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Paoli council approves appointments, $10,000 redevelopment grant, fireworks contract and other local actions
Summary
Council appointed three members to the Paoli Building Corporation, approved a $10,000 payment to Possibilities of Paoli, contracted a July 4 fireworks show (4-1), moved fireworks funds to the dedicated account, and tabled several payroll and fire-department funding questions for the new clerk-treasurer to resolve.
President Theron Owen opened the April 21 meeting and announced appointments to the Paoli Building Corporation: William Windhorst, Michelle Block and Larry Key.
The council approved multiple local funding and operational items. By motion, the council authorized a $10,000 payment to Possibilities of Paoli from the redevelopment fund and voted 5-0 to use an OCEDP award of $2,500 for park batting cages. Bobbie Bostock moved and the council approved paying the Senior Citizens Group's fryer inspection fee (approximately $160) from the Senior Citizens EDIT fund; the council requested a Senior Citizens representative attend a future meeting.
On events, the council voted 4-1 to hire Williams Pyrotechnics for a 30-minute fireworks show on July 4, 2026 (Donna Dillard, Danny Hickman, Theron Owen and Brian Shipman voting yes; Bobbie Bostock voting no). The council then voted 5-0 to move funds into the fireworks fund.
Administrative and personnel issues were more contested or deferred. Valerie Lee reported a State Board of Accounts notice concerning payment to 'Mr. Farris' for $5,000; the council voted 5-0 to table resolution of the fire chief's pay and to table council pay until the new clerk-treasurer researches options and corrects payroll or tax reporting as needed. A separate motion to purchase 12 pagers for the fire department (cost $6,945 from the LIT Fire Department fund) received no second and the council voted 5-0 to table the purchase pending clerk-treasurer recommendation. The council also authorized that Code Enforcement Officer Benji Farris proceed with demolition for 215 Horton Ave. if title/name issues are not resolved by the second week of May (motion passed 5-0).
Other approvals included retroactive authorization for a rapid-ship gearbox purchase and several routine items: approving March billing adjustments ($10,494.30) and claims totaling $1,236,520.27 (both motions passed 4-1 with Donna Dillard voting no). The meeting closed after public comments on engineering services, condemnation procedures for buildings on the square, recycling outreach and chain-of-command concerns.
