Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Council Votes topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Vanlue council approves budget, sheriff contract, pay raise and parcel split in unanimous votes
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Vanlue Village Council unanimously approved the 2025 permanent appropriations, a new sheriff contract, an increase in the Fiscal Officer's pay, a parcel split for property on E North St., and other routine business; most votes recorded 6–0.
The Vanlue Village Council adopted multiple measures on March 24, 2025, voting unanimously on a set of ordinances, a resolution, a contract and several expenditures.
Key actions recorded in council minutes include: adoption of Ordinance 2025‑01 (permanent appropriations) on a motion by Ann Burrell, seconded by Jeri Wenger; adoption of Resolution 01‑2025 to continue the recurring EMA contract (mover: Jeri Wenger; seconder: Melissa Caudill); approval of Ordinance 2025‑02 to raise the Fiscal Officer's annual salary from $15,000 to $16,000 (mover: Ann Burrell; seconder: Melissa Caudill); purchase authorization for a 48‑inch zero‑turn mower for up to $12,000 (mover: Becky Nye; seconder: Amy Wiseley); approval to split parcel #060001025811 into two lots (mover: Ann Burrell; seconder: Becky Nye); and approval of a new Hancock County sheriff's contract (mover: Ann Burrell; seconder: Bridget Shepherd). The minutes list each motion as passing by a recorded voice vote, with the majority of items showing a 6–0 tally.
The sheriff's contract was presented earlier in the meeting by Hancock County Sheriff Cortez; the contract in the record sets the current rate at $45 per hour plus a $5 per hour car fee and notes that the fee will change when new union contracts are approved. A separate earlier motion to accept payment of recurring expenses was made by Amy Wiseley and Ann Burrell and passed with two abstentions (Jeri Wenger and Becky Nye recorded as abstaining; tally recorded as 4–0 with two abstentions).
The parcel split approved affects parcel #060001025811 (total acreage reported in the minutes as 1.081 acres) and is in an R‑1 residential zone; council approved that request during public participation.
The meeting record shows the council adjourned at 8:30 p.m. and that the next regular meeting is scheduled for April 28, 2025.
