Friday, December 26, 2008

New Village Board Members Take Oath; Schmale Elected Chairman

Dorchester's newest village board members were sworn in at this month's meeting, as Dwayne Schmale was selected as chairman of the village board.

According to the meeting minutes, published in Dec. 24 issue of The Crete News, new Dorchester Village Board members Lyle Weber and Brandon Koll were sworn-in at the Dec. 1 board meeting at Village Hall. Schmale was elected chairman of the board, following a motion by Koll. Harold Axline was elected Chairman Pro-Tem on a motion by Weber.

Chairman Schmale then appointed the following board members to head the following committees:
  • Parks & Streets: Weber;
  • Sewer & Cemetery: Schmale;
  • Water & Buildings: Axline;
  • Safety: Cerny and Ed Dvorak.
Several actions were taken by the new board on unanimous votes: Jessica Tuttle was named clerk and treasurer. Ed Dvorak was named utility superintendent, while Marvin Kasl was named assistant utility superintendent. Steven Parr was named street commissioner, while JEO was named village engineer.

Scott Gropp with Kalkwarf & Smith Law Offices was name attorney, while First State Bank in Dorchester was named bank depository. In other matters, the fire department was given permission to sell the old Jaws of Life device after new DVFD members were trained on the new Jaws of Life equipment. Major claims approved the board included $2,253 to Beatrice Concrete Co. for gravel for the streets, and $3,044 to Saline County for sheriff's patrol.

The next village board meeting is 7 p.m. on Jan. 5.

3 comments:

  1. I'm glad this is posted on the Times, especially for those of us who are working during the hours of the village board meetings.

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  2. West 9th street the first block east of West Line Road has a couple of really bad areas that need attention....It seems as though the paving could just cave in over the sewer line in a couple of spots. Hope the new street superintendent observes that.......I see him driving on it every day. Thanks for your attention.

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  3. 'Anonymous':

    We would certainly welcome a letter to the Times if you would like to follow up on this complaint.

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