City Hall News: Week of March 6, 2023

Meeting this week are the Finance, Rules & Ordinances, Municipal Properties and Personnel Committees. Also meeting is the Elkins Tree Board and the Elkins Planning Commission. Council may hold a special call meeting on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The Finance Committee meets Monday at 10 a.m. to consider revisions to the current fiscal year’s budget and to review draft fiscal year 2024 Sanitation, Landfill, Coal Severance, Fire Department and General Fund budgets.

The Elkins Tree Board meets Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Darden House (421 Davis Ave.) with planned discussions on several proposed events and activities for this calendar year, including plantings, maintenance, and education.

The Rules & Ordinances Committee will meet on Wednesday at 9:00 a.m. for continued discussion of proposed revisions to the animal control ordinance.

A special meeting of the Municipal Properties Committee is also scheduled for Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. to hear a report from Operations Manager Mike Kesecker.

Thursday at noon the Personnel Committee will meet to  review a request for reappointment of City Attorney Geraldine Roberts of Crim Law Office.

The Elkins Planning Commission meets Thursday at 3:30 p.m. to review a timeline for the statutorily required update of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, plan opportunities for public outreach and to consider contracting with the WVU Law School Land Use and Sustainable Development Clinic for assistance with the plan.

There is a tentative council meeting on the calendar for Thursday at 7:00 p.m. This meeting will not be confirmed until after hearing the recommendations of the Finance Committee earlier in the week.