St. Helena Planning Board Meeting

July 13, 2023

St. Helena Town Hall

6:30p.m.

Attending the meeting were Chairman Jimmy English, Planning Board Member Hersey Fennell, Planning Board Member and secretary Carey Childress, Planning Board Member Katrina Banks, and Village Attorney Nathaniel Coleman. Absent were Planning Board Member Teresa Coleman and Building Inspector Louis T. Hesse. Louis missed the meeting because he and his wife were celebrating their 35^th anniversary.

Meeting started at 6:31 p.m.

Gerald asked if ALL town employees except for the planning board members are paid for meetings even if they don’t show up? Nathan said the only paid employee is the village clerk. Nathan stated basically that he is an attorney. Gerald questioned why the council is getting paid for missing meetings but not the planning board?

Gerald made a motion for Council to pay the planning board members every month rather they meet or not. Also get paid if they are there or not.

Nathan clarified the tax rate for St. Helena after Katrina asked about the budget. Nathan also said that if a planning board member isn’t showing up- then they should be removed from the board and the council should find another person to fill that position.

Gerald made a motion, and Katrina seconded it to request that the planning board members get paid even if there is no meeting or if the member doesn’t show up. It was approved unanimously.

Gerald asked a question “What should we (the planning board) be doing? Jimmy stated basically any concern of townspeople and changes brought forward. He further stated that the planning board is basically an advisory board.

Discussion about what is going on in St. Helena was held. Katrina wanted a walking trail.

Gerald made a request that the building inspector/code enforcement officer give a monthly report to the planning board with the monthly status of projects

Nathan said that the town clerk can do that report.

Meeting ended at 7:42 p.m.

Minutes by Carey Childress

Approval of minutes approved by Jimmy English