The Mayor was downtown last night for the Christmas Tree Lighting. It was wonderful to see all the families with their children strolling our beautiful decorated streets and shopping our lovely shops and enjoying the great food in our restaurants.
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
WHODEY with MAYOR ISAACS
WhoDey is the Cincinnati Bengals MascotWhodey and Mayor Isaacs where downtown Waynesville on Main Street Saturday December 5, 2009, greeting visitors and shoppers and wishing all a very Merry Christmas.
I want to wish each of you and your families a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
God Bless you all.
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Wedding held at Waynesville's Veterans Park
As Mayor, I was privileged and honored to perform my first wedding at the Waynesville's Veterans Memorial Park.
U.S. ARMY Private, Zachary Sebastian Moore and Natashia June Tipton, exchanged Marriage vows with many friends and family in attendance. Saturday November 21, 2009 was a beautiful day for a wedding.
Natashia Tipton is the Daughter of Mrs. Angie Tipton.
Angie is on Waynesville's Staff that over sees the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Left to Right: Mr. & Mrs.Moore, Zachary Moore and Natashia Moore and Mrs. & Mr. Tipton.
Photo by Mayor Earl J. Isaacs
U.S. ARMY Private, Zachary Sebastian Moore and Natashia June Tipton, exchanged Marriage vows with many friends and family in attendance. Saturday November 21, 2009 was a beautiful day for a wedding.
Natashia Tipton is the Daughter of Mrs. Angie Tipton.
Angie is on Waynesville's Staff that over sees the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
Left to Right: Mr. & Mrs.Moore, Zachary Moore and Natashia Moore and Mrs. & Mr. Tipton.
Photo by Mayor Earl J. Isaacs
Let me make this perfectly clear.
Waynesville is a Charter Village, and what that means is. We have a Weak Mayor form of government, and a Strong Manager form of government. Basically the Mayor is no more than a Councilmember with a title and vote.
Tuesday, November 10th Mr. Paul Marshall, chaired the Recovery Commission meeting where the commission rejected the 2010 appropriations do to the failure of the proposed Village Income Tax. Stating that the Village needed to make significant cuts and come up with a new detailed recovery plan that will work before the December 29th meeting.
I know that Mr. Paul Marshall of the State did not say Waynesville was going to be abolished. I believe Mr. Marshall was saying the Village Government needs to make some deep cuts which to me is what was meant when he said significant cuts. We should not be going around on television or in the news papers scaring citizens by saying Waynesville is going to disappear. People do not like scare tactics.
On November 3, 2009 Waynesville’s proposed Income Tax levy failed by 69% which equals more than two to one. That means that for every three citizens you meet on the street, two of them are telling the Village Government to go pound sand. As the Mayor I am elected by the people and I am not about to go against the wishes of the people that just said NO to more TAXES.
Concerned Citizens have told me they do not trust the Village with their money.
Stating the village raised the water and sewer rates in order to repair the 100 year old infrastructure on Main Street, and spent that money buying property.
Other citizens say when they voted to pass the Police Levy they felt the Village Finances would be whole, but that was not the case.
At the last emergency meeting I spoke about the School’s 10 mill levy coming on in January 2010. Mr. Ron Kronenberger, president of the Chamber of Commerce stated the school levy taxes that passed last year would not go up do to the off sets of properties values being lowered, and it was going to be a wash.
November 18th I went to the County Auditors office and ask if the property tax would be going up and if so, how much? They showed me that not only the citizens of Waynesville where going to see an increase in Property TAX, but everyone in the Township was going to receive a 16% TAX INCREASE, starting in January 2010, and the county commissioners are also going to put on 2 ½% more in 2010.
Mr. Kronenberger pressed me for a plan. I responded by saying it was not my job to come up with a plan and it was the Village Managers, Bruce Snell’s job to come up with a plan. That is why we the Council hired the Manager and the Finance Director, but if they want me too, I will.
This Village has been in existence for over two hundred years with out a village manager and can do it again. This is a place where the Waynesville Merchants and Chamber of Commerce have done a great job of keeping visitors wanting to come and enjoy our unique town. Now some of the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce is in question. Some members are using the Chamber for their own gain.
Before we had a Village Manager we had a Government Center that was perfect for this town and it was paid for. Every since we have had a Village Manager Waynesville has gone backwards. Every Village Manager we have had has done nothing but talk the council members into growing a government that we the citizens can not afford, and use this town as a stepping stone to advance their career, and leave the citizens holding the bag.
Here are some extreme ideals; I am sure you do not want to hear. Let the Village go to Wayne Township or maybe even going to Corwin. Maybe that would be something to think about! Corwin does have an income tax or even get rid of the Charter form of government and go back to a Strong Mayor form of government. The village would save the monies and benefits we pay the village manager. There is a cut in the budget.
We can also make some cuts in the police department, instead of paying the part time officers 50 dollars a shift we could cut them back to where they use to be 10 dollars a shift and eliminate one of the full time officers which would save an addition 50 to 60 thousand dollars per year. Total saving from these changes could amount to over 250,000.00 in savings per year. This would be a five year saving of more than 1.25 million.
Now in my mind that would be what I call, Significant Cuts we could make before we would let the State abolish this village.
People as your Mayor, I would like to say this. Waynesville has around 2,700 residents and are not into competing with huge cities like Centerville services and departments.
All they want are the basic services: Police, Water, Sewer, Safe Streets, and Snow Removal. They do not care about the leaves being picked up.
When you look at the total cash balance we have gone from 1.5 million to over 2.0 million dollars. The General Fund is healthy and in the black $266,645.95 and Water is in the black $1,118,000.00. Water is our cash cow, this account has increased.
The Village has $2,039,610.88 what are we going to do with this money?
I ask; can we use any of this money to pay down the debt on the building?
Looks to me like we could all pull to gather as a community and be out of Fiscal Emergency by next year if we keep doing the thing we are doing.
Waynesville Mayor
Earl J. Isaacs
Waynesville is a Charter Village, and what that means is. We have a Weak Mayor form of government, and a Strong Manager form of government. Basically the Mayor is no more than a Councilmember with a title and vote.
Tuesday, November 10th Mr. Paul Marshall, chaired the Recovery Commission meeting where the commission rejected the 2010 appropriations do to the failure of the proposed Village Income Tax. Stating that the Village needed to make significant cuts and come up with a new detailed recovery plan that will work before the December 29th meeting.
I know that Mr. Paul Marshall of the State did not say Waynesville was going to be abolished. I believe Mr. Marshall was saying the Village Government needs to make some deep cuts which to me is what was meant when he said significant cuts. We should not be going around on television or in the news papers scaring citizens by saying Waynesville is going to disappear. People do not like scare tactics.
On November 3, 2009 Waynesville’s proposed Income Tax levy failed by 69% which equals more than two to one. That means that for every three citizens you meet on the street, two of them are telling the Village Government to go pound sand. As the Mayor I am elected by the people and I am not about to go against the wishes of the people that just said NO to more TAXES.
Concerned Citizens have told me they do not trust the Village with their money.
Stating the village raised the water and sewer rates in order to repair the 100 year old infrastructure on Main Street, and spent that money buying property.
Other citizens say when they voted to pass the Police Levy they felt the Village Finances would be whole, but that was not the case.
At the last emergency meeting I spoke about the School’s 10 mill levy coming on in January 2010. Mr. Ron Kronenberger, president of the Chamber of Commerce stated the school levy taxes that passed last year would not go up do to the off sets of properties values being lowered, and it was going to be a wash.
November 18th I went to the County Auditors office and ask if the property tax would be going up and if so, how much? They showed me that not only the citizens of Waynesville where going to see an increase in Property TAX, but everyone in the Township was going to receive a 16% TAX INCREASE, starting in January 2010, and the county commissioners are also going to put on 2 ½% more in 2010.
Mr. Kronenberger pressed me for a plan. I responded by saying it was not my job to come up with a plan and it was the Village Managers, Bruce Snell’s job to come up with a plan. That is why we the Council hired the Manager and the Finance Director, but if they want me too, I will.
This Village has been in existence for over two hundred years with out a village manager and can do it again. This is a place where the Waynesville Merchants and Chamber of Commerce have done a great job of keeping visitors wanting to come and enjoy our unique town. Now some of the leadership of the Chamber of Commerce is in question. Some members are using the Chamber for their own gain.
Before we had a Village Manager we had a Government Center that was perfect for this town and it was paid for. Every since we have had a Village Manager Waynesville has gone backwards. Every Village Manager we have had has done nothing but talk the council members into growing a government that we the citizens can not afford, and use this town as a stepping stone to advance their career, and leave the citizens holding the bag.
Here are some extreme ideals; I am sure you do not want to hear. Let the Village go to Wayne Township or maybe even going to Corwin. Maybe that would be something to think about! Corwin does have an income tax or even get rid of the Charter form of government and go back to a Strong Mayor form of government. The village would save the monies and benefits we pay the village manager. There is a cut in the budget.
We can also make some cuts in the police department, instead of paying the part time officers 50 dollars a shift we could cut them back to where they use to be 10 dollars a shift and eliminate one of the full time officers which would save an addition 50 to 60 thousand dollars per year. Total saving from these changes could amount to over 250,000.00 in savings per year. This would be a five year saving of more than 1.25 million.
Now in my mind that would be what I call, Significant Cuts we could make before we would let the State abolish this village.
People as your Mayor, I would like to say this. Waynesville has around 2,700 residents and are not into competing with huge cities like Centerville services and departments.
All they want are the basic services: Police, Water, Sewer, Safe Streets, and Snow Removal. They do not care about the leaves being picked up.
When you look at the total cash balance we have gone from 1.5 million to over 2.0 million dollars. The General Fund is healthy and in the black $266,645.95 and Water is in the black $1,118,000.00. Water is our cash cow, this account has increased.
The Village has $2,039,610.88 what are we going to do with this money?
I ask; can we use any of this money to pay down the debt on the building?
Looks to me like we could all pull to gather as a community and be out of Fiscal Emergency by next year if we keep doing the thing we are doing.
Waynesville Mayor
Earl J. Isaacs
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Waynesville Mayor's Court Appointment
The Finance Director has posted the Magistrate position in the Western Star and online with the Dayton Daily News. She sent Mr. Richards a letter notifying him of the position posting. She also set the final date for submitting letters of intetest and resumes for Friday, April 3, 2009. We will be receiving them in our Council packets, and at the Council meeting or Finance Committee meeting, you could let her know who you would like to come in for an interview. Interviews can be held at the next Council meeting (April 20) or another time that is convenient for us.
I do want the Council members to know that I spoke with Mr. Richards on March 16, 2009 about this posting of his job in the various news papers.
Mr. Richards informed me that the Magistrate is to be appointed by the Mayor because the Ohio Revised Code supersedes the Village Charter when there are discrepancies.
Mr. Richards shared the history of how the magistrate position came into being. Some years ago in Springboro the newly elected Mayor did not want to the judge for the mayor's court and called Mr. Richards to see if he would be interested in being the judge for mayor's court. Mr. Richards said he took on the position and it was not long before the The Supreme Court of Ohio came calling to see what the mayor and this young attorney were doing in Springboro. He said The Supreme Court of Ohio began to monitor this new concept. After some time passed and upon reviewing this new concept they adopted it. The mayor's court magistrate's position is now in place and accepted all over the country. What we have in Waynesville is a piece of history in Mr. Richards. Mr. Richards is the first magistrate in the state of Ohio and I must say he has been good for this village. He also pointed out that there is a grading system that comes along with being a judge. You can not fine a person the maximum for the first offence. As some apparently think he should. There are many things that come into play such as how many times has this person committed this offence and so forth.
He then printed a copy of the Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated Currentness
Title XIX. Courts--Municipal--Mayor's County
Chapter1905. Mayor's Court (Rers & Annos)
Clerks, Mayor and Magistrates; Powers and Duties
1905.05 Mayor's court magistrate
(A) A mayor of a municipal corporation that has a mayor's court may appoint a person as mayor's court magistrate to hear and determine prosecutions and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. No person shall be appointed as a mayor's court magistrate unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state and, for total of at least three years preceding the person's appointment or the commencement of the person's service as magistrate, has been engaged in the practice of law in this state or as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. No person shall be appointed as a mayor's court magistrate unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state and, for a total of at least three years preceding the person's appointment or the commencement of the person's service as magistrate, has been engaged in the practice of law in this state or as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States, or both.
A person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division is entitled to hear and determine prosecutions and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. If a mayor is prohibited from hearing or determining a prosection or cause that charges a person with a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or cause a violation of a municipal OVL ordinance as defined in section 4511.181 of the Revised Code due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.03 of Revisied Code, or is prohibited from hearing or determining any other prosecution or cause due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.03 of the Revised Code, or is prohibited from hearing or determining any other prosecution or cause due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.031 of the Revised Code, he prohibition against the mayor hearing or determining the prosection or cause does not affect and shall not be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or authority of a person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division to hear and determine the prosecution or cause in accordance with this section. In hearing and determining such prosecutions and causes, the magistrate has the same powers, duties and authority as does a mayor who conducts a mayor's court to hear determine prosecutions and causes in general, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence; the powers, duties and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence; the power, duties, and authority granted to mayors of mayor's courts by this chapter, in relation to the hearing and determination of prosecutions and causes in mayor's courts; and the powers, duties, and authority granted to mayor's courts by any other provision of the Revised Code, in relation to the hearing and determination of prosecutions and causes in mayor's courts. A judgement entered and a sentence imposed by a mayor's court magistrate do not have to be reviewed or approved by the mayor who appointed the magistrate, and have the same force and effect as if they had been entered or imposed by the mayor.
A person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division is not entitled to hear or determine any prosecution or criminal cause other than prosections and causes that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code.
A municipal corporation that a mayor's court magistrate serves shall pay the compensation for the service of the magistrate, which shall be either a fixed annual salary set by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or a fixed annual amount or fees for services rendered set under a contract the magistrate and the municipal corporation enter into.
(B) The appointment of a person as a mayor's court magistrate under division (A) of this section does not preclude the mayor that appointed the magistrate, subject to the limitation contained in section 1905.03 and the limitation contained in section 1905.03 of the Revised Code, from also hearing and determining prosecution and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code.
I do realize that our Charter SECTION 3.13 Mayor's Court Magistrate States:
(A) Jurisdiction of Magistrate. Jurisdiction shall extend to violations of all municipal ordinances, all criminal causes involving any moving traffic violation occurring on state highway located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation, and to hear and determine criminal causes involving of Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.19. In hearing and determing prosecutions and causes filed within the Mayor's Court, the Magistrate shall be deemed to have the same powers, duties, and authority as does the Mayor, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence. Judgement entered and a sentence imposed by the Mayor's Court Magistrate herein does not have to be reviewed or approved by the Mayor and shall have the same force and effect as if it had entered or imposed by the Mayor.
(B) Qualifications of Magistrate. The Magistrate shall be an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Ohio, and for a total of at least three years has been engaged in the practice of law in the State or served as a Judge of a Court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States.
(C) Appointment of Magistrate. Council, by an affermative vote of at least five members, shall appoint a qualified candidate to serve as the Magistrate of the Mayor's Court for two year term.
(D) Compensation. The Council shall determine the compensation of the Magistrate by ordiance.
(E) Removal. The Magistrate may be remmoved, with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of at least five members of Council.
I feel that Mr. Richards has done and is doing an excellent job for Waynesville and given his fine history as a talented and successful home town boy from Waynesville, he has the Village's best interest at heart. Should the ORC supersede the Village Charter as Mayor I am re-appointing Mr. Richards as the Mayor's Court Magistrate.
Mayor Earl J. Isaacs
The Finance Director has posted the Magistrate position in the Western Star and online with the Dayton Daily News. She sent Mr. Richards a letter notifying him of the position posting. She also set the final date for submitting letters of intetest and resumes for Friday, April 3, 2009. We will be receiving them in our Council packets, and at the Council meeting or Finance Committee meeting, you could let her know who you would like to come in for an interview. Interviews can be held at the next Council meeting (April 20) or another time that is convenient for us.
I do want the Council members to know that I spoke with Mr. Richards on March 16, 2009 about this posting of his job in the various news papers.
Mr. Richards informed me that the Magistrate is to be appointed by the Mayor because the Ohio Revised Code supersedes the Village Charter when there are discrepancies.
Mr. Richards shared the history of how the magistrate position came into being. Some years ago in Springboro the newly elected Mayor did not want to the judge for the mayor's court and called Mr. Richards to see if he would be interested in being the judge for mayor's court. Mr. Richards said he took on the position and it was not long before the The Supreme Court of Ohio came calling to see what the mayor and this young attorney were doing in Springboro. He said The Supreme Court of Ohio began to monitor this new concept. After some time passed and upon reviewing this new concept they adopted it. The mayor's court magistrate's position is now in place and accepted all over the country. What we have in Waynesville is a piece of history in Mr. Richards. Mr. Richards is the first magistrate in the state of Ohio and I must say he has been good for this village. He also pointed out that there is a grading system that comes along with being a judge. You can not fine a person the maximum for the first offence. As some apparently think he should. There are many things that come into play such as how many times has this person committed this offence and so forth.
He then printed a copy of the Baldwin's Ohio Revised Code Annotated Currentness
Title XIX. Courts--Municipal--Mayor's County
Chapter1905. Mayor's Court (Rers & Annos)
Clerks, Mayor and Magistrates; Powers and Duties
1905.05 Mayor's court magistrate
(A) A mayor of a municipal corporation that has a mayor's court may appoint a person as mayor's court magistrate to hear and determine prosecutions and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. No person shall be appointed as a mayor's court magistrate unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state and, for total of at least three years preceding the person's appointment or the commencement of the person's service as magistrate, has been engaged in the practice of law in this state or as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. No person shall be appointed as a mayor's court magistrate unless the person has been admitted to the practice of law in this state and, for a total of at least three years preceding the person's appointment or the commencement of the person's service as magistrate, has been engaged in the practice of law in this state or as a judge of a court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States, or both.
A person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division is entitled to hear and determine prosecutions and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code. If a mayor is prohibited from hearing or determining a prosection or cause that charges a person with a violation of section 4511.19 of the Revised Code or cause a violation of a municipal OVL ordinance as defined in section 4511.181 of the Revised Code due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.03 of Revisied Code, or is prohibited from hearing or determining any other prosecution or cause due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.03 of the Revised Code, or is prohibited from hearing or determining any other prosecution or cause due to the operation of division (C) of section 1905.031 of the Revised Code, he prohibition against the mayor hearing or determining the prosection or cause does not affect and shall not be construed as affecting the jurisdiction or authority of a person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division to hear and determine the prosecution or cause in accordance with this section. In hearing and determining such prosecutions and causes, the magistrate has the same powers, duties and authority as does a mayor who conducts a mayor's court to hear determine prosecutions and causes in general, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence; the powers, duties and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence; the power, duties, and authority granted to mayors of mayor's courts by this chapter, in relation to the hearing and determination of prosecutions and causes in mayor's courts; and the powers, duties, and authority granted to mayor's courts by any other provision of the Revised Code, in relation to the hearing and determination of prosecutions and causes in mayor's courts. A judgement entered and a sentence imposed by a mayor's court magistrate do not have to be reviewed or approved by the mayor who appointed the magistrate, and have the same force and effect as if they had been entered or imposed by the mayor.
A person appointed as a mayor's court magistrate under this division is not entitled to hear or determine any prosecution or criminal cause other than prosections and causes that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code.
A municipal corporation that a mayor's court magistrate serves shall pay the compensation for the service of the magistrate, which shall be either a fixed annual salary set by the legislative authority of the municipal corporation or a fixed annual amount or fees for services rendered set under a contract the magistrate and the municipal corporation enter into.
(B) The appointment of a person as a mayor's court magistrate under division (A) of this section does not preclude the mayor that appointed the magistrate, subject to the limitation contained in section 1905.03 and the limitation contained in section 1905.03 of the Revised Code, from also hearing and determining prosecution and criminal causes in the mayor's court that are within the jurisdiction of the mayor's court, as set forth in section 1905.01 of the Revised Code.
I do realize that our Charter SECTION 3.13 Mayor's Court Magistrate States:
(A) Jurisdiction of Magistrate. Jurisdiction shall extend to violations of all municipal ordinances, all criminal causes involving any moving traffic violation occurring on state highway located within the boundaries of the municipal corporation, and to hear and determine criminal causes involving of Ohio Revised Code Section 4511.19. In hearing and determing prosecutions and causes filed within the Mayor's Court, the Magistrate shall be deemed to have the same powers, duties, and authority as does the Mayor, including, but not limited to, the power and authority to decide the prosecution or cause, enter judgement, and impose sentence. Judgement entered and a sentence imposed by the Mayor's Court Magistrate herein does not have to be reviewed or approved by the Mayor and shall have the same force and effect as if it had entered or imposed by the Mayor.
(B) Qualifications of Magistrate. The Magistrate shall be an attorney licensed to practice in the State of Ohio, and for a total of at least three years has been engaged in the practice of law in the State or served as a Judge of a Court of record in any jurisdiction in the United States.
(C) Appointment of Magistrate. Council, by an affermative vote of at least five members, shall appoint a qualified candidate to serve as the Magistrate of the Mayor's Court for two year term.
(D) Compensation. The Council shall determine the compensation of the Magistrate by ordiance.
(E) Removal. The Magistrate may be remmoved, with or without cause, by an affirmative vote of at least five members of Council.
I feel that Mr. Richards has done and is doing an excellent job for Waynesville and given his fine history as a talented and successful home town boy from Waynesville, he has the Village's best interest at heart. Should the ORC supersede the Village Charter as Mayor I am re-appointing Mr. Richards as the Mayor's Court Magistrate.
Mayor Earl J. Isaacs
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The MOMS Committe Is Back
MOMS is the acronym for "Maintain Old Main Street," a committee that works to help preserve the character of Waynesville's historic Main Street. This committee met March 3, 2009 for the first time in years. We are glad to see MOMS back
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Mr. William E. LeMay Is A True Veteran
Mr. William E. LeMay is placing a video camera on his building to monitor The Waynesville Veteran's Memorial Park and will purchase the equipment as well.
Thank you Mr. Willian LeMay
Thank you Mr. Willian LeMay
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