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Athens City Council - September 25, 2023
B
B
Tonight
we
are
having
our
beginning
of
our
meeting
as
a
special
session
and
the
purpose
of
which
is
to
be
able
to
pass
an
appropriation
ordinance
that
we
didn't
realize
had
the
quickness
with
which
it
needed
to
be
placed
in
order.
So
our
first
item
is
establishing
a
quorum
and
all
members
of
council
are
present.
B
D
C
B
C
Thank
you,
president.
Nice
I'd
like
to
make
a
motion
to
approve
95-23..
Thank
you.
I'm
gonna
go
ahead
and
read
through
this
ordinance.
There
are
a
number
of
Appropriations
in
it,
one
in
particular,
which
is
very
time
sensitive,
2023
appropriation,
ordinance
155-22
is
hereby
amended
by
appropriating
from
the
unappropriated
balance
of
the
following
sums:
eight
thousand
four
hundred
dollars
to
the
general
fund,
other
administrative
for
the
Ohio
Governor's
Imagination
Library,
two
thousand
five
hundred
dollars
to
the
cemetery
fund
to
replace
a
damaged
Granite
bench.
C
Section
2
concerns
a
transfer.
The
2023
appropriation
ordinance
is
amended
by
decreasing
stormwater
environmental
coordinator
fund
transaction
code
500
by
500
and
increasing
transaction
code,
200
300
by
the
same
decreasing
and
increasing
the
total
Appropriations
by
said
amount
and
finally
section
three.
The
auditor
is
hereby
authorized
to
make
the
following:
interfund
transfer
from
Arts
Parks
and
Recreation
fund
273
to
the
recreation
fund
270
in
the
amount
of
200
000.
Thank
you,
president.
Miser.
B
C
B
C
Thank
you,
president
nicely.
We
have
a
number
of
items
on
the
finance
and
Personnel
committee
agenda
this
evening.
The
first
one
on
our
agenda
is
the
rainy
day
fund,
otherwise
known
as
the
budget
stabilization
fund,
and
the
reason
for
this
and
Council
has
admined
has
documents
on
their
on
their
Drive
about
the
budget.
Stabilization
fund
policy
is
to
finance
unanticipated
revenue
losses
or
unanticipated
expenditures
in
the
general
fund.
When
Revenue
collections
do
not
match
expenditures.
C
Stabilization
fund
and
another
source
is
the
Investments
that
the
city
of
Athens
is
able
to
do
through
our
very
efficient
treasurer,
including
interest
through
the
Appalachian
Community
grant
that
the
city
has
received.
Are
there
any
questions
from
the
committee
about
this
plan
or
should
I
ask
the
auditor
to
share
her
thoughts
before
please.
F
Sure
I'd
be
happy
to
I'm.
The
one
who
brought
this
up
having
a
rainy
day
fund
is
is
pretty
common,
the
state
has
one,
the
county
has
one:
they
have
them
all
over
the
country,
and
there
is
language
in
the
orc
allowing
us
to
have
a
rainy
day
fund.
They
don't
call
it
that
there
are
two
types
of
funds
we
can
have.
One
is
budget
budget
stabilization
and
one
is
capital
projects
fund
that
can
only
be
used
for
that.
F
So,
since
we
are
able
to
put
some
money
in
there,
it
looks
like
right
now
money
that
won't.
We
won't
have
as
Revenue
permanently,
but
if
we
put
it
in
this
fund,
it'll
be
available.
If
we
do
need
it
in
the
general
fund,
this
is
really
to
stabilize
the
general
fund.
That
is
the
fund
that
has
our
our
general
obligation
dollars.
That's
the
fund
that
we
can
use
to
help
build
the
fire
department.
F
We
can
use
it
to
help
other
funds,
but
there's
no
other
place
for
the
uni
for
the
general
fund
to
get
money.
If
we
were
to
run
short,
we
do
have
a
cash
Reserve
policy
of
an
amount
of
money
that
we
need
to
keep
in
there.
So
if
there
was
some
kind
of
Crisis
or
change
in
our
Revenue,
we
could
keep
going
for
at
least
six
months,
and
so
this
looks
like
a
really
good
time
for
us
to
do
this.
F
So
it's
basically
amounts
to
administrative
fees
for
us
for
administering
those
grants
that
we'll
put
in
there
and
then
there's
interest
a
lot
of
interest
from
our
our
fire
department,
bonds
right
now
and
until
we
start
really
spending
that
so
we're
getting
started
and
that
neither
one
of
those
will
be
a
permanent
source
of
Revenue.
So
it
would
be
really
nice
to
build
this
fund
up.
So
one
other
thing,
I
thought
you
would
like
to
know
and
I
can
send.
F
You
know
the
orc
reference,
it's
really
pretty
short,
but
it's
addressed
in
in
the
policy.
Also,
the
eight
and
a
half
percent
of
our
Revenue
in
the
general
fund
for
2022,
which
is
how
you
set
your
maximum
contribution
from
year
to
year,
would
be
one
million
three
hundred
and
sixty
two
thousand
three
hundred
thirty
seven
dollars
which
we're
not
going
to
meet
that
but
we'll
put
in
what
we
can
and
starting
off
with
this
500
000
is
really
a
huge
help.
F
G
F
G
F
We
have
I
could
send
that
out
our
interest
revenue
is
I,
jumped
up
I,
don't
know
a
couple
hundred
thousand
dollars
total
this
year.
I
can
send
you
that
report
I
ran
it
a
couple
months
ago.
That
shows
you
all
the
funds
that
get
interest
and
it's
based
on
every
month
we
apply
whatever
interest
we
get
from
our
monthly
bank
statement
into
the
funds
who
get
interest
and
it's
based
on
their
fund
balance
at
that
point
in
time.
So
it
varies.
G
F
G
Yeah
the
reason
I
brought
that
up
was
I've
been
getting
these
emails
and
messages
from
oh
I.
I'd,
say
art
Banker.
But
you
know
from
from
the
bank
that
we
do
business
with
saying
you
know:
Now's
the
Time
to
buy
our
CD.
It's
it's
five
percent,
you
know
and
blah
blah
blah
and
I
said
well.
How
much
do
I
have
to
put
in
to
get
that?
Oh
quarter
of
a
million
I'm
going,
oh
well,
I,
think
I'll
pass
on
that.
One
we'll.
F
Be
doing
that
one
but
but
yeah,
so
ours
is
just
a
general,
whatever
interest
we
get
based
on
the
on
the
balance,
so
the
entry
we
already
have
our
investments
in
our
high
balance,
savings
against
interest
and
our
CDs
and
other
Investments
that
we
have
so
all
of
the
interests
from
all
of
our
investments
is
divided.
That
way.
Percentage-Wise.
H
Oh,
thank
you.
So
I
I
figured
I
kind
of
understood
what
was
going
on.
You
know
all
the
way
through
and
then
the
last
bullet
point
I
thought.
If
you
could
clarify
that
that
would
be
helpful.
Money
deposited
into
the
budget
stabilization
fund
will
come
from
interest,
earned
on
investments
from
the
Appalachian
Community
Grant.
F
Well,
that
that
would
be
the
main
one,
so
we
went
back
and
forth
about
what
to
what
to
promise
or
commit
to
this
fund,
so
we're
putting
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
in
there
right
now.
So
right
at
this
point,
that's
the
one.
We
know
we
were
getting
in
be
getting
interest
on
and
can
put
right
back
in
there,
so
that
money,
you
know,
is
not
going
to
last
forever
or
even
very
long.
F
In
the
big
picture
we
can
change
that
I
I
almost
did
I
had
wording
that
said
or
other
Investments
as
counsel
of
improves
or
something
like
that.
So
I
wrote
that
and
then
we
took
it
off
and
thought.
Maybe
we'd
leave
it
simple
right
now
and
then
you
know
it
can
be
changed
when
that
changes.
So
that's
maybe
something
Council.
H
F
There
could
be,
but
actually
right
now
that
is
really
the
only
place
we
were
planning
to
to
put
the
money
in
there
from
because
of
this
agreement.
We
have
where
we're
administering
this
Appalachian
Community
grant
for
us
and
for
other
entities,
or
you
know
projects,
and
so
it's
really.
That
amounts
to
our
administrative
fee,
which
we
get
administrative
fees
for
administering
FEMA
grants
and
and
some
other
things,
and
so
it
really
is
just
that
right
now.
But
the
only
other
thing
right
now
would
be
the
interest
that
it
actually
earns
itself.
F
It's
a
reimbursement
Grant
actually,
and
we
can
turn
it
around
pretty
quickly
and
we've
already
started
doing
that
for
Somerset
and
maybe
Logan,
but
yeah
that
money
will
be
coming
in
as
long
as
people
are
still
trying
to
get
their
project
finished
and
we
will
earn
interest
on
that
for
I,
don't
know
a
couple
years:
I
don't
know
mayor
if
there's
a
deadline
for
us
to
spend
that
money,
but
okay
that
went
in
there.
So
we
could
consider
adding
something
else
to
that.
F
But
there
were
some
new
laws
put
into
place
tax
laws
at
the
state
level
regarding
businesses
and
there
was
a
five-year
kind
of
phase-in
process
for
that,
and
we
have
come
to
that.
And
so
now
we
are
losing
business
Revenue.
Because
of
that-
and
we
will
probably
at
least
through
2024,
maybe
into
2025.
C
I
I
F
This
was
no
we're
not
allowed
to
spend
money,
we
don't
have
number
one.
Have
we
been
really
low
and
lower
than
we
should
be
as
far
as
unappropriated
monies
for
emergencies?
Absolutely,
we
were
not
in
great
shape
when
I
took
office
in
2004.,
and
so
we've
done
a
lot
better.
Since
then
we
have
a
cash
Reserve
policy,
you
know
I,
just
we
have
maybe
reigned
in
some
of
our
expenses
or
expenditures.
I
should
say
which
is
another
part
of
this
is
before
we
use
any
of
this
money.
F
The
budget
would
have
to
be
adjusted
to
see
if
there
are
any
other
places
where
they
could
save
money
instead
of
us
just
subsidizing.
We
don't
want
to
just
put
it
in
and
have
somebody
say:
oh
I
need
this
I
need
that
and
and
keep
moving
it
out
so
yeah
we
we're
just
not
you
know,
that's
in
the
orc
too
we're
not
in
as
an
auditor
we're
not
allowed
to
spend
money.
F
We
don't
have
so
we
have
been
very,
very,
very
tight
in
our
budgets,
but
we've
done
really
well
the
last
several
years,
even
before
we
got
this
karzak
money.
However,
our
Revenue
did
drop
during
covid,
so
the
cares
act.
Money
is
just
kind
of
helped
us
replace
that,
but
yeah
we've
never
gotten
in
in
a
place.
We
just
can't
do
it.
I
Okay,
that's
good
here.
Second,
question
involves
the
last
bullet
point.
Money
deposit
in
the
budget
stabilization
fund
will
come
from
interest,
earned
on
investments
from
the
Appalachian
Community
Grant.
You
alluded
to
the
fact
that
as
administrators
of
that
Grant,
we
collect
a
fee.
That's
a
two-part
question.
Is
that
correct?
We
get
that
for
administering
a
grant.
We
collect
a
fee.
F
I
I
Getting
well
I'm
not
worried
about
fully
funded
I'm
worried
about.
Are
they
fully
aware
that
money
that's
going
to
this
grant
which
we're
administering
that
we're
going
to
make
money
off
of
it?
I
don't
know
I
mean
if
I
read
that
in
the
paper,
I'd
be
a
little
concerned.
If
I
make
you
shock
and
where
I
might
have
stepped
up
and
said,
you
know
what,
if
I'd
known,
that
we
wanted
to
be
the
administrator
of
the
grant,
none.
I
F
C
You,
as
the
auditor
said,
they're
getting
their
full
amount
of
their
requested
funding
for
their
projects,
so
I,
don't
think
it'll
be
a
problem
on
their
end.
Any
other
questions,
members
Mike,
no
other
members
of
council.
Anybody
from
the
public
city,
Administration
and
Dad
tonight
about
the
budget
stabilization
fund.
J
This
is
the
right
thing
to
do.
I
think
correct
that
we
do
need
to
have
a
rainy
day
so
now's
our
opportunity
to
do
it.
I
do
want
to
add
one
more
thing
that
the
auditor
had
mentioned,
and
that
is
with
the
article
monies
that
do
exist.
We
too
have
until
2026
to
expend
that
money.
You
know
by
federal
law.
You
know
it's,
it's
all
part
of
the
the
recovery
from
covet,
so
we
too
have
a
timeline
so
that
that
isn't
something
that
I
think
we
can
think.
J
C
C
C
H
C
J
J
J
You
know
to
getting
the
contractors
in
and
start
doing,
the
demo
work
that's
necessary
and
once
everything
is
demoed
that
needs
to
be
demoed,
then
having
the
contractors
come
in
to
do
the
HVAC
to
go
in
and
redo
the
plumbing
sprinkle
the
building
start
doing
drywall,
where
that's
needed
and
working
on
the
veterans
hall
of
Honor,
which
is
going
to
be
a
you
know,
one
of
the
many
projects
inside
there.
So
it's
going
going
to
take
approximately
12
to
16
months
once
we
get
rolling
and
we
hope
to
start
in
October.
J
So
that's
where
things
are
at
so
please
be
patient.
I
can
tell
you.
I
have
been
painfully
patient
on
getting
this
project
across
the
finish
line,
but
we're
there.
The
capital
stack
is
there
to
be
able
to
have
this
re
redeveloped
into
a
usable
building
that
the
public
can
once
again
enjoy
and
to
have
business
taking
place
inside
that
facility
as
well.
C
D
J
It
no,
no
that's
that's
correct
it.
Being
groundbreaking.
Concern
will
be
mostly
for
elected
officials
as
well
as
other
entities
that
came
forward
with
funding
for
that
building
and
in
particular
jobs.
Ohio
will
be
there
because
jobs
Ohio
came
forward
for
almost
half
or
half
a
million
dollars
almost.
J
E
The
committee
yes
members
of
just
not
a
just
a
tiny
comment,
just
how,
like
with
remember,
saying
I,
want
to
begin
here
to
hear
an
actual
defined
like
real,
tangible
timeline,
for
this
actually
being
finished
is
so
cool.
It's
just
so
cool
I'm
I'm
just
so
excited
that
we're
actually
reaching
this
point.
So
yeah
good
job
everybody's
done
this
Sunday
Creek
and
jobs
Ohio
and
everybody
here
and
yeah.
Go
us
I'm.
I
C
J
I
I
Well,
we
can
get
you
a
copy.
Yeah
I
would
love
to
see
that
absolutely
yeah
and
then
the
second
question,
when
you
get
down
to
this
project
accomplishment
commitment
number
two,
the
city
of
Athens,
through
its
existing
and
prospective
tenants,
will
commit
to
the
creation
of
eight
jobs
and
not
less
than
498
595
in
annual
payroll
I'm,
pretty
confident
that's
going
to
happen.
But
what
happens
if
it
doesn't
clearly
states
will
commit.
I
J
Organizations
like
jobs,
Ohio
also
give
Grace
periods
and
know
okay.
Well,
you
may
not
get
it
now,
but
you
know
we
need
to
see
you
commit
to
this
by
x
amount
of
months
moving
forward.
That's
not
atypical
with
what
I've
seen
as
long
as
you're,
showing
that
in
good
faith
that
you
are
are
creating
those
jobs
or
those
jobs
are
being
filled.
Then
they'll
work
with
it.
J
Mayor
I
have
a
comment
to
share
with
Council.
This
will
be
the
the
in
particular
the
vibrant
communities.
Grant
is
something
we're
going
to
have
to
suspend
after
first
reading,
because
we
need
to
get
that
money
in
place
and
start
moving
that
forward
and
sign
the
contract
with
jobs
Ohio.
In
order
to
get
that,
and
that's
part
of
this
as
well,
it's
getting
back
the
service
safety
director
signed
the
contract
to
have
that
money
flowing
into
the
cic.
C
Thank
you
for
that
advance
notice,
any
other
questions.
Okay.
Moving
on
to
the
next
item
on
our
agenda,
we
have
an
appropriate
appropriation
to
discuss.
This
is
an
appropriation
of
250
000
to
the
medical
Insurance
Fund
866..
This
is
for
the
Professional
Services
line
within
that
fund.
I
know
our
agenda
indicates
Personnel
line.
We
do
not
have
Personnel
connected
to
that
fund
line,
but
this
is
for
Professional
Services
for
medical
payments
for
employee
Insurance
matters.
C
D
Thank
you,
president
nisley.
Our
city
and
Safety
Services
committee
has
just
one
item
on
the
agenda
this
evening:
an
ordinance
amending
ordinance,
11-23
authorizing
construction
of
a
new
virus
headquarters.
Project
number
346,
and
this
topic
has
already
come
up
a
little
bit
earlier
this
evening.
Talking
about
now
that
we've
got
revenue
from
bonds.
How
we're
going
to
transfer
funds
in
order
to
pay
for
fire
station
expenses.
D
Sorry,
four
million
dollars
to
Safety
Services
fund
fire,
206.208
transaction
Class
500
and
increasing
the
total
Appropriations
by
set
amounts.
Section
3
reads
that
the
service
safety
director
is
hereby
authorized
to
expend
up
to
13
million
six
hundred
seventy
thousand
dollars
as
follows:
six
hundred
seventy
thousand
dollars
from
general
fund
fire
101.208
transaction
Class
500-
that
includes
70
000,
authorized
by
ordinance
18-22
for
planning.
D
Slash
preliminary
engineering
and
600
million
authorized
by
ordinance
sorry
600
000
authorized
by
ordinance
84-22
for
design
and
construction,
Management
Services
13
million
dollars
from
Safety
Services
fund
fire,
206.208
transaction
Class
500.
That
includes
600
000
for
land
purchase
and
site
preparation
authorized
by
ordinance,
121-22,
and
that
is
for
said
projects.
D
D
I
D
Firehouse
well,
we've
certainly
seen
a
lot
of
changes
in
our
anticipated
expenses
and
our
funding
strategies.
I,
think
that
should
do
it.
Yes,
I,
don't
know
if
our
auditor
wants
to
make
any
comment
at
this
point,
but
at
this
point
we
are
hoping
that
we're
not
going
to
see
any
additional
financial
needs
for
the
construction.
I
know
we
started
off
significantly
lower.
Thank
you.
D
B
K
Yes,
thank
you,
president
Eisley,
and
this
evening
we
have
just
one
item
on
the
agenda
and
that
is
the
disposal
of
Municipal
property
and
the
city
of
Athens
owns
a
piece
of
land
somewhere,
75
plus
acres
in
Canaan
Township,
and
this
land
has
in
past
been
used.
The
fields
have
been
used
as
a
place
where
the
city
spread
sludge
from
our
wastewater
treatment
plant.
K
So
the
way
that
the
city
can
dispose
of
property
is
through
an
action
of
counsel
determining
that
it
is
not
needed,
and
then
the
property
can
be
put
out
for
sale
with
different
rules
being
put
in
place,
and
this
members
of
council
have
on
our
drive
at
a
description
of
a
21.75
acre
parcel,
and
it
is
a
very
detailed
description
of
exactly
where
this
property
lies
and
should
Council
decide
to
move
forward.
We
don't
yet
have
an
ordinance,
I,
don't
believe
like
there's,
not
one
on
the
drive.
K
K
J
Under
orc,
we
have
the
right
to
refuse
any
bit
that
that
comes
into
the
city.
That's
one
of
our
protected
rights
as
a
community
when
it
comes
to
contracts
when
it
comes
to
bids
that
come
in
for
other
things
in
the
city,
but
it
also
can
apply
to
the
sale
of
land
that
the
city
has.
You
know
if
I
may
take
a
minute
to
kind
of
accentuate
a
little
bit
of
what
member
Grace
was
saying.
J
J
You
know
that
would
be
probably
what
I
feel
to
be
the
most
responsible
thing
to
do,
since
we
do
have
a
have
a
appraised
value
of
what
that
property
is
worth,
that
we
use
that
as
a
starting
point
and
then
see
what
comes
in
I'd
also
like
to
add
that
that
property,
the
22
Acres,
also
comes
with
an
access
easement,
because
we
will
retain
the
remaining
55.
Acres
I
have
been
in
communication
with
organizations
such
as
as
rural
action
who
are
looking
to
create
some
native
tree
planting
Farms.
J
Currently
that
property
is
being
formed
by
an
individual
and
we're
not
receiving
any
revenue
from
the
person
who
is
farming,
so
the
person
is
just
basically
profiting
from
our
sludge
field
and
so
therefore
to
to
look
at
something
different
down
there
that
may
accelerate
the
removal
of
the
high
nitrogen
and
phosphorus
rate
levels
down
there
on
that
field
would
be
something
interesting
to
explore.
But
my
point
being,
those
easements
are
going
to
allow
us
to
cross
over
that
property
if
sold
so
that
we
do
have
access
to
our
remaining
55
acres
of
land.
K
Thank
you
Mr
rare,
so
we
can
refuse
any
bid
without
having
to
provide
a
reason
that
is
my
understanding
and
I.
I.
Think
the
opportunity
or
the
possibility
of
some
native
plants
or
native
trees
on
the
remaining
acreage
is
it's
very
interesting
that
would
be
nice
to
see,
but
yeah
we
would
retain
access
to
the
remaining
acreage
and
also
any
funds
from
the
sale
would
need
to
go
into
the
sewer
fund,
because
it
was
the
sewer
fund
that
originally
purchased
the
property.
K
K
K
J
No
but
I
come
from
a
Risner
if
I
may
you
know
to
comment
to
your
comment:
I
I
think
I
think
your
question
was
great
because
it
does
reflect
that
we
do
have
a
lot
of
debt
yet
on
that
sewer
system
in
our
sewer
debt
fund
is
where
that
comes
from
to
pay
that
down
and
so
to
have
the
opportunity
to
put
a
significant
amount
of
money
to
go
towards
identity.
Our
debt
is
I,
think
a
responsible
thing
to
do.