[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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I WANTED. ALL RIGHT. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE NEW ALBANY CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR JANUARY 7TH, 2005. WE WILL OPEN WITH OUR ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, AND I WOULD INVITE EVERYONE TO PLEASE STAND WITH COUNCIL, RECITE OUR NATIONAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. CLERK. MASON.
THE ROLL, PLEASE. AND IF COUNCIL WILL TURN ON THEIR MICROPHONES. MAYOR. SPALDING. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK IS TRAVELING AND IS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS IS TRAVELING FOR WORK AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. COUNCIL MEMBER. KIST.
HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. HERE. COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT IS OUT DUE TO ILLNESS AND HAS REQUESTED TO BE EXCUSED. I WOULD MOVE THAT. WE EXCUSE THE ABSENCES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.
FELLOWS. BRISK AND. NO. NO. EXCUSE ME. FELLOWS WILTROUT AND DURHAM. THANK YOU. SECOND. OH, I WAS GOING TO LET BRISK SECOND. SO MAKE SURE SHE'S. GOTTA GO. I'VE BEEN EXCUSED. MAYOR SPALDING? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHELL. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
BRISK. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO EXCUSE. COUNCIL MEMBERS. DEREK FELLOWS AND WILL
[4. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA]
TRUMP FROM TONIGHT'S ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA? WOULD ANYONE FROM STAFF OR COUNCIL LIKE TO MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING TONIGHT'S ORGANIZATIONAL AGENDA? IT'S NOT REALLY A CHANGE, BUT I DO KIND OF WANT TO FIX A TYPO.ITEM SIX SAYS REAPPOINT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS THAT NOW UNDER THE NEW COUNCIL RULES, SHOULD BE SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS. MINOR. MINOR. TYPO. WE'LL CALL IT. BUT NO REAL
[5. DISCUSS AND ADOPT RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL]
CHANGE. YEAH, I THINK WE'RE GOOD. WE'RE GOOD. YEP. ALL RIGHT. THAT TAKES US TO DISCUSSION AND ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL. I KNOW THE CLERK WAS KIND ENOUGH TO CIRCULATE TO EVERYONE A COPY OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL. CLERK. MASON, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CHANGES? I HAD TWO SUGGESTIONS. ONE WAS MORE FOR CLARIFICATION, BECAUSE COUNCIL, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE REFERS TO COUNCIL MEMBER KIST, WHO'S CURRENTLY SERVING AS THE LIAISON TO THE CLERK OF COUNCIL'S OFFICE. SOMETIMES STILL SAYS ADMINISTRATION. AND I JUST WANTED TO BE CLEAR ABOUT COUNCIL'S INTENTIONS WITH THAT PARTICULAR LIAISON, AND WHETHER A CHANGE TO THE TITLE IS NEEDED TO BE MORE SPECIFIC. I HAD SENT YOU AN EMAIL WHICH HAD THE GIST OF WHAT THE OLD ADMINISTRATION STANDING COMMITTEE USED TO BE IN CHARGE OF, WHICH INVOLVED IT LIKE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT, PROMOTION, COMPENSATION, DISCIPLINE, DEMOTION AND DISMISSAL OF THE CITY MANAGER AND OR CLERK OF COUNCIL, INCLUDING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS AND THEN THE SELECTION, APPOINTMENT TO CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS MADE BY COUNCIL. I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY THAT THE CLERK OF COUNCIL LIAISON IS STILL HEAD OF BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, BECAUSE I'M THE ONE THAT MAINTAINS THOSE ROSTERS AND KEEPS TRACK OF THOSE TERMS AND ATTENDANCE AND ALL THOSE THINGS. SO THAT DEFINITELY FALLS UNDER CLERK OF COUNCIL. THE CITY MANAGER PORTION IS NOT IN THE DESCRIPTION, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A JOB THAT COUNCIL IS DOING AS A WHOLE. BUT IF YOU WANT A POINT PERSON FOR THAT, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO CLARIFY, IF YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT THE WAY IT IS. WE CERTAINLY ALL HAVE FAITH IN MR. STEFANOFF, BUT EVENTUALLY THAT WILL CHANGE INTO A NEW PERSON. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I HAVE COUNCIL'S INTENTIONS CAPTURED. YEAH, I THINK THE RULES ARE CLEARLY VAGUE ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO DO WHAT WE NEED TO AS IT RELATES TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM CHANGING THAT. THAT TO SAY ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT SLASH CLERK OF COUNCIL'S OFFICE ADMINISTRATION SLASH IN THERE. YEAH. AND THEN TO THE EXTENT THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A PROCESS OF CONDUCTING A SEARCH FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER AT SOME POINT FAR DOWN THE ROAD, THAT WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF COUNCIL THAT'S DOING THAT, NOT JUST ONE INDIVIDUAL MEMBER OF COUNCIL. ALL RIGHT. SO WE WILL KEEP IN THAT CHANGE. IT SOUNDS LIKE ON PAGE THREE. THE OTHER CHANGE ON PAGE FIVE WAS SIMPLY FURTHER CLARIFICATION THAT WE WOULD USE THE TABLING MOTION STRICTLY WITHIN THE SAME MEETING. THAT WAS THE INTENTION. BUT WHEN I REREAD IT, IT WASN'T CLEAR. AND SO WE'LL CALL THAT HOUSEKEEPING.AND THAT WAS MY OTHER SUGGESTION. OTHERWISE THE RULES WOULD REMAIN UNCHANGED FROM LAST YEAR. THANK YOU SIR. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER CHANGES PROPOSED BY COUNCIL? ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MOVE FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL, AS PROPOSED BY THE CLERK, TO INCLUDE AN UPDATED DATE OF THEIR EFFECTIVENESS. SECOND. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER.
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KEITH. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. I HAVE FOUR YES VOTES TO ADOPT THE STANDARD COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE WITH THE SUGGESTIONS AND A NEW DATE. ALL[6. APPOINT OR RE-APPOINT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS]
RIGHT. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS APPOINT OR REAPPOINT COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSONS.SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR. FIRST THE SUBCOMMITTEE SUBCOMMITTEES. AND THERE'S JUST ONE SUBCOMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. AND THAT IS THE GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE. AND IF YOU REFERENCE YOUR CHEAT SHEET, WE'LL SHOW THAT COUNCIL MEMBER FELLOWS, COUNCIL MEMBER SHULL AND COUNCIL MEMBER BRISK ARE ON THAT SUBCOMMITTEE. THOSE THREE ARE AMENABLE TO CONTINUING ON. I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP THAT SUBCOMMITTEE INTACT, AS IS. SO HOW DO WE WANT TO DO THESE? DO WE WANT TO APPOINT INDIVIDUALS OR. I WOULD SAY FOR EACH AGENDA ITEM, WE'LL READ INTO THE RECORD WHO'S DOING IT. AND THEN IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES, AND THEN A MOTION TO ADOPT THAT GROUP. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE TO APPOINT COUNCIL MEMBERS, FELLOW SHULL AND BRISK TO THIS COMMITTEE. SUB COMMUNITY GRANTS. SECOND. COUNCIL MEMBER KIST. YES. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. FOUR
[7. APPOINT OR RE-APPOINT LIAISONS TO BOARDS/COMMISSIONS]
YES. VOTES TO KEEP. COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. SHULL AND BRISK ON THE COMMUNITY GRANTS SUBCOMMITTEE. NEXT UP, I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE BOARD AND COMMISSION LIAISONS. CURRENTLY, THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS COUNCIL MEMBER. WILTROUT PARKS AND TRAILS ADVISORY BOARD IS COUNCIL MEMBER. FELLOWS. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD IS COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW SUSTAINABILITY ADVISOR. ADVISORY BOARD. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS IDEA IMPLEMENTATION PANEL. COUNCIL MEMBERS WILTROUT AND BRISK CEMETERY RESTORATION ADVISORY BOARD CLERK. MASON PUBLIC RECORDS COMMISSION. MAYOR SPALDING, WHICH IS ALSO BY OHIO REVISED CODE REQUIRED. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT CHANGES, BUT COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK SAID HE WAS FINE WHERE HE WAS. OKAY. I THINK WE'RE ALL ON BOARD. I THINK EVERYBODY IS OKAY WITH WHERE THEY'RE AT. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MOVE TO REAPPOINT THE BOARD AND COMMISSION LIAISONS AS THEY EXIST IN 2024. SECOND, AND TO MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. KISS. YES. FOUR YES.VOTES TO MAINTAIN. THE COUNCIL MEMBER LIAISONS AS READ INTO THE RECORD. WE ALSO HAVE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES. CORRECT. I'LL READ THOSE IN THE COUNCIL. REPRESENTATIVES TO MOPSIE, OUR CITY MANAGER, STEPHANIE AND MAYOR SPALDING. THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE JOINT PARKS AND RECREATION BOARD IS COUNCIL MEMBER. SHULL. THE REPRESENTATIVE PLAN LOCAL SCHOOLS IS COUNCIL MEMBERS. KRISTIN WILTROUT, THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE TO PLAIN TOWNSHIP, IS COUNCIL MEMBER DEREK. WE ALSO HAVE NOT ON THE AGENDA AS REGULAR REPORTERS, BUT THE COUNCIL ADMINISTRATION LIAISON AS COUNCIL MEMBER KIST AND THE COUNCIL FINANCE LIAISON AS COUNCIL MEMBER WILTROUT. HAS ANYONE INDICATED ANY CHANGES TO YOU? THEY HAVE NOT TO ME. NO.
ALL RIGHT. NO. ALL RIGHT. THEN I WOULD MOVE FOR THE REAPPOINTMENT OF THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES. AS NOTED BY THE CLERK. SECOND. MAYOR. SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SHAW. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. COMBS. YES. AND FOUR YE. VOTES TO KEEP THE OTHER REPRESENTATIVES. AS STATED INTO THE RECORD. AND THEN THE OTHER BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, LIAISONS, GROUPS. CATCH ALL. THAT IS JUST IT'S NOT FOR EMOTION. IT'S JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING AND SEE IF THEY WANT TO CHANGE WHAT THEY'RE CURRENTLY DOING. ANYONE? EVERYONE. IF NO ONE WANTS TO CHANGE THAT, WE DON'T NEED A MOTION. IT'S JUST
[8. DETERMINE DATE AND TIME OF REGULAR MEETINGS FOR 2025]
WHERE YOU ARE. I THINK WE'RE FINE. YEAH. YEAH, THAT SOUNDS GOOD. ALL RIGHT. DETERMINED DATE AND TIME OF OUR REGULAR MEETINGS FOR THIS CALENDAR YEAR. I WOULD SUGGEST WE KEEP OUR SCHEDULE OF THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF THE MONTH STARTING AT 6:30 P.M. SO ANY SECOND. DO WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? YEAH. I SHOULD SECOND COUNCILMEMBER SCHULTZ, MAKE IT OFFICIAL THAT YOU WANT TO KEEP GOING. MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. DULL? YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRISK. YES.COUNCIL MEMBER. KATZ. YES. SO, YES. VOTES TO MAINTAIN THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAY OF EACH MONTH,
[9. OTHER BUSINESS]
6:30 P.M. IN VILLAGE HALL AS THE REGULAR DATE AND TIME FOR MEETINGS. ALL RIGHT. UNDER OTHER BUSINESS, WE HAVE THE CONFIRMATION OF OUR OF CITY COUNCIL DESIGNATED SUNSHINE LAW TRAINING DESIGNEE. THIS IS A BELT AND SUSPENDERS MOTION. BECAUSE WE ALSO WHEN WE SIGN IN, THE CLERKS WILL SAY WHO WE'RE THEY'RE REPRESENTING. BUT FOR THE AUDITOR'S SAKE, I LIKE TO HAVE IT ON THE RECORD. COUNCIL. I'M SORRY. DEPUTY CLERK CHRISTINA AND I ARE SWAPPING OFF. THIS WOULD BE HER YEAR TO TAKE A THREE HOUR TRAINING ON YOUR BEHALF. AND SO I WOULD ASK[00:10:04]
THAT COUNCIL DESIGNATE HER DEPUTY CLERK, CHRISTINA MADRIGUERA, AS THE AS COUNCIL'S DESIGNEE FOR TRAINING. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SEE MAYOR SPALDING. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER KATZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. SCHULTZ. YES. COUNCIL MEMBER. BRUCE. YES. FOUR YES.VOTES TO MAKE. DEPUTY CLERK. MADRIGUERA. THE COUNCIL DESIGNATED. THAT'S IT. UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAS OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN FROM THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING. SECOND.
ALL RIGHT. THAT. OBJECTION. WE ARE ADJOURNING THE
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