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Vice Mayor Byington explained that to comply with Section 6.01 of the City Charter, this is an annual housekeeping ordinance to estimate the city's revenues and expenses for calendar year 2023. The ordinance was introduced with a first reading at the April 4 Council meeting.

Thereupon, it was moved by Vice Mayor Byington and seconded by Mrs. Hilton that the ordinance be passed.

Upon call of the roll on the question of the motion, the following vote was recorded:

MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCAN YEA
MR. STEVEN BYINGTON YEA
MRS. ANNE HILTON YEA
MRS. LEIGH TURBEN YEA

There being four (4) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said ordinance was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

AN ORDINANCE
BY VICE MAYOR BYINGTON NO 4958
TO AMEND ORDINANCE NO. 4519 THAT ADDRESSES THE “SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND,” FOR PURPOSES OF INCREASING THE UPPER LIMIT ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY WHICH MAY BE RETAINED IN THE SPECIAL PROJECTS FUND.

A copy of the ordinance, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is an ordinance to adjust the cap on money that can be held in the city’s Special Projects Fund. The Special Projects Fund is an accounting fund used to set money aside for larger capital improvement projects planned for the future. Council last increased the cap on this fund in 2002 as a means of ensuring that the size of the fund was appropriate for the types of capital improvement projects for which it was to be used. For the last 20 years, the fund has been capped at $3 million. With costs continuing to rise and several large capital projects on the horizon, the Finance Director has recommended that the cap be increased to $5 million. Under existing rules, it takes an affirmative vote of four council members to authorize spending from this fund. It was introduced with a first reading at the April 4 Council meeting.

Thereupon, it was moved by Vice Mayor Byington and seconded by Mrs. Turben that the ordinance be passed.

Upon call of the roll on the question of the motion, the following vote was recorded:

MR. WILLIAM D. DUNCAN YEA
MR. STEVEN BYINGTON YEA
MRS. ANNE HILTON YEA
MRS. LEIGH TURBEN YEA

There being four (4) yea votes and no (0) nay votes thereon, said ordinance was declared duly passed and it was so ordered.

A RESOLUTION
BY VICE MAYOR BYINGTON NO 1894
TO APPROVE PARTICIPATION IN REGION 8 GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE UNDER THE ONEOHIO MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.

A copy of the resolution, having been placed on the desks of each member of Council prior to introduction, was read by title.

Vice Mayor Byington explained that this is a resolution that relates to the OneOhio Memorandum of Understanding (the “OneOhio MOU”), which was approved by Council in September of last year. At that time Council adopted Resolution No. 1888, authorizing the city’s participation in OneOhio, a consortium of local governments throughout the state that was formed to facilitate the allocation of settlement proceeds from national opioid litigation. Among other things, the OneOhio MOU divides Ohio into several regions, and contemplates that some portion of settlement funds will be allocated to each region for use in abating the opioid epidemic.

Under the terms of the MOU, each region must establish a governing body to oversee the use of settlement funds within the region, and must do so in a manner that ensures adequate and meaningful input from various community stakeholders and equitable use of settlement funds throughout the region.