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All right, everybody. We want to welcome

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everybody to our after

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St. Patrick's Day council meeting.

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If you would, would you please rise to

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repeat the Pledge of Allegiance.

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I pledge allegiance to the flag

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of the United States of America.

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And to the Republic for which it stands,

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one nation under God,

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indivisible with liberty

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and justice for all.

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Please remain standing and bow your head.

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We thank you for the opportunity

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that we have to gather here today. The

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freedoms that we enjoy. Without them

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we would not be able to assemble here today.

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We ask for peace for the present,

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hope for the future, amen.

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Amen. "Now, what I'd like to do"

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before we even start, is to have a moment

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of silence for

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the six

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Air personnel that were killed

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in that plane. When they were

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refueling. Three of them were from Ohio.

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I believe three of them you knew

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personally. Or, two of them.

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I would say they're brothers in

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arms and we will highly regard.

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So, if we could just have a moment of silence

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for them.

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Okay. We need a motion to approve minutes.

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I make a motion.

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Okay, first we have to take a roll call

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vote. "Who calls roll call?" Cailyn.

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Will you do the roll?

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Just call each council person then. "Okay."

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Cailyn, you're up.

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Romes? "Here."

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Kitts? "Here." Campbell?

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Here. "Kilgore?" Here."

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McCort? "Here."

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Down here.

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And it's time to approve minutes that we don't

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have yet. "May the administrator be"

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recognized, please? "You may." Okay. Thank you.

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If it please you, Mr. Mayor. We have

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five minutes outstanding

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from previous council meetings.

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Cailyn and I have been working on those minutes.

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We expect those minutes will be completed for

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approval next week.

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If the special meeting

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is desired, we will make sure that the

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minutes are done by then. We're almost finished

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with them. "Five, five times." Okay.

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Five meetings. It's about five meetings.

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Right, Cailyn? "Yeah."

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Okay. So, yes, we're.

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We've been chipping away at it. We're about

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90% done with them. "Okay. Motion"

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to pay bills. That, we got plenty of bills.

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Go ahead. "So moved."

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We have a, a motion

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on the table to approve bills.

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I need a second. "Second."

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Seconded by Councilman Kilgore.

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And the motion was by President McCort.

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Any discussion? All in favor

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please vote by saying, aye. "Aye."

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Opposed, nay. Motion carried.

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Motion to read all ordinances, resolutions

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by title only. "We need a motion."

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So moved. "All right. Motion made by Councilman"

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Romes. Seconded by President McCort.

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Any discussion? All

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in favor, please vote by saying, aye. "Aye."

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Opposed, nay.

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Motion carried.

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Here's a. Well, I'm update,

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here. We're getting a new sign put up,

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finally. Because we

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wrote the check for it. 

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We are.

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I don't even know how to explain this to

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everybody.

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One is we have a disaster.

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How many is that going on

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in the finance department?

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Not that any money's missing or anything.

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But because of all the bills and things

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that haven't been paid. And we're

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still scooping up stuff.

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Paying our bills. $70,000 dollars

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QCI wasn't paid. Two years late.

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Two years worth.

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We had another one for $414,000 dollars.

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It wasn't paid.

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We had. Actually.

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And I got a letter from the EPA

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that said, after numerous

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phone calls,

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emails and warning letters.

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You are hereby suspended and fined.

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Not fined yet. But we might be fined.

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Because, you know, they tell us that

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our vehicles needed a

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E-Check.

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So that was in multiple warning letters.

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I know. We're still trying to get

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back into that stuff.

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Getting back into payroll.

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Payroll's a disaster. Which is why

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we had an outside company. Because

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they were taken out wrong taxes on

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some people. Not enough.

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Too much on others.

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I hope they were taking out too much on me.

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I don't know.

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So, we're trying to dig into that.

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The State auditors were here. "No."

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Which is a day we truly,

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you know, we had to cry to them. We put up

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Bat Signal. They came.

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They were here again today. While you have

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them on teams, or.

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And I will let you to give that

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reflection in your VA report.

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Right now we're just looking forward to

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working with the new bank

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that's coming in. The credit union that's coming

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in. We've got a lot of upcoming events.

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And we want some happy stuff going on

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around here. And we need to

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unite together as a team.

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Forward. We have the strength to do it.

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Right now we're just stuck in the mud a

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little bit. We just need to rock it a little

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so that we can get out of the mud.

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But we'll get out of it with the help of the auditor.

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The help this fantastic team.

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The hours that they have put in.

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And one way has been

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involvement at every step of the way.

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Trying to straighten up our finances.

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We did however. I don't know if you remember.

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You may or may not remember.

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I've been asking for the Contingency

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for so long.

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There's $2.9 million dollars

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in the Contingency Fund. We found that.

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What a chunk to hide.

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So, we're. Financially we're in good shape.

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We just don't know the exact number.

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Until we get all these outstanding bills paid.

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It's a shame that it had to happen, but it did.

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So, that's where we're at. Everybody's

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scrambling. You know, we kind of.

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It's kind of long

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days. Because we got so much to do.

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So, lift each other.

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Lift each other up. Let's be a team.

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At. Even the public.

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And grab the ball and move forward and make

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that touchdown. And I believe Grafton

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is the community that can do that.

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VA.

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Well, with that forward pass to the VA.

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Thank you, Mayor. I'll just say that

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the whole of government: mayor, council,

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all the administration and Clerk

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Treasurer's office. Are working

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to rectify all these issues

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and make sure the government runs smoothly

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for the people.

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I can talk about some positive things that

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happened. Because it seems like

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we've had a lot of difficulties. So we should

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also accentuate some positives. Like

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the Mayor said. As you can see today

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I'm wearing green because I went to the

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Unicorn.

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We had Gehring's was decked out in

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the old Unicorn way. They even had linens.

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Polo pasta was my personal favorite dish.

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I just want to say that the place was slammed.

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I'm very proud of Katie Flanagan.

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And all the Gehring's team for what they did.

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It felt just like the old school Unicorn.

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And couldn't come. They all couldn't come

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in the place to seat. It was almost standing room

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only. Congrats to them.

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I want to talk about some of the positives.

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Yes, I did speak with the State auditors.

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Their consulting unit.

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Which is separate from the audit unit.

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The consulting unit has resources

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that our Clerk Treasurer's office can use

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to help square away the books. For example,

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assistance with doing reconciliation.

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They also have assistance with

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helping us finalize our budget.

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Which the Mayor would like to hold a special

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meeting one week from today. To approve.

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Finalize and approve the budget.

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As well as have a Board of Zoning Appeals

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meeting and a Planning Commission meeting.

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And also some additional Council

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items that may be up as well. So please put

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that in your calendar. We'll be announcing that.

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Also see. "What time do you want to do that?

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That should be 7:30pm.

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Board of Zoning Appeals and Planning Commission

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at 7 o'clock. 7:30pm council.

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Are you doing the budget before that? Or?

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The planned we'd do the budget 6 o'clock.

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Get it done. Seven o'clock

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Board of Zoning Appeal and Planning Commission.

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7:30pm Special Meeting of Council.

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We're getting a lot done in one meeting.

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This will be next week. One week from today.

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Plan for it.

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This is something that the Mayor has requested.

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I need to know you're available. If you could

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be at that meeting. Please, let me know before

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tonight. We have a little bit of wiggle room. We

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can do it March 30th. Which is a Monday.

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I wanted to leave that available in case

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the budget couldn't be finalized on the 24th.

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So when we get the 24th.

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consider it then.

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It'll help to discuss the other.

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We started that last

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year. Let me make sure I get this right.

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I wrote it down.

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Last year's.

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It was, it was a report. It's basically the

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end of the year report that's due to the Auditor.

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It wasn't done

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for 2025.

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And the date to extend it

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and request an extension passed on

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March 2nd. So that passed.

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So we are currently in violation

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of the end of year. Basically it's an end of the

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year report.

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I'm still going to reach out to the Auditor

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and explain the situation.

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And ask him if we can still have an extension. We've

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got a 50/50 chance of getting that extension.

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That's where we're at with,

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with the end of year report.

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However, the Auditor's going to help us with the

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budget. They're going to give us a special letter

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enabling them to consult us on our budget.

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And also they're going to give

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us a

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assistance with reconciliation.

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And they can also consult.

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But they can't actively come over here and work

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and do our books. For that we're

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exhausting other options. And I do have to say

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major plaudits to our

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new Clerk Treasurer, Sorya Chan Grace.

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I wll say that other

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positive things that are going the community.

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Every officer in the village. 

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But she's been here for a very short time. But

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she's been a major impact. She's helped

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uncover and actively found issues that have been

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brewing for years. A major credit to her

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for that. "She did more in two weeks"

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than the other one did in two years.

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So, we're very thankful for

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the team that we have now.

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I will talk about some more positive things. I

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just discussed with Kleinfelder.

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We are beginning the process for

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a Safe Route to School Grant.

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And we would like the support of Midview

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High School to build sidewalks

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to the school. And have a safe path to the school

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and that would be a trail that has sidewalks.

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We are going to have a meeting with the

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superintendent after spring break.

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To be able to have that conversation we'll

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start a conversation with the schools.

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By notifying you that we're

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going to be doing that. As you know is we'll work

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to try and connect the village to the schools.

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While we're at that meeting, we're also going to

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connect for Downtown Development District

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to the schools. We have notified them and

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if they're not in before we get it to Council

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expected them. The Redevelopment district can

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therefore be done in the summer.

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Which will be the perfect timeline

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before anything else going on.

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We have also received the Community

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Development Bloc Grant requests.

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The grant is standard Federally funded money.

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That's given to the State and then given to the

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village that could help our downtown businesses.

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Everyone will have more to share on that soon.

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But we have a meeting about what funds we're

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going to request for those Community Development

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Bloc Grants. We had several business members

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apply. We know that Bullseye.

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We have Mrs. Guyeska here who applied. Butter

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and Bloom applied. The Village Barber applied.

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We got applications from several of you that want

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to do something with the white building across the

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street. Two story white building.

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They applied. Counting my fingers.

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There's a lot of really positive things going on

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in the community. I do want to accentuate

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that Grafton is not puttering. We were

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just trying to get over the speed bump. So

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that we can go 60 mph on the highway and

323
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get to our destination and do it with a smooth

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transition. That's where we're at right now.

325
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You'll get busted if you do 60 in Grafton.

326
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Now he mentions it.

327
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I'm going to try it.

328
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That's a highway, all right?

329
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Law Director, do you have anything?

330
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I don't.

331
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Any other council members. Do you have anything?

332
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I do. I just want to mention this

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past Saturday.

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Down at the end of Commerce on the lefthand side

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there's hidden down there. The

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center of it, in thirteen.They had a real nice

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farmers market down there. Now it certainly is

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the season when there ain't a whole lot of

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produce, but I had a friend of mine

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give me a bunch of eggs I took down there.

341
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But they were selling. There was a stand with

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honey and

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syrup. Somebody else had

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whole grain breads and selling like healthy

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stuff going on down there. There was a few things

346
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I will try and get some stuff for my kids. Or what-

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ever, but there were twelve vendors down there

348
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having a pretty good turnout.

349
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It was nice. It went from 11am to 3pm.

350
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The next one is April 19th.

351
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They're going to wait until 1 o'clock because

352
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that's Sunday. They're going to wait 1pm to 4pm

353
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or 5pm. Whatever. But it's down at the

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end on the lefthand side. You want to set something

355
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up, that's up to you.

356
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It's only $5 bucks for your table.

357
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But we've been just going on Sunday.

358
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There's a lot of people that I didn't know that

359
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buy there essentially local.

360
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It's not going in the field? "It's indoors."

361
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They could have put maybe

362
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four or five more tables in there.

363
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But if as it grows.

364
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This is the second one. I didn't know about the

365
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first one. But as it grows, they're going to look to

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get a bigger area.

367
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If it outgrows this area of the gym.

368
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But it was really nice. There were a lot of nice

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things there. And there's a lot of good people.

370
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You know it's maybe for an hour.

371
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Whatever it was. I actually

372
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got rid of 49 dozen eggs.

373
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A friend of mine is. I don't know

374
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if any of you guys want to take part in it,

375
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some how, some way. And I'm texting him.

376
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If it was that, he would choose to say no.

377
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Anyway. So April 19th

378
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from 1pm to 4pm or 5pm, I guess.

379
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We'll get it up on our website.

380
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Yeah, that's even, you know, we

381
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put it on the Grafton Forum.

382
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Yeah, even, you know, the guys that bumped it.

383
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Those guys thought, what would be the all

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the stuff to deal with.

385
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It's looking out there for next month.

386
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Good job.

387
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Police Chief Dan Clark.

388
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We've been in contact with Lorain County

389
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JVS. They have

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the kids that go there for mechanics

391
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portion of

392
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their schooling. "Yeah."

393
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We've been in contact with them.

394
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I'm asking permission to donate

395
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the Ford Taurus. The old police

396
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cruiser to them. For them to be able to

397
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take it apart. Put it back together.

398
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Awesome. "They don't sell it."

399
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It stays there for each year's class

400
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to redo the whole thing.

401
00:16:01,816 --> 00:16:03,816
But, I wanted to ask Council if

402
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that was something that we could do

403
00:16:05,816 --> 00:16:08,357
fo them. "Yeah, body shop. They do. They fix"

404
00:16:08,357 --> 00:16:10,357
No. They got rid of the body shop.

405
00:16:10,357 --> 00:16:12,357
Yeah. Yeah.

406
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But mechanic part of it's still there.

407
00:16:16,934 --> 00:16:19,377
That's right. You're going to think they ...

408
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We did. That's the way we want to go.

409
00:16:22,102 --> 00:16:24,102
Maybe that's the last thing the Chief wants to do.

410
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What have you got to load it up?

411
00:16:26,206 --> 00:16:28,206
I think they mean you.

412
00:16:33,085 --> 00:16:34,889
So, what is it, Dan?

413
00:16:34,889 --> 00:16:37,434
Okay, I'll contact them. And also

414
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I put Chief Thompson's,

415
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his report in everybody's box.

416
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Everybody should have those for him.

417
00:16:43,936 --> 00:16:45,629
Yeah, we do.

418
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Do you still have the ambulance?

419
00:16:48,281 --> 00:16:50,281
Yes, sir.

420
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You know what's wrong with that?

421
00:16:52,757 --> 00:16:54,757
The only thing that I know that's wrong

422
00:16:54,757 --> 00:16:56,757
with it, is the air conditioner didn't work.

423
00:16:56,757 --> 00:16:58,757
That's why they took it out of service. Because

424
00:16:58,757 --> 00:17:00,757
it was during COVID and

425
00:17:01,598 --> 00:17:03,598
there's no door to block

426
00:17:04,348 --> 00:17:06,505
the back from the cabin.

427
00:17:07,849 --> 00:17:09,849
And that was only two things.

428
00:17:09,849 --> 00:17:11,849
Right now there's a seal that's

429
00:17:11,849 --> 00:17:13,613
dried up on the

430
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line for the diesel.

431
00:17:15,613 --> 00:17:17,913
That seal just needs replaced.

432
00:17:17,913 --> 00:17:21,034
It'll run. It's just diesel from the line.

433
00:17:21,478 --> 00:17:23,753
Other than that, there's nothing wrong with it.

434
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There's only, what, thirty.

435
00:17:26,412 --> 00:17:28,412
37,000 miles on it.

436
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One. Street Department's looking for

437
00:17:32,552 --> 00:17:34,552
I mean, a truck.

438
00:17:36,013 --> 00:17:38,394
We still need one. I would like to get that would.

439
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Yeah. "I think it was ..."

440
00:17:41,464 --> 00:17:43,464
There are needs that obviously have

441
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all the outside departments. As well as

442
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the inside storage bins in that. We could

443
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take the, the cots,

444
00:17:49,464 --> 00:17:51,464
the cots out, with the benches

445
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out and that would give you more storage room.

446
00:17:54,620 --> 00:17:56,620
But like I say, other than

447
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three items, there's nothing wrong with it.

448
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Starts right up. It's a.

449
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Maybe then we could look into that.

450
00:18:03,126 --> 00:18:06,032
I don't know about that. "And I assume that the."

451
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Instead of buying a brand new truck.

452
00:18:09,069 --> 00:18:10,664
They can replace it.

453
00:18:10,664 --> 00:18:12,690
Well, it's here and we own it. So.

454
00:18:13,552 --> 00:18:15,925
All the money we got in dump truck, just buy a truck.

455
00:18:15,925 --> 00:18:18,880
No. "Good idea. You want to work on that then?"

456
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Let's have the JVS people work on it.

457
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They might use it. "Yeah."

458
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We're donating a vehicle. That would be our

459
00:18:31,870 --> 00:18:33,916
payback there. "Take it out to the JVS." 

460
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Good idea.

461
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Well, what they need to do is

462
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they may be in that line, like.

463
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Say why not? "Not a big deal but we need"

464
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to fix it before it gets out there.

465
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Otherwise ... "Got to get it out there."

466
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We'll leave a little line on the way.

467
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How old was it? "It's a '98."

468
00:18:51,741 --> 00:18:53,741
Yeah, that's old.

469
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Use a bucket. Maybe you can catch it on the way

470
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out. Maybe they won't notice.

471
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We'll drive fast.

472
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All right. The report's in.

473
00:19:01,811 --> 00:19:03,811
Comments. Public, all right.

474
00:19:04,307 --> 00:19:06,307
Let's see who we have here.

475
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Mr. Demby.

476
00:19:11,484 --> 00:19:13,785
Hello, sir. "Hello." Need an address.

477
00:19:13,785 --> 00:19:15,087
Who are you talking to?

478
00:19:15,087 --> 00:19:17,087
Robert Demby.

479
00:19:17,381 --> 00:19:19,610
What are you talking about? "I'm selling real"

480
00:19:19,838 --> 00:19:21,530
estate I own.

481
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That's, she said it would be.

482
00:19:24,764 --> 00:19:26,764
What do you call her? "Sorya Grace."

483
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Where do you live? "I live in Grafton."

484
00:19:28,764 --> 00:19:30,764
And hopefully I've got some happy

485
00:19:30,764 --> 00:19:32,359
news for you today.

486
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I think right now is for the future.

487
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And then I'm here

488
00:19:37,288 --> 00:19:40,315
to do, is to open lines of communication with

489
00:19:41,072 --> 00:19:42,791
you fine people

490
00:19:42,791 --> 00:19:44,791
and everybody here. And trying to

491
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market the property. It's time for me to

492
00:19:47,275 --> 00:19:49,582
retire. And

493
00:19:50,358 --> 00:19:52,358
is also here in town and that

494
00:19:52,893 --> 00:19:54,893
it's better to plan.

495
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Cold out. It's probably warmer.

496
00:19:58,521 --> 00:20:00,521
So.

497
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She recommended I come here and

498
00:20:02,965 --> 00:20:05,339
open lines of communication. "I'm with you."

499
00:20:05,789 --> 00:20:08,104
And I'd like to hear what

500
00:20:08,104 --> 00:20:10,104
your thoughts are on

501
00:20:10,104 --> 00:20:12,104
trying to.

502
00:20:12,906 --> 00:20:15,390
What would be good. "How many acres are there?

503
00:20:15,390 --> 00:20:17,561
About twenty-eight.

504
00:20:19,942 --> 00:20:22,139
I would guess you would seek a buyer.

505
00:20:22,139 --> 00:20:24,204
Are you ready to sell now?

506
00:20:24,204 --> 00:20:26,092
It's only in back of the place the

507
00:20:26,092 --> 00:20:27,844
Fire Department should be.

508
00:20:27,844 --> 00:20:29,844
Yeah, I knew they had somebody.

509
00:20:31,408 --> 00:20:33,408
I was hoping that the department would

510
00:20:33,408 --> 00:20:35,604
want to be located on it.

511
00:20:35,604 --> 00:20:37,919
And the Library. Also told them and

512
00:20:37,919 --> 00:20:39,580
they were looking at trying

513
00:20:39,580 --> 00:20:41,999
to get the Library. Then

514
00:20:41,999 --> 00:20:43,999
work in combination and get

515
00:20:43,999 --> 00:20:46,260
the church out there. So.

516
00:20:46,260 --> 00:20:48,097
That was just a thought

517
00:20:48,097 --> 00:20:50,097
that I had. And

518
00:20:50,097 --> 00:20:52,097
may possibly have those who called.

519
00:20:52,097 --> 00:20:54,025
But

520
00:20:54,573 --> 00:20:56,573
I have letters.

521
00:20:58,367 --> 00:21:00,367
It's up to the council.

522
00:21:00,367 --> 00:21:02,367
If you have any questions for Mr. Demby.

523
00:21:02,367 --> 00:21:04,367
It would a good time to ask them.

524
00:21:04,367 --> 00:21:06,367
Otherwise we can bring it on next week's

525
00:21:06,367 --> 00:21:08,367
agenda as a discussion item. If you like.

526
00:21:08,804 --> 00:21:10,804
Maybe you need time to think about it.

527
00:21:10,804 --> 00:21:12,804
I spoke with Mr. Demby.

528
00:21:12,804 --> 00:21:14,856
That was earlier today, so.

529
00:21:15,893 --> 00:21:17,893
I'm sure that, like, council

530
00:21:17,893 --> 00:21:19,782
would like that.

531
00:21:19,782 --> 00:21:21,874
That makes the future important.

532
00:21:22,442 --> 00:21:24,442
Because the church is right there.

533
00:21:24,442 --> 00:21:26,599
You're right in the middle of town.

534
00:21:28,921 --> 00:21:30,980
It'd be the perfect place for a new

535
00:21:32,259 --> 00:21:33,962
public building.

536
00:21:35,534 --> 00:21:37,534
You got to do it first, but.

537
00:21:39,380 --> 00:21:41,380
I heard that. "New real estate."

538
00:21:41,380 --> 00:21:43,380
That's good that Council had mentioned it.

539
00:21:43,908 --> 00:21:45,908
And this is my wife here.

540
00:21:46,743 --> 00:21:49,229
She goes to the ... It's about the ...

541
00:21:49,229 --> 00:21:51,229
I'm from the area.

542
00:21:51,229 --> 00:21:54,473
I don't know if it's in the village itself.

543
00:21:54,473 --> 00:21:56,440
But I have been out here my whole life.

544
00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:59,170
I was raised in Grafton in Brooklyn.

545
00:22:00,566 --> 00:22:03,325
So. And we still live out this way. So.

546
00:22:03,636 --> 00:22:05,636
We feel like we're part of the family.

547
00:22:05,636 --> 00:22:07,636
You are.

548
00:22:07,636 --> 00:22:10,231
For innstance for the Chief. But

549
00:22:10,231 --> 00:22:12,911
I don't want to be arrested.

550
00:22:14,757 --> 00:22:16,757
Kind of like you had businesses and developer.

551
00:22:16,757 --> 00:22:18,757
All the members were agreed that we met.

552
00:22:18,757 --> 00:22:20,953
And he was also

553
00:22:20,953 --> 00:22:23,116
selling a great event every week to

554
00:22:23,116 --> 00:22:25,116
several foundations.

555
00:22:25,116 --> 00:22:27,572
For the military and for the ...

556
00:22:29,490 --> 00:22:31,946
That is the Rotary Foundation.

557
00:22:33,459 --> 00:22:35,459
Which is very large

558
00:22:35,459 --> 00:22:37,761
organization and it covers a lot of

559
00:22:37,765 --> 00:22:40,320
areas. Whenever they've been like this

560
00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,614
it wasn't located. "Bless you."

561
00:22:44,108 --> 00:22:46,108
Is that on the agenda?

562
00:22:46,108 --> 00:22:48,298
Yes, but we'll go ahead and move it

563
00:22:48,298 --> 00:22:50,298
to discuss amongst yourselves. And

564
00:22:50,298 --> 00:22:52,617
come up with questions.

565
00:22:52,617 --> 00:22:54,761
I don't have any answers. I'm just

566
00:22:54,761 --> 00:22:56,578
looking for direction.

567
00:22:56,578 --> 00:22:58,578
Because I want to work with you.

568
00:22:58,578 --> 00:23:01,755
Instead of bumping our way through.

569
00:23:01,755 --> 00:23:04,063
I think that ... was on that board.

570
00:23:04,063 --> 00:23:06,063
But if Council wants to get it on the agenda

571
00:23:06,063 --> 00:23:08,063
we've got that item. Which we can do.

572
00:23:08,063 --> 00:23:10,063
I think we had a ...

573
00:23:10,063 --> 00:23:12,063
Also it was pretty good to stay ahead of this

574
00:23:12,063 --> 00:23:14,063
for next week. We might have to post the first

575
00:23:14,069 --> 00:23:16,452
meeting in April.

576
00:23:17,117 --> 00:23:19,117
Okay. It's on the agenda

577
00:23:19,117 --> 00:23:21,268
and if you would be so kind as to come back.

578
00:23:21,268 --> 00:23:23,590
Thank you. "And then Council will have more"

579
00:23:23,590 --> 00:23:25,590
focused questions for you. It good see you tonight

580
00:23:25,590 --> 00:23:27,812
Mr. Demby. So you call if you have a question. 

581
00:23:29,130 --> 00:23:31,215
I have nothing against talking with him.

582
00:23:32,193 --> 00:23:34,193
You have some of your business cards?

583
00:23:34,193 --> 00:23:36,770
I do have some on me. I don't have that many.

584
00:23:36,770 --> 00:23:39,278
You might want to leave a couple up here then.

585
00:23:39,761 --> 00:23:42,204
Okay. We'll share them amongest ourselves.

586
00:23:42,941 --> 00:23:44,941
I will put my cell phone.

587
00:23:46,004 --> 00:23:48,004
Thank you for. "Andrew has your number."

588
00:23:50,229 --> 00:23:52,229
Thank you so much for letting me talk.

589
00:23:52,229 --> 00:23:54,229
And it was nice to meet everybody.

590
00:23:54,229 --> 00:23:56,524
Thank you. "I'll just stay here." Thank you.

591
00:23:59,576 --> 00:24:01,576
Yes. Leo, what have you been doing?

592
00:24:01,576 --> 00:24:03,726
So, I've already addressed my concerns.

593
00:24:03,726 --> 00:24:05,726
Thank you very much Mr. Mayor. "You're"

594
00:24:05,726 --> 00:24:07,726
talking about the sign out front. "Out front."

595
00:24:08,639 --> 00:24:11,063
It's paid for. The schedule is.

596
00:24:11,063 --> 00:24:13,187
What was it? Ten to fourteen days?

597
00:24:13,187 --> 00:24:15,841
Cailyn was scheduling the time for the delivery of

598
00:24:15,841 --> 00:24:17,434
this weekend. The weekend.

599
00:24:17,434 --> 00:24:19,434
I think I remember four weeks.

600
00:24:19,701 --> 00:24:21,701
I think he said four to eight weeks.

601
00:24:21,701 --> 00:24:23,701
But they're going to keep track of

602
00:24:23,695 --> 00:24:25,427
where it's at online.

603
00:24:25,427 --> 00:24:27,516
In the next few days he has another ready

604
00:24:27,519 --> 00:24:29,675
to pay for his parts.

605
00:24:29,675 --> 00:24:31,382
Awesome.

606
00:24:32,674 --> 00:24:35,665
We need that. That enough of this.

607
00:24:35,893 --> 00:24:38,365
I got one more guy. He's not on the list.

608
00:24:38,365 --> 00:24:40,600
And so, with the end of the year

609
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:42,600
approaching and late.

610
00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:45,408
Will we face a penalty?

611
00:24:46,042 --> 00:24:48,042
And it's probably money, isn't it?

612
00:24:48,042 --> 00:24:50,167
Here's what's going on.

613
00:24:51,511 --> 00:24:53,511
With all these late bills,

614
00:24:54,157 --> 00:24:56,879
which the bill, Workers' Comp, had lapsed.

615
00:24:57,231 --> 00:24:59,231
Our insurance had lapsed.

616
00:24:59,831 --> 00:25:01,975
There's reinstatement fees. There's

617
00:25:01,975 --> 00:25:04,366
penalties. There's late fees. There's interest.

618
00:25:04,366 --> 00:25:06,568
And all of that stuff. Now according to

619
00:25:06,568 --> 00:25:08,568
what we read from the auditors,

620
00:25:08,568 --> 00:25:11,045
the person that's responsible for that,

621
00:25:11,045 --> 00:25:13,045
needs to be paying that.

622
00:25:13,045 --> 00:25:15,045
And I'm going to pursue that option.

623
00:25:15,045 --> 00:25:17,261
To expect your money.

624
00:25:17,881 --> 00:25:19,933
They will expect me to turn this in

625
00:25:19,933 --> 00:25:21,933
expectng a way to recover.

626
00:25:21,933 --> 00:25:24,227
I will be pursuing that with Mr. Budway.

627
00:25:24,227 --> 00:25:26,227
And Mr. Lipian.

628
00:25:26,227 --> 00:25:28,611
It's your dollars. "And I expect there's

629
00:25:28,626 --> 00:25:30,626
even billing in addition to what the Mayor said.

630
00:25:30,626 --> 00:25:32,717
He's right. That was the Auditor's order that came

631
00:25:32,717 --> 00:25:35,085
down from the capitol. From the State Capitol

632
00:25:35,085 --> 00:25:37,085
building. So if there's late fees.

633
00:25:38,292 --> 00:25:40,292
Because late fees, Auditor

634
00:25:40,292 --> 00:25:42,292
favored that that money is some

635
00:25:42,292 --> 00:25:45,154
how out of the responsible official's pocket.

636
00:25:45,154 --> 00:25:47,154
So, that is why the Mayor is telling you

637
00:25:47,154 --> 00:25:50,011
that. In addition to answer your question;

638
00:25:50,011 --> 00:25:52,011
yes, there would normally

639
00:25:52,011 --> 00:25:54,011
be a fee associated with that.

640
00:25:54,305 --> 00:25:56,370
But there could be an option to our extention

641
00:25:56,370 --> 00:25:58,370
and cancel that. I was

642
00:25:58,370 --> 00:26:00,370
told by the Auditor today, in their 35

643
00:26:00,370 --> 00:26:03,203
years they've never seen anybody charged a fee

644
00:26:03,203 --> 00:26:06,073
for any report. The report, I looked it up.

645
00:26:06,458 --> 00:26:08,661
It is the final requirement for the end of year.

646
00:26:08,661 --> 00:26:10,661
And it's called the 'Annual Financial Report

647
00:26:10,661 --> 00:26:12,661
for 2025.' The Annual Financial

648
00:26:12,661 --> 00:26:14,661
Report was late. An extension was not

649
00:26:14,661 --> 00:26:16,661
requested by the 2nd.

650
00:26:16,661 --> 00:26:19,166
We have a 50/50 chance of getting the extension.

651
00:26:19,166 --> 00:26:21,166
But even if we don't, they've never heard of a

652
00:26:21,166 --> 00:26:23,166
situation where the municipality has paid

653
00:26:23,166 --> 00:26:25,166
a fine for that. But we'll have more

654
00:26:25,166 --> 00:26:27,166
to share with you over how that goes.

655
00:26:27,877 --> 00:26:29,982
So, until we get

656
00:26:29,982 --> 00:26:32,152
everything squared away,

657
00:26:32,152 --> 00:26:35,156
do the fines and penalities keep accruing?

658
00:26:36,069 --> 00:26:38,069
Almost everything is caught up.

659
00:26:38,069 --> 00:26:39,958
What we. What would.

660
00:26:39,958 --> 00:26:41,958
Back pay and what we owe people.

661
00:26:41,958 --> 00:26:44,147
And I come to the rule. "He said to me."

662
00:26:44,147 --> 00:26:45,882
I want to talk about what

663
00:26:45,882 --> 00:26:47,620
Sorya Chan Grace has done.

664
00:26:47,620 --> 00:26:49,869
We had about 14 outstanding bills

665
00:26:49,869 --> 00:26:51,869
to Kleinfelder that were

666
00:26:51,869 --> 00:26:54,811
130 days old. They are all paid off.

667
00:26:55,953 --> 00:26:58,188
That was just a week ago. They all got paid off.

668
00:26:58,188 --> 00:27:00,384
We had several outstanding bills

669
00:27:00,384 --> 00:27:02,384
to QCI. All paid off.

670
00:27:02,384 --> 00:27:04,384
The money is in the account.

671
00:27:04,384 --> 00:27:06,384
It just wasn't being acted upon.

672
00:27:06,384 --> 00:27:08,384
That is changing and changing quickly. And that's

673
00:27:08,384 --> 00:27:10,574
because of our new clerk Treasurer Yaya Grace.

674
00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:16,788
What about the State? He's talking about those

675
00:27:16,788 --> 00:27:19,186
pays for State. "That's what I'm trying to"

676
00:27:19,186 --> 00:27:21,186
talk this through. Because it's unlikely

677
00:27:21,186 --> 00:27:23,712
we'll get a State penalty. But we will know more

678
00:27:23,712 --> 00:27:25,712
as we get down with the process. And we are

679
00:27:25,712 --> 00:27:27,712
pursuing an extension, despite

680
00:27:27,712 --> 00:27:30,021
the fact that we let the extension to go

681
00:27:30,021 --> 00:27:31,805
January 2nd. We're the last.

682
00:27:31,819 --> 00:27:33,819
We're not going to chase after that bill. So.

683
00:27:36,917 --> 00:27:38,917
Because it was came up and done the right way.

684
00:27:38,917 --> 00:27:40,917
That's your money.

685
00:27:41,661 --> 00:27:43,661
All right. And then we have.

686
00:27:43,661 --> 00:27:46,274
You're welcome, sir. "Thank you."

687
00:27:46,528 --> 00:27:48,247
Rose Street.

688
00:27:48,247 --> 00:27:50,253
Thanks, Leo. "All right. I will."

689
00:27:51,108 --> 00:27:53,631
I'll take it. Pass the hat.

690
00:27:53,631 --> 00:27:56,475
But the Easter Bunny is confirmed.

691
00:27:56,723 --> 00:27:58,723
Plus knowing Grafton,

692
00:27:58,723 --> 00:28:00,723
along about April 4th,

693
00:28:00,723 --> 00:28:02,625
the day before Easter.

694
00:28:02,625 --> 00:28:04,625
I'm thinking the end of summer.

695
00:28:04,625 --> 00:28:07,375
And you're assigned,

696
00:28:07,375 --> 00:28:09,375
is it 11:30am? And

697
00:28:09,375 --> 00:28:11,375
6 to 10 is.

698
00:28:11,375 --> 00:28:13,375
Draw 12:30pm.

699
00:28:13,375 --> 00:28:15,900
There's free lunch provided.

700
00:28:16,383 --> 00:28:18,865
Sure. We're always pushing

701
00:28:18,865 --> 00:28:21,698
providers.

702
00:28:22,070 --> 00:28:24,318
But just come on down. Bring your little ones.

703
00:28:24,318 --> 00:28:26,318
First the Community Center. Then

704
00:28:26,318 --> 00:28:28,730
North Pool. "That's North Park."

705
00:28:28,730 --> 00:28:31,458
North Park. Thank you.

706
00:28:31,830 --> 00:28:33,830
So bring your little ones

707
00:28:33,830 --> 00:28:36,234
and have a good time.

708
00:28:36,234 --> 00:28:38,110
Thank you. "Thank you."

709
00:28:38,110 --> 00:28:40,340
That was good news. "That was good news."

710
00:28:40,340 --> 00:28:42,530
There's a dollar up here. You want to repeat it?

711
00:28:44,474 --> 00:28:47,010
I don't think you can.

712
00:28:48,347 --> 00:28:50,406
All right, ordinances. We have none.

713
00:28:50,406 --> 00:28:52,406
Resolutions, we have none.

714
00:28:52,817 --> 00:28:54,817
We have a motion, Council.

715
00:28:54,817 --> 00:28:57,137
A motion to begin the bidding process for

716
00:28:57,137 --> 00:28:59,137
Phase III of Novak Road

717
00:28:59,137 --> 00:29:01,137
resurfacing project.

718
00:29:01,907 --> 00:29:03,907
Can we get a motion on

719
00:29:03,907 --> 00:29:07,121
resurfacing the Phase III. "I make the motion."

720
00:29:07,121 --> 00:29:09,469
A motion from Councilman Kilgore.

721
00:29:10,297 --> 00:29:12,297
Seconded by Councilman Romes. It's been duly

722
00:29:12,297 --> 00:29:14,297
motioned and seconded. Any discussion?

723
00:29:14,297 --> 00:29:16,297
All in favor, please vote saying, aye.

724
00:29:16,297 --> 00:29:18,297
Aye. "Opposed, nay."

725
00:29:20,632 --> 00:29:22,632
Motion carried. "Mayor, If I"

726
00:29:22,632 --> 00:29:24,632
may be recognized? "You may." Thank you.

727
00:29:24,632 --> 00:29:27,036
Mr. Mayor. To review; the bidding process for

728
00:29:27,036 --> 00:29:29,221
Cleveland and Barchard Road is not ready

729
00:29:29,221 --> 00:29:31,221
to go out for bid yet. So we will bring that to

730
00:29:31,221 --> 00:29:33,221
a future agenda. It's open for a couple council

731
00:29:33,221 --> 00:29:35,221
members but that's all. "That's in there"

732
00:29:35,221 --> 00:29:37,398
so we can look at that. "Yes. We are looking for a"

733
00:29:37,398 --> 00:29:39,581
motion to table that. "So moved."

734
00:29:39,581 --> 00:29:41,581
Okay. We have a move by President McCort.

735
00:29:41,581 --> 00:29:43,581
Second by Councilman Kilgore. Any discussion?

736
00:29:43,998 --> 00:29:45,998
All in favor please vote by saying, aye.

737
00:29:45,998 --> 00:29:47,998
Aye. "Opposed, nay."

738
00:29:48,533 --> 00:29:50,761
You want to reschedule that for the April meeting?

739
00:29:50,761 --> 00:29:52,840
We'll get back to you, Mayor. "All right."

740
00:29:54,471 --> 00:29:56,242
Ah, here's a doozy.

741
00:29:58,356 --> 00:30:00,356
A motion to appoint Diana Walsh

742
00:30:00,356 --> 00:30:02,658
to the Planning Commission of the Village

743
00:30:02,658 --> 00:30:05,221
of Grafton. "That is a ... in there"

744
00:30:06,057 --> 00:30:08,057
through to you. Mr. Mayor.

745
00:30:08,057 --> 00:30:10,057
I had a chance to speak with Diana

746
00:30:10,057 --> 00:30:12,057
Walsh as well as

747
00:30:12,846 --> 00:30:14,846
No, Nolan True, Nolan True.

748
00:30:14,846 --> 00:30:17,395
Thank you, Walter. I know it's timing.

749
00:30:17,395 --> 00:30:19,238
So Nolan True.

750
00:30:19,238 --> 00:30:21,238
And the decision was made between the

751
00:30:21,238 --> 00:30:23,532
two of them. If Council would

752
00:30:23,532 --> 00:30:25,473
entertain it. Which for Diana

753
00:30:25,473 --> 00:30:27,735
Walsh for. One N. One N in Diana.

754
00:30:27,735 --> 00:30:29,735
One N in Diana. "Yes, one N in Diana."

755
00:30:29,735 --> 00:30:31,735
For her to be on

756
00:30:31,735 --> 00:30:34,224
the Board of Zoning Appeals. And for Nolan

757
00:30:34,224 --> 00:30:36,289
True to serve on the Planning Commission. So.

758
00:30:36,289 --> 00:30:38,289
If that was the wish of Council, we would first

759
00:30:38,289 --> 00:30:40,289
have to make a motion to amend

760
00:30:40,289 --> 00:30:42,289
the appointment of Diana Walsh from Planning

761
00:30:42,289 --> 00:30:44,289
Commission to the Board of Zoning Appeals.

762
00:30:44,289 --> 00:30:46,289
I amend it. "I got a motion to amend"

763
00:30:46,289 --> 00:30:48,237
from Councilman Romes. "Thank you." Second

764
00:30:48,237 --> 00:30:50,433
from Councilman Campbell. Any discussion?

765
00:30:51,307 --> 00:30:53,307
All in favor please vote by saying, aye.

766
00:30:53,307 --> 00:30:55,307
Aye. "Opposed, nay."

767
00:30:55,307 --> 00:30:57,307
The motion to,

768
00:30:58,299 --> 00:31:00,423
to change that is carried, then.

769
00:31:00,423 --> 00:31:02,508
Yes, sir. And then now we need a motion,

770
00:31:02,508 --> 00:31:04,365
if Council wills it, to

771
00:31:04,365 --> 00:31:06,365
appoint Nolan True to the

772
00:31:06,365 --> 00:31:08,365
Planning Commission. "Nolan True."

773
00:31:08,365 --> 00:31:10,326
Nolan True to the Planning. "Just call his name."

774
00:31:10,326 --> 00:31:12,498
Time? Okay. Appoint time to the Planning

775
00:31:12,498 --> 00:31:14,498
Commission. "I'll make the motion." Motion by

776
00:31:14,498 --> 00:31:16,498
Councilman Kilgore. "Second." Second by

777
00:31:16,498 --> 00:31:18,498
Councilman Romes. Any Discussion?

778
00:31:18,498 --> 00:31:20,498
We have some discussion?

779
00:31:20,498 --> 00:31:22,498
Yes, sir. All in favor please by saying, aye.

780
00:31:22,498 --> 00:31:24,308
Aye. "Opposed, nay."

781
00:31:24,308 --> 00:31:26,308
Motion carried. Congratulations to you both.

782
00:31:34,188 --> 00:31:36,188
We don't know this from that.

783
00:31:36,188 --> 00:31:38,260
We need a vote to approve it.

784
00:31:38,260 --> 00:31:40,260
That's true. Let's make a motion, if we can

785
00:31:40,260 --> 00:31:42,260
to approve the appointment of

786
00:31:42,260 --> 00:31:44,737
Diana Walsh to the Board of Zoning Appeals

787
00:31:44,737 --> 00:31:46,737
after the amendment is completed.

788
00:31:46,737 --> 00:31:48,737
I make a motion. "Motion by Councilman Kilgore."

789
00:31:48,737 --> 00:31:51,129
Second. "Second by Councilman McCort."

790
00:31:51,129 --> 00:31:53,820
Any discussion? Good call, Mr. Mayor.

791
00:31:53,820 --> 00:31:55,774
All in favor please vote by saying, aye.

792
00:31:55,774 --> 00:31:57,473
Aye. "Opposed, nay."

793
00:31:57,473 --> 00:31:59,473
Motion carried. "Now we can clap."

794
00:32:03,081 --> 00:32:05,081
We don't have any miscellaneous or

795
00:32:05,081 --> 00:32:07,297
unfinished business here?

796
00:32:08,204 --> 00:32:10,473
We just wanted to keep the Village of Grafton

797
00:32:10,473 --> 00:32:12,525
informed of what we're doing.

798
00:32:12,877 --> 00:32:14,877
And it's a long road.

799
00:32:14,877 --> 00:32:16,877
We're going to get to the end of it.

800
00:32:16,877 --> 00:32:18,877
We see the light at the end of the tunnel.

801
00:32:18,877 --> 00:32:21,323
Just be patient with us and support us.

802
00:32:21,838 --> 00:32:23,838
And we'll do the best job that we can.

803
00:32:25,032 --> 00:32:27,202
Mr. Budway, would you like to read your

804
00:32:27,939 --> 00:32:30,154
attorney's 23rd Psalm?

805
00:33:34,381 --> 00:33:36,381
All right. So, for a motion.

806
00:33:36,381 --> 00:33:38,316
We need a motion. "We do."

807
00:33:38,316 --> 00:33:40,619
To go into executive session. "When I have the"

808
00:33:40,619 --> 00:33:42,619
motion and second, Cailyn will do roll call vote.

809
00:33:42,619 --> 00:33:44,756
Can we get a motion to go into executive session?

810
00:33:44,756 --> 00:33:47,196
I make the motion. "Made by Councilman Kilgore."

811
00:33:47,196 --> 00:33:49,196
Second. "Second by Councilman

812
00:33:49,196 --> 00:33:51,196
Campbell. Cailyn, roll call vote.

813
00:33:54,190 --> 00:33:56,190
You caught that?

814
00:33:56,822 --> 00:33:58,822
Romes? "Here." Campbell?

815
00:33:58,822 --> 00:34:00,822
Here. "Kitts?" Yes. "Kilgore?"

816
00:34:00,822 --> 00:34:02,822
Yes. "McCort?" Yes.

817
00:34:02,992 --> 00:34:04,992
All right, folks. That wraps that up.

818
00:34:04,992 --> 00:34:06,992
We will be back down shortly.

819
00:34:07,468 --> 00:34:10,037
I appreciate everybody taking time off today.

820
00:34:10,722 --> 00:34:12,722
...

821
00:34:12,722 --> 00:34:14,722