There is a new president and vice president of the Nashville Town Council following appointments on Dec. 30.
Nancy Crocker is the new president and had been serving as vice president. She replaced Jane Gore.
Anna Hofstetter was then appointed as vice president.
Crocker, Hofstetter and town council member Tyra Miller all voted in favor of the appointments. Gore and council member David Rudd voted against both nominations.
The council met again on Jan. 6 to discuss several items of new business and to conduct an organizational workshop.
The following was discussed or voted on by the town council:
- COVID-19 protocols for town employees who test positive will be to remain in isolation for 10-days.
- Dennis Fox was promoted to town streets superintendent. He has been working for the Town of Nashville since 2014 as a labor and utility technician.
- Discussion was held on the enforcement of existing ordinances in the town, such as keeping streets clean. A current ordinance states that an individual or business can be fined up to $2,500 for sweeping debris into the streets. It was decided that Town Administrator Phyllis Carr will compare ordinances and fines of other towns to that of Nashville.
- A motion was made to approve an expenditure of more than $5,000, but not exceeding $6,500 for Town Hall renovations. Renovations began in 2020, but have not been completed. Crocker said she had spoken with a local craftsman to build live-edge tables for the council to sit behind. One table will be longer than the existing one, allowing all council members to be seated facing outward toward the public. Two others will be constructed as well. New chairs will also be purchased as a part of the renovations. The cost for the tables is roughly $4,500. The chairs will be about $1,000. It was suggested that the old tables and chairs be moved to Nashville Municipal Police Department to be used in an auxiliary meeting room. The council approved those expenditures unanimously.
- Town Clerk-Treasurer Brenda Young was given approval to sign Main Street applications for Office of Community and Rural Affairs grants. Hofstetter was OK’d to sign a letter of intent between the county and town leadership to apply for a matching bicycle pedestrian grant through the Indiana State Department of Health.
During the organizational workshop, municipal consultant Dax Shepherd presented a draft of a policies and procedures since the council currently does not have any.
Such a manual serves to assist town council by “documenting accepted practices and clarifying expectations,” the first page of the draft says.
The draft is 23-pages made of nine chapters outlining items such as powers and responsibilities, financial matters, conflicts and liability, interaction with staff and officials and the conducting council meetings.
The draft was not adopted at the Jan. 6 meeting.
Strategic direction meetings were added to the calendar for town council and will be the first Thursday of every month. This is in addition to their regular meeting on the third Thursday of each month.
These meetings will serve as opportunities for the public to present ideas, comments and concerns to the council about a predetermined topic.
