City Council - Special Meeting

I'd like to call the special city council meeting with Franklin Township's trustees to order. Would the clerk please read roll? Ms. Elko? Mr. Clapper? Here. Mr. Drager?

Mr. Hook? Here.

Ms. Schaefer-Bish?

Here.

Mr. Tipton? Here. Mr. Turner? Ms. Wallach? Here. Ms. Wesley? Here. Ms. Kapusta? Here. Mr. Russell?

Here.

Mr. Swan.

Mr. Swan, Mr. Turner, and Ms. Chalco asked to be excused.

Are we expecting Eric?

I have not heard anything. Should we reorder?

Should we reorder? Because to suspend the rules, you're going to need seven. It's like a super majority. Right.

Yeah. Okay. Well, why don't we do this? Hopefully, you won't have to come back another time. So, Mr. Drager has not called me, so I As far as I know, he's going to be here. He's just maybe running late. So let's go on to the next item on the agenda, which would be, oh, should we wait until 7?

Let's do Jim. If Jim is ready, we can reorder him. Then we'll go into Bridget and hopefully then we'll get enough people.

Good evening. Thank you for this special council committee meeting.

We're here to request council's approval to enter into a loan agreement with the Ohio EPA's Department of Environmental Financial Assistance for the Water Reclamation Facilities Influent Headworks Building project. The project replaces the initial treatment processes located at where the sewage comes into the plant. This project we've discussed for a while. It's in the budget and it's been in the capital plan, including the loan for this amount and including the payback for it. So we're here seeking your approval.

Any questions for Mr. Boland?

Anybody from the audience? Approve.

Second. With emergency.

Roll, Kathy, or is this a voice vote? This is a voicemail. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Thank you very much. So we'll wait till seven and we'll start with Bridget and then we'll start then because we have to do that post. Can we do board and control? Yeah.

Okay. Let's try this again.

I've called the special city council meeting with Franklin Township trustees. Would the clerk read roll, please?

Ms. Helko? Mr. Clapper?

Here.

Mr. Draeger? Here. Mr. Hook? Here. Ms. Schaefer-Bish? Here. Mr. Tipton? Here. Mr. Turner? Ms. Wallach?

Here.

Ms. Wesley?

Here.

Ms. Kapusta? Mr. Russell.

Mr. Swan. Ms. Chilko, Mr. Turner and Mr. Swan ask to be excused. Move to excuse. Second. All those in favor?

Aye.

Opposed?

Okay. Okay.

Graph 2026-39, a joint resolution of the Board of Trustees of Franklin Township and the Council of the City of Kent, Ohio, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 759.34, determining that the rate of tax is to be levied upon all the taxable property of said municipality and set township for cemetery purposes for the tax year of 2026. LB and hereby is fixed an amount equal to .60 mils for the City of Kent and .60 mils for Franklin Township and declaring an emergency. Mr. Clapper? Yes. Mr. Drager? Yes. Mr. Hook? Yes. Ms. Schaefer-Bish?

Yes.

Mr. Tipton? Yes. Ms. Wallach? Yes. Ms. Wesley?

Yes.

Ms. Kapusta? Yes.

Mr. Russell?

Second.

Mr. Drager?

Yes. Mr. Hook?

Yes.

Ms. Schaefer-Bish? Yes. Mr. Tipton? Yes. Ms. Wallach? Yes. Ms. Wesley? Yes. Ms. Kapusta? Mr. Russell? Yes. Mr. Klopper? Yes. Draft 20-26, 39 passes.

Will the clerk read draft 20-26-40, entitled only?

A joint resolution appointing Glenn Russell, a Franklin Township trustee to the Standing Rock Cemetery Board of Trustees in accordance with the provision of the Ohio Revised Code Section 759.36 effective January 1st, 2027 and ending December 31st, 2029 and declaring an emergency.

Move suspension.

Second. Mr. Hook? Yes. Ms. Schaefer-Bish? Yes. Mr. Tipton? Yes. Ms. Wallach? Yes. Ms. Wesley? Yes. Ms. Kapusta? Yes. Mr. Russell? Yes. Mr. Clapper? Yes. Mr. Drager? Yes.

Move adoption. Second.

Ms. Schaefer-Bish? Yes. Mr. Tipton? Yes. Ms. Wallach?

Yes.

Ms. Wesley?

Yes.

Ms. Kapusta? Mr. Russell? Mr. Clapper? Yes. Mr. Drager? Yes. Mr. Hook?

Yes.

Draft 2026, 39 passes.

Clerk read draft 2026-41.

A joint resolution granting salary and hourly pay raises to the personnel of Standing Rock Cemetery and declaring an emergency. Move suspension.

Second.

Mr. Tipton? Yes. Ms. Wallach?

Yes.

Ms. Wesley?

Yes.

Ms. Capusta? Yes. Mr. Russell? Yes. Mr Clapper? Yes. Mr Drager?

Yes.

Mr Hook? Yes. Ms Schaefer-Bish?

Yes. Move adoption.

Second.

Ms Wallach? Yes. Ms Leslie? Yes. Ms Kapustin?

Yes. Mr Russell? Yes. Mr Clapper? Yes. Mr Drager? Yes. Mr Hook? Yes. Miss Schaefer-Bish? Yes. Mr. Tipton? Yes. Draft 2026-41 passes. Thank you.