City Council - Regular Meeting

Yeah. Yeah, At 7 o'clock, it's time to call our meeting. Amy, please call. Mr. Shu, present. Mr. Cos here. Miss Engle here. Mr. Leutus here. Mr. Marley, present.

Mr. Neely, here. Miss Newman here. Mr. Barker present. Miss Blind present. Everyone's here tonight would like to stand for the invitation. Miss please and then remain standing for

you join me in prayer. Dear God, we just thank you so much for this gathering tonight and all those that come to make decisions and all those who come to listen and to help us know um where they what they believe in and where they think we should go with the city. Lord, we put the city in your hands and we ask for your blessing and your direction as we make decisions tonight. I thank you so much for the protection that you have provided for all of our safety services and our the folks that are out on the roads and dig halls and just whatever it might be. Lord, we just thank you for all the employees we have. We ask you to continue to protect them and take care of them. Lord, again, thank you so much for this gathering and it is in Jesus name we pray. Amen. Amen.

Mr. I would like to introduce Miss Kylie Lamb. She is a fifth grader at Donald Elementary. She is going to lead us in the pledge this evening. to the flagsy and justice for all. Thank you very much. Did a great job.

Next up is caucus. Do we have anything tonight to change to the agenda uh minutes of the February 17, 2026 meeting? I have a motion. Motion by Mr. Leudus. Second.

Second by Miss Bl. All in favor say I. All the same sign appointments, there are none tonight. Uh reports of standing committees, finance service personnel without exception will be received and filed. Uh reports from city officials, judge David or Stanberry 2025 report. Brenda Cooper, tax administrator, income tax revenue reports for period ending January 31st, 2026. Brandon Fox, water administrator. I list the uh properties being sent to the county property tax lean for pass due water sooner storm uh water bills total $4,394.78. uh communication uh government finance officer association author Ryan Bub's yearly comprehensive financial report for fisc uh 2024 has met the requirements to be awarded GFOS a certificate of achievement for excellence in finance reporting the the certificate of achievement is the highest form of recognition in government accounting and finance report uh next Ohio Division of Liquor Transfer liquor permits from Central City LLC 1875 Cherry Valley Road North Ohio to Molly Eurn Incor in Incorporation 1875 Cherry Valley Road North Melissa Owens looking county agency partners an email regarding the National Community Champions Week campaign supporting meals on wheels you'll get another meal this here. Um, Mike Smith uh, L County Foundation email regarding at the table impact event on March 13, 2026. Next up, it's uh, public hearing 25-41.

Amy, please read the public hearing. Ordinance number 25-41 by Mr. Rat, Mr. F, Mr. Marley, Miss Blind, Mr. Barker, Miss Engle. An ordinance changing the zoning classification of certain property generally described as 165 South Third Street, city of Newark, Clickon County, Ohio, partial tax ID number 054-215808-0000.0000 from that of LB limited intensity business zoning district to TFR two family resident zoning district zoning code of the city of North Ohio.

Heard the rating of 25-21. I'm not I'm going to open up this public hearing. Do we have anybody here to speak for or against 25-41? Anyone? All right. Seeing none, we'll close the for public hearing. Amy, please read 25-41 again.

Ordinance number 25-41 by Mr. Wrath, Mr. C, Mr. Harman, Mr. Blind, Mr. Barker, Miss Engle. An ordinance changing the zoning classification of circle property generally described as 165 South Third Street, City of Newark, Lincoln County, Ohio, partial tax ID number 054-215808-0000.0000 from that of LB Limben Intensity Business Zoning District, the TFR2 family resident zoning district, zoning code of the city of North Ohio. Further reading 25-41. What is your wish? Mr. President Parker. Thank you, Mr. President. I make a motion to approve 25-41. Second. Got a motion by Mr. Barker, second by Miss Blond. Do we have any discussion? Mr. President. Mr. Barker.

Thank you, Mr. President. Uh, this has gone through the planning commission and their recommendation is passage and approval by this council. So, I will be voting to approve and I hope all our other members will approve it as well. Else, please call the role. Mr. Shu. Yes, Mr. C. Yes, Miss Engel. Yes, Mr. Leudus. Yes, Mami. Yes, Mr. New. Yes, Miss Newman. Yes, Mr. Parker. Yes, Miss Blind. Yes. 25-41 passes zero. Next up is the next public hearing is 25-42.

Ordinance number 25-42 by Mr. R, Miss, Mr. Cos, Mr. Mory, Miss Blind, Mr. Parker, an ordinance changing the zoning classification of certain real property generally described as 200 day avenue, city of Newark, Wilton County, Ohio, partial tax ID number 054-242886-00.0000 and 024-233454-00.0000 and that of single family residents RH highdensity zoning district to HP highintensity business zoning district zoning code of the city of North Ohio. Okay, we'll open up 25-42 for public hearing. Anybody here to speak for against 25-42? Anybody? Okay, we're going to close 25-42. Amy, please read this again.

Ordinance number 25-42 by Mr. Rat, Miss Engle, Mr. C, Mr. Marvin, Miss Blind, Mr. Parker. An ordinance changing the zoning classification of cert property generally described as 200 day avenue city of Newark County Ohio parcel tax ID number 054-242886-0000 and 024-233454-00.0000 and that a single family resident RH highdensity zoning district to HB highintensity business zoning district zoning code of the city of Newark Ohio. Further reading at 25-42 is your wish Mr. President Mr. Barker. Thank you, Mr. President. I make a motion to approve uh 25-42. Second. Got a motion by Mr. Barker, second by Mr. Neely. Do we have any discussion? Mr. President.

Mr. Barker. Thank you, Mr. President. This again also has gone through the planning commission and they recommend passage and approval by this council subject to the inclusion of buffering and landscaping. Uh I would I'm in support of this and I would encourage my other council members to also support this. Thank you. Any other discussion? Amy, please call the roll. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. C, yes. Miss Engagel, yes. Mr. Leutus, yes. Mr. Marley, yes. Mr. Ney, yes. Miss Newman, yes. Mr. Barker, yes. Miss Blank, yes.

25-42 passes 90. Next up is comments from citizens. Your opportunity to come and speak. Ask for your name and address in about three minutes. We have anybody tonight. Come on up, sir. Good evening. There's been a number of things that I've seen in the news and in the council sees and so about tax increases on the ballot for this May. Um, some things that seem to be quite u needed at times was a u a letter to the editor recently referred to as the great deception or something and I'm not sure I would characterize it that way myself but I think the fact that I'm not sure is there I think there needs to be a lot more communication this I happen to be of the opinion that the police and the fire department do need additional funds and money is going to come somewhere and so I am generally in favor of the concept of this but not if it's going to be something that's going to just get into general fun like just being a sort of really good understanding of the u um how this is going to be allocated to be earmarked specifically for the police. I think is a real need for our

community. Um the election is going to occur in about two months. So there isn't a lot of time get this word out. People Whatever this clarification needs to be out there mentioned that democracy is not something I I definitely agree with but there have to be to the extent that there have to be the communication people make those choice. So I would encourage um the council and the news media to to try to get the word out about exactly what this law this is going to be allocated so that people voting do have a clear understanding of what's going to be voted on and if they're being asked to um donate an additional portion of their income to the tax for these purchase. They know exactly how it's like at this time. So I'm at 456 About a month ago, I came to this meeting um about the trash around the lead's property that was going down into the river and I have not heard back from anybody and I have contact and talked to EPA Ohio and told them about the situation, sent some

pictures and they said they was talking to some member of the council and stuff here and they were surprised I hadn't heard anything. Um, I've done my best, you know, with the snow stuff melted to get down in the river and pick stuff up that as got more snow and rain, more of that trash is coming down the hillside and into the river. And I just like to know what's someone working on it. go talk to him what's going on, you know, because I'm just I'm retiring and I'm trying to be my little heart. A little bit of help would be nice.

Thank you. Thank you. Anybody else would like to speak at this time? I'll shut up soon again 37 V. I would like to commend you for your um for your actions and being a good citizen doing that and we do need more people like you. We want to thank you.

Anybody else? All right. Next up is ordinance on the second reading number 26-03 by Miss Newman, Mr. Cos, Mr. Barker, Mr. Army, Mr. Leutus, Miss Blind, Miss Engold, and Mr. Neely. An ordinance vacating a 16 foot wide alley as shown on the plat of Fair View Acres Edition as recorded in flat book 4, page 96 of the Lincoln County flat records. Z alley is located between Morgan Avenue and Bonner Street east of State Route 13. Further reading 2603 was your wish, Mr. President. Mr. Newman. Uh, yes, Mr. President. Thank you. I'd like to make a motion to approve ordinance 2603. Second. Got a motion by Mr. Newman. Second by Miss Do we have any discussion?

And we please call the role. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. C. Yes. Miss Engle. Yes. Mr. Leutus? Yes. Mr. Marvin? Yes. Mr. Neely? Yes. Miss Newman? Yes. Mr. Parker? Yes. Miss Bl. Yes. 26-83 passes 90. Next up, that's on the first reading. 26-

number 26-09 by Missing, Mr. Cross, Mr. Barker, Mr. Marley, Miss Blind, Mr. An ordinance amending position classification, pay range and department authorization table and city of Newark department of judicial division of Lincoln County Municipal Courts by abolishing one court security bail of position classification abolishing the position classification of assistant jury commissioner and abolishing the position classification of small claims administrator while creating one additional fail position classification and one magistrate administrative assistant position classification and setting compensation. Therefore

2609 would be held on until our next meeting March 16th. Next up is resolutions on the second reading 2604. Resolution number 26-04 by Mr. Army, Mr. Cross, Mr. Barker, Mr. Leutus, Mr. Blind, Miss Single. A resolution appropriating monies for the current expenses of the municipal corporation. Further reading of 2604. What is your wish? Mr. President, Mr. Marmy, I make a motion to adopt resolution 26-04. Second and a motion by Mr. Marmy second by Mr. Barker. Do we have any discussion? Amy, please call the role. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. Cost, yes. Miss Engle, yes. Mr. Leutus, yes. Mr. Marmy, yes. Mr. Ney, yes. Miss Newman, yes. Mr. Barker, yes. Miss Bl.

Yes. 2604 passes 90. Next up is 2607. Resolution number 26-07 by Mr. Barker, Mr. Cross, Mr. Mr. Leutus, Miss Blind, Miss Engle, Mr. Neely. A resolution authorizing and directing the director of public service of the city of Newark, Ohio to accept bids and enter into contract subject to the appropriation of funds for construction of the Granville Road sanitary sewer relocation project 2021-11 project 260. You've heard the reading of 2607. Mr. President, Mr. Barker. Thank you, Mr. President. I can make a motion to adopt 2607. Second. Got a motion by Mr. Barker, second by Mr. Neely. Do we have any discussion? May we please call the role. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. Coff, yes. Miss Single,

yes. Mr. Levitus, yes. Mr. Mark, yes. Mr. Ne, yes. Miss Newman, yes. Mr. Ber, yes. Miss BL, yes. 2607 passes 90. Next up is resolutions on the first reading. 2608. Resolution number 26-08 by Mr. Marley, Mr. Cost, Mr. Parker, Miss Blind, Miss Mr. Neely. Resolution appropriating monies for current expenses of the municipal corporation. Uh 2608 will be held until our next meeting, March 16th. Next up is 260.

Resolution number 26-09 by Mr. Marmy, Mr. Cross, Mr. Ney, Mr. Barker, Miss Blind, Miss Engle, a resolution authorizing and directing the mayor of the city of Newark to submit an application to the Ohio Department of Public Safety for an award of fiscal year 2026 2027 funding under the Ohio EMS training and equipment grant program. 2609 will be held to our next meeting, March 16th. That settles 2016.

Resolution number 26-10 by Mr. Parker, Mr. Cost, Mr. Harmony, Miss Engle, Mr. Neely. A resolution authorizing and directing the director of public service of the city of Newark, Ohio to apply for, accept, and enter into a water pollution control loan fund agreement on behalf of the city of Newark for planning, design, and or construction, a wastewater facilities 16 north separation project phase one, and designating a dedicated repayment source for the loan and declaring an emergency. Further 26-10, what is your wish, Mr. President? Mr. Parker. Thank you, Mr. President. I make a motion to adopt resolution 26-10. Second motion by Mr. Barker, second by Mr. Ney, do you have any discussion? Mr. President, Mr. Barker,

thank you, Mr. President. This is an emergency. This is also just uh a resolution to update a previous resolution from 2022 for the water department for this. Anybody else? Okay. Anybody? Mr. Sheep. Yes. Mr. Cosby, yes. Mr. Mr. Leas, yes. Mr. Mark, yes. Mr. Yes. M Newman. Yes. Mr. Barker. Yes. Miss Blind. Yes. 2610 passes 90. Next up is 26-11.

Resolution number 26-11 by Mr. Barker, Mr. Cross, Mr. M. Blind, Miss Engle, Miss Resolution authorizing the conveyance of certain rural properties, now owned by the city of Newark, Ohio, to Newark development partners as an agent for industrial, commercial, distribution, and research. 2611 will be held till our next meeting, March 16th. Next up is 26-2. Resolution number 26-12 by Mr. Barker, Mr. Cos, Mr. Harmony, Miss Blind, Miss Engle, Mr. Ney, cooperating with the Ohio Department of Transportation, ODOT, for the construction of a multi-use share path and bridge for placement on Granville Road and declaring an emergency. 26-12 as your wish, Mr. President. Mr. Barker.

Thank you, Mr. President. I'd like to make a motion to adopt 26-12. Second motion by Mr. Barker, second by Mr. Ney. Do we have any discussion? Amy, please call the Mr. Sh. Yes, Mr. Cos. Yes, Miss Engle. Yes, Mr. Leutus. Yes, Mr. Marley. Yes, Mr. Ne. Yes, Miss Newman. Yes, Mr. Barker. Yes, Miss Blind. Yes. 2612 passes 90. And our last one tonight is 26-13 expedite. Resolution number 26-13 expedite by Mr. Farming, Mr. Cost, Missing Engle, Mr. Barker, Miss Blind, Mr. Neely. A resolution appropriating monies for current expenses of the municipal corporation. Peria 26-13 was your wish. Mr. Mr. President, Mr. Marmy,

make a motion to wave the two-day reading rule on resolution 26-13. Second motion by Mr. Marmy, second by Mr. Barker to wave the two-day reading role. H, please call the role. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. C, yes. Miss Engle, yes. Mr. Leut, yes. Mr. Marley, yes. Mr. Dy, yes. Miss Newman, yes. Mr. Barker, yes. Miss Blind, yes. Today has been waved. What is your wish? Mr. President Marmy make a motion to adopt resolution 26-13. Second motion by Mr. Marmy, second by Mr. Barker. Do we have any discussion? Maybe please call the role. Mr. Shu, yes. Mr. Cos, yes. Miss Engle, yes. Mr. Leutus, yes. Mr. Marley, yes. Mr. Ney, yes. Miss Newman, yes. Mr. Barker,

yes. Miss Black, yes. 26-13 passes 90. That completes our ordinance and resolution tonight. Next up is your last opportunity. Common citizens come up. I'm try to get through this.

Okay. Hello. Wings 167 South Street and I have shown several people what I was talking about. I like to see the curfew in this sale back on. I know. We know we got cooking. I want to see him to embion. I got pictures. I show B and Bill. Kids kicking doors. Well, full face mask. Kids as young as on scooter. There was nine of them. My kicking my door the other night. But three of them kicked my door. There was nine of them in the yard. I like to see the curfews enforced very strict this year. I show pictures of them that even around other parts of town when I put my name my thing on Facebook I got people from

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Peterson Avenue uh couple other places that they did the same thing. This may be getting a little out of hand. We got We need a curfew that we Well, we got curfew, we got to get enforced, but you know, we got kids throwing stuff off parking garage. We got kids running the street at night time. If you drive around this town like I do sometimes now that you see kids everywhere, I mean, young kids down the neighborhood around all the place, but you know, school is going to get down. They'll get start getting warm and we need something. We need enforce every Thank you. Good job. um in comment of his comment. Um it it's hard to enforce um um the curfew at this point with the state that our city is in. Um and I feel for is a problem. Um it's all over the place and capturing it all at the same time is going to be quite the trick. The thing is our culture has changed and and our city does need to to have some guidelines on some things that have changed. Like a couple weeks ago, I talked about um how um uh various stories are having to have signs about um fireworks being blown in front of the doors. Um all sound equally

ridiculous. Um and I think um somehow we need to communicate with our city in terms of solve that and perhaps change the culture a little bit for the marketing for each other. Um a couple weeks ago um a whole bunch of city employees came about um as part of the union um to change the topic. um on not being treated fairly uh and being paid u uh for their overthrow. Um, I think it's grossly unfair not to pay them when they have been working um through the night um to make our our roads safe so that everybody else can go to work as well and working all day and not to pay them um the um what they deserve is a gross mistake and I just want to say that. Thank you.

Anybody else? City officials Mr. Mayor.

Yeah, Mr. Smith, thank you for mentioning something about the income tax issue that's on the ballot. Um, just to cover a couple quick parts of it. Um, we are at 1.75% right now in tax and I want everyone to understand it's on earned income. It's quite different than the federal state income tax and the municipal tax and especially in New York is only if you earn income. If you're retired and on fixed uh income and have investments or dividend income or social security, it doesn't affect that type of income. So, it's critical important part there. Um knowing what uh we're asking is another half a percent. a half percent translated into dollars. Uh at $25,000 worth of earned income, that's another $10 a month. At $50,000 worth of earned income, it's quite helpful. Things are just, you know, you can go through that. Why are we asking for it? Because prices have gone up tremendously and costs have gone up. Uh we are the 16th largest city in Ohio. very proud to operate as a small uh intimate kind of community, but we're not and uh you know, so we still have those costs of of every city larger than us in the state of Ohio has a higher income rate than we have. Um most of them are at two and a half% more than half of them and we're looking at two and a quarter totally and of the top 25 there's only three under 2%. So, it's in the ballpark and even a little bit less than many other communities out there. I want everybody to kind of understand we are not permitted by state law to use city dollars to advertise this ballot issue. We cannot promote it. That's the the Ohio law. We can talk about it and

in we're being paid as we set up here. So, that's $70. We can talk about any question you have about it. We can talk about potential consequences of not passing, but we can't per say do a raw raw campaign while we're on the clock for spending city dollars down to copy it off anything on machines or anything with citizens. I just want to make that very clear and specific. Um, we give our employees payraises as they deserve on a regular basis. Uh, through union negotiations, those costs go up. Um the cost for equipment has gone up tremendously and uh but this is a safety le right now out of the 1.75% uh 0.25.5% 25.5% of that is safety le after if this would pass then 1% would be a safety le all and right now that safety levy even if it would pass isn't enough dollars for police and fire complete but this council with my support completely does a budget each year to fund them as they need to be funded because we believe it's an integral part of local city government safety. When you call 911, you want the best of the best showing up and we have that. We want to maintain that. It's critically important. And so what happens if we don't get more dollars? We will be unable to hire additional personnel as the city grows, challenging the ones we have because the safety departments uh consume more than half of our budget. when there are cuts, they have to absorb those cuts. And that's a tough one. It's a real tough one, but we don't have a whole lot of pots to go into to try to balance that budget. The one thing we have to do that is very challenging, but I've been

rewarding, we have to have a balanced budget. Washington does not, and I'll be the first person to say that's why it's such a mess financially. So, we have to project what our costs are going to be, project what our revenue is going to be, and the revenue has to cover the projected costs. Plain and simple. And you know, it's it's good for you citizens. It's good for everyone to do that, but it's not always easy. You know, Washington kind of just keeps patting it and adding it and borrowing more money and growing it. We have surrounding communities around here that put out very large bond budgets to do some operating costs. many communities, but they cover operating costs with bonding. So, they're covering some costs that won't last that capital improvement might last 10 or 15 years, but they're going to pay the 30 years on the bonding. We don't believe in that. We do fiscal responsible moves. Everyone's setting up here in many ways. So, uh we wouldn't ask for money if we didn't need it. But at the same time, if we need money to keep up the services as we as you all deserve, it's our right to ask or we need to. It's our duty to ask. Myself along with this council are committed to be fiscally responsible. So, it's critically important. There are there will be news things coming out that's done by the private sector that'll explain this more in the next couple weeks and do that. I know everybody gets and I appreciate your you know everybody wants to hear more but we're doing within a time frame that can can handle that but the cost of mailing costs are atrocious these days that campaigns cost an enormous amount of money. A postcard this size 49,000 of those went out cost $29,000 by a local entity this past November. It's just absurd and it's it's an enormous amount of money. So, we're looking at some of that, but some other

ways of doing it through the time generosity of local donors and donors of some of our employees out of their private pockets and and some of the citizens across the community. So, with that, um, you know, it's it's a it's a big topic. There's a lot of parts to it and we're happy to talk to anyone more details about that. With that, I'll pass. Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Mr. Shu. Thank you, Mr.

Mr. Cost. Well, I want to let everyone know that tomorrow night the county aging program is hosting a spaghetti dinner. And it's not just for us senior citizens. It's for some of the younger ones, too, that want to uh crack on that. So, we hope to see you all there. The $10 dinner tomorrow night at 4:30. I will pass.

Thank you. Um, first I'd like to congratulate Audific. That's great. Um, I also want to mention that on Friday morning, this last Friday morning, I attended a press conference at Central Ohio Technical College. And um what I found out is we have first of all I know we have a great educational system within Lincoln County. But Central Ohio Technical College starting in the summer semester is going to help people pay for their college to go go to school. And what that means is that if you've lived in Lincoln County for a year and you have a household income of $100,000 or less as employ as reported on your FA, those of you that have been to college know what a fast, it's okay, you got to fill it out. Uh but if you do those things and you meet those criteria, they are going to see that your college. So um I think are doing great things at on campus and COC is starting this in the summer and I just think it's great and I think everybody should know about it. So, um they assume that this uh year they'll probably be by the time they start it about 540 people at least that will take advantage of that. So, um I'm excited and I congratulate them for uh what they're doing. Um let me see if I have done um I'll just make one quick comment about getting paid. The losses if you work you have to be paid and you cannot not pay something. I'm sure they are being paid. So if not, but I'm sure they'll be paid and without Mr. President.

Thank you. Again, I want to congratulate that he earned great work from him and our office. And then I would like to echo what just said about the SC. I think it opened a lot of doors for families to be able to send their kids or even if it's adults.

Thank you, Mr. Murray. Thank you, Mr. President. Need to call finance committee meeting for March the 16th. I too want to congratulate the auditor's office and um um Mr. Bub and his entire team because his team does a phenomenal job up there and that I will pass. Thank you, Mr. Ne. Thank you, Mr. President. I will pass.

Uh thank you, Mr. President. Um for those who are a fan of the arts, um Weather Bane Theater Academy is a very wonderful treasure in our community. opened and of Green Gables this Thursday. Tickets are $11 and there is a host of wonderful young people that have worked very hard. They're in fact in rehearsal for another hour and a half tonight and we'll be for the rest of this week until opening night on Thursday. Um it's a wonderful way to come out and support local theater and urge you for working to bring the arts into our community. That show runs through Sunday. So it runs Thursday night, Friday night, two shows on Saturday, and one on Sunday. So, and I'm quite partial to the young lady playing Miss Stacy, the second act, who would be my daughter. So, with that, I will

Thank you, Mr. Mr. Barker.

Thank you, Mr. President. I need to call service committee meeting for the 16th. Um, as Miss Engled said, Mr. So Buddha said the Li County promise is a huge huge factor uh for Central Technical College um and huge for our community. Um I can't wait to see how that is uh how that is utilized by by those uh who apply for it. U but I also want to say um we have a true uh gem in our community with COOTC and Ohio State Newark. Uh earlier last week, mayor and I attended a lunchon with president of COOTC uh and the dean director of Ohio State New York as well as a few other elected officials. Uh just kind of getting an update on the campus and realizing that there are not a lot of regional campuses through the Ohio State network that are as well crossover connected as we have here in our community. and we should be really thankful for that because there are other ones around the state that don't function as well as ours does. I also learned something that I I didn't realize and I would not have ever thought. The Ohio State Newark campus, COOTC campus is more diverse than the entire Columbus campus of Ohio State. I was pretty shocked by that, but it's great to hear. We we have quite a diverse group of students and faculty and people uh at at that location and as I've said the board is happy to to house them uh for many many generations. Uh one last thing I wanted I do want to address Mr. Smith you talked about the overtime. Um Director Buzzker and I immediately got on that prior to this prior to you bringing it up prior to the union coming in. Um, every member that worked overtime was paid overtime or were able if they were able to take it

as comp time, they took it as comp time, they could elect they were paid off of their contracts. Um, there are a few that have filed a grievance. I can tell you that. Um, that will work through its standard grievance protocol. Uh, but no one has not been paid for the work they did. I can stand firm on that. And with that, I'll pass. name Miss L.

Thank you, Mr. President. That Lincoln County Promise is a great opportunity for our students. You don't have to spend $100,000 to get a great education and to your point that will help shift part of that culture that we spoke about. So, education always always the good. It's a wonderful thing. I'd like to congratulate Auditor Buck for his c achievement. Um Saturday has sent thousands of kids over the years. What a great he I was one of those kids and it had a big impact on my life and I appreciate them so much. Uh they have done so much. They've been so faithful in our community. uh make a difference. Uh give back Saturdays have continued in South New York. You know, they haven't stopped. Uh great persons such as Mr. Friend and the surrounding community continue press in and care for their neighbors, to shovel snow, to pick up trash, whatever is necessary to lift their area. And u and I appreciate them. uh used to be I had to show up first but now I get there and hours they're completed. So they are great great people. Um Mr. Friend, thank you for speaking with the law director and at least is private property. It's not city property and I appreciate your investigation. Thank you very much. And Mr. our safety director and our chief are here and uh I'm certain they'd be able

to speak to this what you uh had highlighted but it is an issue and I thank you for coming up. Mr. Walton's been invited I mean I'm sorry been involved in our city government and a citizen for a long time and I appreciate his cons. Thank you.

Thank you. Um, I'd like to congratulate our girls who won in the district on Saturday and they played tomorrow night and I think more boys are playing tonight as we speak. So hopefully they do well. Um, our next meeting uh Mr. Ludas is going to join a elite group up here. He's going to join Mel, Mr. Marley and myself as a grandparent. His daughter is at the hospital right now. daughter-in-law. So hopefully they'll have a great delivery and everything goes well. And I have a motion March 16th. Motion second.

All in favor say I. 198