Minutes-11/10/1976 (2)

Clerk-Treasurer's Notes from November 10th regular Council meeting. Council considered the costs to be incurred by the garbage removal service and set the residential unit cost at $3.00 with one-half reduction ($1.50) for residents over 62 years of age. The service will begin on Wednesday, December 1, 1976 and pick-up will be every Wednesday. The residents will be notified via the December 1st water & sewer billing which will be mailed early, a few days before December 1st. Billing for the garbage service will be quarterly with first billing statement included on the water & sewer statements March 1, 1977. RECREATION - Stratton will see that the merry-go-round is installed. Potter will purchase supplies for the December 12th Community Open House. Janssen will call Santa Claus and invite him to the Tiffin Fire Station. Mayor will distribute posters in the community advising of the time and place for the Open House. JUNK JAMBOREE REPORT - Formanek placed a thank-you ad in the Clear Creek Leader. A thank-you note was read from Marcia Lionert. The Mayor will write a than-you to the Fire Dept. SANITATION - Potter reported that he had attended an Oxford Council meeting to discuss sanitation lab use and requirements. Oxford Council wishes to confer with Tiffin in possibly reaching an agreement to use the City's sewer testing lab equipment. RALPH BROWN REPORT - Lab facilities and water plant are inspected. Labs may have to be certified. If an operator is qualified to run his own plant, he is qualified to run tests. The chlorine area needs to be separated and facilities need to be re-arranged in the water building. More counter space is needed. An operator would need to supply own chemicals and set up a work time schedule. The Mayor, Potter and Brown will continue to work out the details and contact the Oxford Council if requirements can be met and arrangements made are agreeable to all concerned. Brown reported difficulties in finding the manufacturer who supplies parts that need replaced at the sewer plant. He also requested that the Atty. write to the company responsible for installing the furnace in the water plant, advising them of its malfunction and their warranty responsibilities. Atty. Neuzil will write the letter. Brown advised that the Frank Klein property on Second St. has been hooked up to the water system. The Clerk-Treas. will bill Mr. Klein $100.00 for the installation and send the monthly bills to the renter, Steve Downes. Brown reported that minor vandalism had occurred at the water tower. The Mayor reported that after/had attempted to engage someone to dig at the sewer plant to no avail, he contacted the City Engineer, Dennis Saeufling to hire someone and try to resolve the problem with the effluent holding ponds. WATER - Council approved installing outside meters at buildings which have difficult access when reading meters. They approved the hiring of Howard Verry as meter reader and to help with installing the outside meters. They also approved using temporary help to install the meters immediately.