The Nashville City Council met last night and they approved the hiring of a new police officer.  Chief Brian Fletcher recommended Jared Wilke for the full-time position and he will begin on December 1, 2013.  Blaine Middleton with the City Utilities explained the need for new CGI equipment, which is used to detect gas odors and leaks.  The equipment they have has lasted many, many years, but has become unreliable, as they are not holding the calibrations or readings.  Parts are no longer available to make repairs, so new units are needed.  He said they wish to purchase 3 units that detect carbon monoxide and gas, while another unit will be able to detect carbon monoxide, gas and hydrogen sulfide, which will be able to detect gas leaks and sewer leaks.  The Council approved the purchase of all 4 units for the total cost of $6,890 from USSI.  City entities have reported that the internet service is slow and they would like to get something faster than the DSL from AT&T.  They also wish to look into getting new computers and software as some equipment is nearly 10 years old.  These topics were tabled until next meeting.  The Council was then presented with some quotes for renewal of their insurance policies.  Councilman Keith Reckmann reported that premiums will be going up due to increased value of some items and property, as well as the volume of workman’s comp issues.  This topic was also tabled until next meeting.  The issue of the sound problems coming from the Sisco Corporation should be getting better, according to Mayor Raymond Kolweier, as the equipment the company was going to install to try to cut down on the loud sounds, has now been installed, but the doors still need to be installed.  They Mayor says this could be completed next week, weather permitting.  Once that is done, he will call the contractor to go out and do the sound testing to see if Sisco is meeting EPA standards.  A couple of months ago, the Council agreed to hire John Pauluaski of JP Accoustical Consulting on performing sound – noise tests at the Sisco Plant to make sure they are meeting EPA standards on their noise pollution.