City Council - Regular Meeting

Monday, May 4, 2026
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About this meeting

Government Body
City Council
Meeting Type
City Council
Location
Newark, OH
Meeting Date
May 4, 2026

Transcript

6 sections (from 47 segments)

0:30 – 1:070

Hey, I don't get that often. I don't check my email, so I don't know. They could want me to, too. I don't know. 7 o'clock time to call our meeting to order. Amy, please call the role. Miss Engold here. Mr. Leutus here. Mr. Lumley here. Mr. Marley, present. Mr. Neely here. Miss Newman here. Mr. Barker here. Miss Blind present. Mr. Shu present. Mr. Cross. Everyone's here tonight. Please stand for the invocation and then remain standing for the question. M.

1:02 – 2:080

Let's pray. Lord, we thank you that you are our refuge and our strength. Lord, you are a very present help in trouble. Lord God, you are with those who rejoice and you are with those who mourn. Lord, we thank you that that you are with us. We thank you, God. Lord, we'd say that you are God of this city. And Lord, we submit all the cares, Lord. All the the heaviness that is being borne by some father. And Lord, we give it to you. And Lord, we thank you for your kindness and your goodness, oh Lord, and your presentness that is with us daily. Thank you, Lord, for your guidance and your wisdom, for keeping watch over our safety forces. and Lord and we give you this city tonight, Lord, and every day in Jesus name. Amen.

2:07 – 2:400

Amen. Tonight we have uh two students from um RX STEM Academy, Nolan Harper and Madison Paulie, fifth grade. Would you guys come up and do the pledge for us? To the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for it stands one nation indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you guys very much.

2:42 – 3:240

Uh next is the caucus. Do we have anything that to pertain to the agenda tonight? Mr. President, I need to make a motion to go into executive session for an update with our HR director and legal counsel. Um, who we need present are all of the directors, uh, the HR directors including that also Christina and the our attorney Scott Deart and law director's assistant I think that should be about it. Okay. Second.

3:210

Got a motion by uh Mr. Marmy, second by u Mr. Barker.

3:32 – 4:040

Mr. Miss Engold. Yes. Mr. Leutus. Yes. Mr. Lmley. Yes. Mr. Barmy. Yes. Mr. Neely. Yes. Miss Newman. Yes. Mr. Barker. Yes. Miss Blind. Yes. Mr. Shu. Yes. Yes. So, where we will go into executive session. So, we ask everybody that's not part of the administration to please exit for a little bit, few minutes. Hopefully, it won't take long. And then we'll ask you guys to come back in.

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