Wet Union Council

Council Chambers, City Hall, August 4, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.

West Union City Council met August 4, 2025, at 6:00 P.M. in Council Chambers with Mayor Cameron Granger presiding. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance.

Attendance Present: Gumm, McElree, Milelr, and Tope. Absent: DeBack.

Approval of the Motion to approve the agenda as presented was made by Tope, seconded by

Agenda Miller. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Motion to approve the July 21, 2025, Regular Council Meeting minutes as

Minutes presented was made by Miller, seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Liquor Motion to approve liquor license renewal for Lucky Wife Wine Slushies for

License Renewal for Market at White Barns, September 5th and 6th, 2025, was made by Tope,

Lucky Wife Wine seconded by McElree. All Aye. Carried.

Slushies

Discuss Warning Fire Chief Rory Starks discussed the possibility of grant money now being

Siren Grant available for upgrading the warning sirens for the City. Council agreed that

Starks should move forward with new quotes for the sirens and reapplying for the grant.

Approval of PPE#5 Motion to approve PPE#5 from Baker Enterprises, Inc., totaling $183,339.25 for

From Baker work completed on the Linden Street Improvement Project was made by

Enterprises for Linden McElree, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

St Project

Consider Approval of After some discussion, motion to table approval of Resolution 2026-05

Resolution 2026-05 Approving Release of Responsibility for Future Road Improvements on Midway

Approving Release for Drive until more information could be obtained was made by Tope, seconded by

Responsibility for Miller. All Aye. Carried.

Future Road

Improvements on

Midway Drive

Discuss Crack and After some discussion, motion to approve Street Dept to use materials the City

Joint Repairs has on hand and to work with Fayette County Road Dept to use their machinery

was made by McElree, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried.

Approval of Use of Motion to approve use of speed camera funds for approximately $10,000.00 for

Speed Camera Funds the Street Dept to repair the traffic lights at Vine St/Hwy 18 was made by

To Repair Traffic McElree, seconded by Tope. All Aye. Carried. With the outage possibly being

Lights at Vine St/ the result of a lightning strike, the costs will also be turned into insurance. If

Hwy 18 reimbursed, those funds will be returned to the speed camera fund.

Approval of Council Motion to approve changing Council Meeting dates to September 8 and 22 due to

Meeting Dates for the Labor Day holiday was made by Gumm, seconded by Miller. All Aye.

September 2025 Carried.

Update on Open Interim Administrator Nick McIntyre shared that applications are in for the open

Position of City Clerk/ position of City Clerk/Administrator. The hiring committee will review and

Administrator begin scheduling interviews on August 11^th.

Comments and Mallory Hanson of Fayette Economic Development and Tourism will begin

Discussion making plans for a ribbon cutting/grand opening for the Gateway to Recreation

Trail.

Next Council Next regular council meeting will be August 18, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in

Meeting Council Chambers.

Adjourn With no further business to bring before the Council, a motion was made by

                                     Gumm, seconded by Miller, to adjourn. All Aye. Carried.

                                   Meeting adjourned at 6:37 p.m.