By SAM SHRIVER
DHI Media Staff Writer
DELPHOS — Jim Fortener is not one to boast about his service to the Delphos area.
The
82-year-old from Delphos was s
Council to continue talk about turf project Tuesday, February 2, 2021 11:44 PM City DELPHOS Council expressed interest in continued discussion of the
synthetic turf project at Stadium Park. Interim Parks and Rec Committee
Chair Jeff Klausing brought the issue to the floor at Monday’s meeting
to gauge his fellow councilmen’s interest in the project.
The Park
and Rec Committee and the remainder of council met with Champions
Field, Inc., on Jan. 22 and learned the group has already raised more
than $800,000 toward the nearly $1 million project to replace the
natural grass field at Stadium Park with turf.
St. John’s football
Champions Field Inc., city talk turf Saturday, January 23, 2021 12:18 AM St. Johnâs varsity football coach and Athletic Director Todd Schulte spoke on the turf project at Stadium Park on behalf of Champions Field Inc., the 501 3c formed to fundsraise for the project. (DHI Media/Nancy Spencer) DELPHOS The city’s Parks and Rec Committee and Champions Field,
Inc., met to discuss the proposed artificial turf project at Stadium
Park Friday.
In attendance for the city were Councilmen Jeff
Klausing (intterim Parks and Rec Committee chair), Scott Wiltsie, Jim
Fortener, Joe Dray and Josh Bayliff, Safety Service Director Jamie
Mehaffie and Mayor Doug Mullenhour.
No special meetings needed to pass CARES Act measure Wednesday, January 20, 2021 2:02 PM City emblem DELPHOS On Monday, due to a vacant council seat and another
councilman out of commission due to a health concern, Delphos City
Council was prepared to call several special meetings in the coming
weeks to get in three readings of a resolution detailing where the city
spent it CARES Act funds so it can be filed with the state by the Feb. 1
deadline. However, the state has moved the deadline to Jan. 5, 2022.
The resolution will be dropped.
The city spent a portion of the
funds on COVID leave and quarantine pay; upgrading council chambers,
Council leaves payroll ordinance dangling for 2021 Tuesday, December 22, 2020 11:36 PM City emblem DELPHOS Council left one piece of legislation on the table Monday evening
the non-union payroll ordinance considering raises for salary and hourly
administrative positions as well as volunteer firefighters and rescue
personnel.
The measure had been tabled at the Dec. 7 meeting along
with the 2021 Temporary Budget ordinance for further discussion and
review. Councilman Josh Bayliff said he would like to see more
information on how the pandemic affected the city’s income tax
collections and other accounts before deciding on the raises. Councilman
Jim Fortener agreed.
The administration requested the measure be