MONROE - On Tuesday, Sept. 16, the Monroe City Council:
• Authorized transfer of $140,00 from street construction to street maintenance to cover extra unforeseen costs of snow removal due to excessive snow fall last winter; transfer of $25,000 form contingency fund to finance professional services to cover unforeseen extra cost of 2006 audit due to problems with old accounting system; transfer of $6,000 from contingency fund to building inspector operating costs to cover added fuel costs and truck lease payments, which were not budgeted for properly. The building inspector was told truck lease payments would not come out of his department's budget, and the item was taken out of that budget.
• Hired Suzanne Shaw as the new accounting manager effective Oct. 1 at an annual salary of $41,000, with usual drug testing and medical screening contingencies and six-month probationary period.
• Hired Erin J. Menzel as the replacement dispatcher effective Oct. 13 at probationary rate of $14.60 per hour, with usual drug testing and medical screening contingencies and successful training and evaluation probationary process.
• Granted electrical operating license for Ronald L. Disch; dance license for The French Quarter for Sept. 17, 2008, to June 30, 2009; commercial animal establishment license for Amy Messerli at 1423 17th Ave. to operate a pet grooming shop.
• Approved a special event permit for Monroe Main Street Chili Cook Off and Oktoberfest. Both lanes on the north side and the inside lane on the east and west sides of the Square will be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 4.
• Approved payment of claims in the amount of $396,635.17.
• Approved a $50,000 loan to Fairplay Packaging, LLC from the Revolving Loan Fund.
• Approved $80,000 loan to Community Living Home Options, LLC, from the Revolving Loan Fund.
• Approved the appointment of Benita Miller to replace Lucille Gruetzman on the Senior Center Board.
In other meetings Tuesday:
• The City of Monroe Finance and Taxation Committee approved the use of TID #7 funds in the amount of $54.82 to pay for bicycle parking signs.
• The City of Monroe Salary & Personnel Committee approved payment of the cost of an association fee of $121 and the cost of a convention fee of $175 for Pam Christopher as part of her economic development work for the city through Monroe Chamber of Commerce. The committee also voted that approval for all extra economic development expenses will go through the committee.
• The City of Monroe Claims Committee reversed its decision not to pay a claim in the amount of $2,165.19 to WE Energies for city crews that hit and damaged a gas line. After receiving more information from WE Energies, the city's insurance company reversed its decision and recommended paying the claim. The city has a $2,500 deductible. WE Energies responded to the city's earlier denial of the claim, noting that the company's policy of an 18-inch variance that requires hand digging. Street Supervisor Tom Boll said the marked, main line had been hand dug, and crews were digging out from that point. The portion of the gas line that was hit was not marked, but it was within the 18-inch variance.
• Authorized transfer of $140,00 from street construction to street maintenance to cover extra unforeseen costs of snow removal due to excessive snow fall last winter; transfer of $25,000 form contingency fund to finance professional services to cover unforeseen extra cost of 2006 audit due to problems with old accounting system; transfer of $6,000 from contingency fund to building inspector operating costs to cover added fuel costs and truck lease payments, which were not budgeted for properly. The building inspector was told truck lease payments would not come out of his department's budget, and the item was taken out of that budget.
• Hired Suzanne Shaw as the new accounting manager effective Oct. 1 at an annual salary of $41,000, with usual drug testing and medical screening contingencies and six-month probationary period.
• Hired Erin J. Menzel as the replacement dispatcher effective Oct. 13 at probationary rate of $14.60 per hour, with usual drug testing and medical screening contingencies and successful training and evaluation probationary process.
• Granted electrical operating license for Ronald L. Disch; dance license for The French Quarter for Sept. 17, 2008, to June 30, 2009; commercial animal establishment license for Amy Messerli at 1423 17th Ave. to operate a pet grooming shop.
• Approved a special event permit for Monroe Main Street Chili Cook Off and Oktoberfest. Both lanes on the north side and the inside lane on the east and west sides of the Square will be closed from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 4.
• Approved payment of claims in the amount of $396,635.17.
• Approved a $50,000 loan to Fairplay Packaging, LLC from the Revolving Loan Fund.
• Approved $80,000 loan to Community Living Home Options, LLC, from the Revolving Loan Fund.
• Approved the appointment of Benita Miller to replace Lucille Gruetzman on the Senior Center Board.
In other meetings Tuesday:
• The City of Monroe Finance and Taxation Committee approved the use of TID #7 funds in the amount of $54.82 to pay for bicycle parking signs.
• The City of Monroe Salary & Personnel Committee approved payment of the cost of an association fee of $121 and the cost of a convention fee of $175 for Pam Christopher as part of her economic development work for the city through Monroe Chamber of Commerce. The committee also voted that approval for all extra economic development expenses will go through the committee.
• The City of Monroe Claims Committee reversed its decision not to pay a claim in the amount of $2,165.19 to WE Energies for city crews that hit and damaged a gas line. After receiving more information from WE Energies, the city's insurance company reversed its decision and recommended paying the claim. The city has a $2,500 deductible. WE Energies responded to the city's earlier denial of the claim, noting that the company's policy of an 18-inch variance that requires hand digging. Street Supervisor Tom Boll said the marked, main line had been hand dug, and crews were digging out from that point. The portion of the gas line that was hit was not marked, but it was within the 18-inch variance.