Owen City Council Discusses Deputy Clerk Position
Tuesday, January 29th, 2019 -- 8:02 AM
-The Owen City Council discussed the resignation and hiring of a deputy clerk at their meeting last week.The council approved accepting the letter of resignation submitted by the recently hired Deputy City Clerk, Jami Pichla. An alderman reported the Personnel Committee had conducted three interviews and are in the process of verifying references. They will meet again on February 2nd to render their final decision. The recommendation will then be brought to the Council at the February 12th Council Meeting. The council also approved the Owen Jr Fair report from 2018. The fair will be held this year the last weekend in June. The council approved purchasing a half page ad in the Visitor’s Guide for the cost of $350. Withee will be asked to also purchase a half page ad, with the Owen-Withee Chamber of Commerce purchasing a full-page ad. In all, Owen and Withee will have a full colored two page spread in the upcoming Visitor’s Guide.
Finally, during the public opinion portion of the meeting, one resident is still concerned about the lack of fencing behind Heartland Coop and if anything was being done regarding the legalities of the house being torn down on 4th Street. Another resident was also concerned with the probability of asbestos in the house and of the house not being secure. The City Clerk said she would reach out to the owner, ask him to secure the house and relay to him the other concerns that were noted.
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