TRUMAN– Two new councilmen, Chris Mosloski and Ron Kelley, joined the Truman Metropolis Council on Tuesday. Former council member Jake Ebert was sworn in to function Truman’s new mayor.
The Board heard quarterly stories from a number of completely different departments.
Hearth Chief Dave Bentz requested the board to approve the hiring of a brand new division member, Justin Bosshart, which he did, pending a background verify.
Bentz additionally mentioned the division had a complete of 19 runs for the yr, which included seven construction fires, two automotive fires, 5 motorized vehicle accidents and three gasoline leaks. He mentioned the quantity is typical for the division.
Following that report, council heard a brief report from road supervisor John Bosshart, who mentioned in November they have been busy clearing leaves and have since hung Christmas lights and been busy clearing snow.
Police Chief Justin Jobe mentioned the division ended the yr with 707 requires service, up from earlier years, which he mentioned have been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Jobe mentioned he did not have an replace on the brand new squad automotive, however mentioned he has a lead with a brand new part-time officer who may begin in March. Jobe mentioned the plan could be to separate the worker between Truman and Sherburn/Welcome to offset prices.
He additionally mentioned that in final month’s snowstorm they hosted 13 individuals who have been stranded on the group middle.
Lastly, Josh Kitzerow supplied an replace from the ambulance division. He mentioned that they had a busy yr with 320 calls, 210 of which have been within the Truman space and 75 in Fairmont. 5 have been in St. James, eight in Madelia, 19 in Lewisville and three in Granada.
“It was a really massive yr. This has been our largest yr but,” Kitzerow mentioned.
He went on to say that that they had 49 requires falls and 48 requires sick folks, which have been the largest causes that they had requires assist.
Transferring on to different enterprise, the board reviewed job descriptions for pool positions, together with a pool supervisor, assistant supervisor, supervisor, attendant and a park employee.
The agenda merchandise comes after pool commissioner Kim Breamer submitted a letter of resignation final month. The council is now taking a look at learn how to discover somebody to handle and oversee the pool and any surrounding options.
In different enterprise, the board:
— Modified the THC sellers’ license price, which was beforehand set at $400, to $200, and later accepted an utility from Aardvark’s Bar & Grill.
— Accredited an ordinance to amend the town code to decommission the planning fee and for the town council to carry out the features of the planning fee.