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Ordinance 2025-04 was introduced to submit to city electors a proposed amendment to Article V, Section 5.02, concerning the powers and duties of the city manager and how contracts and agreements are ratified. The ordinance would allow certain contracts or agreements to be ratified by resolution rather than requiring an ordinance; the measure retains that franchise agreements must be adopted by ordinance. The introduction passed on a recorded roll call.

Ordinance 2025-05 was introduced to submit to electors a proposed amendment to Article IX, Section 9.01, relating to nomination petition language; the change would strike a sentence requiring that the candidate's signature and an acceptance statement appear on each petition copy. The introduction passed on a recorded roll call.

A third ordinance, 2025-06, was introduced for design and scheduled for public hearing and action on Feb. 18; its subject was establishing compensation for an acting department council (details and public hearing set for the next regular meeting).

No substantive debate altered the text of the introduced measures at the meeting. Recorded roll-call votes were taken on the introductions; the clerk recorded affirmative votes sufficient to advance the measures to public hearing as required by the city charter.

Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 2025-04 (amend Article V, Sec. 5.02): introduced; roll-call vote recorded; outcome: advanced for submission to electors.
- Ordinance 2025-05 (amend Article IX, Sec. 9.01): introduced; roll-call vote recorded; outcome: advanced for submission to electors.
- Ordinance 2025-06 (establish acting department compensation): introduced for design; public hearing and action set for Feb. 18, 2025.

Ending: Each introduced charter amendment will move to the next steps in the ordinance process and appear in the city’s codification and upcoming public-notice materials; public hearings and final votes will determine whether measures are placed before voters.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Council Meeting - February 3rd, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its Jan. 21 meeting the New Carlisle City Council introduced two charter amendment ordinances and scheduled one ordinance for a later public hearing; introductions passed by recorded vote.","taxTitle","City of New Carlisle, Clark County, Ohio","taxId",72343,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6345445,"City council rejects motion to allow firearm carry in city buildings after insurance concerns",551,1313000,1864000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249169-3140a125bfaf50fd40043f89a306072e&start=1313&end=1864","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249169-3140a125bfaf50fd40043f89a306072e/thumbnail_1313000.jpg","/articles/6345445/Ohio/City-council-rejects-motion-to-allow-firearm-carry-in-city-buildings-after-insurance-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345445-21fb1201e641edc591daf7b4d355b4f0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770748719&Signature=CargKRKKlzD~scz3nGCV6abjy2GAIAGoLoI1yoiKgb0axWHByQ4momEGDmKIV7ZgLX0DhBPIu~GNebErpv3thnYimtQUCXdmM4Tm52HvRcyPQbZXPFpFuDnLbY85~nsj-63dVfE1duxYKBpXHkEOKefwYDRe2HMMHSB1X0tEaG31M9PWI2RD-q~X20msORNfvAIdafm~E3DlKTETq7wMZvz07Zp4m6xNyve0L1GALqGdyYhQRd5JeQFWzwD9J6N924Ui7sNLcbuMIrYnnMU1Uky8j1jldnCsBb8tcMXJi9Xnesl~TdD6BHwblEFeaFOYOZqTQbRj8WOhxfmPYxPqHw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of New Carlisle council on Jan. 21 rejected a motion to allow firearms to be carried in city buildings, after an extended discussion about insurance, legal exposure and employee comfort.

Council members voted 3–4 on the motion to permit firearm carry in city buildings. Mayor Cook, Councilman Bond and Vice Mayor Abelston voted yes; Councilwoman Grove, Councilman Schamey, Councilwoman Wright and Councilman Lindsay voted no. The chair announced: \"So failed.\"

Council discussion and the city manager's report centered on insurance exposure and legal risk. The city manager said two large insurers declined to add firearm‑exposure coverage for municipalities and that a specialty insurer that would write the coverage quoted about a 25% premium increase (the manager described it as a roughly $25,000 annual premium estimate for the city). He also referenced a recent case in Lebanon, Ohio, saying the municipality \"did win, but I think that cost them 27,000 or more,\" and noted that suits and defense costs can trigger immediate insurance-defense obligations and later premium increases.

Several council members and members of the public raised employee-safety and public-safety concerns. Some council members asked for additional legal analysis from the law director (named Jake in discussion) and recommended surveying employees and relevant unions about whether staff would be comfortable with the change. A council member asked whether the city’s law director would incur additional legal costs if the city defended policy changes; the manager said there would likely be costs but did not specify an amount.

Before the vote, one council member said she wanted \"more information from Jake,\" and other members of council and public commentators urged caution because of employee safety and potential litigation. The council did not amend legislation during the meeting; after the vote, members asked staff to gather additional information and input from employees and unions.

Ending: The motion failed and no ordinance or policy change was adopted; council members directed staff to obtain additional legal advice, insurance estimates, and employee/unions input before any future proposal is advanced to ordinance.
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At a City Council meeting, the sheriff — who took office Jan. 6 and spoke during the council’s public session — described heavy early overtime and said his office is recruiting deputies and reassigning staff to reduce recurring overtime expenses. \"Last year, Clark County Sheriff's Office spent $1,330,000 in overtime,\" he said.

The sheriff said about 70% of overtime costs are outside dispatch and that the department plans to “beef up” road patrols to reduce forced overtime. He told the council the department will staff 10 officers per shift in road patrols across the county and maintain a minimum four-person regular road-patrol staffing to avoid chronic overtime. \"If I'm spending a million dollars in overtime,\" he said, \"it would be perfectly feasible for me to hire 4 deputies ... and save that $400,000 and create a situation where the overtime is not going to be so prominent.\"

The sheriff also reported the county jail — built in 1980 and with a design capacity of 184 beds — now averages roughly 195 inmates and cannot meet current minimum jail standards because of the physical plant. He said a feasibility study concluded renovating the existing facility would be more expensive than building a new jail. \"We are looking to build a new facility,\" he told the council, estimating a new jail could cost about $100,000,000 for the physical structure plus 20–25% in soft costs; he said an earlier estimate four or five years ago was about $50,000,000.

The sheriff said the new facility being considered would require at least a 10-acre site and would be sized for roughly 300–435 beds, depending on program and court space included. He said additions such as medical or programming space increase both construction and long-term operating costs and that an advisory group of local judges, probation, and police representatives is helping shape the plan.

Council members asked about whether the old jail would remain in use; the sheriff said the plan is not to keep the old facility because it cannot be made to meet current standards, and that the property would likely be razed and repurposed. He estimated the roster of deputies with arrest authority at roughly 100.

The sheriff requested ongoing communication with the council and said he planned regular reports. He also described short-term measures to reduce overtime by restoring proactive patrols and filling road-patrol vacancies so deputies are less likely to be repeatedly ordered in for extra shifts.

Ending: The council discussion raised staffing and long-range facility needs but did not produce a vote or formal direction on the jail; the sheriff said he will return to council for updates and that the jail planning will include financing steps such as a bond process that the department expects to pursue.","The county sheriff told the New Carlisle City Council that overtime costs topped $1.33 million last year and that the department is hiring deputies while studying sites and financing for a new jail.","actionData","errors"]

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