Jan. 17—Perry Village Council has licensed the renewal of an insurance coverage plan that gives property and casualty protection for the group’s authorities.
Council, at its Jan. 12 assembly, authorized a contract that may hold the village insured for property and casualty incidents by Glatfelter Public Apply.
Perry Village obtains that protection by way of Gehring’s and Benedict Insurance coverage businesses. These businesses introduced a suggestion to Perry Village to resume its coverage for an annual total premium of $32,460.
“This represents a $791 enhance over the expiring coverage,” Insurance coverage Agent Aaron Joslin wrote to Perry Village authorities leaders in a letter that accompanied a replica of the plan.
Joslin additionally wrote that every one buildings and content material limits within the coverage had been elevated by a 4 p.c inflation issue. Changes additionally had been made for adjustments within the village authorities’s annual payroll.
As well as, Joslin stated that based mostly on this yr’s threat management analysis, the village was being provided a quote to extend protection to the Administration Constructing and Police Division on Middle Street to $1,448,940 from $1,040,004.
He suggested that the village settle for the proposed $400,000 enhance in constructing protection, which might price the village an extra $546 yearly.
Council agreed to incorporate the extra constructing protection in its coverage, however determined towards paying an additional premium for earthquake protection.
In different legislative motion, council:
—Accepted the reappointment of Jean Schonauer as council president.
—Accepted the reappointment of Troy Hager as village avenue commissioner and street supervisor.
Hager additionally serves as Perry Village police chief. The Ohio Revised Code states {that a} police chief is eligible to be appointed as avenue commissioner in any village for a time period of 1 yr.
Council additionally heard first readings of a number of resolutions. These measures, which is able to doubtless obtain the utmost three readings earlier than being voted on by council included:
—Appointing John and Barbara Howley to the village Park and Recreation Committee.
—Authorizing the mayor to take all motion wanted for the village to take part within the 2023 Northeast Ohio Public Vitality Council Group Occasion Sponsorship Program.
By means of this program, NOPEC awards monetary grants to authorities entities to sponsor group occasions that supply free admission.
—Authorizing the village to pay a $5,000 subsidy to assist fund the Perry Space Joint Recreation District.
Monetary subsidies are sought annually from Perry and North Perry villages and Perry Township, as they’re all communities served by the district.
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