Shelbyville Mayor Tom DeBaun awarded Certificates of Accommodation to a city employee and a private contractor Tuesday morning at the Board of Works meeting at City Hall.

During a recent residential cleanup of a fallen tree, a parks department employee suffered a serious arm injury from a chainsaw that was being utilized.

Fellow parks department employee Rodney Holmes quickly applied a tourniquet that ultimately saved the man’s injured arm and potentially his life.

Chris Adams, who owns a landscaping business, lived down the street from the cleanup site and heard the chainsaw. Moments later he heard screaming and he proceeded to the site where he helped with securing the injured man as emergency medical personnel arrived.

With work still to be done on site, Adams brought his own work equipment down and finished the job. Adams has not asked to be reimbursed for his work which also earned him recognition Tuesday morning.

In other Board of Works business:

• Police chief Mark Weidner received board approval to offer Caleb Davis conditional employment with the police force. The 27-year-old is a U.S. Coast Guard veteran from Connersville.
• Fire chief Tony Logan received board approval to hire Brandon Ross, who has come through the Advantage Shelby County program to be a firefighter and is currently in the paramedicine program.
• Nuisance property clean-up extensions were granted to residences at 1327 S. Harrison St. and 1317 S. Harrison St. Both are under new ownership and had representatives at Tuesday’s meeting to discuss the clean-up process.
• Nuisance properties at 54 E. Mechanic St. and 34 E. Mechanic St. will be cleaned up by the city and fees will be applied to taxes at those residences where violation notices have been delivered.
• Approval was given to Val Phares, owner of Pudder’s restaurant, 18 Public Square, for a sight plan for outdoor seating in front and in the rear of the restaurant.
• Approval was given for a crane to set up in downtown Shelbyville Friday morning to assist with the replacement of a five-ton air conditioning unit on top of 28 Public Square.
• Approval was granted for a “Cross Walk” Friday through parts of Shelbyville. First Church of God Shelbyville will stage the cross walk at Walgreens, 1010 E. State Road 44, and travel west down Broadway to Vine St. and continue on Washington St. through the Public Square and on to Colescott St. and Miller St. to the church located at 1815 S. Miller St.