amount for a total of $509,000. The funds will not be available until 2009. Mr. McGuire explained that are measures we can do to get the project started by mid 2008 which could be funded by the city’s share of the total amount. The project involves repair, pavement removal and replacement of State Street from Broadway to the corporation line, as well as drainage improvements, access management, and sidewalk and a bike way. Mrs. Acra announced the Building & Lands Committee would meet on June 27 with members of the Bike Trail Committee. Mrs. Acra also announced the Police Committee will hold their next meeting on June 20 at 6:00 p.m. and the Western Joint Ambulance District will hold their budget hearing at 5:30 p.m. on July 2. Mrs. Kercheval reported the Economic Development/Resource Committee met on June 18 and will report to Council soon on several items they are presently working on. The next meeting is scheduled for July 2 at 4:00 p.m. Mrs. Kercheval announced there will be a Board meeting of Mainstreet Harrison, Inc. on June 26 at 5:15 p.m. Finally, Mrs. Kercheval reported that as of today the total for Relay for Life is $106,230. Mrs. Kercheval thanked the community for their support and read a thank you from the Relay Committee Chairpersons, Kathy Lawhorn and Jeanette Losekamp. Mr. Robertson announced the Finance Committee is scheduled to meet on June 20 at 2:30 p.m. Mr. Robertson reported that an insurance update meeting("Health Fair")for city employees and their families will be held on June 20 from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the North Conference Room. Mr. Robertson reminded residents that the Yard Waste Recycling program is held on the last Saturday of each month from 9:00 to 2:00 at the Salt Dome off Industrial Drive. The next recycling day is June 30. Mr. Robertson reported that he is working with the Hamilton County Solid Waste District in planning new ways to help the city increase their recycling efforts. Mr. Burkart reported on the success of the first Friday night summer movie sponsored by the Harrison Recreation Commission. The first movie was shown on June 15 with "Ransom of Red Chief" scheduled for June 29. Mr. Burkart thanked LaRosa’s for donating pizza at the first movie night. Mr. Burkart reported on the following items from the June 19 meeting of the Fire Committee: The committee discussed the May Activity Report. The Division of Fire & Rescue to date have participated in 149 runs in comparison to 210 runs in 2006. The EMS billing to date is $133,026. Fire Chief Hursong has suspended the issuance of all new burn permits due to the local dry conditions until further notice. Any current burn permits already issued are advised not to burn. The Fire Committee met with West Harrison on a new fire contract. Finally, Mr. Burkart announced the 8th Annul Summerfun 4th of July Parade will be held on July 3 at 11:00 a.m. in front of the Community Center. Mr. Shank had no report. There being no further business, Mrs. Kercheval made a motion, seconded by Mr. Shank to adjourn the meeting. Roll Call: All - yea. ATTEST: Daniel J. Gieringer, Mayor               Carol A. Wiwi, Clerk Back to top • Home
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