Call to
Order/Welcome/Introductions – Gordon Bowman, Pemberville Village Mayor and
caucus facilitator, called the meeting to order and welcomed everyone present.
Introductions were made by everyone present.
TMACOG members that were present included:
·
Gordon Bowman – Mayor, Village of Pemberville
·
Joseph (Abe) Cramer – Council Member, Village of
Risingsun
·
Randy Genzman – Administrator, Village of Oak
Harbor
·
Adam Greenslade – Mayor, Village of Green Springs
·
Angela Kuhn – Mayor, Village of Whitehouse
·
Michael Springer – Representative, Village of
Walbridge
·
Rick Whetsel – Mayor, Village of Risingsun
·
Nancy Perry – Council Member, Village of Haskins
Non-TMACOG members who were present included:
·
John Fox – Council Member, Village of Milan
TMACOG support staff that was present included:
·
Kurt Erichsen – Vice President of Environmental
Planning
·
Joy Minarcin – Environmental
Secretary/Accounting Assistant
Topic Discussion – The following topics were discussed by the
Village Caucus.
·
Ordinances
to maintain properties
o
Problems with bank owned homes trying to enforce
maintenance
o
Most villages have zoning departments, codes,
and adopted ordinances that are used to enforce issues
o
Complaints are usually driven by calls or
sightings from drive-by
o
Whitehouse has no external maintenance code, but
looking into adopting one very soon, mirroring one of the City of Fremont
o
Some village fire departments monitor porch and
entrance debris maintenance
o
Signage rules are difficult for new businesses
due to the types of signs available and existing signs not being able to be
used because they do not fit new sign ordinances
·
Park and
Recreation
o
How are villages funding parks and recs?
o
Most villages pay for with their general funds, donations,
and volunteers
o
Villages have had failed levies that lead to up
kept parks, relying on volunteers to maintain upkeep
o
Information on available grants for parks and
recreation is very much needed!
Generate Questions
for Forum with State Lawmakers
1.
What is Ohio’s position on USEPA’s new ruling through
executive order on coal fire plants?
2.
What are your thoughts on SB198 (was 282), and if there
is talk about a House companion Bill?
3.
The Derolph ruling – Property taxes unconstitutional
according to the OH Supreme Court to fund public education…. Thoughts??
4. When
will there be a reinstatement of local government funds? Concerned about the
reallocation of local government funds to Townships.
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