Highland Heights City Special Meeting: 9/22/26

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[0:24] Good evening. I want to welcome to the special meeting of the Highland Heights City Council for September 22nd, 2026. Uh, Gary, you have the prayer tonight. So all rise for the prayer and pledge, please.
[0:40] Dear God, as we gather here tonight, please help us to make the right decision in all we undertake for the betterment of our community. Amen. Amen.
[0:50] 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.
[1:05] Okay. As I mentioned, it's a special meeting tonight.
[1:11] And, Jeannie, how is that advertised? S4:
[1:26] Okay. Then we'll go in the first order of business. Then on the special meeting would be the approval of the minutes that we can do from the September 1st, 2026. And that would be the public hearing. And that public hearing was on the hour. What we're going to present tonight, the the rates for the new tax for the new year coming up. So, um, I need a motion and a second.
[1:49] I'll make a motion to accept the minutes from the public hearing. September 1st, 2026.
[1:59] Motion made by Gary, second by Deb. Discussion on those minutes. Hearing none.
[2:07] All those in favor? S3:
[2:08] Opposed. Abstain.
[2:09] Abstain.
[2:10] Oops. I'm sorry. One abstention. Sorry, I forgot to quick with the gavel, but that goes with the majority. So I wanted to mention also, we have a quorum tonight so that we have one member missing, Jesse Hockenberry. But we have five here. So we got a quorum. Next order. As the regular meeting that followed the public hearing on September 1st, 2026. And again, minutes have all been distributed like the public hearing. So I need a motion and a second, please.
[2:41] I'll make a motion to accept the regular meeting minutes of September 1st, 2026.
[2:49] And second by Pat.
[2:52] Okay. Discussion on those minutes. Hearing none. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Abstain.
[3:00] Abstain.
[3:01] One abstention. Goes with the majority and they pass. Okay. I'll be part of our public record. We only have one order of business tonight. It can be brought up again because of the special meeting. And that is our staff report from attorney Michelle Evanston. And it's our second reading of ordinance zero four, 2026. And that's about our tax rate. So, Michelle, if you're ready.
[3:29] I am ready. This is City of Highland Heights, Kentucky, ordinance number 04-2026. An ordinance assessing and levying an ad valorem tax on the property within the city of Highland Heights, Kentucky, and imposing interest and penalties thereon. Be it ordained by the city of Highland Heights, Kentucky, as follows section one. There shall be and is levied and assessed in ad valorem tax and the amount of Dollar $0.44 per $1,000 for general fund assessed valuation of all property, real or personal, assessed by the Property Valuation Administrator. Reviewed and corrected. Altered and returned by the Property Valuation Administrator of the city, also in corporate franchises. Assessed and returned to said city by the Department of Revenue of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and certified by the State Auditor and State Tax Commissioner, together with any and all other property of any kind or description, wherever situated which may be or is subject to taxation for municipal purposes and in accordance with the authorities aforesaid. Section two. All ad valorem taxes assessed by the city shall be due on or before October 31st of the year. They have been assessed and delinquent on November 1st. All delinquency shall be subject to interest at the rate of 12% per annum and penalties at the rate of 10% on said taxable amount and calculated from November 1st of said tax year until paid in full. Section three that this ordinance shall be signed by the mayor. Attested by the City Clerk, treasurer, and recorded. Same shall be in effect at the earliest time provided by law.
[5:00] And we had our first reading at our last meeting on September 1st, and Council made the decision that we would go to the.014 for last year's assessed rate was 0.0147. So your rate went down a little, a couple pennies. So, um, Council, you'd like to make any comments on, on, on what we're doing this year.
[5:27] Okay. So I will then take a motion to pass the ordinance. Zero four 2026.
[5:34] I move that we pass ordinance number 04-2026.
[5:39] Second.
[5:41] Motion by second. By Gary.
[5:45] Now, any discussion didn't seem to be Really? Okay. Well, this would have to be an ordinance, so we need a roll call, please.
[5:55] Council member Braun. Yes. Council member ball. Yes. Council member. Haley. Yes. Council member. Chen. Yes. Council member. Heinrich. Yes.
[6:05] That passes. And congratulations, Council. We got our ordinance done tonight, and our bills will go out here shortly in the mail. That's the good news is we got it passed. The better news is it went down a couple pennies. Bad news. You're going to get a bill. So good or bad. We got a great city. We got great police department. We got great staffs here, public works and everything. And, um, we got great parks. So, uh, everything's going well here in Highland Heights right now. So if you're confident on this. So with that, there was no other business here we can bring up. And we don't have anything from the obviously from the audience we can't take tonight. So I'll look for a motion to adjourn.
[6:54] I'll make a motion to adjourn. Who said.
[6:57] That?
[6:59] Hey, I like that. That was right in sync. You know.
[7:04] You made a motion, John. Okay, we need a second on that, then.
[7:11] A.
[7:12] Second. Okay. Motion made by John, second by Pat.
[7:18] Those in favor? S3:
[7:19] Opposed? Abstain. That takes care of our meeting tonight. We'll see you in October. And it's going to be just right around the corner week and a half or whatever. So, uh, everybody have a good evening and thanks for coming out. I appreciate the audience. Uh, thanks. The two gentlemen showed up here tonight, but, uh, do come back, so. All right. Thank you everybody.