The Fall River City Council meets monthly on the second Monday of the month, at 7 p.m. The following report was generated from the Sept. 9 meeting minutes, which were approved during their Oct. 7 meeting.
The Fall River City Council held a short business meeting on Sept. 9, lasting 41 minutes.
During the visitor discussion, Haskell Fogle reported the filling station is doing well and the vandalism has gone down. He also asked when the cleanup on Traders Avenue would be completed (sidewalk pieces). Mayor Brendan Coulter commented that it had already been picked up.
Treasurer Cathy Ivey reported on behalf of Road Superintendent Joe Simon regarding gravel. Simon has been working on Traders Avenue and the alley behind the store/post office.
Water Manager John Schouten reported he attended training and is now Class I certified as required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE).
During the fire report, Fire Chief Schouten reported truck maintenance had been done recently but no other activities regarding fires.
Public Enforcement Officer Crystal Thomas reported eleven letters had been sent out regarding mowing. Several are already compliant.
Treasurer Ivey reconciled all checking accounts. She shared the city had received some money for the Opioid fund. Those funds can be saved for larger projects and can be combined with other cities/areas for joint projects that will benefit both. City Attorney Alleen VanBebber commented that purchasing Narcan has been approved by the council and is one of the top uses of the funds acceptable to the Opioid fund administrators. The fire department would like to have it available. Council member Jim Cude is the City Council representative and Mandy Fogle is the community representative concerning Opioid activities. Treasurer Ivey also commented the overall water fund bears watching and the Fall River Court Clerk account is being opened at the bank for disbursement of court-related money. The treasurer’s report was approved.
Regarding the Fall River Library, Council member Sue York shared she is planning to make the Patrick Mahomes program (15 and the Mahomies Foundation) available for kids.
During discussion of the community building, Treasurer Ivey mentioned a deposit needs to be returned and will be taken care of this week. Council member Dave Vance said he planned to set up BBQ t-shirts for sale in the community building in advance beginning Sept. 18. There were no reservations for the building during that time. Those interested in a shirt were directed to contact Vance.
Regarding Happy Hour, Vance said the ceiling and lights need to be fixed. He will try to contact the Senior Citizens group to see if their donated funds could be used for repairs.
There was no old business.
In new business, Attorney VanBebber mentioned the need for a fireproof file cabinet to store the old archives for the safekeeping of the city’s history. There was previous approval but no action had been taken yet. It was noted there is a bank safety deposit box available; however, it would not be big enough. Mayor Coulter said he will check his previous contacts in the safe business to inquire about pricing and the city will need to determine the size needed. VanBebber also reminded the council “thumb drives” have a life span and may need to be replaced (many old records have been digitized on thumb drives previously).
The council held a 15-minute executive session with Attorney VanBebber for legal matters. No action was taken after returning to open session.
Regarding refuse, it was noted that dumpsters had been ordered for the annual BBQ event.
The council approved the bills list, the budget reporting and the Aug. 12 meeting minutes.
Council members Norma Jones, Cude and Road Superintendent Simon were absent.
The council also met on Oct. 14, with their next monthly meeting slated for Monday, Nov. 4, at 7 p.m., at the community building, in Fall River.
