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Council approves training and event resolutions; tabled several items including LPO
Summary
The Jamestown City Council approved multiple resolutions on training and special events on Feb. 3 and tabled the Local Preservation Ordinance for further review. Approved actions included K9 and fire-officer training and a special-event permit for the Saint Patrick's run.
At its Feb. 3 meeting the Jamestown City Council approved several finance and public-safety resolutions, while tabling the Local Preservation Ordinance for further review.
Approved items reported by the finance and public-safety committees included:
- Authorization for K9 officer James Latimer to attend K9 Week training in April; estimated expense reported as $2,500 (expense detail noted in committee report). The resolution was approved.
- Authorization for personnel (listed in committee reports as Zach Sandberg and Luke Manella) to attend training April 14–18 in Rome, New York; the resolution was approved.
- Authorization for fire chiefs Ryan Rausch and Sean Schillane to attend Fire Officer 3 training at the Erie County Fire Training Center in New York; committee noted that the training is a Civil Service Law requirement for appointment as certain fire department administrative heads. The resolution was approved.
- Approval of a special-event permit for the annual Saint Pat’s Stash race on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., including setup and teardown; this passed as reported.
Committee and council reports noted an approved streetlight request at Glenview and West Virginia Avenue and several informational items, including ongoing tax-collection updates and a near-complete 2023 audit.
Where the record did not include roll-call tallies, minutes show committee approval and the council’s adoption of these resolutions; specific vote counts were not specified in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
- K9 Week travel/expense for James Latimer — approved; expense reported ~$2,500; vote tally not specified. - Training attendance (Zach Sandberg, Luke Manella) — approved; dates April 14–18 in Rome, N.Y.; vote tally not specified. - Fire Officer 3 training (Ryan Rausch, Sean Schillane) — approved; referenced Civil Service Law requirement; vote tally not specified. - Saint Pat’s Stash special-event permit — approved; event March 15, 9 a.m.–11:30 a.m.; vote tally not specified. - Local Preservation Ordinance (LPO) — tabled for further review and outreach (see separate article).
