Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Serving Lincoln County for more than a century!
Newly re-elected council members Marlene Kramer, Vickie Iverson and Amy Hunt, and Mayor Bill Crossley were administered the oath of office by town clerk Denise Snead (not pictured) at Monday's meeting of the Odessa Town Council.
At its regular meeting on January 13, the Odessa Town Council met at 6 p.m. rather than its normal starting time of 7 p.m. so that council members could attend the home basketball game that same evening.
The council approved Ordinance 711, updating fees, fines and other charges in the Odessa Municipal Code. Another ordinance (# 712 renewing the Avista franchise agreement for another 25-year period was tabled until the January 27 meeting so council members could study the changes made by Avista in the renewal contract.
Fire Chief Don Strebeck reported that the annual Firemen's Auction will be held February 29, with ads going to press later in January.
Town Marshal Brent Dell reported that he and officer Les Jimerson were busy over the holidays dealing with issues such as domestic violence, potential suicides and thefts. A special emphasis on catching speeders and impaired drives resulted in several tickets issued around the New Year's holiday. Dell also asked for direction from the council as to what to do with the former police vehicle (Crown Victoria) recently retired due to the purchase of a used replacement vehicle. Plans are to surplus the vehicle, so Dell will remove police equipment (radios, lights, etc.) that can be transferred to the replacement vehicle.
Public Works Director Rod Webster reported that he will be declaring the green pickup as a surplus vehicle. He also told council members that several germ-killing ultraviolet light bulbs had to be replaced at the town's wastewater treatment plant recently due, he suspects, to repeated brief power outages by Avista. Webster is also working on an asset management plan listing all of the equipment and other tangible resources owned by the town. Once completed, he said, the plan would help in providing information required for grant and loan applications.
Mayor Bill Crossley reported that he and Webster had met with a group of students from the local high school chapter of the Future Business Leaders of America that is working on establishment of an Adopt-a-Grave program. The program would provide assistance to family members who are no longer able to tend the graves of their loved ones due to advanced age or the presence health issues.
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