City of Wilmington City Council met May 2.
Here are the minutes provided by the council:
MAYOR BEN DIETZ CALLED TO ORDER THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE WILMINGTON CITY COUNCIL AT 7:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
After the pledge of allegiance, the following answered to Roll Call: Alderpersons Kevin Kirwin, Ryan Jeffries, Dennis Vice, Ryan Knight, Leslie Allred, Jonathan Mietzner, Thomas Smith, and Todd Holmes. The number present constitutes a quorum.
Also present: Finance Director Nancy Gross, Chief of Police Adam Zink, Public Works Director James Gretencord, City Engineer Casey McCollum, City Attorney Bryan Wellner, and Deputy City Clerk Joie Ziller.
OATH OF OFFICE TO NEWLY ELECTED OFFICIALS
CITIZENS COMMENT
None
CONSENT AGENDA
1. Approval of the regular meeting minutes April 5, 2023
2. Approval of the Accounts Payable Report
Alderman Kirwin made a motion and Alderman Holmes seconded to approve the Consent Agenda
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Kirwin, Holmes, Jeffries, Mietzner, Smith, Allred, Vice, Knight
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
MAYOR’S REPORT
Alderman Mietzner made a motion and Alderman Allred seconded to approve a Proclamation recognizing National Police Week May 14-20, 2023
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Mietzner, Allred, Kirwin, Jeffries, Knight, Smith, Vice, Holmes
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
Alderman Holmes made a motion and Alderman Kirwin seconded to approve a Proclamation recognizing National Public Works Week May 21-27, 2023
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Holmes, Kirwin, Mietzner, Allred, Jeffries, Knight, Smith, Vice
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
Alderman Jeffries made a motion and Alderman Knight seconded to approve a Proclamation recognizing May as Motorcycle Safety and Awareness Month
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Jeffries, Knight, Holmes, Kirwin, Mietzner, Allred, Smith, Vice
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
Mayor Dietz reminded us that this weekend (May 6 & 7) is the RT 66 Red Carpet Corridor Event. The Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau will be handing out visitor information at the Gemini Giant at 2 PM on Saturday. Scott Slocum of 1340WJOL and the Great American Road Trip will promote Wilmington in Las Vegas tomorrow.
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Courtney Mohr of Lauterbach & Amen, LLP gave a presentation on the Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Audit.
Alderman Vice made a motion and Alderman Jeffries seconded to table the approval of the Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Audit
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Vice, Jeffries, Knight, Holmes, Kirwin, Mietzner, Allred, Smith
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
Alderman Smith made a motion and Alderman Jeffries seconded to approve the North Island Pollinator Garden Plan as presented by Build Up Wilmington
Upon roll call, the vote was:
AYES: 8 Smith, Jeffries, Kirwin, Knight, Mietzner, Allred, Vice, Holmes
NAYS: 0
The motion carried.
REPORTS AND COMMUNICATION FROM CITY OFFICIALS
City Attorney – Bryan Wellner – The Governor’s gubernatorial disaster declaration regarding remote meeting attendance is set to expire on May 11th.
City Administrator – Jeannine Smith – Absent
Finance Director – Nancy Gross – No Report
Public Works Director – James Gretencord – The boil order for those affected in O’Brien’s Subdivision will most likely be lifted by Thursday if not sooner.
Police Department – Chief Zink – No Report
City Engineer – Casey McCollum – Two grants have been completed and submitted by Chamlin & Associates on behalf of the City; one being a CDBG Grant and the other related to lead service lines.
ALDERMAN COMMENTS
Alderman Kirwin – No Comment
Alderman Vice – No Comment
Alderman Allred – No Comment
Alderman Holmes – No Comment
Alderman Jeffries – No Comment
Alderman Knight – No Comment
Alderman Mietzner – No Comment
Alderman Smith – No Comment
EXECUTIVE SESSION
No Executive Session was held at this meeting.
ADJOURNMENT
The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Alderman Mietzner and seconded by Alderman Allred. Upon the voice vote, the motion carried. The City of Wilmington City Council's regular meeting on May 2, 2023, adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
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