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My cold is out in the heart of the sun here.

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Good evening. We'd like to call quite a city council agenda meeting for Tuesday, September 2, 2025, order.

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We will have a call, order, moment of silence, pledge of allegiance. We will do a roll call, and choose me.

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We'll need a motion to excuse that.

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And a second, please?

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I'll second.

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Thank you. Then we will go into approval of minutes, which we will also need a first and second on that.

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Action.

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Take a motion.

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Second, for anyone?

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Aye, ma'am.

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Let's take.

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Then we will go through standing committee reports.

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They will do official reports.

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Mr. President or Tem.

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I can sub for.

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Mr. President, Smith.

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Mr. committee.

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You will send for Miss Smith.

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You're the second in this, I hear this committee, you've got it.

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You're the hero in this sector.

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Have a good evening.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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Thank you, Mr. Dick.

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There will be a few sessions reports.

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And the following, my official review reports have been filed.

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And the City Council offers since the last meeting.

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The August financial report will go to July, 2021.

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And then the communications, petitions, and clients.

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The following, communications, petitions, or clients have been filed in the Council

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office since the last meeting.

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White House Planning Commission, special meeting agenda for Thursday, August 28, 2025.

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And White House Planning Commission meeting minutes for Monday, July 7, 2025.

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There will be a meeting to public hearing.

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We have public hearing on August 7, 2023, 2025.

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I mean, section, excuse me.

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I mean, section 11, 36, type of flood management reduction of the planning and zoning code of the City of White House.

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Excuse me.

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After that, we will have our first public.

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They will go to verification of copies.

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And then we will move to third meeting.

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Or that's, which is August 7, 2023, 2025.

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It is up for adoption tonight.

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I mean, section 11, 36, type of flood damage reduction of the planning and zoning code.

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I have the City of White House.

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This is to be introduced by Councillor Smith and Secretary Councillor Dixon.

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I can go first on that.

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I can go first on that.

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I can go first on that.

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I can go first on that.

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I can go first on that.

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Okay.

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Thank you.

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Next on the agenda, the second meeting.

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Or that's 79, 2025, which is title only, authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement for the collection.

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Transportation and delivery for disposal or processing of residential solid waste recyclable material.

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And yard waste generated within the City of White House.

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Right click down.

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Oh, Ohio.

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Between the area of White House and local waste.

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This is L2D.

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This is title only.

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Then we will move to our first meeting.

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Our first meeting is ordinance 86, 2025.

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It's authorized the Mayor to enter into a contract with the three employees.

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Okay.

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And these people.

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Oval, Ohio.

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P-E-P.

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And declaring an emergency.

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Resport time.

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I can.

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And shift for.

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Councilor Smith.

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So then we'll be introduced by.

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Mr. Dixon and Secretary of Commerce.

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Thank you.

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Any discussion on that?

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Anybody good?

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Next we will move to the next.

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2025.

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Authorizing the exceptions of 161.09.

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Vacation and sickly credit perial over 161.09.

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For the purpose of employing two highly qualified employees

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to the city of White House and declare an emergency.

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That is to be introduced by Ms.

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and said by Ms. Harcar.

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Mr. Any questions or comments on this?

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Peaceful.

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Pretty well.

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Next we will have ordinance number 88.

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2025.

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It is first reading up for adoption this evening.

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Authorizing and approving.

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And then to the codified alerts on the city of Whitehall.

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161.

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Table of authorized personnel.

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For the fiscal year 25 and declaring an emergency.

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Mr. President, just to alert everyone.

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I do have some motions on this.

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Based on conversations we all had last week.

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Some may be made.

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Some not.

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My intent is to.

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Split this so that.

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At the positions that we're spoken of last week.

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The three of them.

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The director of neighborhoods events and.

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Advancement coordinator police community coordinator.

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Would be struck from that to give them the opportunity to advance down the road.

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Maybe to a third reading.

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But then this would allow.

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What was left because there was also a conversation about the unions and stuff last week.

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I don't want to hold that up.

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But yet I also don't want to be held prisoner.

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By having several things in one.

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A particular piece of legislation.

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So that motion would be made.

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Um.

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And and.

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And.

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And splitting actually we're wanting to remove.

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The part time police.

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Community from the other two of the three.

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The three pieces there that director neighborhoods.

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The events and advancement coordinator.

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And the police community.

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Board.

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The three.

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Split.

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Three one.

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And I hopefully go further read it because after speaking with the mayor last week, he said

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I don't care if it's on first or third reading to quote the mayor.

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So I would like to try to move it on down the line to allow more conversation, get the citizens

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involved in all of that now rather than later during budget processes.

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And if indeed we moved it the third reading for that would be October 7th.

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So that's my point, I've got some motions to attempt those things whether or not they

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go or not, it's another matter.

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But I just wanted to read it a little bit.

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Then when those were a little bit, I thought it was the side and that it wouldn't matter

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if he split it like we could hold off on all of that, was that a lot, where you guys

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landed?

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Maybe the budget positions, I mean, they're already in operation, they're already functioning.

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It would not impact the contracts, and but then also with respect to the police position

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as well, there is a person that is already in that position right now employed with the city.

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So that is already in operation, so that's more ministerial than anything.

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I mean, ultimately, it's council's prerogative regarding the votes that Mr. Dixon wants to

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propose.

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If it goes first reading, great, if it goes third reading, fine, but I just don't want council to

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feel any pressure, as it relates to its necessity to go first or third reading, it's up to

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you on your timeliness, or if, you know, it's council's prerogative at this point, so.

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I appreciate that, and I appreciate what councilman Dixon is trying to do to give everybody

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more time.

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I just am a little weary about like splitting it off and exactly how that will work, and then

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we'll somewhat else have to then write that legislation and bring it forward, or I've never

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seen it where it's just been split like that, so I guess there's some guidance on that.

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There's mulling that over, if you were saying split it off, so what you would end up having

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to do is strike whichever ones, amend it to remove them, and then future legislation to address

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them would have to be brought back.

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Yeah, so I don't know if it on the speed easier to kind of keep it together, and we're going to

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choose to wait on it, and that way we're still moving forward, but giving us extra time if it

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doesn't make a difference.

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And then the answer to the council of heck, what impact is that going to have with us reviewing

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the budget, with net line items, getting it ready for all the readings, and then passing,

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because we are, actually, we're into the budget of season now, so that's my only concern

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with splitting.

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And that to your point, that was the purpose of coming to council, just administratively

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having the positions, because it's my opinion in order to come and be open and transparent

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regarding the budget, it would be somewhat quitting the car before the force, if I were to

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come to council with a budget item on a position that council has not approved of, at least

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in term, because at this point now, I mean, asking for a position title is not asking you

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for any budget, not asking for any appropriation.

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It is just more or less a title that we are asking for to ultimately go to budget.

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And the council ultimately decides not to appropriate funds once the budget presentations

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are given in that position, you know, becomes an unfunded position with the city of Whitehall.

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So, did you say that these three positions is already filled?

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No, okay.

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No, they're not filled.

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Okay.

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You said there was one.

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The police officer, the part time police officer positions already filled.

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The other two is not.

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No.

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Because they don't, they don't.

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Yeah, there's no money appropriated for those positions.

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It was my understanding last week, because there was a contention about dealing with this point

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of further readings in union contracts or something where this needed to pass and thus, then,

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my concern and wanting to split, but now you're saying that that is not a concern.

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No.

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As far as for the union contract, even last week, we were under the impression there was no contention

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or no problem with respect to that even last week and that still carries over today from everything

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that we've been able to determine.

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So, it's not going to impair the union contract that council has already approved.

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It's just more or less to catch up, administratively with what has already been approved

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by council for our authorized personnel.

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So, at least there were no contention on the administration side on that.

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It was just more or less going the first reading so that we could move on.

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It would help, as far as my office preparing for a budget testimony and in preparation

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of presenting a presentation, because, ultimately, what I don't want to do is come to council

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with a subpar product and I also don't want to waste my staff's time in gathering and compiling

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the data and putting together a presentation if council's not even amenable to doing a position.

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So, if you're not amenable to do in the position, then it would be the administration's view

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that not to come to council with the appropriation as it relates to those offices that I

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deemed at least based on my research to be a pretty valuable department that would move the

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needle as it relates to our poverty rate as well as being a...

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Direct access to residents within the city and being a bridge for economic mobility and services

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throughout the city of Whitehall. And if that's not council's prerogative, then I wouldn't

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waste the time to even bring that to council if you can, or if you're not interested in

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even authorizing the position for the people.

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Well, perhaps I or others might be more meaningful if there was more information that was given.

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And certainly postponing the vote for a little while, might tempt us more so into voting for it than just simply what was presented here.

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So I've added on the just adding it to the classification and it's unfunded.

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It's not like we haven't had unfunded positions on the classification table of organization.

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There are unfunded.

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I know there are. And so it's no harm of violence. It's out there. It's wanted to be considered.

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It's not funded yet more informational calm. And I don't know about separation.

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It only because of the budget testimonies trying to get the budget this September already.

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And then we have five meetings of voting meetings to ratify, not ratify, but to vote on the budget.

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And that is putting us very, very close to not having a budget.

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And we need to have a balanced budget or a budget by the end of this year.

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So just having the information out there gets no harm of file.

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It doesn't do anything.

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Your explanations, your presentations and all that comes with those positions will be for coming.

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And we can still decide based upon those weeks on how that will work itself out.

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Would go into October 7th, like, make it harder on the administration to budget?

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It is wood for purposes of putting together the presentation.

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I mean, ultimately, you know, as I've indicated, I mean, certainly, there's a lot of work that goes into budget testimony as well as putting all of the departments together and compiling the data.

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Because this is a new position, I mean, certainly, it is a position that I believe is worthy of being brought to the city of Whitehall.

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And the work should be invested towards it.

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The way that separation of powers work in balance of powers work.

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I mean, ultimately, it's council's prerogative to approve the position.

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And then at that point in time, that would give me the green light from the administration to do the next steps on investing the time in the effort to bring, you know, a full presentation as far as what the neighborhoods look like.

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I mean, you, thank you council for coming to actually look at the book of, and that was just the beginning, that was not compiled, that was just raw data.

248
00:18:24,680 --> 00:18:39,680
And it was a lot. And so if council's not amenable, you know, to just the positions in, in form, based upon the job titles that, that we've always provided over the years whenever we have done authorized personnel throughout the years.

249
00:18:39,680 --> 00:18:47,680
The, the history has been, provide the name of the title and provided a sample job description.

250
00:18:47,680 --> 00:18:54,680
And that's what we've done because that's what it's always been done historically to support what the name of the position is.

251
00:18:54,680 --> 00:19:06,680
Getting to the budget aspect is a completely different matter because then I have to, you know, show council, council, all of the reasons for it.

252
00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:13,680
I mean, all of the necessity for appropriating taxpayer dollars, you know, towards the position.

253
00:19:13,680 --> 00:19:20,680
And that does value, there's, there's a lot of value in that, and there's a lot of work and effort that should be involved in that.

254
00:19:20,680 --> 00:19:40,680
So I will go back to saying, if council is not amenable to just the position and form, then I will, I will not invest the time to bring those positions to council, because there's a lot of other work that I can put in the place as it relates to the rest of the budget.

255
00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:50,680
Which is a lot, and all of the directors have been there, they're starting to, to put together the spreadsheets, the auditors putting together the projections as we speak.

256
00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:59,680
And so I still have to look at that to see what the actual numbers will be to justify the position.

257
00:19:59,680 --> 00:20:15,680
And once again, I'll spree it or write if council is not amenable to the title that I, it won't even be a discussion that will have when we go to budget testimony and we sit down as a, as a group and talk about what the budget will be to bring the council.

258
00:20:15,680 --> 00:20:20,680
No, I understand that, I was just trying to find that happening, yeah, I can understand why.

259
00:20:20,680 --> 00:20:28,680
With it being a full new department and really kind of trying to think outside the box and do something different to try to combat poverty, which I appreciate.

260
00:20:28,680 --> 00:20:34,680
I think it just comes with some more questions and just a, oh, you know, something that we've heard before.

261
00:20:34,680 --> 00:20:39,680
And so that's why I didn't know getting into the little more time would help answer some of those questions.

262
00:20:39,680 --> 00:20:46,680
What if we even just moved it two weeks down to the 16th without being wouldn't it make it easier on you or it's.

263
00:20:46,680 --> 00:20:48,680
To do it as a second reading.

264
00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:53,680
Yeah, because I will say like the seventh does put us out with having a fifth Tuesday that makes it a lot harder.

265
00:20:53,680 --> 00:20:57,680
So that's why I didn't know if maybe even moving it to the second reading would be.

266
00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:58,680
You know, you know.

267
00:20:58,680 --> 00:20:59,680
The 16th.

268
00:20:59,680 --> 00:21:01,680
So that would give you two more weeks.

269
00:21:01,680 --> 00:21:04,680
So that would give another committee meeting to talk about it.

270
00:21:04,680 --> 00:21:05,680
Talk about it and it knows.

271
00:21:05,680 --> 00:21:06,680
Yeah.

272
00:21:06,680 --> 00:21:08,680
And it can go title only tonight.

273
00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:15,680
And that would, that would go a long way and in putting, giving us the ability to manage our time.

274
00:21:15,680 --> 00:21:19,680
So that we can start putting the presentation together for budget.

275
00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:20,680
Yeah.

276
00:21:20,680 --> 00:21:21,680
Thank you.

277
00:21:21,680 --> 00:21:22,680
Sorry.

278
00:21:22,680 --> 00:21:23,680
I just, sorry.

279
00:21:23,680 --> 00:21:24,680
I didn't mean to just take over.

280
00:21:24,680 --> 00:21:25,680
No.

281
00:21:25,680 --> 00:21:26,680
We go.

282
00:21:26,680 --> 00:21:29,680
So we're looking at making a motion then to.

283
00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:31,680
It could just go title only tonight.

284
00:21:31,680 --> 00:21:33,680
Nothing else needs to be done.

285
00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,680
I was going to make a motion two motions.

286
00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:37,680
Well, it is.

287
00:21:37,680 --> 00:21:38,680
If it's needed.

288
00:21:38,680 --> 00:21:40,680
If we do title only tonight.

289
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:41,680
I don't know.

290
00:21:41,680 --> 00:21:42,680
Can we do that?

291
00:21:42,680 --> 00:21:43,680
Can we change?

292
00:21:43,680 --> 00:21:44,680
That's it.

293
00:21:44,680 --> 00:21:45,680
We have to be low.

294
00:21:45,680 --> 00:21:48,680
We're talking about if we want to amend it.

295
00:21:48,680 --> 00:21:50,680
If we just want to do title only.

296
00:21:50,680 --> 00:21:51,680
We have to do it.

297
00:21:51,680 --> 00:21:52,680
So we're talking about it.

298
00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:53,680
Okay.

299
00:21:53,680 --> 00:21:54,680
We have to do it.

300
00:21:54,680 --> 00:21:55,680
And we have to do the third motion.

301
00:21:55,680 --> 00:21:57,680
It's going to be the third motion.

302
00:21:57,680 --> 00:21:58,680
And we have to do that.

303
00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:00,680
So according to, we have to include seated positions.

304
00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:02,680
Temporary motion.

305
00:22:02,680 --> 00:22:04,680
This is going to be a second motion.

306
00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:06,680
We need to do the third motion.

307
00:22:06,680 --> 00:22:07,680
So we're going to do those first motion.

308
00:22:07,680 --> 00:22:08,680
If we don't do that.

309
00:22:08,680 --> 00:22:09,680
No.

310
00:22:09,680 --> 00:22:10,680
Yes.

311
00:22:10,680 --> 00:22:11,680
We don't do that.

312
00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:13,680
Then I have to do that.

313
00:22:13,680 --> 00:22:14,680
Just want to do.

314
00:22:14,680 --> 00:22:15,680
So the first motion.

315
00:22:15,680 --> 00:22:16,680
I want to do.

316
00:22:16,680 --> 00:22:17,680
No.

317
00:22:17,680 --> 00:22:18,680
There's no.

318
00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:19,680
You, I paid that question.

319
00:22:19,680 --> 00:22:24,680
So that would be, that would be a Mr. Morrison.

320
00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:26,680
That would be just for you.

321
00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,680
It would only tonight.

322
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:29,680
Yeah.

323
00:22:29,680 --> 00:22:30,680
That would be it.

324
00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:31,680
Come on with.

325
00:22:31,680 --> 00:22:32,680
Everybody good with it?

326
00:22:32,680 --> 00:22:33,680
Yeah, it's just time.

327
00:22:33,680 --> 00:22:34,680
Yeah.

328
00:22:34,680 --> 00:22:36,680
So, ordinance.

329
00:22:36,680 --> 00:22:38,680
You good on that, dear?

330
00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:39,680
Yes.

331
00:22:39,680 --> 00:22:41,680
So what is 2825?

332
00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:42,680
Yeah.

333
00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:44,680
We'll be read by five to one.

334
00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,680
What did I read?

335
00:22:47,680 --> 00:22:48,680
Yeah.

336
00:22:48,680 --> 00:22:49,680
Okay.

337
00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:54,680
So, we will move to ordinance 89, 2025.

338
00:22:54,680 --> 00:22:59,680
It is not for adoption tonight.

339
00:22:59,680 --> 00:23:07,680
It's allowing the mayor to enter into the contract with the HM advisors for the purpose of developing

340
00:23:07,680 --> 00:23:14,680
community comprehensive plan and parks and recreation plan and declaring an emergency.

341
00:23:14,680 --> 00:23:16,680
Any discussion on this?

342
00:23:17,680 --> 00:23:18,680
Yes.

343
00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:19,680
To be identified.

344
00:23:19,680 --> 00:23:20,680
Councilor.

345
00:23:20,680 --> 00:23:23,680
Our car and second by councilor.

346
00:23:23,680 --> 00:23:26,680
Any comments or questions?

347
00:23:26,680 --> 00:23:29,680
I have no comments or questions about that.

348
00:23:29,680 --> 00:23:33,680
Since councilor Smith has arrived.

349
00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:38,680
I will take my name off of committee report.

350
00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,680
And I will put her name back on 7325.

351
00:23:44,680 --> 00:23:47,680
And I will be the second on that.

352
00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:49,680
As well as.

353
00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:55,680
And then on ordinance 8625.

354
00:23:55,680 --> 00:24:01,680
I will give that back to Smith and take my name off of it.

355
00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:03,680
And that's all.

356
00:24:03,680 --> 00:24:20,680
So, you got all that?

357
00:24:20,680 --> 00:24:21,680
Yes.

358
00:24:21,680 --> 00:24:22,680
That's somebody.

359
00:24:22,680 --> 00:24:31,680
You got all that.

360
00:24:31,680 --> 00:24:32,680
Okay.

361
00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:35,680
We've done 89 right.

362
00:24:35,680 --> 00:24:36,680
Okay.

363
00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:41,680
We will move on now to ordinance 9825.

364
00:24:41,680 --> 00:24:43,680
Which is up for adoption tonight.

365
00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:51,680
And it's resolving a tobacco recale license appeal and declaring an emergency.

366
00:24:51,680 --> 00:24:53,680
Anybody want to speak on that?

367
00:24:53,680 --> 00:24:54,680
Yes.

368
00:24:54,680 --> 00:24:56,680
So.

369
00:24:56,680 --> 00:24:58,680
Two years ago.

370
00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:00,680
We have a business reply for tobacco retail license.

371
00:25:00,680 --> 00:25:07,680
It was denied because it's within the perimeter of what is defined as a youth facility.

372
00:25:07,680 --> 00:25:09,680
They filed a timely appeal.

373
00:25:09,680 --> 00:25:16,680
And then that appeal was stayed while Columbus and Whitehall and other municipalities suit the state regarding the home rule stuff.

374
00:25:16,680 --> 00:25:18,680
Once that came back down.

375
00:25:18,680 --> 00:25:23,680
This appeal was reactivated.

376
00:25:23,680 --> 00:25:26,680
So, you know, kind of resolve the appeal.

377
00:25:26,680 --> 00:25:30,680
The business is attorney reached out and said, here's what we're proposing.

378
00:25:30,680 --> 00:25:36,680
Your tobacco retail license is pretty much premise on marketing, flavor tobacco.

379
00:25:36,680 --> 00:25:40,680
And he cigarettes teenagers and all the different things.

380
00:25:40,680 --> 00:25:43,680
And this business will not sell that.

381
00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:44,680
Those products.

382
00:25:44,680 --> 00:25:46,680
They will sell flavor stuff.

383
00:25:46,680 --> 00:25:47,680
They will sell these cigarettes.

384
00:25:47,680 --> 00:25:50,680
They won't advertise outside of the store.

385
00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:57,680
They'll use enhanced ID scanners to make sure everyone buying what we would call traditional tobacco products.

386
00:25:57,680 --> 00:25:59,680
Are at least 21.

387
00:25:59,680 --> 00:26:05,680
And the youth facility that it's near is a daycare for zero to five year old children.

388
00:26:05,680 --> 00:26:12,680
So, when I really endangered teenagers popping in.

389
00:26:12,680 --> 00:26:16,680
So, the health department is kind of, you know,

390
00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:18,680
leaving it up to us.

391
00:26:18,680 --> 00:26:21,680
I talked with Jackie about it.

392
00:26:21,680 --> 00:26:28,680
And you basically said, it's probably best just to resolve this because if we don't.

393
00:26:28,680 --> 00:26:32,680
Then we could end up with an appeal and court because right now it's just a report of health.

394
00:26:32,680 --> 00:26:37,680
We could end up with an appeal and court because everything's kind of been geared towards the flavor tobacco.

395
00:26:37,680 --> 00:26:42,680
And they want to do more of the traditional tobaccos and are willing to make these concessions.

396
00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:49,680
So, in order for the board of health, though, to give them the license.

397
00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:55,680
Our tobacco retail license doesn't allow for because it is strictly prohibited within that thousand feet.

398
00:26:55,680 --> 00:27:00,680
So, basically, this ordinance is almost think of it in zoning in terms of granting a variance.

399
00:27:00,680 --> 00:27:01,680
It's a one-time variance.

400
00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:06,680
It only goes to the zone or so if these owners go to sell it doesn't apply it with their selling to.

401
00:27:06,680 --> 00:27:10,680
They have to, they can't sell their flavor tobacco.

402
00:27:10,680 --> 00:27:15,680
They can't advertise outside the store, tobacco advertisements in the store.

403
00:27:15,680 --> 00:27:18,680
Can't be seen from the street and they have to use these.

404
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:22,680
And answer IDs to confirm IDs.

405
00:27:22,680 --> 00:27:26,680
So, it's probably done quite a few cigarettes or are those vapes?

406
00:27:26,680 --> 00:27:27,680
Thanks.

407
00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:28,680
Okay.

408
00:27:28,680 --> 00:27:30,680
I don't know that much about this.

409
00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:33,680
If we were a call or remember that legislation correctly.

410
00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,680
Didn't we cap the number within the city?

411
00:27:35,680 --> 00:27:37,680
We did cap the number.

412
00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,680
And so, here's the other reason this is required.

413
00:27:41,680 --> 00:27:42,680
Good question.

414
00:27:42,680 --> 00:27:46,680
Technically, we are at our capacity or is a waiting list.

415
00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:52,680
However, at the time they filed, they applied, had they not been denied.

416
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:56,680
And at the time they filed their appeal, there was one available.

417
00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,680
So, we'll technically be one over our capacity.

418
00:27:59,680 --> 00:28:03,680
But we end up in a lawsuit if we say, well, you know, we give this to you now.

419
00:28:03,680 --> 00:28:06,680
But, you know, we've held this in advance for a couple years.

420
00:28:06,680 --> 00:28:09,680
And now we're not going to give it to you because we don't have any.

421
00:28:09,680 --> 00:28:14,680
So, but yes, it is capped and this will be the exception.

422
00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:16,680
It will be the one extra.

423
00:28:16,680 --> 00:28:19,680
And then, but that is not transferred.

424
00:28:19,680 --> 00:28:22,680
So, if they were to stop, then that would just be done.

425
00:28:22,680 --> 00:28:23,680
And we would go back to curry.

426
00:28:23,680 --> 00:28:24,680
Right.

427
00:28:24,680 --> 00:28:26,680
So, it's a family that owns it.

428
00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:30,680
So, if mom and dad give it to the kids, they continue it.

429
00:28:30,680 --> 00:28:31,680
But it's in there.

430
00:28:31,680 --> 00:28:34,680
It says in there, third party purchasers, it would not transfer to.

431
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:39,680
And then they would still be required to have, like, I know when we first set this up,

432
00:28:39,680 --> 00:28:42,680
there was somebody to come out and like chat.

433
00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:45,680
All the other requirements apply, yes.

434
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:50,680
I guess, you know, the legislation about the flavor to back go.

435
00:28:50,680 --> 00:28:52,680
It says e-sigarettes, yeah.

436
00:28:52,680 --> 00:28:53,680
So, the same thing.

437
00:28:53,680 --> 00:28:55,680
Well, it's e-sigarettes.

438
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:59,680
The reason we didn't specifically say flavor to back go.

439
00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:05,680
It is someone buying dip that is meant to flavor this flavor to back go.

440
00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:07,680
And you meant all cigarettes, right?

441
00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:08,680
Yeah.

442
00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:09,680
Yeah.

443
00:29:09,680 --> 00:29:10,680
Cool.

444
00:29:10,680 --> 00:29:11,680
So, tell us.

445
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,680
That's not advocates.

446
00:29:14,680 --> 00:29:18,680
But it will be, it would be a police, it was in the other room.

447
00:29:18,680 --> 00:29:20,680
As any other.

448
00:29:20,680 --> 00:29:24,680
And this is, the Board of Health has a meeting.

449
00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:25,680
They have a meeting once a month.

450
00:29:25,680 --> 00:29:27,680
Their meeting is next week.

451
00:29:27,680 --> 00:29:30,680
But before they can act on it, they need us to act on it.

452
00:29:30,680 --> 00:29:35,680
That's why it's on the asking for going on a first meeting.

453
00:29:35,680 --> 00:29:40,680
Normal procedures that they've been caught in violation.

454
00:29:40,680 --> 00:29:41,680
Yeah.

455
00:29:41,680 --> 00:29:45,680
Basically, all this says, as we know, we don't have one more license to give you.

456
00:29:45,680 --> 00:29:48,680
And you're within a thousand feet of this daycare.

457
00:29:48,680 --> 00:29:50,680
But we're going to give you a license.

458
00:29:50,680 --> 00:29:53,680
All the other rules apply.

459
00:29:54,680 --> 00:29:56,680
Do we see this?

460
00:29:56,680 --> 00:29:59,680
I understand that potentially taking this.

461
00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:05,000
Court, but do we see this as creating any sort of precedent, like somebody else being like, well.

462
00:30:05,000 --> 00:30:13,000
That's, that's always a concern, but that's also why we kind of very bare bones drafted the ordinance.

463
00:30:13,000 --> 00:30:20,000
And only this one, as opposed to writing an exception, into the existing code.

464
00:30:20,000 --> 00:30:27,000
That way, it doesn't give someone that wants to come in. If they look at the code, it's still there. We don't have this in here.

465
00:30:27,000 --> 00:30:30,000
It's kind of the very easy capacity, so we don't consider.

466
00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:31,000
What's that?

467
00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,000
Maybe we've met our capacity, sorry.

468
00:30:33,000 --> 00:30:36,000
Right, but thank you, you want to wait list and they could try to this stuff.

469
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:47,000
Yeah, it was a concern to that, again, why we tried to do the bare bones added to discourage future things like this.

470
00:30:47,000 --> 00:30:56,000
Anyone else? Mr. Nixon said he would, you're introduced and you've got to wish them, second.

471
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,000
Go once.

472
00:30:58,000 --> 00:31:00,000
I can.

473
00:31:00,000 --> 00:31:03,000
That's me.

474
00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,000
Thank you, Mr. Nixon.

475
00:31:05,000 --> 00:31:07,000
Come out.

476
00:31:07,000 --> 00:31:10,000
Come out, man.

477
00:31:11,000 --> 00:31:13,000
That was, that was nice.

478
00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:21,000
We will now move to resolution 36, which is the first reading for tonight.

479
00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:26,000
It's resolving and approving then and now certificates.

480
00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:31,000
Anything to say on that, Mr.

481
00:31:31,000 --> 00:31:39,000
The same thing we do every month, following state law, just double check.

482
00:31:39,000 --> 00:31:40,000
Any comments?

483
00:31:40,000 --> 00:31:47,000
This is to be introduced by Councillor Elmore and Secular by the Councillor Smith.

484
00:31:47,000 --> 00:31:50,000
Next is resolution 37, 2025.

485
00:31:50,000 --> 00:31:52,000
Also look first reading.

486
00:31:52,000 --> 00:31:53,000
Thank you.

487
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:54,000
Thank you.

488
00:31:54,000 --> 00:32:00,000
Authorizing the mayor to apply and accept assistance from the High Department of Math and Resultures

489
00:32:00,000 --> 00:32:05,000
via a highest urban forest grant program.

490
00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:08,000
Any comments or questions on this particular.

491
00:32:08,000 --> 00:32:18,000
If not, it is to be introduced by Councillor Heck and Secular by Councillor Elmore.

492
00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:24,000
Next we will move to resolution 38, 2025, first reading.

493
00:32:24,000 --> 00:32:31,000
Accepting the amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission authorizing.

494
00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:38,000
This is our tax deliveries and certifying them to the county auditor.

495
00:32:38,000 --> 00:32:39,000
Do you wish to speak on this?

496
00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:40,000
Sure.

497
00:32:40,000 --> 00:32:43,000
The same thing we do every year.

498
00:32:43,000 --> 00:32:50,000
This is the county auditor's office contacting us and providing us with their estimates.

499
00:32:50,000 --> 00:32:57,000
What we will receive in 2026 for property tax revenue.

500
00:32:57,000 --> 00:33:05,000
Which includes also the police department's level.

501
00:33:05,000 --> 00:33:08,000
They gave us our estimates.

502
00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:14,000
We just have to say that we accept their estimates and send it back to them.

503
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:23,000
Our estimates of course are based on the idea of everyone paying their property taxes and on time and not being delinquent.

504
00:33:23,000 --> 00:33:30,000
Because obviously if they are delinquent we are not going to get this much.

505
00:33:30,000 --> 00:33:36,000
And again just to reiterate and for those of course watching as well.

506
00:33:36,000 --> 00:33:39,000
This is based on what we do.

507
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:47,000
These are all the things that have already been taken care of in previous years.

508
00:33:47,000 --> 00:33:54,000
I need someone to introduce a second.

509
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:55,000
Take your one.

510
00:33:55,000 --> 00:33:57,000
I'll second.

511
00:33:57,000 --> 00:34:01,000
I think we'll second.

512
00:34:01,000 --> 00:34:06,000
We're about to paste.

513
00:34:06,000 --> 00:34:11,000
Okay then we would move to Poland public.

514
00:34:11,000 --> 00:34:15,000
People who have a chair for that.

515
00:34:15,000 --> 00:34:20,000
We really date board and Polk Council and then adjourned.

516
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:23,000
Just make a guess before this council I will adjourn it.

517
00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:28,000
7-0-4.

518
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:39,000
Good evening.

519
00:34:39,000 --> 00:34:44,000
Good evening.

520
00:34:45,000 --> 00:34:47,000
Good evening.

521
00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,000
We should call the order of White House City Council meeting Tuesday.

522
00:34:50,000 --> 00:34:53,000
September 2nd, 2025.

523
00:34:53,000 --> 00:34:59,000
We would like for everyone to stand for a moment of silence.

524
00:34:59,000 --> 00:35:10,000
And then the pledge allegiance.

525
00:35:10,000 --> 00:35:13,000
Thank you.

526
00:35:13,000 --> 00:35:23,000
Thank you.

527
00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:28,000
Thank you.

528
00:35:28,000 --> 00:35:37,000
Thank you.

529
00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,000
That's what it is.

530
00:35:38,000 --> 00:35:40,000
Would you please call the roll?

531
00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:41,000
More than.

532
00:35:41,000 --> 00:35:43,000
Present.

533
00:35:43,000 --> 00:35:44,000
Hi.

534
00:35:44,000 --> 00:35:46,000
Present.

535
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,000
Her car.

536
00:35:47,000 --> 00:35:48,000
Present.

537
00:35:48,000 --> 00:35:49,000
Dixon.

538
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:50,000
Present.

539
00:35:50,000 --> 00:35:51,000
Elmer.

540
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:53,000
Present.

541
00:35:53,000 --> 00:35:58,000
Miss Ned.

542
00:35:58,000 --> 00:35:59,000
Did we get everybody?

543
00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:00,000
No.

544
00:36:00,000 --> 00:36:01,000
No.

545
00:36:01,000 --> 00:36:02,000
Present.

546
00:36:02,000 --> 00:36:07,000
I'm here, present.

547
00:36:07,000 --> 00:36:12,000
Sorry.

548
00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:13,000
Okay.

549
00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:14,000
Someone.

550
00:36:14,000 --> 00:36:15,000
I'm sorry.

551
00:36:15,000 --> 00:36:16,000
Motion.

552
00:36:16,000 --> 00:36:17,000
Make a motion.

553
00:36:17,000 --> 00:36:18,000
Excuse me.

554
00:36:18,000 --> 00:36:19,000
Excuse the absent member.

555
00:36:19,000 --> 00:36:21,000
All set.

556
00:36:21,000 --> 00:36:24,000
Motion's been made by Councillor Dixon.

557
00:36:24,000 --> 00:36:26,000
And the second by Councillor Harcarke.

558
00:36:26,000 --> 00:36:28,000
Excuse the absent members.

559
00:36:28,000 --> 00:36:29,000
Miss Wittis.

560
00:36:30,000 --> 00:36:31,000
More than.

561
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:32,000
Yes.

562
00:36:32,000 --> 00:36:33,000
Heck.

563
00:36:33,000 --> 00:36:34,000
Yes.

564
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:35,000
Smith.

565
00:36:35,000 --> 00:36:36,000
Yes.

566
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:37,000
Harcar.

567
00:36:37,000 --> 00:36:38,000
Yes.

568
00:36:38,000 --> 00:36:39,000
Dickson.

569
00:36:39,000 --> 00:36:40,000
Elmer.

570
00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,000
Yes.

571
00:36:42,000 --> 00:36:43,000
Excuse.

572
00:36:43,000 --> 00:36:45,000
The absent members have been excused.

573
00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:47,000
All the potten.

574
00:36:47,000 --> 00:36:48,000
I say potten.

575
00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:49,000
I say potten.

576
00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:50,000
I say potten.

577
00:36:50,000 --> 00:36:52,000
I say potten.

578
00:36:52,000 --> 00:36:53,000
I say potten.

579
00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:54,000
Potten.

580
00:36:54,000 --> 00:36:55,000
Potten.

581
00:36:55,000 --> 00:36:57,000
I say potten.

582
00:36:58,000 --> 00:36:59,000
Yes.

583
00:36:59,000 --> 00:37:00,000
Thank you.

584
00:37:00,000 --> 00:37:01,000
Okay.

585
00:37:01,000 --> 00:37:12,000
Now we have approval of minutes of August 5, 2025, agenda andison.

586
00:37:12,000 --> 00:37:18,000
I was 12, 25 committee meeting minutes, August 26, 2025, committee meeting minutes.

587
00:37:18,000 --> 00:37:19,000
Present.

588
00:37:19,000 --> 00:37:20,000
Present.

589
00:37:20,000 --> 00:37:24,000
The President for the time, I would like to make a motion to approve the minutes.

590
00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:25,000
Second.

591
00:37:25,000 --> 00:37:32,000
Motion's been made by Councillor Dixon and seconded by Councillor HECK to approve the minutes.

592
00:37:32,000 --> 00:37:34,000
Ms. Wittis, would you please call the roll.

593
00:37:34,000 --> 00:37:35,000
Morrison.

594
00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:36,000
Yes.

595
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:37,000
HECK. Yes.

596
00:37:37,000 --> 00:37:38,000
Smith.

597
00:37:38,000 --> 00:37:39,000
Yes.

598
00:37:39,000 --> 00:37:40,000
Our car. Yes.

599
00:37:40,000 --> 00:37:41,000
Dixon.

600
00:37:41,000 --> 00:37:42,000
Yes.

601
00:37:42,000 --> 00:37:43,000
Elmer. Yes.

602
00:37:43,000 --> 00:37:44,000
Thank you.

603
00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:46,000
We will now move to standing committee reports.

604
00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:49,000
And we will begin with the administration financial management.

605
00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:50,000
Chairperson.

606
00:37:50,000 --> 00:37:51,000
Elmore.

607
00:37:51,000 --> 00:37:53,000
Thank you, President protein.

608
00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:55,000
Administration of financial management.

609
00:37:55,000 --> 00:37:57,000
Mental Tuesday.

610
00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:59,000
Our minutes on file.

611
00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:02,000
We have several pieces of legislation this evening.

612
00:38:02,000 --> 00:38:04,000
We will meet again next Tuesday.

613
00:38:04,000 --> 00:38:05,000
630.

614
00:38:05,000 --> 00:38:06,000
Thank you.

615
00:38:06,000 --> 00:38:08,000
Next is community.

616
00:38:08,000 --> 00:38:10,000
Community and elder advocacy.

617
00:38:10,000 --> 00:38:12,000
Chairperson.

618
00:38:12,000 --> 00:38:14,000
Yes. Thank you, President.

619
00:38:15,000 --> 00:38:18,000
Community and elder advocacy met last week.

620
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:20,000
Our minutes are on file.

621
00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:23,000
We have no drafts depending on legislation this evening.

622
00:38:23,000 --> 00:38:26,000
We'll meet again next week sometime after 630.

623
00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:29,000
Thank you. Next is community standards and enforcement.

624
00:38:29,000 --> 00:38:30,000
Chairperson.

625
00:38:30,000 --> 00:38:31,000
Smith.

626
00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:32,000
Thank you, President.

627
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:33,000
Chairperson.

628
00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:34,000
Community standards and enforcement also met last week.

629
00:38:34,000 --> 00:38:35,000
Our minutes are on file.

630
00:38:35,000 --> 00:38:36,000
We have ordinance.

631
00:38:36,000 --> 00:38:37,000
73.

632
00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:38,000
25.

633
00:38:38,000 --> 00:38:39,000
For adoption.

634
00:38:39,000 --> 00:38:40,000
No.

635
00:38:40,000 --> 00:38:41,000
I'm getting him myself.

636
00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:45,000
Up for adoption this evening.

637
00:38:45,000 --> 00:38:47,000
And we'll meet again next week.

638
00:38:47,000 --> 00:38:48,000
Sorry.

639
00:38:48,000 --> 00:38:49,000
Next.

640
00:38:49,000 --> 00:38:52,000
We have an economic development chairperson.

641
00:38:52,000 --> 00:38:53,000
Thank you, President.

642
00:38:53,000 --> 00:38:54,000
Protein.

643
00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:55,000
Morrison.

644
00:38:55,000 --> 00:38:56,000
Economic development.

645
00:38:56,000 --> 00:38:57,000
Last week.

646
00:38:57,000 --> 00:38:58,000
Our minutes are on file.

647
00:38:58,000 --> 00:39:00,000
We have nothing on the agenda this evening.

648
00:39:00,000 --> 00:39:02,000
And we will meet in these chambers.

649
00:39:02,000 --> 00:39:05,000
Next Tuesday after 630.

650
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,000
Thank you.

651
00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:09,000
We will now move to infrastructure maintenance services.

652
00:39:09,000 --> 00:39:12,000
And as heck has agreed to.

653
00:39:12,000 --> 00:39:13,000
Gracious.

654
00:39:13,000 --> 00:39:14,000
Graciously.

655
00:39:14,000 --> 00:39:15,000
Thank you.

656
00:39:15,000 --> 00:39:16,000
Thank you.

657
00:39:16,000 --> 00:39:18,000
Thank you, President.

658
00:39:18,000 --> 00:39:22,000
In infrastructure maintenance and services met last Tuesday.

659
00:39:22,000 --> 00:39:24,000
Our minutes are on file.

660
00:39:24,000 --> 00:39:27,000
We have no legislation on the agenda tonight.

661
00:39:27,000 --> 00:39:28,000
And we will meet again.

662
00:39:28,000 --> 00:39:31,000
This coming Tuesday sometime after 630.

663
00:39:31,000 --> 00:39:32,000
Thank you.

664
00:39:32,000 --> 00:39:35,000
Next is up public safely, which is chairperson.

665
00:39:35,000 --> 00:39:38,000
We met last Tuesday.

666
00:39:38,000 --> 00:39:39,000
Our minutes are on file.

667
00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:43,000
And we will meet again next Tuesday sometime after 630.

668
00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:46,000
And next is Park of Recreation.

669
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,000
Chairperson.

670
00:39:47,000 --> 00:39:48,000
Thank you.

671
00:39:48,000 --> 00:39:49,000
President.

672
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:51,000
Parts and Recreation.

673
00:39:51,000 --> 00:39:52,000
Also met last Tuesday.

674
00:39:52,000 --> 00:39:53,000
Our minutes are on file.

675
00:39:53,000 --> 00:39:58,000
We have resolution 372225 being voted on tonight.

676
00:39:58,000 --> 00:39:59,000
We'll meet again.

677
00:39:59,000 --> 00:40:02,000
This coming Tuesday sometime after 630.

678
00:40:02,000 --> 00:40:03,000
Thank you.

679
00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,000
Next we have officials.

680
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,000
We will start with mayor.

681
00:40:07,000 --> 00:40:08,000
Thank you.

682
00:40:08,000 --> 00:40:09,000
Mr. President.

683
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:12,000
And members of council and everyone that's here this evening.

684
00:40:12,000 --> 00:40:21,000
I want to first publicly thank council member Smith for our discussion that we had just a few days ago.

685
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,000
I thought it was very valuable.

686
00:40:24,000 --> 00:40:26,000
I thought it was informative.

687
00:40:26,000 --> 00:40:29,000
You have always just as a city council member.

688
00:40:29,000 --> 00:40:39,000
Just been very, very honorable in the way that you approach legislation and the way that you ask questions.

689
00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:45,000
And I wanted to thank you for that, which leads me into letting everyone know what that discussion was about.

690
00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,000
And that was particularly.

691
00:40:47,000 --> 00:40:50,000
Related to the office on neighborhoods.

692
00:40:50,000 --> 00:40:52,000
It was interesting.

693
00:40:52,000 --> 00:40:54,000
In that discussion.

694
00:40:54,000 --> 00:40:58,000
The council member Smith had brought up and offered.

695
00:40:58,000 --> 00:41:06,000
The idea of why had we or why couldn't we utilize current staff.

696
00:41:06,000 --> 00:41:12,000
In order to bring this to bear rather than creating a whole new department.

697
00:41:12,000 --> 00:41:15,000
And if it was interesting that we both agreed.

698
00:41:15,000 --> 00:41:19,000
In that discussion that in budget testimony last year.

699
00:41:19,000 --> 00:41:24,000
I indicated that current staff would be utilized in 2025.

700
00:41:24,000 --> 00:41:27,000
Especially with the neighborhood van.

701
00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:30,000
Especially with going out in the communities.

702
00:41:30,000 --> 00:41:33,000
And we had done that in 2025.

703
00:41:33,000 --> 00:41:34,000
Council remembers.

704
00:41:34,000 --> 00:41:36,000
We had a pretty sizable surplus.

705
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,000
I never asked for budget as it relates to the van.

706
00:41:39,000 --> 00:41:42,000
Or as it relates to the office on neighborhoods.

707
00:41:42,000 --> 00:41:46,000
But I'm really excited to continue the conversation with members of council.

708
00:41:46,000 --> 00:41:51,000
Or anyone in the community as it relates to the office on neighborhoods.

709
00:41:51,000 --> 00:41:54,000
Because while I sit here and I say that it's necessary.

710
00:41:54,000 --> 00:42:01,000
I don't think members of council or members of the public really understand why I'm so passionate about

711
00:42:01,000 --> 00:42:04,000
bringing this to the city of Whitehall.

712
00:42:04,000 --> 00:42:06,000
And I and this is your fault.

713
00:42:06,000 --> 00:42:09,000
Council member Smith because I shared it with you.

714
00:42:09,000 --> 00:42:12,000
But I feel it's worthy to share it publicly.

715
00:42:12,000 --> 00:42:17,000
I grew up in very extreme poverty.

716
00:42:17,000 --> 00:42:20,000
Not just on the surface.

717
00:42:20,000 --> 00:42:23,000
I'm talking homelessness, park benches.

718
00:42:23,000 --> 00:42:25,000
I'm talking couches.

719
00:42:25,000 --> 00:42:28,000
I'm talking homes that were deserted.

720
00:42:28,000 --> 00:42:35,000
While with a single mother that always planted dreams and hopes and aspirations.

721
00:42:35,000 --> 00:42:38,000
And said that education and opportunity.

722
00:42:39,000 --> 00:42:42,000
Is just your decision away.

723
00:42:42,000 --> 00:42:44,000
And it's interesting that as of today,

724
00:42:44,000 --> 00:42:51,000
reading the Wall Street Journal 70% of Americans pulled in the Wall Street Journal

725
00:42:51,000 --> 00:42:56,000
indicate that they no longer believe that the American dream is attainable.

726
00:42:56,000 --> 00:43:01,000
And they believe that opportunities are not available.

727
00:43:01,000 --> 00:43:07,000
And they believe that hard work 31% believe that hard work won't get you anywhere.

728
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
That is not the world that I grew up in.

729
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:12,000
That's not what my mother taught me.

730
00:43:12,000 --> 00:43:14,000
That's not what I was taught.

731
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:19,000
And the beautiful thing about what I know about our city.

732
00:43:19,000 --> 00:43:20,000
There are two things.

733
00:43:20,000 --> 00:43:23,000
One, we are the city of opportunity.

734
00:43:23,000 --> 00:43:25,000
And we stand by it.

735
00:43:25,000 --> 00:43:26,000
We stand by it.

736
00:43:26,000 --> 00:43:30,000
Not just in our words, but we also stand by it in our actions.

737
00:43:30,000 --> 00:43:34,000
By having council members like council member Elmore.

738
00:43:34,000 --> 00:43:39,000
That has funded the Martin Luther King Junior Scholarship.

739
00:43:39,000 --> 00:43:44,000
And even anonymous council members that have done the same.

740
00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:50,000
But it is one of those things that we stand behind our city and we stand behind our residents.

741
00:43:50,000 --> 00:43:57,000
And the thing that I know because of my life and my upbringing.

742
00:43:57,000 --> 00:43:59,000
Fortune favors the bold.

743
00:43:59,000 --> 00:44:07,000
And going in the direction of creating a new department that is focused on the residents and the households.

744
00:44:07,000 --> 00:44:18,000
The 80, 600 household units that are in the city of Whitehall with our poverty rate of 19% is an idea that is beyond its time.

745
00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:22,000
And it is something that we have talked about doing for years.

746
00:44:22,000 --> 00:44:26,000
But until we take actionable and measurable steps in that direction,

747
00:44:26,000 --> 00:44:31,000
then it will just be something we talk about, something we play around with.

748
00:44:31,000 --> 00:44:38,000
But the office on neighborhoods would be that direction to the residents where they live, where they are.

749
00:44:38,000 --> 00:44:53,000
I can tell you stories of being in the community this year with the community van where hundreds of our neighbors have needed resources and services and wrap around services.

750
00:44:53,000 --> 00:45:00,000
And my only heart was in a way that I was thinking.

751
00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:25,000
I wish I could do it more. But as mayor, obviously, I have a task and other tasks ahead of me that I can't do that, individually by myself and the staff that I currently have poor Casey and the service department, my executive assistant, as well as service members who have assisted in bringing this to bear, it's been a lot.

752
00:45:25,000 --> 00:45:40,000
And I've often said this publicly that healthy families, built healthy community and that would be the main focus and the goal for the office on neighborhoods to meet every resident where they are.

753
00:45:40,000 --> 00:46:00,000
Now, mind you, I will make the promise once and if council approves the actual titles to do a more resplendent presentation as it relates to the data you be amazed at the individual neighborhoods and their particular needs throughout the city.

754
00:46:00,000 --> 00:46:21,000
And it deserves a specialist and a person that gets up every day all day thinking about the residents and their homes, the children which we also know from the schools living in at least 85% of them are living in a state of poverty in our school system.

755
00:46:21,000 --> 00:46:37,000
I believe we're better than that and I believe that our city can do better and that is the idea and the heart behind why I will bring why I intend to bring this to council for budget if we can afford it.

756
00:46:37,000 --> 00:46:59,000
But if we can't then we can't at this time but if we can then it is a step in a direction that we can be the city of opportunity and we can put everything to bear and we can meet the moment of what we just saw recently at the library with the BRT doing its presentation.

757
00:46:59,000 --> 00:47:11,000
Right through the city of Whitehall, the data will show that Whitehall stands to grow by nearly 16,000 residents by the time the BRT is completed.

758
00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:21,000
What type of city are they going to come into? Are they coming into a city that is prepared or are we coming into a city where we're welcoming more rates of poverty?

759
00:47:21,000 --> 00:47:30,000
We're just compiling poverty upon poverty or will we stand ready to be a city that's going to offer opportunity because that's who we are.

760
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:45,000
And so I wanted to share that because council member Smith told me that I should I'm just kidding but it just I've been moved by that by that conversation I really once again want to thank you for that.

761
00:47:45,000 --> 00:48:04,000
And I will welcome additional conversations that necessary because I really believe and I stand behind the need for it and I see it as something that will move the needle in the right direction for our city and our neighbors.

762
00:48:04,000 --> 00:48:20,000
So with that being said my last comments from the mayor's office is the Barker era has begun at Whitehall yearling high school and they beat a Columbus Public School last week they did East High School.

763
00:48:20,000 --> 00:48:25,000
We have our first home game this Friday against Mary and Pleasant.

764
00:48:25,000 --> 00:48:34,000
So I invite every single one of you to come out and cheer on our rams and watch them win this Friday. So thank you Mr. President. That's my time.

765
00:48:34,000 --> 00:48:40,000
Thank you Mr. Mayor. Next is city attorney. We're going to have a meeting.

766
00:48:40,000 --> 00:49:04,000
Thank you Mr. President. Thank you Mr. President. I also have no official report tonight. I would just ask for favorable consideration on resolutions 36 37 and 38 25.

767
00:49:04,000 --> 00:49:10,000
Next on the agenda is Director of Public Services Casey Rollins.

768
00:49:10,000 --> 00:49:19,000
Thank you President. I have no official report. I just wanted to let everyone know that Brittany was unable to get the meeting minutes for the planning commission completed with the holiday.

769
00:49:19,000 --> 00:49:33,000
But they did give favorable consideration for 073225 out the planning commission meeting last Thursday. So I would ask for a favorable consideration for that decision. Thank you.

770
00:49:33,000 --> 00:49:43,000
Next on the agenda is Director of Public Services. Thank you. Thank you very much.

771
00:49:43,000 --> 00:50:00,000
Next on the agenda is not here. Next is Director of Economic Development.

772
00:50:00,000 --> 00:50:10,000
Director of Economic Development. Jackie Russell who is also not here.

773
00:50:10,000 --> 00:50:19,000
Next we have the following officials reports have been filed in the City Council office.

774
00:50:19,000 --> 00:50:29,000
The last meeting since the last meeting. The August financial report for July 2025.

775
00:50:29,000 --> 00:50:40,000
Now we'll move to communications petitions and claims the following communications petitions all crimes have been filed in the Council office since the last meeting.

776
00:50:40,000 --> 00:50:56,000
White hot planning commission special meeting agenda for August 28 25 and White hot planning commission meeting minutes for Monday July 7 25.

777
00:50:57,000 --> 00:51:19,000
At this time we have on the agenda for a public hearing for ordinance 732025 amendment section 1136 title flood management reduction of the planning and zoning code of the city of Whitehall.

778
00:51:19,000 --> 00:51:29,000
I put some fast facts out sorry do you want to open it out? Yes. I'm a little slow.

779
00:51:29,000 --> 00:51:48,000
Okay I read the legislation. I will open the public hearing on ordinance 732025 at this time are there any proponents who would like to speak in favor of ordinance 732025.

780
00:51:48,000 --> 00:51:59,000
I will jump in now sorry for rushing in. I put some fast facts on all of your deaths today.

781
00:51:59,000 --> 00:52:05,000
Kind of discuss this over the past few weeks on why we're ready for this legislation.

782
00:52:05,000 --> 00:52:17,000
We did a regulation update back in 2019 and are required to do it again this year to enforce his regulations to be a part of the NFI key.

783
00:52:17,000 --> 00:52:25,000
Which is the national flood insurance program through FEMA with the assistance of Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

784
00:52:25,000 --> 00:52:43,000
We are one of the 754 communities that participate in the NFI key in Ohio and so that's why we have this legislation this evening just to make sure that we follow those regulations so that our homeowners and renters in the flood planning are eligible for

785
00:52:43,000 --> 00:52:50,000
Fair request and federally backed insurance for the flood planning.

786
00:52:50,000 --> 00:52:54,000
Thank you. Are there anyone else who wishes to speak?

787
00:52:54,000 --> 00:53:06,000
I just passed it everybody planning commission vote for yesterday and then did anybody come and like did any citizens come and speak or have any questions?

788
00:53:06,000 --> 00:53:12,000
I'll ask it all of maybe ten minutes.

789
00:53:12,000 --> 00:53:18,000
Do you want us? Are there any upholics who would like to speak in opposition?

790
00:53:18,000 --> 00:53:23,000
Oh, we're not 73.

791
00:53:23,000 --> 00:53:29,000
Seeing none.

792
00:53:29,000 --> 00:53:31,000
There's witness over there.

793
00:53:31,000 --> 00:53:37,000
Excuse me, any additional proponents or opponents in order of 73.

794
00:53:37,000 --> 00:53:42,000
Let's send in any emails or post-pondents.

795
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:45,000
Okay.

796
00:53:45,000 --> 00:53:58,000
If there are no further opponents or proponents, I will close this public hearing on order of 73 at 724 and I did not give a time for opening.

797
00:53:58,000 --> 00:54:14,000
Okay, that's it for the public hearing.

798
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:20,000
We now have our whole first whole public.

799
00:54:20,000 --> 00:54:22,000
Anyone who wishes to speak?

800
00:54:22,000 --> 00:54:24,000
Okay, come up. We have three minutes.

801
00:54:24,000 --> 00:54:29,000
Stage nine and sign in.

802
00:54:29,000 --> 00:54:35,000
There's a rush.

803
00:54:35,000 --> 00:54:43,000
There you go.

804
00:54:44,000 --> 00:54:48,000
It's not on it.

805
00:54:48,000 --> 00:54:53,000
It should come over the schedule.

806
00:55:04,000 --> 00:55:08,000
Thank you.

807
00:55:08,000 --> 00:55:18,000
Thank you.

808
00:55:18,000 --> 00:55:23,000
Thank you.

809
00:55:23,000 --> 00:55:45,000
Thank you.

810
00:55:45,000 --> 00:55:49,000
Anyone else wants to speak?

811
00:55:50,000 --> 00:55:54,000
We'll move on to verification of copies.

812
00:55:54,000 --> 00:55:59,000
This is what you call roll.

813
00:55:59,000 --> 00:56:12,000
It's getting on whether each member of council was given a copy of each item of legislation on the agenda prior to the meeting and including any.

814
00:56:12,000 --> 00:56:16,000
Yes.

815
00:56:16,000 --> 00:56:17,000
Yes.

816
00:56:18,000 --> 00:56:21,000
Yes.

817
00:56:21,000 --> 00:56:22,000
Thank you.

818
00:56:22,000 --> 00:56:25,000
We will now move to third readings.

819
00:56:25,000 --> 00:56:31,000
We have ordinance 73, 2025.

820
00:56:31,000 --> 00:56:42,000
Many section 11, 36 title flood damage reduction of the finding and zoning code of the city of Whitehall.

821
00:56:43,000 --> 00:56:47,000
This is up to third reading and.

822
00:56:47,000 --> 00:56:52,000
President Percent, I'd like to introduce ordinance 73, 2025 and move for its adoption.

823
00:56:52,000 --> 00:56:55,000
Second.

824
00:56:55,000 --> 00:56:58,000
For the seven, seven, three, 20, 25.

825
00:56:58,000 --> 00:57:01,000
It's a big move for adoption by.

826
00:57:01,000 --> 00:57:04,000
Councilor Smith and second by councilor Dixon.

827
00:57:04,000 --> 00:57:09,000
Any questions or comments?

828
00:57:09,000 --> 00:57:11,000
Ms. Wittis, would you please follow?

829
00:57:11,000 --> 00:57:12,000
Morrison.

830
00:57:12,000 --> 00:57:13,000
Yes.

831
00:57:13,000 --> 00:57:14,000
Heck.

832
00:57:14,000 --> 00:57:15,000
Yes.

833
00:57:15,000 --> 00:57:16,000
Smith.

834
00:57:16,000 --> 00:57:17,000
Yes.

835
00:57:17,000 --> 00:57:18,000
Hard car.

836
00:57:18,000 --> 00:57:19,000
Yes.

837
00:57:19,000 --> 00:57:20,000
Dixon.

838
00:57:20,000 --> 00:57:21,000
Yes.

839
00:57:21,000 --> 00:57:22,000
Oh, more.

840
00:57:22,000 --> 00:57:25,000
Yes.

841
00:57:25,000 --> 00:57:26,000
That's it.

842
00:57:26,000 --> 00:57:31,000
Order 73, 2025 has been adopted.

843
00:57:32,000 --> 00:57:34,000
Who would now move to second readings.

844
00:57:34,000 --> 00:57:36,000
Order 79, 2025.

845
00:57:36,000 --> 00:57:41,000
This would be read by title only authorizing the mayor to execute.

846
00:57:41,000 --> 00:57:51,000
The agreement for the collection transportation and delivery for disposal or processing of residential solid waste recyclable materials and yard waste.

847
00:57:51,000 --> 00:57:54,000
Generating within the city of Whitehall Franklin County, Ohio.

848
00:57:54,000 --> 00:57:57,000
Between the city of Whitehall and local.

849
00:57:57,000 --> 00:58:02,000
The waste services out to you did.

850
00:58:02,000 --> 00:58:07,000
We will now move to first readings.

851
00:58:07,000 --> 00:58:12,000
We have ordnance 86, 2025.

852
00:58:12,000 --> 00:58:26,000
This is authorizing the mayor to enter into a contract with the public entities who of Ohio and declaring an emergency.

853
00:58:26,000 --> 00:58:31,000
Present percent by like to introduce ordnance 86, 2025 and suspend all rules.

854
00:58:31,000 --> 00:58:32,000
Second.

855
00:58:32,000 --> 00:58:42,000
Ordnance 86, 2025 has been introduced for suspension of rules by Councillor Smith and

856
00:58:42,000 --> 00:58:44,000
Seculated by Councillor Heck.

857
00:58:44,000 --> 00:58:49,000
Is there any comments?

858
00:58:49,000 --> 00:58:52,000
Ms. Wittis, would you please call the world?

859
00:58:52,000 --> 00:58:53,000
Morrison.

860
00:58:53,000 --> 00:58:54,000
Yes.

861
00:58:54,000 --> 00:58:56,000
Yes.

862
00:58:56,000 --> 00:58:57,000
Yes.

863
00:58:57,000 --> 00:58:58,000
Harcar.

864
00:58:58,000 --> 00:58:59,000
Yes.

865
00:58:59,000 --> 00:59:00,000
Fixing.

866
00:59:00,000 --> 00:59:01,000
Yes.

867
00:59:01,000 --> 00:59:02,000
Elmore.

868
00:59:02,000 --> 00:59:05,000
Yes.

869
00:59:05,000 --> 00:59:09,000
Ordnance 86, 2025 has had the rules suspended.

870
00:59:09,000 --> 00:59:10,000
Move.

871
00:59:10,000 --> 00:59:11,000
2.

872
00:59:11,000 --> 00:59:12,000
Second.

873
00:59:12,000 --> 00:59:18,000
Ordnance 86, 2025 has been moved for adoption by Councillor Smith.

874
00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:21,000
Thank you.

875
00:59:21,000 --> 00:59:24,000
Ordnance 86, 2025 has been adopted.

876
00:59:24,000 --> 00:59:28,000
We will now move to ordnance 87, 2025.

877
00:59:28,000 --> 00:59:33,000
This is authorizing the exemptions of one of the rules.

878
00:59:34,000 --> 00:59:35,000
Thank you.

879
00:59:35,000 --> 00:59:38,000
Ordnance 86, 2025 has been adopted.

880
00:59:38,000 --> 00:59:45,000
We will now move to ordnance 87, 2025.

881
00:59:45,000 --> 00:59:52,000
This is authorizing exemptions of one, 61, 09, A, vacation and sick leave.

882
00:59:52,000 --> 00:59:54,000
Credit carry over.

883
00:59:54,000 --> 00:59:55,000
Excuse me.

884
00:59:55,000 --> 01:00:00,000
1, 61, 09, A, for the.

885
01:00:00,000 --> 01:00:25,060
Court of Appeals.

886
01:00:25,060 --> 01:00:27,580
or Harcar any questions or comments?

887
01:00:27,580 --> 01:00:28,580
Yes.

888
01:00:28,580 --> 01:00:29,580
Yes.

889
01:00:29,580 --> 01:00:30,580
Yes.

890
01:00:30,580 --> 01:00:31,580
Yes.

891
01:00:31,580 --> 01:00:32,580
Yes.

892
01:00:32,580 --> 01:00:33,580
Smith.

893
01:00:33,580 --> 01:00:34,580
Yes.

894
01:00:34,580 --> 01:00:35,580
Harcar.

895
01:00:35,580 --> 01:00:36,580
Yes.

896
01:00:36,580 --> 01:00:37,580
Gixen.

897
01:00:37,580 --> 01:00:38,580
Yes.

898
01:00:38,580 --> 01:00:43,380
Orders 87, 2025, has had the rules suspended.

899
01:00:43,380 --> 01:00:46,580
Hasn't a part time would like to move to adopt second?

900
01:00:46,580 --> 01:00:53,120
Orders 87, 2025 has been moved for adoption by Councillor Hegg, seconded by Councillor

901
01:00:54,120 --> 01:00:57,360
Harcar any questions or comments?

902
01:00:57,360 --> 01:00:58,360
Yes.

903
01:00:58,360 --> 01:00:59,360
Yes.

904
01:00:59,360 --> 01:01:00,360
Harcar.

905
01:01:00,360 --> 01:01:01,360
Yes.

906
01:01:01,360 --> 01:01:02,360
Yes.

907
01:01:02,360 --> 01:01:03,360
Harcar.

908
01:01:03,360 --> 01:01:04,360
Yes.

909
01:01:04,360 --> 01:01:05,360
Gixen.

910
01:01:05,360 --> 01:01:06,360
Yes.

911
01:01:06,360 --> 01:01:07,360
Yes.

912
01:01:07,360 --> 01:01:08,360
Oh.

913
01:01:08,360 --> 01:01:09,360
Sorry.

914
01:01:09,360 --> 01:01:19,240
Orders 87, 2025 has been adopted by Councillor Hegg, seconded by Councillor Hegg.

915
01:01:19,240 --> 01:01:22,600
Now we will move to Orders 80, 2025.

916
01:01:23,600 --> 01:01:29,600
Oh, the agenda shows first reading, but this has been changed to Title O'Lay.

917
01:01:29,600 --> 01:01:36,600
Orders 88, 2025 to only authorizing and approving and amendment to the code of Title O'Lay.

918
01:01:36,600 --> 01:01:46,600
This is a city of Whitehall, 161 table of authorized personnel for the fiscal year 2025 and declaring an emergency.

919
01:01:46,600 --> 01:01:49,600
There again, that's been read by Title O'Lay.

920
01:01:50,600 --> 01:02:07,600
Oh, that's 89, 2025, allowing the mayor to enter into a contract with LHM, advisors for the purpose of developing a community comprehensive plan and park and recreation plan and declaring an emergency.

921
01:02:07,600 --> 01:02:11,600
This is, yeah.

922
01:02:11,600 --> 01:02:18,600
I'd like to introduce Orders 89, 2025, and move to the next couple of roles.

923
01:02:18,600 --> 01:02:19,600
Second.

924
01:02:19,600 --> 01:02:27,600
Orders 89, 2025 has been introduced for suspension of all rules by Councillor Hegg, seconded by Councillor Hegg.

925
01:02:27,600 --> 01:02:30,600
Any questions you're comments?

926
01:02:30,600 --> 01:02:33,600
Is there any questions for the role?

927
01:02:33,600 --> 01:02:34,600
More, sir.

928
01:02:34,600 --> 01:02:35,600
Yes.

929
01:02:35,600 --> 01:02:36,600
Yes.

930
01:02:36,600 --> 01:02:37,600
Yes.

931
01:02:37,600 --> 01:02:38,600
Yes.

932
01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:39,600
Harcar.

933
01:02:39,600 --> 01:02:40,600
Yes.

934
01:02:41,600 --> 01:02:45,600
There's been suspended on orders 89 and 2025.

935
01:02:45,600 --> 01:02:46,600
Move to adapt.

936
01:02:46,600 --> 01:02:47,600
Second.

937
01:02:47,600 --> 01:02:57,600
Orders 89, 2025 has been moved for adoption by Councillor Hegg, seconded by Councillor Hegg.

938
01:02:57,600 --> 01:03:00,600
Any questions your comments?

939
01:03:00,600 --> 01:03:02,600
Is there a switch for the role?

940
01:03:02,600 --> 01:03:06,600
More, sir.

941
01:03:06,600 --> 01:03:10,600
Yes. Smith. Yes. Harcar? Yes.

942
01:03:10,600 --> 01:03:12,600
Dickson? No.

943
01:03:12,600 --> 01:03:15,600
Tell more? Yes.

944
01:03:18,600 --> 01:03:28,600
Ordnance 89, 2025 has been amended with the help of the emergency calls.

945
01:03:28,600 --> 01:03:30,600
Receiving four votes.

946
01:03:31,600 --> 01:03:33,600
It's been adopted.

947
01:03:35,600 --> 01:03:37,600
I'll mess up again.

948
01:03:37,600 --> 01:03:39,600
It's been adopted.

949
01:03:39,600 --> 01:03:44,600
With that for the emergency calls. Sorry about that.

950
01:03:44,600 --> 01:03:48,600
Next is ordnance 90, 2025.

951
01:03:48,600 --> 01:03:52,600
It's resolving a tobacco,

952
01:03:52,600 --> 01:03:56,600
retail license appeal and declaring an emergency.

953
01:03:56,600 --> 01:03:57,600
It's present.

954
01:03:57,600 --> 01:04:00,600
I'd like to introduce ordnance 90, 2025,

955
01:04:00,600 --> 01:04:02,600
and move this suspension of all the rules.

956
01:04:02,600 --> 01:04:04,600
Second.

957
01:04:04,600 --> 01:04:07,600
Ornance 90, 2025 has been introduced.

958
01:04:07,600 --> 01:04:09,600
This has been all rules by Councillor Dickson,

959
01:04:09,600 --> 01:04:13,600
second by Councillor Smith, and comments your questions.

960
01:04:13,600 --> 01:04:15,600
This witness, please call the roll.

961
01:04:15,600 --> 01:04:16,600
Morrison. Yes.

962
01:04:16,600 --> 01:04:19,600
Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes.

963
01:04:19,600 --> 01:04:22,600
Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes.

964
01:04:22,600 --> 01:04:24,600
Elmore. Yes.

965
01:04:24,600 --> 01:04:29,600
Ordnance 90, 2025 has the rules suspended.

966
01:04:29,600 --> 01:04:31,600
Move to adopt, please.

967
01:04:31,600 --> 01:04:32,600
Second.

968
01:04:32,600 --> 01:04:37,600
Ornance 90, 2025 has been moved for adoption by Councillor Dickson,

969
01:04:37,600 --> 01:04:39,600
second by Councillor Smith.

970
01:04:39,600 --> 01:04:42,600
What is the police going to roll?

971
01:04:42,600 --> 01:04:44,600
Morrison. Yes.

972
01:04:44,600 --> 01:04:46,600
Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes.

973
01:04:46,600 --> 01:04:49,600
Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes.

974
01:04:49,600 --> 01:04:51,600
Elmore. Yes.

975
01:04:52,600 --> 01:04:55,600
Ordnance 90, 2025 has been adopted.

976
01:04:55,600 --> 01:05:00,600
Resolution 36, 2025.

977
01:05:00,600 --> 01:05:05,600
Resolving to approve then and now certificates.

978
01:05:05,600 --> 01:05:07,600
President Prostam, I'd like to introduce

979
01:05:07,600 --> 01:05:11,600
resolution 36, 2025, and move to the suspension of all rules.

980
01:05:11,600 --> 01:05:13,600
Second.

981
01:05:13,600 --> 01:05:17,600
Resolution 36, 2025 has been introduced by Councillor,

982
01:05:18,600 --> 01:05:20,600
second by Councillor Smith.

983
01:05:20,600 --> 01:05:22,600
Of course, suspension of rules.

984
01:05:22,600 --> 01:05:24,600
Any questions or comments?

985
01:05:24,600 --> 01:05:26,600
This witness, please call the roll.

986
01:05:26,600 --> 01:05:29,600
Morrison. Yes. Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes.

987
01:05:29,600 --> 01:05:32,600
Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes.

988
01:05:32,600 --> 01:05:35,600
Elmore. Yes.

989
01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:37,600
Ordnance 90, pardon me.

990
01:05:37,600 --> 01:05:40,600
Resolution 36, 2025 has been adopted.

991
01:05:40,600 --> 01:05:46,600
Resolution 36, 2025 has been moved for adoption by

992
01:05:47,600 --> 01:05:50,600
Councilor Elmore, second by Councilor Smith.

993
01:05:50,600 --> 01:05:53,600
What is the police call the roll?

994
01:05:53,600 --> 01:05:56,600
Morrison. Yes. Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes.

995
01:05:56,600 --> 01:06:00,600
Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes. Elmore. Yes.

996
01:06:00,600 --> 01:06:04,600
Resolution 36, 2025 has been adopted.

997
01:06:04,600 --> 01:06:08,600
Resolution 37, 2025.

998
01:06:08,600 --> 01:06:13,600
Authorizing the mayor to apply for an accept.

999
01:06:13,600 --> 01:06:16,600
Assistance for the Ohio Department of Natural.

1000
01:06:16,600 --> 01:06:21,600
Resolution 36, the Ohio Urban Forestry Grant program.

1001
01:06:21,600 --> 01:06:26,600
Mr. President, I would like to introduce resolution number 37,

1002
01:06:26,600 --> 01:06:30,600
2025 and move for the suspension of all rules. Second.

1003
01:06:30,600 --> 01:06:36,600
Resolution 37, 2025 has been moved for suspension of rules by Councilor Hick

1004
01:06:36,600 --> 01:06:41,600
and second by Councilor Elmore. Any questions or comments?

1005
01:06:42,600 --> 01:06:45,600
This is where the police call the roll? Morrison.

1006
01:06:45,600 --> 01:06:52,600
No. Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes. Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes.

1007
01:06:52,600 --> 01:06:55,600
Elmore. Yes.

1008
01:06:55,600 --> 01:06:59,600
Resolution 37, 2025 has been adopted.

1009
01:06:59,600 --> 01:07:02,600
Resolution 37, 2025 has been adopted.

1010
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Resolution 37, 2025 has been adopted.

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Resolution 37, 2025 has been adopted.

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He has been moved for adoption by Councilor Hick, second by Councilor Elmore.

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Mr. Smith. Yes. Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes.

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Elmore? Yes.

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Resolution 37, 2025 has been adopted.

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The final item on the agenda of night is resolution 38, 2025.

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It's accepting their mouth and rates as determined by the budget commission,

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authorizing necessary tax levies and certifying them to the county on earth.

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President Pro Temot like to introduce resolution 38, 2025 and move for suspension of all rules.

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Resolution 38, 2025 has been introduced by Councilor Elmore.

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Seconded by Councilor Harcar.

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First suspension of rules. Any questions or comments?

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This is where the police call the roll?

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Of Morrison. Yes. Heck. Yes. Smith. Yes. Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes. Elmore? Yes.

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Resolution 38, 2025 has been adopted.

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Resolution 38, 2025 has been moved for adoption by Councilor Elmore.

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Seconded by Councilor Harcar.

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Mr. Smith. Yes. Harcar? Yes. Dickson? Yes. Elmore? Yes.

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Resolution 38, 2025 has been adopted.

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We're now moved to our second public.

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We want to the ground to wish you come up and speak.

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Seeing none, we will move to...

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I'm happy that.

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Community date board of which Mr. Harcar says she has nothing.

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Harmar Smith. Yes. Harcar, please.

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There is the Ethiopian New Year's celebration on Saturday from 3 to 7.

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Over with the White Hole Wine, please join us at your able.

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And the first football game, what's not for dad? May or now Saturday earlier?

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Good, good, good, come back there.

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Yes. That's all we have to do.

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We're not having to worry about that.

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We're not having to worry about that.

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Boxing registration and the whole concept that we have to have.

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Visit a person-rex website. There are having registration.

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What do you care about?

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So this?

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Then we can move on to Polk Council.

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We will start with councilor.

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Thank you, President Pertan.

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Thank you, everybody. That is watching.

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Thank you, too.

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That came in tonight.

1053
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Thank you, Richard, for getting us a move.

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Public it is not always easy.

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So we do appreciate that.

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And that's really all I have for tonight.

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Thank you. Next is councilor Smith.

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Thank you, President Pertan.

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Thank you for those there today.

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This evening, watching live, or we'll watch later this week.

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Thank you for your kind words, Mayor Vivance.

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I was just doing my due diligence, but I'm glad you know,

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a stroke of cord we had a great conversation.

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So if anybody would like to learn more information, I highly encourage you to call them.

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We had a great conversation.

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I asked some questions about overall staffing and what efforts have already been done.

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I asked some pretty tough questions and we had a really good conversation about what

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the future of this new department could look like.

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And that's all.

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I'm going to use certain sweet.

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Thank you. That's what's left. Next is councilor Park.

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Thank you, President Pertan. Thank you for coming in tonight.

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Thank you Mr. Collins for getting up and speaking and welcome to City Council.

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You're always welcome to come in.

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I don't really have a lot from this evening either.

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I do want to thank the Mayor for sharing some information about the neighborhoods.

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Thank you, folks, for Smith, for meeting with him and getting further discussion going.

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And I look forward to hearing what comes next.

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Other than that, we'll have a great evening.

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Thank you. Next is councilor Dickson.

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Thank you, President Pertan.

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Morrison.

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Thank you to the two attendees here this evening.

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And Mr. Collins.

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Yes.

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Yes.

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Thank you for coming in and welcome to a White House welcome to the City Council.

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And of course, all those watching from home.

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Well, keep it fairly short tonight.

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I had two things that I wanted to share with everyone.

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One of them had to do when I was discussing grants and taxes and how this country is

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Interrobable debt and everything else.

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And I found this quote from Calvin Cooler, which kind of summed it up.

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I want to share it, I think, two weeks ago when I had forgotten.

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So here I share it tonight.

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President Cooler said, I favor the policy of economy, not because I wish to save money, but because I wish to save people.

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The men and women of this country who toil are the ones who bear the cost of the government.

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Every dollar that we carelessly waste means that their lives will be so much more maker.

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And that kind of got to the heart of that.

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The other thing I wanted to share was something from the blog post that I used to run, White House Watch blog.

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And two weeks ago there was some inferences made here.

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And I happened to come across this piece that I had written and posted on September 25th, 2017, eight years ago.

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And I thought it was important to read and share with everyone.

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So these are my thoughts from September 25th, 2017.

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And they come from a blog that when I was running for office that year, things that I wish list for my time on Calvin.

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Of course I didn't win that year but nevertheless this is one of them.

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This is number eight and it's pretty important.

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Number eight insists on increased awareness of diversity in the movements of city events and such.

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And I write while I grew up in the White Hall of the 60s and 70s, where it was 99.5% white.

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I also lived in New York City in LA for 17 years, where white was just one of several racial distinctions.

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Growing up in a majority white community, I found it refreshing and wonderful to be surrounded by so much rich, racial, ethnic and cultural diversity.

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Dominicans and Africans and Spaniards and Columbians and Islanders etc.

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That all brought their unique selves to the table of experience and life.

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New York City, who are used to a rich diversity of peoples, are very comfortable with all their citizens.

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Everybody is celebrated and appreciated each and their own way and is a whole too.

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Here in White Hall, I feel a lack of comfortability with diversity from our city in various ways.

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For my experience in New York City in LA, it feels non-inclusive and off-putting.

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Whether it was the harsh blanket criticism of the common royal landing neighborhood, where many people of color who didn't cause problems,

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also, and who were forced out of their homes, or the distinct lack of diverse choices of music at the various free concert venues.

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Currently, it's primarily always country music or 70s rock tribute bands.

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It seems like stuff that those in charge enjoy, regardless of whether a broader scope of people would enjoy or attend it.

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How about something for the Samanians or the Senegalese didn't?

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They made what about the Latinos, how about a festival or ban celebrating one of their cultures. It must feel terribly dismissive to some citizens to never have their particular niche of humanity celebrated and made to feel specifically, excuse me, to feel specifically welcome by their own town.

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The point is, I feel a lack of thought in regard to diversity of city events separates the citizenry. Whitehall is what it is now, not what it once, once, from eight years ago I wrote down.

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As such, we need to acknowledge more of the reality of the current us and display it more in the events and such that we put on and enjoy.

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It's my hope to keep an eye on and speak up about and defend this position when decisions are discussed and made.

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And that's all I have, Mr. President, for example.

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Thank you, Councilor Nixon. We will now move to Councilor Elmo.

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Thank you, President President. I want to thank our viewers and those that are in attendance.

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Thank you, Mr. Collins, for coming and being a part of local government. Hope to see you again. Hope you get involved.

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And I'm sure you will find a conversation with the mayor regarding the healthy communities, the neighborhood communities, very informative.

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The mayor spoke about his report, healthy families from healthy communities. I could not agree more.

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The healthier we are as a family, the more we get back and we retain as a community and can assist other community members.

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As we grow, we need a plan of action, a road map, and this city is evolving. It's multicultural, it's multigenerational.

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We are considered a melting pot. And although we are mid to lower income, we need to, we really are in desperate need of meeting the needs of those people in the different wars and the neighborhoods.

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So that they don't feel like one area is better than the other.

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They take, they look at their own communities and wars as a wonderful place to live and we want to make sure that we are promoting that all over.

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And so I say that to say, without a vision, the people perish. We don't have a vision. We go back to nostalgia. We don't have anything to hang our hat on.

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And we are not like other cities. As a matter of fact, we don't have all of the amenities and all of the different things that larger cities have, or cities that have more money like an upper Arlington, or Reynoldsburg, or New Albany.

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Those are separate and distinct. What we should be focusing on is a neighborhood and a city in which we live to make it a better place to live.

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And to ensure that we have people that we meet the needs of those people that live in our city so that they become healthy and contribute to the city called Whitehall.

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And I am happy to be here almost 15 years now. And I don't think I would choose another place to live because of all of the amenities, all of the culture and just the growth that is happening here in Whitehall.

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And so thank you Mayor for your vision. Thank you Council for seeing the vision ahead and moving in that direction.

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And my hope is that all counselors will come on board to see what the vision is for the city, not like not what it was, not what it is, but what it has the potential to be. And that's all I have.

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Thank you, Councilor.

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Now more. I guess I would do that last bit of a talk. I would like to thank Mr. Wittis for her patience.

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Thank you very much. Thank Mr. Collins for his participation. It's always to be able to see the faces here and new participants.

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I would like to thank those at home for watching and thank the administration of Council for their patience with me today.

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If there's nothing else before this Council, I will bear it 749.