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Hebron committees update: Veolia resolution, water committee meeting, employee recognition and staffing changes
Summary
Council heard titles of pending ordinances and a resolution with Veolia, scheduled committee meetings (including a Sept. 30 Water/Wastewater session on capacity fees), reviewed a proposed employee recognition program, and approved adjournment after noting event and safety items.
Council administrators read pending legislation and updated committees on local projects and staffing during the Sept. 18 combined council committees meeting.
Village Administrator Jung-Han Chen read the titles of pending legislation, including Ordinance 28-24 (vacating an unnamed alley), Ordinance 29-24 (amending the Village Parks code, Title 9 §965) and Resolution 24-13, which would authorize the mayor to enter an agreement with Veolia Environment S.A. for a traveling bridge media filter rehabilitation project. Chen told the group that Council will be asked to pass Resolution 24-13 on an emergency basis so the contractor can place orders; no vote on that resolution was recorded at this meeting.
Committee meeting dates were announced: Public Works on Oct. 16 at 5:00 p.m., and a Water/Wastewater Committee meeting on Sept. 30 at 5:00 p.m. Administrator Chen said the Sept. 30 water/wastewater agenda will include a discussion of capacity fees, with the possibility of moving the item to Council for consideration.
Chief Fiscal Officer Deborah Morgan described a proposed employee recognition program to honor service anniversaries at five-year increments (5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years). Morgan said the program would not be retroactive and that if specific items listed are unavailable comparable alternatives would be substituted. Morgan also discussed benefit-survey plans and the previously noted payroll and insurance budget items.
Administrator Chen said he had reached out to the City of Newark and the Licking County Area Transportation Study (LCATS) for roundabout information and maps to support Public Works planning. Councilmembers raised operational questions and community items: Kenney Nauer noted a Fire Marshal-issued burn warning prohibiting open flames and fireworks amid drought conditions; Randy Wolf asked about logs placed on Canal Road and whether residents may take them; committee members thanked volunteers for the Pie Festival; and Police Committee Chair Andrea Chapman announced the Hebron Police Department Open House on Oct. 2 from 4:30–7:00 p.m.
No visitor comments were recorded. Councilmember Annelle Porter moved to adjourn at 6:29 p.m.; the motion was seconded by Council President Randy Wolf and passed on a roll-call vote of the members present.
