Fillmore seeks replacement clerk-treasurer

FILLMORE -- The Town of Fillmore is in need of a resident to serve as clerk-treasurer for the remainder of 2015.

The former clerk-treasurer of seven years, Wanda Sidler, recently resigned. Fillmore Town Council president Alan Jones said the term is set to end December of 2015.

The town will be advertising to fill the position. Interested parties must live in the limits of Fillmore. The clerk-treasurer serves as the fiscal officer for the town. Councilman Curt Leonard explained the replacement would be in charge of paying bills for the town, collecting sewer and water payments, visiting the post office and going to the bank when needed.

Jones said there have been a couple people who have expressed interest, but they would like to give anyone interested a chance to be interviewed to fill the position.

The clerk-treasurer position is normally an elected position, but Indiana Code states, in part, if the position is not filled "the president of the town council shall appoint, as soon as is reasonably possible, a person to assume the duties of the office until the office is filled under this chapter."

April 12 will be the town-wide clean-up day in Fillmore. Jones said the Bethel Baptist Church will once again be bringing members of its congregation to the town to help with clean-up. Last year, the church brought more than 400 people with them to help clean in town and painted the Town Hall inside and out.

The town will be renting trash dumpsters for the day, so anyone in town can drop off trash aside from tires, batteries and other items that cannot be dumped in a landfill. Jones said he expects the dumpsters to be available from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Utility Superintendent Joe Cash asked the council if they had received a complaint about an unusually high water bill last month. He said for two days in early March, the town's water usage jumped up to twice its normal use, exceeding more than 50,000 gallons of water used in a day.

The council members said to their knowledge, no one had complained about their bill.

Cash noted Baker's Septic will be coming to clear out a pipe on East Street. The six-inch pipe has grease in it, and the company will already be in town to clean out the lift station.

The lift station's pumps are cleaned annually, which Cash noted he did not believe was a regular practice before he became the utility superintendent. Sine the pumps have been regularly cleaned, it has been more efficient.

Leonard expressed his concern about the road conditions on East Street, where he lives. He said there has been heavy equipment traveling down the road, which has destroyed the pavement.

Jones and councilman Meridith Trusty discussed bringing in a contractor to chip and seal the road once the weather warms up.

"It's beyond chip and seal," Leonard stressed.

Jones said the town may have to hire a contractor to repave the road.