The Nashville City Council met last night and Councilman Dean Huge submitted a letter of resignation, effective immediately. He cited personal reasons and had not been at a meeting for a couple of months. The Council accepted his resignation and then because of state statutes, they needed to replace the vacancy, so they approved of Sue Finke to finish out the term, which is up for re-election in 2017. Huge had been on the Council for approximately 8 years and Finke had been on the Council, but did not run for re-election in this year’s election, yet agreed to be on the Council again when asked. Nascote is having their annual picnic on Saturday at Memorial Park, and a representative asked the Council if they could have a 5K run that crosses Route 15 at Buhrman Street. Police Chief Brian Fletcher said that wouldn’t be a problem and they could have someone watch traffic at that time. The City Water Department will begin flushing hydrants on the first Monday in October. Also, Kyle Krupp tendered his resignation, effective September 25^th, so the Council accepted this and approved of Superintendent Blaine Middleton to advertise and hire a full-time replacement. No action was taken, but the main meter that runs into the water plant has fallen out of calibration and won’t stay calibrated, so it needs to be replaced. They are trying to find a replacement for it that is a propeller type meter and Middleton will bring pricing information to the next meeting, if possible. In April, the Council discussed increasing the dollar amount for employees that had to eat out for business purposes, which included overnight trips. Last night, they approved to have an ordinance drafted to approve at the next meeting. The amount of reimbursement per day was at $25, but it was increased to $50 per day for out of town overnight travel. This includes any tips. It will remain at $25 for a day trip out of town, and again includes any tips. In both cases, receipts need to be turned in to their supervisor. This does not include any alcohol purchases. Another concern is getting a credit card for the city, but no action was taken. The reasoning is that is the way commerce is done and would make it more convenient and easier to make purchases. They will discuss this further at a future meeting. Trick or Treating was approved for Saturday, October 31^st from 5 to 8:30 PM for children 12 and under. This is the same as it has been in the past. The Council also approved of re-appointments to various committees, including 3-year terms to the Planning Commission for Jay Colbrook and Jeff Luechtefeld, as well as a 7-year term to the Zoning Board of Appeals for Herb Wilkey and then 3-year terms to the Library Board for Aaron Epplin, Mary Karmeier and Deb Auld.