Roll Call: Present - Bagnato, , Fox, Jenkins and Kovesdi. Dickman and Wolf absent.

Motion by Fox, seconded by Kovesdi to approve the Minutes of March 22nd, 2005. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Jenkins, seconded by Kovesdi to authorize the Fiscal Officer to pay the Utility and Council bill on April 6. The bills weren't ready for tonight's meeting due to the Fiscal Officer just returning from vacation. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

CITIZEN PARTICIPATION

Motion by Fox, seconded by Jenkins to have the proposal for Cruisin' on the Square be brought before the Chamber of Commerce. The only restriction using the Administration parking lot on Tuesday's in the summer would be in case of a funeral. Vote-ally yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Bagnato, seconded by Fox to accept the proposal of the Planning Commission and schedule a Public Hearing for May 17th at 6:45 P.M. in Council Chambers. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

OLD COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Streets, Sidewalks and Storm Sewers-None

Safety-The amount for the police cruiser will be $10.50 less than the original motion due to the fact the Village will not need temporary tags.

Finance-None

Regional Planning, Building Codes & Inspection None

Utilities-None

Civic Contact and Historical Preservation-The U.S. Geological Survey to install a temporary water-level gauge near the southern abutment of the on the former location of the old bridge site over the Huron River on North Main Street. The gauge will continue to supply hydrologic data while the St. Rt. 250 bridge is under re-construction.

Parks and Trees-The tree that will be planted for Arbor Day may replace the tree that is going to be removed a t Gnecco's.

NEW COMMITTEE BUSINESS

Streets, Sidewalks, and Storm Sewers -None

Safety-Motion by Jenkins, seconded by Kovesdi to award an hourly pay of $9.78 to Jeff Wagner due to his completion of his one-year probation, effective April 6th, 2005. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Bagnato, seconded by Fox to adopt a resolution adopting the principals of the National Incident Management System. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Village employees recently received the following 3 awards from the Huron County Safety Council: the company with the lowest incident rate in a safety council group, outstanding effort by supervisory personnel and employees in operating the entire year without a lost-time injury and for their outstanding effort in safety by operating without a lost-time accident.

Finance-The Finance meeting has been re-scheduled for April 14th.

The Village is interested in putting the codified ordinances on the web site through The Walter Drane Company.

Monroeville is hosting an Ohio Ethics Commission session on May 5th.

Regional Planning, Building Codes & Inspection -None

Utilities-None

Civic Contact and Historical Preservation- There will be a Mayor's Court training on May 4-6 at Put-in-Bay.

Motion by Bagnato, seconded by Jenkins to allow the National Day of Prayer on Thursday May 5th, at 7:00 P.M. at the gazebo. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Bagnato, seconded by Jenkins to allow Angela Webber the use of the gazebo on July 8th, for her wedding, contingent of proper dates with her insurance policy. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Parks and Trees-The Village has been invited to apply for designation as a Preserve America Community through being one of "Dozen Distinctive Destinations" in 2002.

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Kevin Baxter will represent all Erie County sub-divisions against the manufacturer of all Erie County Subdivisions regarding to decide if certain machines are ruled gambling devices or skilled based machines. This would be a declarative judge action. If they are determined to be gambling, none would be paced in Erie County.

The Conflict Resolution Program was discussed.

Motions by Jenkins, seconded by Bagnato to adjust Pat Fox's pay raise an additional $.40 an hour, retro-active to 2/27/05. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

Motion by Dickman, seconded by Bagnato to adjourn. Vote-all yeas, motion carried.

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Mayor Robert C. Bickley Fiscal Officer Mary Bruno