The Vandalia City Council held a regular meeting on November 20, 2023, at 7:00 PM. The meeting featured recognition of citizens and employees, a presentation from Big Brothers Big Sisters, approval of multiple resolutions, a second reading of an ordinance, and a variance recommendation from the Board of Zoning Appeals. All votes were unanimous.
Mr. Mayor. I would I would respectfully request um to suspend the financial report for 2023 for this month. I just given to timing for study sessions so that you don't need to return into study session and would request permission to have Director Leiter come back next month and provide the November and October financial reports, if that would be agreeable to council. The documents, of course, are available in the packet. Yep. You can contact us at any time about that. All right, thank you. The Monday, November 20th, 2023, City of Andaya Council meeting is now called to order. We'll start with a moment of reflection, followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge allegiance to the flag. One nation under God. Your Honor, if I may, I'd like to uh quickly amend our agenda and uh include resolution 23R76. Second. All right, I have a motion by Vice Mayor Lewis and a second by Councilman Follock to amend the agenda tonight for adding resolution 23-R-76. Any comments or questions? Call the roll. Councilmember Blakesley. Yes. Councilmember Fowley? Yes. Councilmember First. Yes. Councilmember Aylers. Councilmember Woods. Yes. Vice Mayor Lewis. Yes. Mayor Hermes. Yes, and the motion carries 70. Council, you've had an opportunity to resume to review the study session minutes of November 6th, the council meeting minutes of November 6th. So there are comments, questions, or additions. Being none, they stand approved. That brings us to communications petitions and awards, where we have the Band A Division of Fire, Distinguished Citizens Award. Thank you very much, Your Honor. I will invite Fire Marshal Jacobs to come up and uh ask our invitees to come up and who are being honored for him to make this award presentation. Good evening. Good evening, Council and uh City Manager Went. Uh Chief Follick unfortunately apologizes he's in his regrets. He had a personal commitment. He was unable to uh be here this evening. He has blessed me with the privilege to be able to recognize these gentlemen today. In the early morning hours of July 29th, 2023, while traveling to the Dayton International Airport, Mr. Don and his son Cameron DeCuna witnessed a vehicle traveling north on the airport access road, lose control and plunge into a large retaining pond off to the side of the road. The pair stopped, jumped over the fence along the roadway, and ran to the side of the pond where Mr. Dakuna then noted that the vehicle was being submerged and the victim had not been removed. Being the only occupant of the vehicle and struggling to get out of the car, Mr. Dakuna swam significant distance to the pot through the pond to pull the victim from the car and bring him to shore. Mr.