St. Marys public meetings in 2025

Council

St. Marys City Council is reviewing several ordinances regarding employee wages, benefits, and city appropriations. The body is also considering the issuance of notes to fund the acquisition and construction of a municipal building.

• Ordinance No. 2025-37: Issuance and sale of notes up to $1,650,000 for a municipal building
• Ordinances No. 2025-26, 27, 28, 29, and 30: Wage and benefit settings for fire, police, supervisory, and dispatcher personnel
• Ordinance No. 2025-36: Adoption of a cybersecurity program
• Resolution No. 2025-16: Authorization to dispose of city property via internet bidding
• Ordinance No. 2025-34: Authorization to advertise for bids on city-owned lots

The St. Marys City Council unanimously passed several emergency ordinances, including a $1,650,000 loan note to fund acquisition and construction of a municipal building. It also approved emergency wage and benefit ordinances for fire, police, and dispatch staff, and authorized the sale of two city lots. Additional appropriations totaling $1,018,980.06 for current expenses were also adopted.

• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-37 authorizing a $1,650,000 loan note (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-26 setting fire chief wages and benefits (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-27 setting supervisory personnel wages and benefits (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-28 setting police chief wages and benefits (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-29 adjusting salary of Director of Public Service and Safety (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-30 setting dispatcher pay and fringe benefits (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-34 authorizing sale of two city lots (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-39 appropriating $1,018,980.06 for current expenses (unanimously)

Council

The St. Marys City Council will consider several emergency ordinances that set wages and benefits for fire, police, supervisory and dispatch personnel who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. It will also vote on an emergency resolution to sell city property through internet bidding, and on two new emergency ordinances: one to appropriate funds for current expenses for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026, and another to authorize purchases of materials, equipment, and services for city departments. A request to reschedule the December 22 meeting will also be discussed.

• ORDINANCE NO. 2025-26 – Emergency wages and benefits for the Fire Chief and other non‑union fire employees
• ORDINANCE NO. 2025-27 – Emergency wages and benefits for supervisory personnel and other non‑union city employees
• ORDINANCE NO. 2025-28 – Emergency wages and benefits for the Chief of Police and other non‑union police employees
• ORDINANCE NO. 2025-31 – Emergency appropriation for current expenses for the fiscal year ending Dec 31 2026
• RESOLUTION NO. 2025-16 – Authorizes disposition of city property through internet bidding

The council unanimously accepted the minutes from the November 24, 2025 meeting. It then approved the first reading of Ordinance 2025‑31, which appropriates funds for current city expenses, and the first reading of Ordinance 2025‑32, authorizing purchases of materials and services. The council also rescheduled the December 22 meeting to December 30, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. and adjourned the session.

• Accepted November 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑31 (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑32 (unanimous)
• Rescheduled Dec 22 meeting to Dec 30, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Finance Committee

The St. Marys Finance Committee will meet to review the proposed 2026 budget. The meeting agenda lists the review as the primary business item. No other specific agenda items or dollar amounts are listed.

• Review of Proposed 2026 Budget
• Approval of Minutes
• Acceptance of Agenda

The committee approved the November 17, 2025 minutes and accepted the agenda. Members reviewed numerous 2026 budget items, including allocations for electric, police, engineering, fire, solid waste, and water plant projects. A motion to draft legislation to forward the 2026 budget to the full Council was carried. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved November 17, 2025 minutes (motion carried)
• Accepted meeting agenda (motion carried)
• Drafted legislation to take 2026 budget to full Council (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

Council

The St. Marys City Council will take third readings on several emergency ordinances, including one that establishes new fees in the city's zoning and subdivision regulations. New legislation will also set wages and benefits for fire, police, supervisory, and dispatcher personnel who are not covered by collective bargaining agreements. Two emergency resolutions will authorize internet bidding of city property and the transfer of funds to the Refuse Revenue Fund. The meeting will conclude with a request to schedule a Finance Committee meeting to review the 2026 budget.

• Ordinance No. 2025-23 – Emergency fees for zoning and subdivision regulations
• Ordinance No. 2025-25 – Emergency approval of an Efficiency Smart Schedule with American Municipal Power, Inc.
• Ordinance No. 2025-26 – Emergency wages and benefits for the Fire Chief and other non‑union fire employees
• Ordinance No. 2025-30 – Emergency wages, rates of pay, and fringe benefits for City Dispatchers represented by the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
• Resolution No. 2025-16 – Emergency authorization of city property disposition through internet bidding

The St. Marys City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance No. 2025‑23, an emergency ordinance establishing fees in the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations. The council also passed several other emergency measures, including a smart‑grid schedule with American Municipal Power (Ordinance 2025‑25), wage‑increase ordinances for fire, police, and supervisory staff, and Resolution No. 2025‑17 to appropriate $40,083.83 from the Solid Waste Improvements fund to cover a shortfall in the primary solid‑waste fund. All actions were approved by unanimous vote.

• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑23 establishing zoning and subdivision fees (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑25 authorizing an efficiency smart schedule with American Municipal Power (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑26 setting 3.5% wage increase for Fire Chief and non‑union fire staff (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑27 setting 3.5% wage increase for supervisory and non‑union staff (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑28 setting 3.5% wage increase for Police Chief and related staff (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑29 adjusting the Director of Public Service and Safety salary to $114,755 (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution No. 2025‑17 appropriating $40,083.83 to the Refuse Revenue Fund to offset a negative balance (unanimous)
• Approved Resolution No. 2025‑16 authorizing internet bidding for city property disposal (unanimous)

Finance Committee

The St. Marys Finance Committee meeting on November 17, 2025 will discuss the Preliminary 2026 Budget. The agenda also includes standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, acceptance of agenda, and adjournment.

• Preliminary 2026 Budget

The committee approved the minutes from the October 20, 2025 meeting and accepted the agenda. Members began an initial review of the 2026 budget and set future meeting dates for December 1 and December 15, 2025. The meeting was adjourned at 5:44 p.m.

• Approved October 20, 2025 minutes (motion carried)
• Accepted agenda (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

Council

The St. Marys City Council will conduct third readings of an emergency flood‑damage reduction ordinance, a helmet‑requirement ordinance for minors, and a resolution updating the Auglaize County solid‑waste management plan. It will also hold second readings of an emergency ordinance establishing zoning and subdivision fees, an emergency ordinance approving an efficiency smart schedule with American Municipal Power, Inc., and a resolution on the city’s position regarding naming of the addressing authority. Additionally, the council will request an executive session to discuss collective bargaining and schedule a finance committee meeting for the preliminary 2026 budget.

• Third reading: Ordinance No. 2025‑21 – Emergency ordinance for special‑purpose flood damage reduction
• Third reading: Ordinance No. 2025‑22 – Helmet requirement for individuals under 18 on bicycles and low‑speed micromobility devices
• Third reading: Resolution No. 2025‑14 – Approval of solid‑waste management plan update for Auglaize County district
• Second reading: Ordinance No. 2025‑23 – Emergency ordinance establishing fees in zoning and subdivision regulations
• Second reading: Ordinance No. 2025‑25 – Approval of an efficiency smart schedule with American Municipal Power, Inc.

The council accepted the amended minutes from the October 27 meeting. It approved a liquor permit renewal for Beer Barrel and will forward the request to the Ohio Division of Liquor Control. The council passed an emergency flood‑damage reduction ordinance, a helmet‑requirement ordinance for minors, and an emergency solid‑waste management plan update, all unanimously. It also accepted the tentative agreement with city dispatchers and sent three pending items back for further reading.

• Accepted October 27 minutes (amended) – unanimous
• Approved Beer Barrel liquor permit renewal; to be submitted to Ohio Division of Liquor Control – unanimous
• Passed emergency Ordinance No. 2025-21 for flood damage reduction – unanimous
• Passed Ordinance No. 2025-22 requiring helmets for individuals under 18 on bicycles, e‑bikes, or low‑speed micromobility devices – unanimous
• Passed emergency Resolution No. 2025-14 approving solid waste management plan update – unanimous
• Accepted tentative agreement with dispatchers – unanimous
• Sent Ordinance No. 2025-23 (zoning and subdivision fees) back for third reading – pending
• Sent Ordinance No. 2025-25 (efficiency smart schedule) back for third reading – pending

Council

The St. Marys City Council will consider several emergency ordinances, including a new fee structure for zoning and subdivision regulations. Other items include a flood‑damage reduction ordinance, a helmet‑requirement ordinance for minors, an appropriation ordinance for budget deficits, and a smart‑schedule agreement with American Municipal Power. The council will also vote on a solid‑waste management plan update and a resolution on city addressing authority.

• Ordinance No. 2025-21 – Emergency ordinance for special‑purpose flood damage reduction
• Ordinance No. 2025-22 – Helmet requirement for individuals under 18 on bicycles and low‑speed micromobility devices
• Ordinance No. 2025-23 – Emergency ordinance establishing fees in the zoning and subdivision regulations
• Ordinance No. 2025-24 – Emergency appropriation to cover deficits in Ordinance No. 2024-27 and other fiscal needs
• Ordinance No. 2025-25 – Approval of an efficiency smart schedule with American Municipal Power, Inc.

The St. Marys City Council approved Ordinance No. 2025‑23, raising fees for zoning permits and related items. The ordinance passed by unanimous voice vote. Other actions included accepting the October 14 minutes, forwarding a liquor permit request, and approving several emergency ordinances and a resolution on next‑generation 911 addressing.

• Accepted the October 14, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimously)
• Forwarded Dolgen Midwest LLC liquor permit request to Ohio Division of Liquor Control (no objections)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑23 to increase zoning and related permit fees (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑24 to appropriate monies for fiscal deficiencies (unanimously)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑25 to renew the Efficiency Smart contract (unanimously)
• Approved Resolution No. 2025‑15 on addressing authority for Next Generation 911 (unanimously)
• Second reading scheduled for Ordinances 2025‑21, 2025‑22, and Resolution 2025‑14
• Adjourned the meeting at 6:57 p.m. (unanimously)

Electric/Communications Committee

The Electric/Communications Committee will consider the Efficiency Smart item. No further details are provided in the agenda. The meeting will also cover standard procedural matters such as call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, and acceptance of agenda.

• Efficiency Smart

The Electric/Communications Committee approved the minutes from the August 4, 2025 meeting. The committee accepted its agenda for the session. It voted to forward the Efficiency Smart program agreement to the City Council for further action.

• Approved August 4, 2025 minutes (motion passed)
• Accepted agenda (motion passed)
• Moved Efficiency Smart program agreement to Council (motion passed)
• Adjourned meeting (motion passed)

Finance Committee

The St. Marys Finance Committee will hold its regular meeting on October 20, 2025. Members will conduct a call to order, roll call, approve the previous meeting minutes, and accept the agenda. The committee will consider any supplemental items before adjourning.

• Call to Order
• Roll Call
• Approval of Minutes
• Acceptance of Agenda
• Consideration of Supplementals

The committee approved the minutes from the April 21, 2025 meeting and accepted the agenda. It then voted to forward thirty supplemental funding requests totaling $901,588.59 to the Council for further action. The meeting was adjourned.

• Approved April 21, 2025 minutes (motion carried)
• Accepted agenda (motion carried)
• Moved $901,588.59 supplemental requests to Council (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting (motion carried)

Council

The St. Marys City Council will consider three new pieces of legislation: an emergency ordinance to adopt a special purpose flood damage reduction plan, an ordinance requiring helmets for individuals under 18 using bicycles, electric bicycles, or low‑speed micromobility devices, and an emergency resolution approving an updated solid waste management plan for the Auglaize County district. The meeting also includes scheduling items, such as postponing the Solid Waste Committee meeting and requesting new Electric and Finance Committee meetings on October 20, 2025.

• Ordinance No. 2025-21 – Emergency ordinance authorizing special purpose flood damage reduction
• Ordinance No. 2025-22 – Requires helmets for individuals under 18 on bicycles, e‑bikes, or low‑speed micromobility devices
• Resolution No. 2025-14 – Emergency resolution approving the Auglaize County Solid Waste Management Plan update
• Postpone Solid Waste Committee meeting scheduled for October 20, 2025
• Request for Electric Committee meeting on October 20, 2025 at 5:15 p.m.

The council accepted the September 22 minutes and approved a liquor permit for 125 W. Spring Street. It gave first readings to Ordinance 2025‑21 (flood‑damage reduction), Ordinance 2025‑22 (helmet requirement for under‑18 riders), and Resolution 2025‑14 (solid‑waste management plan update), all passing unanimously. The council also scheduled upcoming Electric and Finance Committee meetings and excused member John Bubp.

• Accepted September 22 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved liquor permit request for 125 W. Spring St (no objections, to be submitted)
• First reading of Ordinance 2025‑21 (Emergency flood‑damage reduction) passed unanimously
• First reading of Ordinance 2025‑22 (Helmet requirement for under‑18 riders) passed unanimously
• First reading of Resolution 2025‑14 (Solid‑waste management plan update) passed unanimously
• Scheduled Electric Committee meeting for Oct 20, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. (unanimous)
• Scheduled Finance Committee meeting for Oct 20, 2025 at 5:45 p.m. (unanimous)
• Excused Council member John Bubp (unanimous)

Streets and Sidewalks Committee

The Streets and Sidewalks Committee will meet to discuss motorized e‑bikes and scooters. The meeting also includes standard procedural items such as call to order, roll call, and acceptance of minutes and agenda.

• Motorized e‑bikes and scooters – discussion

The committee approved the minutes from the September 15, 2025 meeting and accepted the agenda. A motion was passed to propose a local ordinance, citing Ohio Revised Code 373.17 and 373.18, that would prohibit motorized bicycles on public property except streets and address reckless operation. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved minutes of September 15, 2025 meeting (motion passed)
• Accepted agenda (motion passed)
• Approved motion to propose local ordinance on motorized bicycles citing ORC 373.17 and 373.18 (motion passed)
• Adjourned meeting (motion passed)

Council

City Council will hold a public hearing on rezoning and vote on several ordinances and resolutions. The meeting includes a decision on tax levies determined by the Budget Commission and the vacation of an alleyway.

• Ordinance 2025-18: Rezoning 3.714 acres at 1213 and 1301 McKinley Road
• Ordinance 2025-19: Vacating a 16.5 foot wide alley between Pear and Vine Street, Canal Street, and the Railroad
• Resolution 2025-13: Accepting Budget Commission amounts and rates for tax levies
• Ordinance 2025-20: Emergency ordinance to advertise bids for lots in the Replat of Tract #2 of Weston Subdivision

The St. Marys City Council approved several ordinances, a budget resolution, and an emergency bid ordinance, all by unanimous vote. It also scheduled upcoming committee meetings and rescheduled the regular council meeting from October 13 to October 14, 2025. All motions were adopted without opposition.

• Accepted September 8, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Passed Ordinance 2025-18 rezoning 3.714 acres west of R.J. Corman Railroad (unanimous)
• Passed Ordinance 2025-19 vacating a 16.5‑foot alley in the East Addition (unanimous)
• Passed Resolution 2025-13 accepting budget commission amounts and authorizing tax levies (unanimous)
• Approved Emergency Ordinance 2025-20 authorizing bid advertisement for Weston Subdivision lots (unanimous)
• Scheduled Streets and Sidewalks Committee meeting for October 6, 2025 (unanimous)
• Scheduled Solid Waste Committee meeting for October 20, 2025 (unanimous)
• Rescheduled regular council meeting from October 13 to October 14, 2025 (unanimous)

Streets and Sidewalks Committee

The Streets and Sidewalks Committee will discuss motorized e‑bikes and scooters. No other agenda items are listed.

• Motorized e‑bikes and scooters

The committee approved the minutes from the November 18, 2024 meeting and accepted the agenda. A motion was passed to schedule the next committee meeting for October 6, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Approved November 18, 2024 minutes (motion passed)
• Accepted agenda (motion passed)
• Scheduled next meeting for Oct 6, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. (motion passed)
• Adjourned meeting (motion passed)

Solid Waste Committee

The St. Marys Solid Waste Committee meeting will cover routine items such as call to order, roll call, approval of minutes, and acceptance of the agenda. The primary business item is a discussion of a collection rate study. No decisions are noted in the agenda.

• Collection Rate Study

The Solid Waste Committee accepted the minutes of the previous meeting and the agenda, both unanimously. Members agreed to revise the rate study to address bag‑tag costs and truck replacement financing. A follow‑up meeting was set for Oct 20, 2025 at 5:15 p.m. to present the revised study. The meeting was then adjourned.

• Accepted previous meeting minutes (all yea)
• Accepted agenda (all yea)
• Scheduled follow‑up meeting Oct 20 2025 at 5:15 p.m. to present revised rate study (all yea)
• Adjourned meeting (all yea)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the August 25 minutes and passed Resolution 2025‑14 supporting efforts to locate 1st Lt. Gene Alton Dennis. It also unanimously approved Ordinance 2025‑17 as an emergency to execute a 2027 waste‑heat energy schedule with American Municipal Power. Ordinances 2025‑18 (rezoning), 2025‑19 (alley vacating) and Resolution 2025‑13 (budget tax levies) received second readings and will return for third readings. The meeting was adjourned unanimously.

• Accepted August 25 minutes (unanimous)
• Passed Resolution 2025‑14 supporting effort to find remains of 1st Lt. Gene Alton Dennis (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance 2025‑17 emergency waste‑heat energy schedule with American Municipal Power (unanimous)
• Ordinance 2025‑18 rezoning 3.714 acres received second reading; scheduled for third reading
• Ordinance 2025‑19 vacating 16.5‑ft alley received second reading; scheduled for third reading
• Resolution 2025‑13 accepting budget commission amounts and tax levies received second reading; scheduled for third reading
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the August 11 meeting minutes. It approved the first reading of Resolution 2025‑13, which adopts the 2026 tax levy amounts set by the Auglaize County Budget Commission. First readings of Ordinance 2025‑18 (rezoning 3.714 acres) and Ordinance 2025‑19 (vacating a 16.5‑ft alley) were also approved. Committee meetings on solid waste and streets & sidewalks were scheduled for September 15.

• Accepted minutes of August 11, 2025 (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Resolution 2025‑13 (budget funding) (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑18 rezoning 3.714 acres (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑19 vacating 16.5‑ft alley (unanimous)
• Scheduled Solid Waste Committee meeting for Sep 15 at 5:15 p.m. (unanimous)
• Scheduled Streets and Sidewalks Committee meeting for Sep 15 at 5:45 p.m. (unanimous)
• Excused Council President James J. Harris (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting at 6:52 p.m. (unanimous)

Council

The council adopted Ordinance No. 2025-15, amending city code components, by unanimous vote. It passed Ordinance No. 2025-16 rezoning a 1.532‑acre parcel on Nagel Street, with Councilmember Fitzgerald abstaining. Ordinance No. 2025-17 authorizing a 15‑year waste‑heat energy purchase agreement with American Municipal Power was also approved unanimously and will receive a second reading. All motions were adopted without opposition.

• Adopted Ordinance No. 2025-15 amending city code components (unanimous)
• Passed Ordinance No. 2025-16 rezoning 1.532‑acre parcel on Nagel St (Fitzgerald abstained, motion passed)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025-17 waste‑heat energy purchase agreement (unanimous)
• Excused absent Councilmember Uhlenhake (unanimous)
• Authorized Executive Session to discuss personnel (unanimous)
• Returned from Executive Session to regular session (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting at 7:03 p.m. (unanimous)

Electric/Communications Committee

The St. Marys Electric/Communications Committee approved the minutes of the September 16, 2024 meeting and accepted the agenda. The committee reviewed a Tallgrass waste‑heat recovery power purchase agreement that would provide 2 MW of green energy at $59.50 per MWh. A motion was made to refer the agreement to the City Council for review. The meeting adjourned at 5:41 p.m.

• Approved minutes of September 16, 2024 meeting (motion passed)
• Accepted agenda (motion passed)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the minutes from the July 14 meeting. They also unanimously approved reading of Emergency Resolution No. 2025‑12, which authorizes the City to release the mortgage held by the revolving loan fund. Ordinance No. 2025‑15 (editing of code components) and Ordinance No. 2025‑16 (rezoning of a 1.532‑acre parcel) each received a second reading and will return for a third reading.

• Accepted July 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved reading of Emergency Resolution No. 2025‑12 to release revolving loan fund mortgage (unanimous)
• Second reading of Ordinance No. 2025‑15 – editing and inclusion of certain ordinances (pending third reading)
• Second reading of Ordinance No. 2025‑16 – rezoning 1.532‑acre parcel (pending third reading)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the minutes from the June 23 meeting. It referred a zoning change request for land on the south side of McKinley Rd. from industrial (I‑1) to general commercial (C‑2) to the Planning Commission. The council also gave first readings to Ordinance 2025‑15 and Ordinance 2025‑16, and then adjourned.

• Accepted June 23, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Referred McKinley Rd. I‑1 to C‑2 zoning request to Planning Commission (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑15 – editing and inclusion of code changes (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Ordinance 2025‑16 – rezoning 1.532‑acre parcel from R‑1 to R‑5 (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Council

The council accepted the minutes from the June 9 meeting. It referred a property owners' request to vacate a 16.5‑foot alley between Pear and Vine Streets to the Planning Commission. The body entered Executive Session to discuss personnel, then returned to regular session and adjourned the meeting.

• Accepted June 9 minutes (unanimous)
• Referred 16.5‑ft alley vacation request to Planning Commission (unanimous)
• Entered Executive Session to discuss personnel (unanimous)
• Returned to regular session (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Council

The council adopted Resolution 2025‑11 to request a waiver for Economic Development Revolving Loan Funds (6‑1 vote). It passed Ordinance 2025‑13 as an emergency, levying an additional 0.5% income tax on residents (unanimous). It also approved Ordinance 2025‑14 as an emergency, authorizing a $2,200 bond to fund the East Spring Street Reconstruction Phase 3 (unanimous). The meeting was adjourned unanimously.

• Resolution 2025‑11 waiver request for EDRLF approved (6‑1)
• Ordinance 2025‑13 emergency additional 0.5% income tax approved (unanimous)
• Ordinance 2025‑14 emergency bond $2,200 for East Spring Street Reconstruction Phase 3 approved (unanimous)
• Motion to suspend rules for Ordinance 2025‑13 passed (unanimous)
• Motion to suspend rules for Ordinance 2025‑14 passed (unanimous)
• Meeting adjourned (unanimous)

Council

The council accepted the minutes of the May 12, 2025 meeting. They excused absent members Bubp and Fitzgerald. The council entered an executive session to discuss personnel and later returned to regular session. The meeting was adjourned at 6:08 p.m.

• Accepted May 12, 2025 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Excused Council member Bubp (unanimous)
• Excused Council member Fitzgerald (unanimous)
• Entered executive session to discuss personnel (unanimous)
• Returned to regular session (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting at 6:08 p.m. (unanimous)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the April 28 minutes and referred a 1.532‑acre zoning change request (R‑1 to R‑5) to the Planning Commission. It also approved the first reading of Resolution No. 2025‑25, authorizing the mayor to seek an Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund for demolition of the old municipal building. Additionally, the council rescheduled the May 26 meeting to May 27 and excused absent member Lunz.

• Accepted April 28 minutes (unanimous)
• Referred 1.532‑acre zoning change request to Planning Commission (unanimous)
• Approved first reading of Resolution No. 2025‑25 authorizing loan request for demolition (unanimous)
• Rescheduled May 26 council meeting to May 27, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. (unanimous)
• Excused absent member Lunz (unanimous)
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)

Council

The council voted to accept the minutes from the April 14, 2025 meeting. The motion was moved by John Bubp, seconded by Jim Christman, and passed unanimously. No other actions were approved, denied, or tabled during this meeting.

• Accepted April 14, 2025 minutes (unanimous)

Finance Committee

The committee approved the minutes from the January 20, 2025 meeting. It also approved the agenda for the current meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 5:36 p.m. after reviewing eleven supplemental funding requests totaling $570,202.77.

• Approved January 20, 2025 minutes (motion carried)
• Approved agenda (motion carried)
• Adjourned meeting at 5:36 p.m. (motion carried)

Council

The council unanimously accepted the March 24 minutes. It then passed an emergency resolution authorizing participation in the ODOT road‑salt contracts for 2025‑2026. Council members also unanimously appointed Arienne Childrey as Council Clerk Pro Tem and adjourned the meeting.

• Accepted March 24, 2025 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Emergency Resolution No. 2025‑09 for ODOT road‑salt contracts (unanimous)
• Suspended rules to consider Resolution No. 2025‑09 (unanimous)
• Appointed Arienne Childrey as Council Clerk Pro Tem (unanimous)
• Adjourned the meeting (unanimous)

Council

The council accepted the March 10 minutes and then passed Ordinance No. 2025‑10, an emergency agreement with Clemans, Nelson & Associates for employee‑relations services, unanimously. It also amended the Summerfest beer‑sales ordinance (No. 2025‑11), suspended its rules, and passed the amendment unanimously. The body entered executive session to discuss a property acquisition, took no action, and adjourned.

• Accepted March 10 minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance No. 2025‑10 emergency employee‑relations agreement (unanimous)
• Read Ordinance No. 2025‑11 amending Summerfest beer‑sales section (unanimous)
• Suspended rules for Ordinance No. 2025‑11 (unanimous)
• Passed Ordinance No. 2025‑11 amendment (unanimous)
• Entered executive session to discuss Property Acquisition (no action taken)
• Returned to regular session
• Adjourned meeting (unanimous)