The Huntington Board of Works met this morning at 8:30 for a special session regarding the sexual misconduct charges against William Wike. The meeting was closed to the public, but was an item later voted on during the regularly scheduled Board of Works meeting. During that meeting, the board voted to suspend Officer Wike indefinitely without pay. It was noted during the meeting that pursuant to state law, he would however continue to receive his benefits.
The board also discussed several properties in town that are being considered for demolition. One such property that has been a topic of the board discussions was the property at 165 Circle Drive in Huntington. Today during the meeting the property owner was present and notified the board that he is donating the property to Habitat for Humanity. Habitat for Humanity had a representative present who told the board they were accepting the property and would upgrade the house.
Items not covered in this article can be heard by listening to the full audio of the meeting included below.
Board of Works September 2nd Meeting Audio.mp3
UPDATE:
Below is a draft copy of the Board of Works meeting minutes. A vote will be held to approve the minutes at the next board of works meeting.
MEETING OF THE
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS AND SAFETY – September 2, 2008
A quorum of the Board of Public Works and Safety (Board) being present, the Board met Tuesday, September 2, 2008, at 9:00 a.m. in the Mayor’s Conference Room, 3d Floor, City Building, in accordance with its requirements and all applicable authority.
Mayor Updike opened the Board of Public Works & Safety meeting.
Members present were Mayor Steve Updike, Shirley Powell, and Barry Cochran. Also present were: Building Commissioner, Dennis Mick; Assistant Building Commissioner, Marla Stambazze; Water Department Billing Clerk, Mary Harlan; Department of Engineering Director Dave Schoeff; Chief of Police, Tom Emely; Assistant Chief of Police, Chad Hacker; Operations Manager, Ruth Marsh; Attorney John Branham; and Clerk-Treasurer, Christi Scher.
MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING –
Cochran made a motion to approve the minutes from the August 18, 2008 Board meeting, seconded by Powell. Motion passed 3-0. Minutes signed.
OLD BUSINESS –
Mick updated the Board on 531 E Market St., the property still has issues, even though the owner Mr. Turner has put windows in they aren’t installed properly and now the roof is leaking where the chimney was removed. DCD recommends upholding the order. Updike made a motion to uphold the original order, seconded by Cochran. Motion passed 3-0.
Mick updated the Board on 165 Circle Dr., the owner Mr. Lange would like to donate the property to Habitat for Humanity. Steve Miller, Director of Habitat for Humanity accepts the property on behalf of the organization. The plan is to re-roof the house and paint the home and also secure the dwelling until they can match it with a family and start remodeling the house. DCD has also checked the foundation and it is secure. Updike thanked Mr. Lange for his community donation.
Mick updated the Board on 201 W. State St., the owner Mr. Scheer was not present and has not been in contact with DCD. DCD will continue to pursue alternative solutions for the property, other than demolition and try to contact Mr. Scheer for an update.
Mick updated the Board on 802 First St., DCD will take bids on demolition. The Board agreed to uphold the original order for demolition, due to non compliance.
NEW BUSINESS –
Ralph Biggs, Stoney Brook Addition developer, requested the Board to sign the Phase 6A Platt map for one property that was inadvertently left off. BOW approved and signed the document.
Branham updated the BOW on the 2006 mowing leins on the property at 800 Harris St. LRB Holdings purchased the property at tax sale these mowing leins from 2006 were not on the tax bill at the time of the tax sale, they were only noted. When the waiting period expired, the surplus was sent to the previous owner before these leins could be added to the tax bill. Updike made a motion to forgive the remainder of the mowing leins on the property at 800 Harris St., seconded by Powell. Motion passed 3-0.
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE –
Updike made a motion to pay the bills, seconded by Cochran. Motion passed 3-0. Documentation signed.
MISCELLANEOUS –
Mary Harlan, Water Billing Clerk, reported on the depreciation account expenditures for the month and explained the amounts for transfer from the August collection.
BOW met in executive session prior to this regular meeting with respect to an individual over whom it has jurisdiction. Powell made a motion to suspend Officer Wike without pay for an indeterminate amount of time until further action from the Board, seconded by Cochran. Motion passed 3-0.
Branham requested signatures on an option and site agreement for a well field site at 600N and 300W for analysis and testing. The Board approved and signed the document.
Stambazze requested Branham check into our unsafe building ordinance with regard to transferring any property after an order has been issued. We currently do this and other communities don’t. She was looking for clarification of the Cities ordinance.
ADJOURNMENT –
Updike made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Cochran. Motion passed 3-0.
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