Minutes-10/14/1981

Motion Potter second Spivey to place engineering fee for inspection of 1981 street repair program work on monthly bills for approval. Carried unanimously. Discussion of open burning problem. Rohret expressed concern over enforcement of ordinance if one is passed. Murray will get copies of sample ordinances for next month's meeting. Attorney presented proposed ordinance for sidewalk repair. Ordinance requires city to give thirty day notice to repair and state how to do work. If not done, city will repair and bill property owner. Attorney presented proposed ordinance for sidewalk cleaning. Snow and ice must be removed within twenty-four hours if it accumulated to more than one inch. If not removed, city may remove without notice and bill property owner. Council instructed attorney to put provision in ordinance for bill to be assessed to property tax if not paid sooner. Formanek urged council to consider construction ordinance since many property owners do not have sidewalks. Motion Madden second Spivey to defer discussion and place proposed ordinances on sidewalk repair and cleaning on agenda for November meeting. Carried unanimously. Tom Aubrecht presented drawing for garage. Motion Potter second Madden to approve issuance for building permit to Tom Aubrecht for garage at 140 Second Street according to drawing on file with city clerk. Carried unanimously. Motion Rohret second Madden to set date for trick-or-treating in Tiffin for Saturday, October 31st from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Carried unanimously. Madden will check into holding a parade. Formanek reported that Ralph Brown was involved in a minor traffic accident with the city truck. Truck is titled to Johnson County Civil Defense but county does not insure it. City did not have insurance on truck. City paid $90.64 to repair car and obtained $300,000.00 liability insurance for truck. Council agreed to investigate possibility of buying property adjacent to fire station. Mayor Formanek appointed Madden and Potter to committee to establish communication with Louis Voparil regarding property located at 221 Main Street. Council also expressed interest in property which the school wants to sell. Motion Spivey second Rohret to instruct clerk to record minutes at the Johnson County Recorder's office for variances granted by the Board of Adjustment. Carried unanimously. Murray discussed the Community Development Block Grant. Council expressed opinion that monies should be divided up like federal revenue sharing so that every city gets a share. Formanek instructed clerk to send minutes, reports and agendas to all people running for office on November 3rd election. Motion Potter second Madden to approve clerk-treasurer's reports. Carried unanimously.