Board ratifies hiring of local building inspector; trustees discuss outsourcing conflicts

The board ratified a personnel item to appoint Cedric LeGrand as the village’s building inspector.

"Cedric LeGrand," Peter B announced when bringing the personnel item forward; the motion to ratify was moved by the mayor and seconded by trustee Moritz and carried unanimously.

Officials described Cedric as a part‑time police officer who has worked as an architect and builder for decades; village leaders said any conflicts related to Cedric's private construction business will be handled by outsourcing reviews to H2M to ensure code compliance and avoid conflicts of interest. Several trustees urged using savings from inspector salary differences to fund a dedicated code‑enforcement officer.

The board did not adopt a new job description at the meeting; staff said any budget modification would be addressed with the treasurer and that the issue of formally funding a code‑enforcement position could be considered in a future executive session or budget modification.