Appointment approved by Wellsville Council
WELLSVILLE — Just as soon as Wellsville’s village administrator stepped down due to conflicting work schedules, the village’s road foreman was selected to take over.
On Tuesday, village council unanimously approved the appointment of street department supervisor Jarrod Grimm as the next village administrator, made at the recommendation of Mayor Nancy Murray.
Grimm will take over for Marcus Dalrymple, who resigned effective Nov. 16, citing scheduling conflicts with his other place of employment.
Just two months earlier, Grimm was one of four employees who were hired to fill vacancies–two full-time and two part-time–in the considerably-undermanned street department following the resignation of one employee, leaving the department at the time with only one employee to handle work for the roads and at Spring Hill Cemetery. Over 20 residents applied for positions in September when they became open.
Grimm, who was one of the full-time hires, was also hired at the same time as the street department’s supervisor. Following the meeting, Grimm said he will look to continue the improvements in the village.
“Just continue moving forward and keeping the village in the right direction,” Grimm said. “Supporting the mayor, council and the citizens.”
Prior to being approved for the position, Grimm provided a report to council on the street department’s latest work, which consisted of the use of 15 tons of hot patch material throughout various village roads.
Those areas included the intersection of 17th Street and Clark Avenue, Lincoln Avenue between 15th and 17th streets, Maple Avenue between 15th and 17th, 15th Street between Main and Clark, 14th Street between Main and Clark, Broadway (northbound and southbound) between Third and Ninth and Lewis Alley.
“There were a lot of hit and miss holes that we filled,” Grimm said. “We did a really good job on Lewis Alley where there was some low spots.”
Grimm also said road crews pre-salted the roads on Thursday prior to the ice and snow storm that hit the area, and also said that they will continue to put up more Christmas decorations during the upcoming week.
Grimm, who was sworn in at the end of the meeting, is the fourth full-time administrator hired during Murray’s term as mayor, following Paul Anthony (who served from January 2016 until the end of that year), Jerry Medley (from December 2016 until December 2017) and Dalrymple, who took the position this past March. Zoning administrator Rick Williams also filled in for a three month period before Dalrymple was hired.
Meanwhile, Dalrymple was not the only one whose resignation was accepted Tuesday as the board also accepted the resignation of Joe Rayl, a full-time patrolman with the village police department, whose resignation goes into effect today.
“He was a very good patrolman, we’re going to miss him,” Murray said.
“Joe’s been a very good officer to this town, and a good guy to work with since I’ve been on council,” councilman John Morrow said.
Murray said Rayl stepped down to accept other employment but will look to return to the department at the beginning of the new year as a part-time officer.