OAK RIDGE town council
WHAT they voted on, and HOW they voted:
July 7 / MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
Mayor Ann Schneider, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Martha Pittman and Spencer Sullivan voted on the following items during the council’s July 7 meeting…
as reported by CHRIS BURRITT
5 0: Approve four financial items with a single vote 5 0: Approve a permanent deed of conservation easement on
Bandera Farms Park
5 0: Reappoint John Browning and Mike Kimel to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
5 0: Unseal closed session minutes from council meetings on July 1 and July 22, 2021
5 0: Declare as surplus two pieces of Parks and Recreation Department equipment
Photo by Chris Burritt/NWO
5 0: Approve a policy to allow consumption of beer and wine at four Music in the Park concerts next summer Canine Capers Committee member Annette Joyce (bottom row, center), presents $629.60 checks to representatives of several animal rescue groups at the July 7 Oak Ridge Town Council meeting. The checks represented proceeds from the eighth annual Canine Capers event held in Oak Ridge Town Park on April 30. OAK RIDGE – Mayor Ann Schneider called the regular monthly meeting in Town Hall to order, with Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kinneman and council members George McClellan, Martha Pittman and Spencer Sullivan present. Oak Ridge resident Patti Dmuchowski offered the invocation,
which was followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.
PRESENTATION Canine Capers gifts. Canine Capers Committee member Annette Joyce presented checks in the amount of $629.60 to five animal rescue
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5 0: Approve a $16,809 contract for Greensboro-based Audio & Light to update the sound system in the council chambers 5 0: Approve a $1,948 budget adjustment recommended by the town’s finance officer 5 0: Increase Town Manager Bill Bruce’s annual salary by 7.4% to $98,000
groups – SPCA of the Triad, Susie’s Hope, Red Dog Farm, Ruff Love Rescue and North Star Bloodhounds. The checks represented proceeds from the eighth annual Canine Capers event held in Oak Ridge Town Park on April 30.
PUBLIC SAFETY Sheriff’s Office. Detective Sgt. R.D. Seals reported the sheriff’s District 1 office responded to 192 calls in Oak Ridge in June. Thefts from vehicles in area parks remain a problem, with break-ins recently reported at the Cascades Preserve in Oak Ridge and Triad Park in Kernersville. No thefts were reported last month at Oak Ridge Town Park, according to Seals. The sheriff’s office distributed photos of three suspects involved in two of the incidents that occurred locally (the photos can be found on the Northwest Observer’s Facebook page). Detectives are seeking information about the breaking and entering of a •vehicle Totally since 1996 in local northwestern Guilford County
on June 25 in which financial cards were stolen. Later the same day, two suspects reportedly attempted to use the cards to make purchases at a store on Skeet Club Road in High Point. Detectives are also seeking to identify a white male who was involved in a shoplifting incident in Oak Ridge on June 25. The sheriff’s department is asking for anyone with information about the incidents to call Crime Stoppers at (336) 373-1000.
Oak Ridge Fire Department. Firefighter Chris Golds reported the department handled 51 fire-related calls and 48 EMS-related calls in June; firefighters obtained 417 hours of training. On a safety note, Golds encouraged people to drink plenty of water to stay hydrated during hot weather.
MANAGER’S REPORT Financial items
5 0 to approve four financial
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