CITY OF ATTICA

BOARD OF WORKS AND SAFETY

JULY 2, 2002

The Board of Works and Safety met on the 2^nd day of July 2002 at city hall at 5:30 p.m. Members present: Mr. Duane Roderick, Mr. Deon Swift, and Mrs. Nancy Mitchell. Absent: Mrs. Kay Gustus and Mr. Tom O’Connor.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Minutes of the regular session held on June 18, 2002 were approved as prepared on a motion by Mr. Roderick, seconded by Mayor Swift.

DEPARTMENT HEADS

Fire Chief Ed O’Farrell informed the board that the pump on Engine #13 had to be down graded to 750 gallons per minute from the regular 1,000 gallons per minute it has always been; it is wearing out. The recommendation from Midwest Fire Company is to replace the wear rings and the impeller at a cost of $3,000 to $5,000. It will be out of service for about a week. Mr. Roderick made a motion to repair the pump, seconded by Mayor Swift.

Police Chief Gene Snoeberger asked the board to consider for the next calendar year of 2003 to establish a part time records clerk position in his office; this would be a civilian position. It would be approximately fifteen hours a week and the pay rate would be at the part-time clerical rate of $8.75; he said he estimated 780 hours a year. The type of work for this position would include data entry computer work, filing, mailing crash reports to insurance companies and the State Police. This position would not alleviate him totally from all administrative and clerical type duties he does, but it will give him a few hours a day, leaving him available to work on investigations and patrolling. Chief Snoeberger said he knows the funding is not a Board of Works issue, but he would like to have the consideration of the board, then he would talk to the council.

NEW BUSINESS

Mayor Swift informed the board he had spoken with Fred Martin of the Fountain-Warren Health Department. Mr. Martin recommended the city resume mosquito spraying; the city will spray on Mondays and Thursdays from 9 P.M. to midnight.

CLAIMS

Claims in the amount of $87,359.76 as shown by the claims and allowance docket, were presented to the board. Mr. Roderick made a motion to pay the claims, seconded by Mayor Swift.

MISCELLANEOUS

Mayor Swift said the city had received a request from the Attica Library to install a storm drain on Washington Street. The library will furnish all the materials and the city will furnish the labor. The finished project will also include parallel parking.

ADJOURNMENT

There being no further business to be brought before the board, Mr. Roderick made a motion to adjourn, seconded by Mayor Swift.

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Deon H. Swift, II, Mayor

ATTEST:

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Nancy Jo Mitchell, Clerk/Treasurer