St. Marys public meetings in 2021

Council

St. Marys City Council unanimously passed eight emergency ordinances and resolutions, including a $3.5M ODNR grant budget addition, a $358,000 consulting contract with Burgess & Niple, and a land swap on Shipman Road. The council also approved a 3% salary increase for the Director of Public Service and Safety and several fund transfers. All votes were unanimous.

• Approved amended budget ordinance adding $3.5M ODNR grant (unanimous)
• Approved $358,000 consulting contract with Burgess & Niple (unanimous)
• Approved 3% salary increase for Director of Public Service and Safety (unanimous)
• Approved land swap on Shipman Road (unanimous)
• Approved sale of 5.763 acres to Auglaize County for $45,000 (unanimous)
• Approved $30,000 transfer to swim pool fund (unanimous)
• Approved $70,000 transfer to city garage fund (unanimous)
• Approved $1,120,644.62 in year-end appropriations (unanimous)

Council

The St. Marys City Council will hold its regular meeting, including reports from the mayor, tax commissioner, and public service director, and committee updates. The council will take final votes on an employee relations contract and a resolution requesting state cooperation for resurfacing U.S. 29/33. New legislation includes a municipal lodging tax, the 2022 appropriations budget, a purchase authorization, and a resolution for internet bidding on city property. The meeting also includes a request for a safety committee meeting and a reminder that the December 27 meeting is rescheduled to December 29.

• Third reading: Ordinance 2021-37 authorizing agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates for employee relations work
• Third reading: Resolution 2021-24 requesting ODOT cooperation for resurfacing U.S. 29/33 East and West within city limits
• New: Ordinance 2021-38 establishing a municipal lodging tax (Chapter 182)
• New: Ordinance 2021-39 emergency appropriation for 2022 current expenses
• New: Resolution 2021-26 authorizing disposition of city property via internet bidding

Council unanimously passed Ordinance 2021-37 authorizing an agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates for employee relations work, and Resolution 2021-24 requesting cooperation from the Director of Transportation for resurfacing U.S. 29/33 East and West. Both were passed as emergencies. Council also gave first readings to ordinances establishing a municipal lodging tax, the 2022 budget appropriation, and a capital purchases authorization, along with a resolution for internet bidding of city property.

• Passed Ordinance 2021-37 (employee relations agreement) as emergency (unanimous)
• Passed Resolution 2021-24 (request for U.S. 29/33 resurfacing) as emergency (unanimous)
• First reading of Ordinance 2021-38 (municipal lodging tax)
• First reading of Ordinance 2021-39 (2022 budget appropriation)
• First reading of Ordinance 2021-40 (capital purchases authorization)
• First reading of Resolution 2021-26 (internet bidding for city property)

Council

The City Council is reviewing a second reading for an agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates, Inc. regarding employee relations work. The meeting also includes discussions on requesting cooperation for resurfacing U.S. 29/33 and applying for Clean Ohio Fund grants.

• Agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates, Inc. for employee relations work
• Requesting cooperation for resurfacing portions of U.S. 29/33 East and West
• Emergency resolution to apply for Clean Ohio Fund funding

Council unanimously passed Resolution No. 2021-25 as an emergency, authorizing the application for Clean Ohio Fund money to buy property for the Treatment Train. The resolution was read, rules suspended, and passed in one meeting. Council also gave second readings to Ordinance No. 2021-37 and Resolution No. 2021-24, both to return for third readings. The December 27 regular meeting was rescheduled to December 29 at 5:15 p.m.

• Approved Resolution No. 2021-25 as an emergency, authorizing Clean Ohio Fund application for Treatment Train property purchase.
• Suspended rules to allow immediate passage of Resolution No. 2021-25.
• Gave second reading to Ordinance No. 2021-37 (Clemans, Nelson & Associates contract), to return for third reading.
• Gave second reading to Resolution No. 2021-24 (U.S. 29/33 resurfacing request), to return for third reading.
• Rescheduled December 27 regular meeting to December 29 at 5:15 p.m.
• Excused Councilmember Koverman from the meeting.
• Approved minutes of the November 8, 2021, meeting.
• Adjourned at 6:45 p.m.

Council

The St. Marys City Council is meeting to consider new legislation, including an ordinance authorizing an agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates, Inc. for employee relations work, and an emergency resolution requesting cooperation from the Director of Transportation for resurfacing portions of U.S. 29/33 East and West within city limits. No second or third readings are scheduled. The council will also receive reports from the mayor, tax commissioner, and public service and safety director, and schedule a Finance Committee meeting for November 15, 2021.

• Ordinance 2021-37: agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates, Inc. for employee relations work
• Resolution 2021-34: emergency request for resurfacing U.S. 29/33 East and West within city limits
• Finance Committee meeting scheduled for November 15, 2021, at 5:15 p.m.

The St. Marys City Council meeting on November 8, 2021, was largely informational. Doug Spencer presented a $3 million plan by the new nonprofit 'Friends of the St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House Inc.' to restore the St. Marys Theater and Grand Opera House, with a capital fund drive underway to secure matching funds for a state grant. Council held first readings on two items: Ordinance 2021-37, authorizing an agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates for employee relations work, and Resolution 2021-34, requesting ODOT cooperation for resurfacing U.S. 29/33. No final votes were taken on these items.

• Approved minutes of October 25, 2021 meeting (unanimous)
• First reading of Ordinance 2021-37 for employee relations agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates
• First reading of Resolution 2021-34 for ODOT cooperation on U.S. 29/33 resurfacing
• Scheduled Finance Committee meeting for November 15, 2021
• Scheduled Parks Committee meeting for November 22, 2021
• Adjourned meeting at 7:06 p.m. (unanimous)

Council

The St. Marys City Council meeting includes reports from city officials and the Finance Committee. The primary legislative item is Ordinance No. 2021-36, which proposes appropriating funds to cover deficiencies in previous appropriation ordinances for fiscal year 2021.

• Ordinance No. 2021-36: Appropriation of monies for deficiencies in Ordinance No. 2020-38 and other FY2021 appropriations

Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. 2021-36, appropriating $539,973.23 for various deficiencies and projects, including website redesign, FEMA buyback, sewer pump station, and turbine operations. The ordinance was read, rules suspended, and passed as an emergency. No other substantive decisions were made; discussion covered demolition timelines and a potential Parks Committee meeting on youth football field use.

• Approved Ordinance No. 2021-36 appropriating $539,973.23 (unanimous)
• Suspended rules for Ordinance No. 2021-36 (unanimous)
• Passed Ordinance No. 2021-36 as an emergency (unanimous)
• Accepted minutes of October 11, 2021 meeting (unanimous)

Council

St. Marys City Council is meeting to consider several emergency ordinances and resolutions, including a union contract amendment, nuisance abatement assessments, a classification plan update, and a grant agreement for a wetland treatment project. The council will also hear reports from the mayor, tax commissioner, and public service director, and schedule a finance committee meeting.

• Ordinance 2021-35: Amends union contract with Utility Workers Union of America, Local 552
• Resolution 2021-19: Authorizes nuisance abatement assessment
• Resolution 2021-20: Approves additions to city classification plan
• Resolution 2021-22: Authorizes grant agreement with Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources for wetland treatment train
• Resolution 2021-23: Sympathy resolution for Michael James Lynch

Council passed an emergency resolution authorizing the Director of Public Service and Safety to enter into a grant agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for the design and construction of a 65-acre wetland treatment train near the feeder canal. The $3.5 million grant, part of Ohio's H2O program, aims to provide clearer water through the city. Council also approved an ordinance adding two new maintenance positions in the Water and Sewer Department, removing the EPA operator license requirement for those roles, and passed a resolution to assess a nuisance property at 236 Lynn Street for $280.72 in unpaid repair costs.

• Approved Ordinance No. 2021-35, adding Plant Maintenance Worker positions and removing the EPA operator license requirement for those roles.
• Approved Resolution No. 2021-19, authorizing a nuisance abatement assessment for 236 Lynn Street for $280.72.
• Approved Resolution No. 2021-20, adding the new positions to the city's classification plan.
• Approved Resolution No. 2021-22, authorizing a grant agreement with ODNR for the $3.5 million wetland treatment train project.
• Approved Resolution No. 2021-23, expressing sympathy to the family of Michael James Lynch.
• Scheduled a Finance Committee meeting for October 18, 2021, at 5:15 p.m.
• Excused Councilmember Bubp from the meeting.

Council

The St. Marys City Council meeting includes a discussion on an emergency ordinance to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund agreement. This ordinance would authorize the Director of Public Service and Safety to enter into an agreement for the planning, design, or construction of wastewater facilities.

• Ordinance No. 2021-34: Authorization to apply for and accept a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) agreement for wastewater facilities

Council unanimously passed an emergency ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service and Safety to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund (WPCLF) loan for wastewater facility upgrades, including a sludge dewatering system, UV disinfection bypass, and pump station control improvements. The estimated project cost is $4.8 million, with loan interest rates of 0.24% or 0.46% depending on eligibility. The upgrades are needed to meet EPA findings and orders and address equipment obsolescence.

• Approved Ordinance No. 2021-34 (emergency) authorizing WPCLF loan application for wastewater upgrades (unanimous)
• Suspended rules for Ordinance No. 2021-34 (unanimous)
• Accepted minutes of September 13 and September 21 meetings (unanimous)
• Excused Councilmember Fitzgerald from September 21 special meeting and September 27 meeting (unanimous)

Council

The St. Marys City Council is meeting to consider two ordinances: one to appropriate funds for budget deficiencies in fiscal year 2021, and another to request cooperation from the Director of Transportation for a pedestrian walk and bridge along McKinley Road to the middle/high school. The agenda also includes routine reports and a reminder of a special meeting on September 21.

• Ordinance 2021-32: appropriation for deficiencies in FY2021 budget
• Ordinance 2021-33: pedestrian walk from Scott Street along McKinley Road to U.S. Rt. 33, with 2-span pedestrian bridge to school parking lot
• Special Council Meeting scheduled for September 21, 2021, at Michael Lynch Memorial Garden

Council passed two emergency ordinances appropriating funds for capital projects, including a sanitary sewer replacement, renter assistance, FEMA property buyouts, and a pedestrian bridge across U.S. Rt. 33. Both ordinances were approved unanimously after suspension of the rules. Council also heard a landlord's request for utility bill notifications and discussed advertising for the Dog Swim.

• Approved Ordinance 2021-32 appropriating funds for sewer, renter assistance, FEMA buyouts, and pedestrian bridge (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance 2021-33 for pedestrian walk and bridge from Scott Street to St. Marys Middle/High School (unanimous)
• Accepted minutes of August 23, 2021 meeting (unanimous)
• Donated Purple Heart Flag to the City (by Mr. Bubp and wife Amy)