City Council met for its regular meetings for February on 2/6 and 2/20 with a light set of agendas for both: Introduction of new employees (Amy Ellis – Nurse, Jamison Kunekel – Patrol Officer, Mark Martin – Patrol Officer) A vote to confirm Mutual Aid (for emergency services with neighboring communities) passed 6-0 A discussion […]
City Council met for its regular meeting of January on 1/2 and 1/16 with a light set of agendas for both – though very significant ones – notably: Finance administrative items (annual appropriation, investment of funds authorization, and requesting advanced payment of funds from Hamilton County Auditor) Introduction of new employees (Elizabeth Johnson – Fitness […]
City Council met for its first regular meeting of December on 12/5 with several housekeeping items on the agenda (finance and administrative) including: Finance administrative items (closing unused accounts, adding computer modernization fee for Mayors Court, City Engineer contract update) Appointments to the Board of Health (Rita Hart, Kevin Ketring) A reading (no action) of […]
City Council met for its Second regular meeting of November on 11/21 with a very light agenda with two items though in New Business there was introduction on a significant issue pressing the City: Agreement for a lease agreement for the previously approved Bucket Truck for the Public Works department Resolution to allow the City […]
City Council met for its first regular meeting of November on 11/7 with two significant items: Continued hearing for the Springrose subdivision re-zoning Reissue of bonds for the former Sheraton property On the Bond issue there was limited discussion as it was a fairly routine reissue while the property developer continues it’s due diligence and […]
City Council met for its second regular meeting of October on 10/17 with several items on the agenda related to Mayors Court as well as the first hearing for the Springrose subdivision re-zoning. On Springrose there was no significant discussion, though discussion and a vote are expected at the next Council meeting on 11/7. As […]
City Council met for its first regular meeting of October on 10/03 with the only item on the agenda a resolution confirming tax amounts and rates for the county auditor. We had the pleasure of hosting a few local boy scouts for the meeting who were working towards their Citizenship badges. Not the most engaging […]
City Council met for its second regular meeting of September on 9/19 with the most significant item on the agenda being the review and passage of a Community Reinvestment Area (CRA). A CRA give the City a chance to encourage capital improvements in the designated areas through offering tax breaks – with each one being […]
City Council met for its first regular meeting of September on 9/5 with a light planned agenda. As expected the Council Investigative Committee delivered its report with recommendation. The report and supporting documents are public record and can be requested in full by contacting the City Administration. For background you can check my prior post […]
City Council met for its first (and only) regular meeting of August on 8/15/2018, with the other regular meeting canceled at the prior meeting. The agenda was light again with the highlight of the meeting being a special ordinance commending City Administrator Parham on his many years of service to the city with his upcoming […]