Council is exploring changing the time allowed between a doggie tirade and an owner’s citation.
Currently police can issue a warning and wait about 15 minutes before issuing a citation.
New legislation was set to be passed October 13, which would delete the 15 minutes. Police could issue a cite on the first visit or give a warning and if the dog has not stopped barking in a few minutes, issue a cite.
Council was set to move the legislation from first reading to passage, until a Councilor tossed a bone in the bowl.
Councilor Keith Czerr asked that the legislation be rewritten and “streamlined even more.”
Czerr said he would like to see an officer issue a warning, then sit outside the home
“It should be rewritten,” Czerr said.
Councilors tried to convince Czerr that the law was targeted toward dogs whose owners constantly allow barking.
“It’s a dog or several dogs that bark and continually cause problems,” a Councilor said. “Nobody is coming after the dogs.” This law is more streamlined to help police with noise complaints, according to the council.
The legislation will be revisited at the next meeting.
Diane Gacom, former village web designer asked Council for. reimbursements for web files.
“At no point did I request to dissolve the relationship, or turn down the opportunity to maintain the village website until another could be built,” Gacom told counsel.
She also never got the opportunity to submit bids to council, officially, regarding the building of a new village website, she said.
“I want to make that clear.”
For 11 years she helped maintain the website, she said. And that time she only charged the village $7,740, plus donating a free year.
Gacom made several suggestions on website amenities and other files to keep the site current, she said.
The village repaid her by requesting, via email, that her files be removed from the server, she said.
While her files were removed initially, they were put back up about nine months later by an unknown person. And permission was not given to village officials, but she alleged that the mayor gave them to the new design company.
“My files. Files which could have been purchased,” she said. “I own my website files.”
She accuses the mayor of using “several” images, without a payment.
“I’m asking council to review the website situation and pay restitution for the unauthorized use of my files, without my permission,” she said. “Permission that was attainable for purchase at the beginning of the year.”
She also asked to be taken off the FB page as administrator.
“This is the least the village can do for me,” she said.
Other actions:
* Council placed legislation changing the time police can cite owners for barking dogs.
* Council passed legislation dealing with transferring items already appropriated.
From the engineer report
* The Jefferson Drive project is 97 percent complete.
* The city planted five maple trees in Smith Park.
* The city finished striping designated streets and were under budget.
