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Pandora council approves bills and financial reports, authorizes deed transfer, and reviews public-works items
Summary
At its March 11 meeting Pandora council approved routine financial items (total bills $185,449.21), authorized a deed transfer for a small parking-lot parcel, approved a water-bill forgiveness, and heard multiple public-works and administrative reports including salt purchases, mower-lease options, and a food-truck permit inquiry.
Pandora Village Council on March 11 approved routine financial business, acted on a resident billing request and authorized a property deed transfer, and received multiple operational reports from village staff.
Financial approvals and motions The council approved the Feb. 25 meeting minutes (motion: Ms. Dettrow; second: Mr. Eisenbach) and approved bills as presented: non-payroll $165,988.45 and payroll $19,460.76 for a total of $185,449.21 (motion: Mr. Burkholder; second: Ms. Dettrow). Council also approved the Fund Summary, Bank Reconciliation and Bank Balance Reports for February 2025 (motion: Mr. Burkholder; second: Mr. Eisenbach) and the Revenue and Appropriation Summary Reports for February 2025 (motion: Mr. Eisenbach; second: Mr. Gray). All were recorded as "All Yea" in the minutes.
Water-bill forgiveness Council approved a one-time, calendar-year forgiveness request for a resident’s February water bill that resulted from an undetected leak (motion: Mr. Gray; second: Ms. Dettrow). The minutes record the approval but do not state the dollar amount of the forgiven charge.
Property deed authorization Council authorized Mayor Jeremy Liechty to execute a General Warranty Deed transferring parcel number 49-125000-0000 (0.0640 acres) at 304 Hilty Drive to EZ Commercial Properties, LLC (motion: Mr. Burkholder; second: Mr. Gray). The conveyance was authorized by vote recorded as All Yea.
Administrative and public-works reports Fiscal Officer Kimberly Reese said the village website conversion testing has been approved and the site may go live soon once photos/video are added. Putnam County CIC submitted its 2025 contribution form and council agreed to continue a $3,000 contribution. Reese also reported the State issued a replacement laptop and printer for use with the Uniform Accounting Network System; the Auditor of State will donate the old equipment to the village after data transfer. A Columbus-based food-truck vendor inquired about local permits; Reese will consult the village of Ottawa about their procedures and report back.
Village Administrator Rick Morrison reported an additional 25 tons of road salt purchased at $105.95 per ton (a lower price than a prior purchase at $137.32 per ton). He described ongoing negotiations with Ottawa on brush disposal (trimmed yard waste only; village vehicles to be marked) and noted the mower-lease program would cost $2,200 per mower to continue; the village could instead keep the two currently owned mowers (warranty details provided). Morrison also proposed revisiting purchase of a Ventrac tractor for mowing lagoons and ditches. He said the Rocket Boosters plan to construct a new concession stand and have permission from landowner Greg Amstutz to run a sanitary sewer connection through his property.
Putnam County 9-1-1 reports Council reviewed Putnam County’s 2024 9-1-1 Revenue and Expenditure Reports, provided by Todd Worchuck of the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office (9-1-1 coordinator). No council action on the report is recorded in the minutes.
Adjournment The meeting was adjourned on a motion by Mr. Fricke, seconded by Mr. Gray.
