Minutes-1 /14/1981

The Tiffin City Council met in regular session on Wednesday, January 14, 1981 at the Tiffin Methodist Church. No one spoke during the community forum. Mayor Formanek called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. Councilmembers present were Madden, Potter, Spivey, Rohret and Williams. Also present were Barbara Murray, Mike Hoyt, Ralph Stoffer and Patrick White. Motion Madden second Rohret to approve agenda. Carried unanimously. Motion Potter second Madden to approve minutes of meeting December 10, 1980. Carried unanimously. Council decided not to consider discriminatory housing ordinance any further. Ralph Stoffer, engineer for Mike Hoyt, addressed Council concerning Hoyt's plans to divide property into two sections and have one home on each lot. Motion Potter second Madden to approve request for subdivision as per corrected drawings on Mike Hoyt's property approximately one-half mile east of Tiffin on highway #6. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Potter, aye; Spivey, aye; Rohret, aye; Williams, aye. Carried unanimously. Motion Spivey second Potter to instruct Mayor Formanek to sign subdivision plat on behalf of City of Tiffin. Carried unanimously. Discussion concerning proposed contract with Tiffin Fire Association. Council concerned with length of contract and tax levy. Mayor Formanek appointed Rohret and Williams to ask Tiffin Fire Association for explanation of contract and tax levies and explanation of contract's implications for the City of Tiffin. Motion Madden second Potter to retain John R. Sladek as City Attorney for 1981. Roll call vote: Madden, aye; Spivey, aye; Potter, aye; Rohret, aye; Williams, aye. Carried unanimously. Motion Potter second Williams to appoint the Clear Creek Leader as the official newspaper for 1981. Carried unanimously. Motion Spivey second Rohret to certify 1980 delinquent accounts for Earl Volkman $40.00 weed cutting and $18.74 waterworks and Bill Rogers garbage collection $27.00 for Johnson County Auditor for collection with the property taxes. Carried unanimously. Mayor Formanek set date for first proposed use hearing for Federal Revenue Sharing for Wednesday, January 28, 1981 at 7:00 p.m. in the Tiffin Church.