REGULAR MEETING
November 9, 2020
Lions Club Building, West Union, WV 26456
Meeting was called to order by Mayor James D Friend @ 6:06 PM.
Present: Mayor James Friends, Council Members: Mark Younkin, Myla Thorpe and Colby Jett. Recorder: Melody Gray. Amberly Taylor, City Clerk, Douglas Cox, Water & Sewer, Chris Garner and Brandon Smith, City Police Department.
Guests: Shenna Hunt, Ryan Haws, Jennifer Wilt, Doris Wiseman, Jim and Rose Musgrave, William Trent II, DeeDee Nicholson, Steve Welch, Ronald Travis, Tammy Beamer , Pat Heaster.
Prayer: A moment of silence was observed.
Pledge: Led by Mayor Friend.
Approval of Minutes- October: Colby Jett made a motion to approve the October Minutes. Myla Thorpe seconded the motion. Myla and Colby voted yes and Mark Younkin abstained because he wasn’t at the last meeting. Motion Carried.
Approval of Invoices: Myla Thorpe had some questions. Have they purchased any hydrants yet? Amberly said she didn’t think so. They were told they could but she hasn’t seen any purchases yet. Will they be doing so? Amberly said had instructed them too and she will remind them. Mark Younkin made a motion to approve the invoice. Myla Thorpe seconded the motion. Unanimous Approval.
Police Report: Brandon Smith graduated the Academy in October. There were 59 incidents and 40 Traffic stops On New York Ave there is a spot over there that they are getting cleaned up.
Public Comment: Pat Heaster, Fire Chief of West Union Fire Department: They are coming to inspect for the ISO rating. The higher the rating the better the Insurance rates are for the residents. They will be here on November 21st. The West Union Fire Department is a Class 5. Which is very good. They will do every five years. It is important to get a high rating to save the Town residents a lot of money.
Delegations:
Region VI- Sheena Hunt: Ms. Hunt is being held up because of a traffic accident. She will be moved down in the meeting to give her time to get to the meeting.
CEC-Water and Sewer Plant: Mr. Haws was there just in case there were any questions on the agreement.
New Business:
Doug Cox- Sewer Plant Air Lines: When the plant was built they put a water line in where sewer lines should have been. This has caused a problem in the plant. He has an estimate to replace the damage. They
were running four blowers. They did a temporary fix. He is in the process of getting more estimates. The parts are $ 101 100. The total estimate is around 140,000. Will bring more estimates at a later date.
Old Business:
B&O Tax. Myla Thorpe made a motion to either drop the B&O Tax or go forward with it. Colby seconded it. Mark Younkin said he didn’t understand why the Businesses are against it. We need revenue. Things need fixed and once you fix something you will need to maintain it. He thought the amount that the tax would be won’t be a lot of money for the businesses. Myla Thorpe made a motion to drop the B&O tax because all the Town businesses were against it. Colby Jett seconded the motion. Myla Thorpe and Colby Jett voted for the motion. Mark Younkin abstained. Said he is for the tax and maybe it will be revisited at a later date. Motion Carried. Jim Musgrave still wanted to strongly pus the 1% sale tax.
Slick’s Car Wash- Business License: They sent this to the Attorney. Based on his review it is a coin operated business. Mark Yunkin asked what he had a problem with. Said the car wash has been paying the same for 42 years. Doesn’t understand why he needs to pay it now. Mayor Friend he can’t vouch for what other administrations have done. It was found according to the Attorney that Slick’s Cash Wash needs to pay the price of a coin operated business.
Roger Nicholson- Weed Eater: Not at meeting
Delegations
Sheena Hunt- Region VI: Sheena had requisition #41 for $3775.78. Mark Younkin asked if the project was completely done. Dog said there are some issues that need to be taken care of . Ms. Hunt said for the Town to get ahold of Mike Davis immediately to get these issues taken care of. Mark Younkin made a motion to approve the payment of Requisition #41. Coby Jett seconded the motion. Unanimous Approval.
Second thing is for $2500 on the contract. Mark Younkin made a motion to approve. Colby Jett seconded the motion. Unanimous approval.
Cross St ordinance 1st reading: There was a discussion.
Colby Jett made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mark Younkin seconded the motion. Unanimous approval.
Meeting adjourned at 6:56 PM.