The Vandalia City Council met on April 15, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The meeting included ceremonial items, approval of multiple resolutions and ordinances, and a contentious vote to deny a conditional use permit for a hotel. All votes were 6-0 except the denial of the hotel conditional use, which passed 4-2.
City Manager Wendt provided several informational updates:
Council unanimously voted (6-0) to enter executive session to discuss pending or imminent litigation and employment of an employee.
A moment of reflection followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. Please stand for the pledge. I pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States America to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. All right, we have no minutes to approve, and that brings us to communications petitions and awards. Uh Mr. Wend. Thank you very much, Your Honor. Um, I would like the opportunity to perform the ceremonial swear-in of firefighter paramedic inspector Haley Lippincott, who became began employment on April 3rd and was with us in a part-time capacity before then. And Haley, I would just ask you to come up here and we'll go ahead and do the swearing. There you are, hiding in the back. Testing. Hi. Changing that manager. We'll keep it. All right, Haley. Let's go ahead. Um we please raise your right hand. I Haley Lippencock. I solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution. And will obey the laws of the United States and of the state of Ohio. And you're the state of Ohio. That I will in all respects observe the provisions of the charter and ordinances of the city of Vandalia. And will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of firefighter paramedic inspector. Within the division of fire. Congratulations, ma'am. Thank you. Yeah, the uh really a more qualified person should probably need to have a lot of time. All right. Now we have a proclamation for our beloved Missy Prozinski. If you could join us at the podium. Every council member calling. We figured we'd all present this to you together. Oh, thank you. That means so much to me. Well, you're so important. I'll stand on this side. Okay. Well, again, thank you for all your service. I know this is a big decision in your life, and we appreciate everything you've done for us since day one that I've you know was elected to city council. You've always been there to support me and answer questions and help me in anything I needed and your role as in human resources. I mean, you've been nothing but the utmost professional, and I appreciate you. Okay. Hate to see you go. Oh, thanks. All right. Whereas the City of Vandalia relies on the contributions of many employees to provide the services and amenities of a top-tier community. Whereas Missy Prozinski began her employment with the City of Vandalia as a server at Castle Hills Golf Course way back in 1987. And in 1992, Missy began full-time employment with the City of Vandalia, working in the municipal court, then the parks and recreation department, and then the city manager's office, and most recently serving as a human resource manager. And whereas, as the human resource manager, Missy has played a vital role in recruiting and hiring high quality individuals to carry on the city's mission of providing top-tier city services to its residents. And whereas, throughout her tenure as a city employee, Missy has distinguished herself as a talented public service and as a trusted friend and coworker, building relationship that will last a lifetime.