The Vandalia City Council met on Monday, October 7, 2024, at 7:00 PM. The meeting included introductions of new employees and a heroism award, public comments opposing a proposed rezoning on South Brown School Road, approval of pay plan adjustments, a golf cart lease, a rezoning ordinance, and a variance.
October seventh, two thousand twenty-four City of Vandea 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 of the United States of America and Super Republic for which it stands. And we have an introduction. Uh parks and recreation building maintenance technician. Mr. Swederman. Thank you, Your Honor. I'd like to uh introduce Jared Kane from uh Parks and Recreation Department. He's in the back row and uh he got the protocol. He stood up right away. Uh Jared Brinks to the city over ten years of experience in building maintenance. Uh he was a maintenance technician at Sodexa where he managed a range of projects from preventative and scheduled maintenance maintenance to emergency repairs at the one point five million square foot PG facility. He was a maintenance supervisor project manager for all serve restoration, a supervisor for Elon property management. Uh Jared possesses a diverse skill set, including blueprint rating, carpentry, plumbing, electrical experience, and safety compliance. He and his wife Christie live in Huber Heights and have four children. He enjoys cooking and loves spending time outdoors, and we're happy to have him at the city. All right, thank you. Welcome. All right, next we have an award uh from our fire chief, Chief Follick. Good evening. I'd like to have uh Nate Seavie come up with his family and stand at the uh backdrop here, and I will tell you a little story about Nate. Do you want me to say your last name? Mr. Seavie is gonna take his position over there. Oh what is it? Okay, I'll get you. Right there. City the City of Division, the City of Van Day's division of fire is proud to present this award to seven-year-old Nathan Nathaniel Sevy, whose quick thinking and bravery on July twenty first, two thousand twenty-four truly exemplified the spirit of heroism. When his beloved grandmother Carol Hall fell seriously ill, Nate demonstrated remarkable maturity by calling 911, ensuring that she received the urgent medical attention from the City of Van Dave's division of fire that she needed. His actions not only saved her life, but also highlighted the importance of staying calm in a crisis. Now in second grade, Nate was a graduate of the Passport to Safety Program from Helkie Elementary School two years ago as a kindergartner. Nate, your courage and compassion inspires us all, and we celebrate your extraordinary effort to protect your family. Thank you for being a true hero. All right, the next four items are the introduction and oath of office for some new staff members, so I will turn it over to Mr. Sweeterman. Thank you, Your Honor. We will introduce everyone first, and then we will go down and do the oath of office for those that are being recognized this evening. So if you could stand when I uh call your name, I would appreciate it. We will start with the introduction for firefighter paramedic inspector Bradley King. Bradley joined the Division of Fire as a part-time employee in June of 2019. He obtained his paramedic certification in July of 22, and he continues to further his knowledge by attending classes related to fire service. Most recently, he attended a pyrotechnics course and holds a valuable certification that is needed during the city's fireworks show. He also took a week-long course course to be certified in car seat installs and is one of two certified employees that allow us to offer this service to our community. Additionally, Bradley has received multiple awards and letters of commendation over the years with the Division of Fire. Bradley delivers top-tier service and will continue to be an asset as he moves to his full-time role within the division of fire. Next, we'll introduce uh firefighter EMT Jacob Klein. Jacob started with the Division of Fire as a member of the Fire Explorer program while still in high school. He is a graduate of Vandalia Butler High School and joined the Division of Fire as a part-time employee in June of 2017.