Village of Edgerton Council Meeting Minutes
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 5:30 PM
- Mayor Day called the meeting to order at 5:30PM with the Pledge of Allegiance and Prayer.
- Y – Yes, N – No, A – Abstain, Abs – Absent
- Roll Call:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Absent- entered @ 5:31 PM |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y |
6 Members Present
Other Village Representatives Present:
- Doug Zimmerman – Administrator; Denise Knecht – Fiscal Officer; Amanda Knecht – Executive Assistant
Media Present:
- John Fryman – The Village Reporter; Cindy Thiel – The Edgerton Earth; Lucas Bechtol – The Bryan Times
Public Present:
- None
- Motion to Approve Meeting Minutes from 07/15/26:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y MOTION |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to Approve Special Meeting Minutes from 07/28/26:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y 2ND |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
|
Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Mayor Update by Robert Day:
- Thank you for the gift to his family, for the passing of sister-in-law Jackie. My wife loves it.
- Thank you cards from MainStreet Edgerton to VOE Council and Village Staff for helping to make the 250 Homecoming Celebration special
- August Mack was in town to discuss updates on ODD Brownfield project at Edgerton Metals property – Suggested a meeting in September with VOE, EPA, and August Mack
Administrator Update by Doug Zimmerman:
- Pedestrian Improvement Project- began work on appraisals- form letter explaining project sent out to property owners next week; next step will be to meet with residents affected
- Crosswalk project- best case scenario would be to bid along with large sidewalk project
- Water Treatment Plant Project – fiber quote from Metalink; meeting next week to address a few questions we have
- Main Lift Station Rehab project – Two interested design consultants, meeting next week to score and will hopefully have recommendation at next meeting
- Substation Transformer – picked up last week, estimated 12 months to repair; looking at options for backup plan
- Community Center – still working through the Punch List
- Miller Park Pond – Algae treated twice, can see results; Fin Farm will be coming back to analyze and advise next steps
- TH3 – Advanced energy fund grant for up to $200k for HVAC; energy audit performed by AMP Energility completed Monday to begin process
- Wage & Compensation Plan – Clemans Nelson quoted $7-9k to provide 5-year update
- Policy & Procedure Manual – also quoted through Clemans Nelson for $7,400-$7,900
- TH3 – Dept. of Commerce inspection discovered leak in boiler; Energy Control quoted $8,800 for repairs
- Resolution for OPWC- proposed Street Project 100/200 W Indiana, 200 W Hull, 300 E Hull – decision on streets are sidewalk related and also based from traffic count
- Motion to approve wage study update through Clemans & Nelson:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y 2ND |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Fiscal Officer Update by Denise Knecht:
- July accounting period balanced and closed; moved into August-email sent 8/4, please sign as received
- The bi-annual audit for years 2024 and 2025 is in the final stage of certification and is expected to be released by AOS mid-August. Once released the audit report becomes public record.
- Credit Card Statements for June 16- July 15 ready for review and signature
- Motion to pay bills 08/05/2026:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y MOTION |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y 2ND |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
|
Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Employment Status Update: James Walker has been kept on our roster for backup janitorial, but since we now have a part-time facilities maintenance employee, Mr Walker’s services are no longer needed.
- Motion to term James Walker effective 7/23/26:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 6-0
ODD Brownfield payment: We have previously received the grant revenue for this project. However, we are continuing with the same process and procedure for transparency and clarity.
- Motion to approve and issue payment for invoice #94316 to August Mack Environmental in the amount of $33,365.12 for the Edgerton Metals Brownfield Remediation Project (Edgerton Revitalization DEV-2022-193553) for project invoices through July 19, 2026, request #36:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y MOTION |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 6-0
OPWC Resolution: As previously mentioned, this would include street improvements to 100 and 200 blocks of West Indiana, 200 block of W Hull and 300 block of East Hull.
VILLAGE OF EDGERTON RESOLUTION NO 2026-009
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDING THROUGH THE OHIO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION STATE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (SCIP) AND/OR LOCAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (LTIP) FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF CERTAIN VILLAGE STREETS
- Motion to pass and adopt Resolution No 2026-009:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y MOTION |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y |
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Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 6-0
Council Discussion:
- Leslie VanAusdale – We are organizing a vendor fair to take place at the Community Center, “Hometown Holiday Market” on Saturday Oct. 10, 9AM-1PM, free event for vendors
- Sharon Blinzler – made aware that we need to clean up brush along the backside of electric pole storage area
- Bob Day – our focus is providing essential services to our community and tackling funding projects with a limited time frame
- Chuck Wallace – next Monday night is Amazing Race through the Edgerton Mainstreet
- Motion to enter into executive session to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion or compensation of a public employee/official, or the investigation of charges/complains against them at 6:06 PM:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y 2ND |
|
Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
|
Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
|
Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to exit executive session at 6:29 PM:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y 2ND |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
|
Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
|
Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Action after executive session:
Due to a transformer voltage issue that occurred on 5/27/26 we have realized a claim for council approval.
- Motion to approve claim submission and issue payment up to $2,500.00 as part of Good Neighbor reimbursement in proration to the loss :
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y MOTION |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y 2ND |
|
Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
|
Wampler, Pam |
Y |
Motion PASSES 6-0
- Motion to adjourn at 6:30 PM:
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Blinzler, Sharon |
Y |
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Gruver, Jason |
Y |
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Bowsher, Brian |
Y |
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VanAusdale, Leslie |
Y MOTION |
|
Wallace, Chuck |
Y |
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Wampler, Pam |
Y 2ND |
Motion PASSES 6-0