Thread by @tylerwwv

I’m at the Moundsville City Council meeting. It starts at 6. I’ll be live tweeting. 1/ @FolkReporters #folkreporter

This is my first time here. Different vibe than county commission. Every member of the council has a laptop and microphone. In addition to mics, no fan in the background. I might actually get to hear them. 2/

Only about 5 people in attendance (including me). Unclear if any have been invited to talk to the council about something. It feels more lively welcoming than county commission. 3/

Started with a prayer (or “evocation”). Agenda was mentioned in the prayer. 4/

People are here to talk about the Future of Moundsville Youth Center, which has been open for 6 months. 205 kids have visited so far. 5/

Says it costs a little over $2,000/ month, or $24,000 a year. Currently Ash Avenue is funding the center. They are hoping to get more people and orgs to donate so that it can be self-funding. Talks about how essential it is to the community; it’s a safe place for kids. 6/

Says that the 200+ kids that have used the center make up 20% of Moundsville’s eligible youth. 7/

City manager updates:
Update on the new municipal building: talking about the concrete removal process (will find 7 news article about why later). Steel removal should take a day or two. Work for the city building half will be able to continue. 8/

Personnel: one fire department opening. 4 police department openings, had 10 applications, one showed up, did not take the test. Parks and rec has lifeguard, desk clerk, and maintenance openings. 9/

May training for city employees was sexual harassment. 10/

To help recruit pool personnel, messages were sent to John Marshall, and it’s in the announcements. Staffing, especially life guards, has been an ongoing problem for four seasons pool. 11/

Vice Mayor Wood asks if the police department has considered part time workers to help with staffing. City manager says they can’t use part time workers for civil service workers. 12/

City manager says they are looking at other options to increase applicants/ get people to show up with testing. He takes the attitude that if people want a job that they’ll meet city where they’re at. 13/

Police chief attributes the 9 people that didn’t show up to test to “unmotivated” people. 14/

Councilwoman DeWitt says that one of the 9 applicants didn’t show up because he couldn’t find the test. 15/

Now considering an ordinance that would make new employees eligible for vacation and increasing vacation for existing employees. Passes 7-0. 16/

Now- ordinance to prohibit ground water drilling. Passes 7-0. 17/

Now moving on to paving bids. Accepted a bid from Klug Brothers (hopefully I spelled it right). They bid under the engineer’s estimate. 18/

Now discussing a road closure at the request of the county commission for the construction of the new health department. City manager says the city has permit marking there, would cost city $2,500 (per month I think). 19/

Road closure agreed to. 20/

Adjourned at 6:53. 21/

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