Moraine meeting summaries, agendas, and minutes

Moraine agendas: tax levy certification, Vectren easement and a first look at the 2027 budget

Moraine's recent government meetings are documented so far only by their agendas. Minutes have not been published for any of the four meetings held between October 7 and October 15, so no votes, dollar amounts or final outcomes are available for this roundup. Everything below is drawn from the agenda listings themselves and describes what was scheduled for discussion or consideration, not what was decided.

Council agenda included tax levy certification and a Vectren easement

The City Council's October 8 agenda listed three items: Ordinance 2249-26, an amendment to Section 5.3(e) of the Personnel Policy Manual; Ordinance 2250-26, a regulator station easement to Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC; and Resolution 8258-26, acceptance of Budget Commission rates and authorization of tax levies to the County Auditor.

The levy resolution is the item with the broadest reach of the three, since it concerns the rates the county uses to calculate property tax bills. The agenda does not state a rate, a levy amount or a projected revenue figure, and no outcome is recorded.

Supplemental appropriations reviewed in committee

A Committee of the Whole session the same day, October 8, listed a supplemental appropriation request covering Electricity, Engineering Grant Projects and the Opioid Settlement Fund. The agenda also provided for reports from the Finance Director, City Manager, Mayor, Law Director and Clerk of Council. No amounts were attached to the appropriation request in the agenda listing.

Fire and maintenance hiring lists before Merit System Commission

The Merit System Commission met October 7 on personnel matters. Listed items were the closing of the current Firefighter/EMT list and approval of advertisements for a Lateral Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic, an Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic and a Full-Time Maintenance Worker III.

Closing an eligibility list and advertising a position are separate steps in the hiring process; the agenda does not indicate how many candidates are on the current list or how many openings exist.

2027 budget work session

Council held a work session on October 15 to discuss the 2027 budget. No other business items appeared on that agenda. No figures, departmental requests or draft totals were included in the listing.

Coming up

Two boards meet on October 20.

• **Board of Parks and Recreation** — scheduled to discuss the Community Halloween Party on October 31, 2026, and the Christmas Tree Lighting on December 4, 2026, and to receive an update on Christmas Smile.
• **Tree Board** — scheduled to review the Tree City USA program and an article on tree preservation ordinances and canopy cover, and to approve minutes from its August 18, 2026 meeting.

Residents who want the actual outcomes of the October 7, 8 and 15 meetings will need to check for published minutes; this roundup will be updated if those records become available.

Moraine agendas: tax levies, Vectren easement, 2027 budget on tap

Moraine's City Council and Merit System Commission set agendas for meetings on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8, but minutes for those sessions have not yet been published. The records available describe what was scheduled, not what was decided, and they contain no vote tallies and no dollar amounts.

Two separate Oct. 8 entries appear in the records: a City Council meeting and a Committee of the Whole meeting. Both are listed as agenda only.

Tax levies and budget rates

Resolution 8258-26, on the Oct. 8 City Council agenda, concerns acceptance of Budget Commission rates and authorization of tax levies. The council summary describes it as a resolution to accept budget rates and certify tax levies to the County Auditor. The agenda does not list the rates or the amounts involved.

Easement proposed for Vectren regulator station

Ordinance 2250-26 would grant a regulator station easement to Vectren Energy Delivery of Ohio, LLC. An easement is a legal right to use a defined piece of property for a specific purpose. The agenda does not identify the property, the terms, or any payment.

Personnel Policy Manual amendment

Ordinance 2249-26 would amend Section 5.3(e) of the city's Personnel Policy Manual. The agenda does not describe what that section covers or what the amendment would change.

Supplemental appropriations reviewed

The Committee of the Whole, also meeting Oct. 8, was scheduled to review a supplemental appropriation request covering electricity, engineering grant projects, and the Opioid Settlement Fund. The agenda also lists reports from the Finance Director, City Manager, Mayor, Law Director, and Clerk of Council. No dollar figures are given.

Fire and maintenance staffing

The Merit System Commission met Oct. 7 to discuss personnel lists and job advertisements. Items listed were closing the current Firefighter/EMT list and approving advertisements for a Lateral Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic, an Entry Level Firefighter/Paramedic, and a Full-Time Maintenance Worker III. Hiring lists set the pool of candidates a city may draw from. The agenda does not state how many names are on the current list, when a new list would take effect, or how many positions are involved.

What the records do not show

None of the items above can be reported as approved or rejected on the basis of the material provided. For the Oct. 7 and Oct. 8 meetings, only agendas were available; minutes had not been published. The official agendas, and the minutes once they are published, are the authoritative record of what each body did.

Coming up

Moraine City Council holds a work session on Oct. 15 to discuss the 2027 budget. No other business items are listed on that agenda. Budget work sessions are where council members review spending plans before any formal adoption; the agenda does not indicate whether a vote is scheduled.