Forest Village Council – August 13, 2026

Village of Forest Council met in regular session on August 13, 2026 at 7:00pm in Council Chambers.

Council President Mullholand called the meeting to order with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Attendance:

• Derek Hastings — excused absence
• Valerie Mullholand — present
• Mary Dickinson — present
• Loretta Perkins — present
• Joe Moore — present
• Sarah Hankins — excused absence
• Danielle Moore — present

Village Announcements — None

Approval of Agenda for August 13, 2026: D. Moore moved to approve agenda for 8/13/26 meeting. L. Perkins seconded. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Agenda approved.

Approval/Corrections of Minutes: L. Perkins moved to approve minutes from 7/23/26 council meeting. D. Moore seconded. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Minutes approved.

Bills: J. Moore moved to approve the payment of bills. L. Perkins seconded. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Payment of bills approved.

Citizens’ Comments and Guest Presentations: None

Old Business: Resolution #2026-05 PWC Application 2nd Reading. D. Moore moved to table the resolution. L. Perkins seconded. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Resolution was tabled.

New Business: Appoint new member to the Fire Department. L. Perkins moved to appoint Derek Hastings to the Fire Department, seconded by J. Moore. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Derek Hastings has been appointed to the Fire Department.

The bids for street projects provided by Choice One were reviewed. This was an amendment to the agenda. J. Moore moved to approve the bid from Kokosing Construction Company, Inc. L. Perkins seconded. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays. Motion carried.

Committee Reports

• Mayor: None
• Finance/Audit: None
• Safety: Met 7/27/26, discussed National Night Out and sidewalks, next meeting scheduled for 8/17/26 at 6:45pm.
• Police Chief: National Night Out was successful, member of Market Square and CIC were lauded for their assistance, responded to 262 calls for the period, working on junk vehicle issue, 4 summons have been issued, working with Richland Uniform to upgrade body vests with help of grant received. See attached report.
• Fire Chief: None
• Ambulance Board: None
• Service: Did not meet, scheduled for 8/19/26 at 6pm.
• Administrator: New meters will be installed on Thursday, has not yet posted equipment for sale because it needs a part. See attached.
• Park Board: Met 8/10/26, 2 trees to be taken down, weeds continue to be a nuisance, soccer games will begin soon, looking to repair bleachers, steps for log cabin. Splash pad will close on Labor Day. My Splash Pad has been contacted about repairs to the splash pad. Next meeting set for 8/24/26 at 6:30pm. See attached.
• Market Square: None
• CIC: None
• Business/Industrial Development: Plan to meet in September.
• Zoning and Planning: Met 7/27/26, found out that zoning changes need to be publicly posted in the newspaper one time 30 days before changes and that neighbors directly across the street and those contiguous to the property need to be notified 20 days prior to changes. Next meeting slated for 8/17/26 at 6pm.
• Human Resources/Ethics: Did not meet, scheduled for 8/19/26 at 6:45pm.
• Tree Commission: Still waiting to talk with DNR.
• Village Solicitor: T. Seeley reviewed service contract with RCAP, some items missing. He reviewed 113.02 ordinance and found that it needs updated. Discussed the answer of public records requests regarding residents’ water bill delinquency. T. Seeley recommended that these requests should not be fulfilled unless written permission from the resident is obtained. J. Rinehammer asked if it was appropriate for him to write up a temporary policy in regard to the public records request. On a motion by J. Moore, seconded by D. Moore this was approved. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays.
• Fiscal Officer: None, excused absence

Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:49pm on a motion by D. Moore, seconded by L. Perkins. Vote: 4 yeas, 0 nays.