It is 6:30. I'll call this meeting of St. Marys City Council to order. Roll
call, please. >> Buck.
» Here. >> Lentz.
» Here. >> Stader.
» Here. >> Mauter.
» Here. >> Fitzgerald.
» Here. >> Acquaviva.
» Here. >> Killen.
» Here. >> All rise. Please join me in the 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.
You've all received a copy of the minutes of the last meeting.
Does anyone have any questions or comments?
If not, may I have a motion to accept the minutes? Mr. Buck, Mr. Mauter, all
vote to accept the minutes. >> [clears throat]
» Oh, yes. Thank you.
Under petitions and communications, this is the uh time of the meeting where
anyone from the audience can address council as a whole.
Does anyone wish to address council at this time?
Thank you. Under reports of city officials, we have
the auditor's report, Mr. Reason. >> I have no corrections or additions.
» Any questions or comments from council? Next, we have the treasurer's report.
» Cathy wanted me to give the report for her and she has no
uh corrections or additions to it. >> Any questions or comments from council?
Next, we have the director of public services and safety report, Mr.
Foxhoven. >> Uh Mr. Harris, just a couple reminders
if I could, please. This will be the last meeting we have before these next
two events. Uh the first one will be the uh just a reminder for the treatment
train ribbon cutting on Wednesday, September 2nd 11:00 a.m.
And then the Grice Mill ribbon cutting and open house
on September 11th at 10:00 a.m. Just make sure that those two events are on
your calendars. We appreciate if you can if you can show up. Other than that, I'd
be glad to answer any questions anyone might have.
» Any questions or comments from council, Mr. Gillen?
» Is there enough parking at the treatment train? Is that where people should park?
» Well, no. Some of them will park at the treatment train, but we're going to
shuttle people from Casey Geiger Park. That's what the invitation says.
» Okay. >> So, you are So, if you're there early
enough, you can park at the treatment train. There is some parking, but we're
just suggesting people park at Casey Geiger. We'll take you over.
» Okay. >> Do you know what time the shuttle start?
» Um I do not, but we'll we'll make sure one's in place by the uh ribbon cutting.
» Okay.
» There will also be golf carts there. So, after it's over, we can take you around
if you don't want to walk in. Drive you around the actual treatment
train itself. >> Any questions or comments from council?
Okay, thank you. Under reports to city council, we have
none. Under readings of ordinances and
resolutions, first we have ordinance 2026-12,
an ordinance vacating a portion of the Palm Street road right-of-way
located in the J H and D American subdivision, by lot 61 in the city of
St. Marys. Any questions or comments from council?
If not, this being the third reading, we have a motion to pass, please.
Mr. Laquore, Mr. Fitzgerald, council votes pass, please.
All yeses. Thank you. Next we have ordinance 2026-13, an
ordinance vacating a portion of an existing 12-ft wide east-west alley
being bounded by outlots 48, 49, and 50 in the city of St. Mary's.
Any questions or comments from council? If not, this being the third reading,
may I have a motion to pass, please? Mr. Mauk,
Mr. Lons, council vote to pass, please.
All yeses. Thank you.
Under new legislation, we have Ordinance 202614. May I have a motion to read?
Mr. Quarles, Mr. Gilliland, council vote to read, please.
All yeses. Ordinance 202614,
an emergency ordinance amending Ordinance number 202527,
providing for wages and benefits for the city of St. Mary's supervisory personnel
and non-represented employees. Ms. Bax?
» Yes. Um Kim Ryer is our current network administrator, and he submitted his
retirement notice on July 22nd for retirement date of August 31st.
We advertised for the position first internally and received no qualified
applicants, and then we advertised externally
and received three applications and spoke to all three applicants.
I also contacted two other people that didn't apply, but one had inquired about
uh wages, and another had their um application online.
Um on a note about the wages for the position, on researching that, I found
that a neighboring community has two positions in their IT department, an IT
technician with a top wage slightly higher than what we're proposing. And
also, they also have an IT director topping out at 100,000 annually.
Um Wales Sedan will begin employment this Thursday, August 27th,
and we wish to have your approval to start at step five of the revised pay
range.
» Any questions or comments from council? I'm going to assume then you you're
requesting us to suspend the rules. >> Yes, sir.
» We have a request to suspend the rules. What is
council's wishes?
Mr. Bub >> Motion to suspend the rules on 2026-14.
» Motion to suspend by Mr. Bub, second by Ms. Slater. Council vote to suspend,
please.
All yeses. That being the case, may I have a motion to pass?
Mr. Monder, >> [clears throat]
» Mr. Aquero. Council vote to pass, please.
All yeses. >> Thank you.
» Next, we have ordinance 2026-15. May I have a motion to read, please?
Mr. Lons, Ms. Slater. Council vote to read, please.
All yeses. Ordinance 2026-15
An ordinance approving the editing and inclusion of certain ordinances as parts
of the various component codes of the codified ordinances of the city of St.
Mary's. >> For the new people, this is an annual
event for us. We just got to keep our our books up to date.
» Any time the General Assembly makes changes to through code, we have to
reflect those changes in our traffic offenses, our general offenses,
and this particular ordinance covers fire
code as well. We just have to be consistent with their
ruling. >> Any questions or [clears throat]
comments from council? This can be for three readings?
» Yes, sir. >> And it should be back for a second
reading at the next meeting.
Next, we have resolution 2026-11. I have a motion to read, please.
Mr. Probst, Mr. Fitzgerald, can I have a vote to read, please?
All yeses?
» [cough] >> Resolution 2026-11, a resolution of
sympathy to the family of Tina M. Ward. Whereas Ms. Tina Ward passed away on
July 20th, 2026. And whereas Tina Ward faithfully served the citizens of St.
Marys as a fourth ward council representative from January 2000 through
December 2003. And whereas retaining her in city council, Tina served in the
parks and playgrounds, solid waste, streets, and sidewalks and traffic
committees, dedicating her time and efforts [snorts]
to improve the quality of life of the residents of St. Marys. And whereas Tina
Ward's commitment to public service and her contributions to the city of St.
Marys will be remembered with gratitude and appreciation.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the council of the city of St. Marys, Ohio,
section one, the council of the city of St. Marys and the city administration
extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Tina Ward.
The city of St. Marys recognizes the contribution of Tina made to our
community and her efforts to make St. Marys a better place to live. May her
dedication and service be an inspiration to others.
And that part, of course, is directed to deliver
a copy of this resolution to the family of Tina Ward.
I did serve with Tina. She obeyed the law.
She may have been a little rough and gruff, but
she had a big heart. She really cared about the people.
That being said, uh may I have a motion to pass, please?
Mr. Aquero, Mr. Gilliland, Council vote to pass, please.
All yeses. Thank you.
Next, we have a resolution 2026-12. May I have a motion to read, please? Mr.
Aquero, Mr. Gilliland, Council vote to read, please.
All yeses.
Resolution 2026-12, resolution of sympathy to the family of Lar- Lawrence
Larkin. Whereas, Mr. Lawrence Larry Larkin
passed away on June 18th, 2026. [snorts] And whereas,
Lawrence Larkin faithfully served the citizens
of the City of St. Marys as Council representative from
1980 through December 1985. And whereas, during his tenure on City
Council, he also served on the Finance Committee, Streets and Sidewalks
Committee, >> [cough]
» dedicating his time and efforts to improve the quality of life of the
residents of St. Marys. And whereas, Lawrence Larkin also served
as the City Treasurer from January 1986 through December 1993.
His commitment to public service and his contributions to the City of St. Marys
will be remembered with gratitude and appreciation.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Council of the City of St. Marys, Ohio,
Section 1, the Council of the City of St. Marys [snorts] and City
Administration extend their deepest sympathy to the family of Lawrence
Larkin. Section two, the city of St. Mary's
recognizes the contribution Larry made to our community and his efforts to make
St. Mary's a better place to live. May his dedication to service be an
inspiration for others. And as section three, the clerk of
council is directed to deliver a copy of this resolution to the family of
Lawrence Larkin. Any questions?
If you perform my task.
If not, may I have a motion to pass, please?
Mr. Burke, Mr. Lons, Council vote pass, please.
All yeses. Thank you.
Next, we have resolution 2026. And as you mentioned, to read, please.
Mr. Slater, Mr. Motter. Council vote to read, please.
All yeses. Resolution
2026-13, accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the Auglaize County
Budget Commission and authorizing the necessary tax levies
and certifying them to the Auglaize County Auditor and declaring an
emergency. Mr. Fox, all right. >> Uh
Mr. Harris, this is annual legislation as well. This involves local government
funding. These rates are determined by the Auglaize County Budget Commission.
The Budget Commission is made up of three elected officials. Bed Elburns is
our Auglaize County Prosecutor, Mandy Frank, who is the county treasurer, and
Linda Fice, who is the county auditor. They are the ones that set these rates.
Um we have to accept or reject these rates at by September 30th. As you'll
see on page two, uh the amount that's been set aside for
the city of St. Mary's is just a little over $279,000.
There's There's plenty of time to read it two more times.
» Okay. All right, thank you. >> Any questions or comments from council?
If not, we'll bring it back for a second reading at the next meeting.
On the scheduling of this last business and closing, do you need any readings?
» No, sir. >> No readings. Is there anything else to
come before council? Mr. Bob, motion to adjourn.
» Motion to adjourn by Mr. Bob. Seconded by Mr. Dolan. Council, post to
adjourn, please.
All yes. >> Thank you.