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Lincoln council handles personnel moves, public inquiries and departmental reports
Summary
At its Sept. 3 meeting the Village of Lincoln Council approved routine minutes and bills, accepted the zoning administrator's resignation, approved a pay raise for an employee, heard a fire department report and discussed maintenance and capital projects; votes on routine motions were recorded as 'carried' with tallies not specified in the minutes.
At the Sept. 3 Village of Lincoln Council meeting, members approved routine business, accepted a resignation and approved a staff pay increase before hearing departmental reports.
The council approved the August meeting minutes (motion by Council member Jason Durham, support from Wambold), accepted the treasurer’s report subject to audit (motion by Schick, support from Wambold) and approved payment of bills (motion by Wambold, support from Skuse). The minutes record these items as carried but do not provide vote tallies for the routine motions.
Council member Schick moved, with support from Potts, to increase employee Gary Graves' hourly rate to $18; the motion carried (tally not specified). A letter of resignation from Jason Durham from the position of Zoning Administrator was received; Wambold moved with support from Skuse to accept Durham’s resignation 'with deep regret,' and the motion carried. Council agreed to advertise for the Zoning Administrator position.
Karina Sharboneau told the council that 'Coles' would like to purchase the parking lot across from the former ACCOA building at Church and Fiske Streets; the council advised obtaining an appraisal to determine a fair price. Mr. and Mrs. Sharp appeared with representative Bob Wiltse to raise solar/zoning concerns and were told a plan must be presented to the Planning Commission.
Fire department representative Nate Walker reported 13 medical calls and five fire calls since the previous meeting; neighboring departments assisted with a recent house fire. The department participated in the Alcona County Fair and the Labor Day Parade; CPR training is scheduled and a Sept. 18 walkthrough of Alcona Community Schools is planned.
Maintenance supervisor Mike Basner reported vehicle maintenance (including new tires on the pickup) and presented bids for pavilion windows and a proposed lean-to addition to the maintenance garage; council members expressed a preference to include the addition in the next budget year rather than proceed this year. The council discussed adding a fireproof storage room and another bay to the village hall/fire department and whether to hire an architect to develop plans.
Durham reported sewer operations are going well. Council noted residents are responsible for yard debris disposal now that no local disposal option exists. The meeting ended on a motion to adjourn by Durham, supported by Skuse, which carried.
