Council approves mayor’s appointment of Amy Hendricks as finance director

By Karen Cornelius Vermilion City Council held a special council meeting on Thursday night, January 11, to vote on one specific item, the appointment of a new city finance director to replace outgoing director Brian Keller. After a call to order, council members went into an executive session for personnel, and then reconvened to unanimouslyContinue reading “Council approves mayor’s appointment of Amy Hendricks as finance director”

Finance Committee hears budget highlights to determine currrent status

By Karen Cornelius The Finance Committee met on Monday night, October 16, and requested input on the 2017 budget to determine where the city was at nearing the end of the year. It appeared council members have had no monthly reports since July.   Finance chair Monica Stark asked for the review to see howContinue reading “Finance Committee hears budget highlights to determine currrent status”

Finance Committee considers borrowing money to replace water mains

By Karen Cornelius Back in May, city engineer Lynn Miggins introduced a 25-year water main replacement program that could cost close to $16 million. Replacing old, corroded water mains is a mandate from the EPA and would eliminate a lot of problems with breaks and service. The question at the time was how to payContinue reading “Finance Committee considers borrowing money to replace water mains”