City Council Agenda

Fairfield Municipal Building
5350 Pleasant Ave.
 Fairfield, OH 45014
 

Monday, January 14, 2008, 7:00 p.m.

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1. Call to Order (includes Prayer/Pledge of Allegiance/Roll Call/Agenda Modifications/Executive Session Requests)

2. Public Hearing(s)

3. Special Presentations and Citizen Comments

• Nancy Nix, Butler County Treasurer
• Kyle Conley, Braille Literacy Month Proclamation
• Brian Stone, Eagle Scout Proclamation
• 4^th Quarter Employee STAR Awards
• Promotion of Police Sgt. Ken Gerold to Lieutenant

4. Mayor/Council Reports

5. Approval of Minutes

• Special Meeting of December 8, 2007
• Regular Meeting of December 10, 2007

6. Old Business

(A) PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
      Mike Oler, Chairman; Marty Judd, Vice Chairman; Terry Senger, Member

(1) Ordinance to authorize the City Manager to execute a lease of the city-owned radio tower at Harbin Park to the Board of Butler County Commissioners for the county-wide radio system and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance – Third Reading
• Motion - Adoption

7. New Business

(A) PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE
      Marty Judd, Chairman; Mike Oler, Vice Chairman; Tim Abbott, Member

(1) Ordinance to amend Subsection 953.01(a) of Ordinance No. 166-84, The Codified Ordinances of Fairfield, Ohio, relative to the service fees for residential garbage and solid waste collection.

• Motion – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Ordinance – First Reading

(2) Ordinance to authorize the City Manager to enter into a contract with Cargill, Inc. for the purchase of road salt and declaring an emergency.

• Motion – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Ordinance – First Reading
• Motion – Suspend Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(B) PARKS, RECREATION & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE
      Tim Meyers, Chairman; Mitch Rhodus, Vice Chairman; Mike Snyder, Member

(1) Ordinance to authorize the City Manager to execute and submit a 2008 ODNR/Division of Watercraft Grant Application for a waterway access point along the Great Miami River.

• Motion – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Ordinance – First Reading
• Motion – Suspend Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(C) COMMUNITY & PUBLIC RELATIONS COMMITTEE
      Mike Snyder, Chairman; Tim Abbott, Vice Chairman; Mitch Rhodus, Member

(1) Simple Motion: Motion to appoint the Clerk of Council as designee for Fairfield’s elected officials relative to the mandatory three hours of public records training as required by House Bill 9, Ohio’s Public Records Act.

(D) PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMITTEE
      Mitch Rhodus, Chairman; Tim Meyers, Vice Chairman; Marty Judd, Member

(1) Ordinance to amend Section 921.08 and Subsection 925.08(b)(1) of Ordinance No. 166-84, the Codified Ordinances of Fairfield, Ohio, relative to water rates and sewer service user rates

• Motion – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Ordinance – First Reading

(E) FINANCE & BUDGET COMMITTEE
     Tim Abbott, Chairman; Terry Senger, Vice Chairman; Michael Oler, Member

(1) Ordinance to establish salaries and hourly rates for certain salaried and hourly employees of the City of Fairfield, Ohio and to authorize and limit the numbers and types of certain employees, to repeal Ordinance No. 151-07 and all amendments thereto and declaring an emergency.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

(2) Appropriation Ordinance (Non-Contractual Items) - $146,000 Grounds, Entry-Ways & Landscaping Program for 2008; $80,000 Annual Drainage Program for 2008; $22,880 construction management services/Waterworks Park-Nuxhall Pavilion Project.

• Ordinance – Read by Title Only (Optional)
• Motion – First Reading
• Motion – Suspending Second and Third Readings
• Motion – Adoption

8. Meeting Notice

Monday, January 28 Council-Manager Briefing, 6 PM; Regular Meeting, 7 PM

Monday, February 11 Council-Manager Briefing, 6 PM; Regular Meeting, 7 PM

9. Executive Session of Council (if needed)

10. Adjournment