[0:28] Special Wednesday, July
[0:30] » 22nd
[0:32] » Uh 2026 Council meeting to order. Would
[0:35] the Would the clerk please read roll?
[0:38] » Ms. Zelka?
[0:38] » Here.
[0:39] » Mr. Glasser?
[0:40] » Here.
[0:40] » Mr. Dreger?
[0:41] » Here.
[0:41] » Mr. Funk?
[0:43] » Here.
[0:44] » Ms. Shafer Betch?
[0:46] » Here.
[0:47] » [laughter]
[0:47] » Mr. Tipton?
[0:48] » Here.
[0:49] » Mr. Turner, absent. Ms. Wallach, absent.
[0:52] Ms. Wesley?
[0:53] » Here.
[0:55] » Do we have a motion to excuse Mr. Turner
[0:57] and Ms. Wallach?
[0:59] » So moved.
[1:00] » All those in favor, opposed? Do I have a
[1:02] second?
[1:02] » Second.
[1:03] » All those in favor?
[1:05] » Aye.
[1:05] » Opposed?
[1:06] » Aye.
[1:07] » Okay.
[1:09] Um
[1:10] consent agenda.
[1:14] » Draft 2026-61,
[1:16] an ordinance authorizing the finance
[1:18] director, upon the issuance of a
[1:19] certificate of availability of funds, to
[1:22] pay certain purchase orders made that
[1:24] exceed $3,000 and declaring an
[1:25] emergency.
[1:27] Draft 2026-62,
[1:29] an ordinance authorizing the city budget
[1:31] and finance director and law director or
[1:33] their designees to sign an addendum to
[1:35] the employment contract between the city
[1:37] of Kent and David Rorrer and declaring
[1:39] an emergency.
[1:41] Draft 2026-63,
[1:43] a resolution adopting the tax budget of
[1:45] the city of Kent, Ohio for the fiscal
[1:47] year beginning January 1st, 2027,
[1:50] submitting the same to the county
[1:51] auditor and declaring an emergency.
[1:54] Draft 2026-64,
[1:56] an ordinance amending ordinance
[1:58] 2025-111,
[2:00] the current appropriation ordinance
[2:02] passed December 17, 2025, so as to
[2:05] adjust appropriations, transfers, and
[2:07] advances from the various funds of the
[2:08] city of Kent to individual accounts for
[2:11] the current expenses of the city for the
[2:12] fiscal year ending December 31st, 2026
[2:16] and declaring an emergency.
[2:19] » Okay.
[2:20] » Draft 2026-65
[2:22] and ordinance authorizing the Kent Fire
[2:24] Department to apply for the staffing for
[2:26] adequate fire and emergency response
[2:28] grant through the Department of Homeland
[2:30] Security and FEMA and to accept any
[2:32] grant if awarded with corresponding
[2:33] appropriations of funds, which provides
[2:35] funding for three firefighter paramedic
[2:38] positions for a period of 3 years and
[2:40] declaring an emergency.
[2:42] Draft 2026-66
[2:45] and ordinance authorizing the Kent Fire
[2:46] Department to apply for the fire
[2:48] prevention and safety grant through FEMA
[2:50] and to accept any grant if awarded with
[2:52] corresponding appropriations to purchase
[2:54] a model tech hazard kitchen safety prop
[2:57] and declaring an emergency.
[3:00] Draft 2026-67
[3:01] and ordinance authorizing the Kent Fire
[3:03] Department to apply for the assistance
[3:06] to firefighters grant through FEMA and
[3:08] to accept any grant if awarded with
[3:10] corresponding appropriations to purchase
[3:12] 10 sets of firefighters turnout gear and
[3:14] declaring an emergency.
[3:16] Draft 2026-68
[3:19] and ordinance authorizing the city
[3:21] manager or his designee to enter into a
[3:23] joint use agreement between the city of
[3:25] Kent, the Davey Tree Expert Company, and
[3:28] Kent City School District to outline the
[3:30] shared use of the existing John Davey
[3:32] Arboretum in conjunction with the new
[3:34] Davey Seed Campus and declaring an
[3:36] emergency.
[3:37] Draft 2026-69
[3:39] a resolution authorizing the city
[3:41] manager or his designee to prepare and
[3:43] submit an application to participate in
[3:46] the Ohio Public Works Commission state
[3:48] capital improvement and or local
[3:50] transportation improvement programs and
[3:53] to execute contracts as required for the
[3:55] water reclamation facility scatter
[3:57] replacement.
[3:59] Draft 2026-70,
[4:01] a resolution authorizing the city
[4:02] manager or his designee to prepare and
[4:04] submit an application to participate in
[4:06] the Ohio Public Works Commission state
[4:09] capital improvement and or local
[4:10] transportation improvement programs and
[4:13] to execute contracts as required for the
[4:14] state route 59 alternative
[4:16] transportation improvements.
[4:19] Draft 2026-71,
[4:21] an ordinance amending section 509.12
[4:24] of the codified ordinances of the city
[4:26] of Kent titled unlawful noise and
[4:28] declaring an emergency.
[4:30] » Move suspension.
[4:30] » Second.
[4:36] » Mr. Clapper.
[4:37] » Yes.
[4:37] » Mr. Dreger.
[4:38] » Yes.
[4:39] » Mr. Hook.
[4:40] » Yes.
[4:41] » Ms. Shafer Bish.
[4:42] » Yes.
[4:44] » Mr. Tipton.
[4:45] » Yes.
[4:46] » Ms. Wesley.
[4:46] » Yes.
[4:47] » Ms. Selko.
[4:48] » Yes.
[4:49] » Move adoption.
[4:50] » Second.
[4:52] » [snorts]
[4:53] » Mr. Dreger.
[4:53] » Yes.
[4:54] » Mr. Hook.
[4:55] » Yes.
[4:56] » Ms. Shafer Bish.
[4:57] » Yes.
[4:58] » Mr. Tipton.
[4:59] » Yes.
[4:59] » Ms. Wesley.
[5:00] » Yes.
[5:01] » Ms. Selko.
[5:01] » Yes.
[5:02] » Mr. Clapper.
[5:03] » Yes.
[5:04] » Consent agenda passes.
[5:06] » Yay.
[5:11] » Um we just need a motion to suspend the
[5:13] three readings by someone.
[5:15] » So moved.
[5:19] » This is This is a voice vote, right?
[5:21] » Yeah, this is a
[5:22] » This is roll. Okay, roll.
[5:23] » Yep.
[5:24] Mr. Hook.
[5:25] » Yes.
[5:26] » Ms. Shafer Bish.
[5:27] » Yes.
[5:27] » Mr. Tipton.
[5:29] » Yes.
[5:30] » Ms. Um Ms. Wesley.
[5:31] » Yes.
[5:32] » Ms. Selko.
[5:33] » Yes.
[5:33] » Mr. Clapper.
[5:34] » Yes.
[5:35] » Mr. Dreger.
[5:36] » Yes.
[5:38] » And then I need a motion to approve
[5:39] draft 20 What What the
[5:42] Motion to approve draft 2026-72.
[5:46] » A resolution appointing Ash D'Angelo to
[5:49] the Sustainability Commission and
[5:50] declaring an emergency.
[5:52] » Move adoption.
[5:54] » Second.
[5:56] In favor, Bish?
[5:58] » Yes.
[5:59] » Mr. Tipton?
[6:00] » Yes.
[6:01] » Ms. Wesley?
[6:02] » Yes.
[6:03] » Silka?
[6:04] » Yes.
[6:05] » Mr. Clapper?
[6:06] » Yes.
[6:06] » Mr. Dreger?
[6:07] » Yes.
[6:08] » Mr. Hook?
[6:09] » Yes.
[6:10] » Draft 202672 passes.