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The fire chief told council that the department completed its first full year of first-responder operations and that EMS-related runs now account for nearly 80% of calls. “Last year was our first year where we did all 12 months with first responder... we’ve tripled the number of incidents per year,” the chief said, noting a sharp rise in EMS work compared with earlier years. The department also reported improved response times (about one minute faster on average) and expanded commercial inspection and training activity.

The mayor said the city and the fire chief previously agreed with county EMS to have county dispatch send Bryan’s first responders to 911 calls handled by the county’s central 911 system. The mayor said the city sold a lightly used ambulance after a major mechanical repair would not have been cost effective and that county EMS has asked the city to pilot a plan in which a county-owned ambulance could be placed in the firehouse and used by city crews. The mayor emphasized that council approval of a drafted MOU would be required before any county ambulance would be used to transport patients from Bryan’s firehouse.

“We want to make sure that we have a really good plan before we just roll something out,” the mayor said, adding that training arrangements and medical oversight are being coordinated: the city’s training officer can be trained by the EMS team so recertification can happen locally.

Council members asked whether the change would increase call volume or require more hires or vehicles. The chief said the immediate answer was no, though some operational changes are possible and staff will monitor how the arrangement develops. He also described apparatus needs: the department is assembling a truck committee and expects to seek grant funding and replacement of aging vehicles; a combined rescue/engine vehicle was discussed with a rough cost estimate now above $1 million and delivery timelines of roughly three years.

The mayor and chief said that any operational changes to run county ambulances from Bryan facilities would be governed by an MOU drafted by prosecutors and approved by council before it takes effect.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Bryan City Council Meeting - Bryan, Ohio - 02/17/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The fire department reported increased first-responder and EMS runs; the mayor said the city has an agreement for county dispatch of first responders and described a potential 90-day plan to run county-owned ambulances, contingent on an MOU and council approval.","taxTitle","Bryan City Council, Bryan, Williams, Ohio","taxId",72242,"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},6320695,"Bryan adopts amended 2025 annual appropriation ordinance, declares emergency",41,399000,440000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b&start=399&end=440","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b/thumbnail_399000.jpg","/articles/6320695/Ohio/Bryan-adopts-amended-2025-annual-appropriation-ordinance-declares-emergency","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320695-ba71b06e0c8a7c28afdc9f7879407988/orig.mp4?Expires=1771004970&Signature=QbKm5y8zs1nRyYY5N0BT3ft~KW5cQudfMFPeDLj-7zV4rpAW4e0thiqeYXeTMZzCSYZkX3GAX5YhkiAJTlkVME~uj0Tq244n2zD9oaVWquOKnv~~I1zZgPX~3ZCrBBzVxjJ1l6PmMe1HVQ-f2AtFTQJiPC7Z-2cbU9nnW6JR5yjT1701fWcY1or36K7iW2We2mV-KSnXkqEtr2xZCzC-e5jccw2Uwv9OoaFPbqRIRrdTlcwcbYW8VdqG0qC0nYrx2TOr2-jTh6sFo0j1dNSTTUwaS5lFXRmDJx90yBzfFrkwRHnuURi51sCasg2z-e3DyBW5KpK48U3nRnjHDThOVg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bryan City Council voted Feb. 17 to adopt an amended annual appropriation ordinance for the 2025 fiscal year, declaring an emergency to authorize immediate spending of funds recently accepted by the city and insurance proceeds from a vehicle accident.

Ordinance No. 5-20-25 provides for annual appropriations for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, and amends the existing appropriation to authorize expenditure of funds accepted by the city and insurance money received after a city vehicle owned by the Street Department was involved in an accident. The ordinance was presented by the Clerk-Treasurer and described by staff as an amended appropriation item that would allow Parks and other departments to access recently accepted monies.

Council suspended the rules and moved to adopt the ordinance under the emergency declaration. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

Council members noted the specific damaged vehicle was a Street Department pickup rather than a police cruiser. The adoption allows administrative staff to appropriate and expend the funds as described in the ordinance.","Council adopted Ordinance No. 5-20-25 amending annual appropriations for fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, to authorize expenditures for recently accepted funds and insurance proceeds for a damaged city vehicle.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320699,"Bryan Council accepts $5.43 million in donations for amphitheater fund",45,134000,179000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b&start=134&end=179","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b/thumbnail_134000.jpg","/articles/6320699/Ohio/Bryan-Council-accepts-543-million-in-donations-for-amphitheater-fund","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320699-dbd3eee0b8c4c9dc67cb7c4698c8e903/orig.mp4?Expires=1771004970&Signature=Opb6J-HMqE-9WRVtYT-ilFmBS5cLM-f9uXnOnUcI4v-8QFi6sF-WVyVvs-9wAANqBJgjPYIElHWeduZzHU7oNLzwNin0P4uNJw1Z4UOLaG8Vp6V9JrD2~8mBrgfAClvHUrhwsDAHUVmTWUpunUoEhGzYxygsCq6XeK6UFvrOMfjbi8H37iE~Z59CEGJ2NAulTwIW733IlSo9mfqx~XdUy7nB36Ie6PDr8ucdl19sEqi1TYj7ssyIGh2OAeWEZ3PRyvjf4DxsAF0AXci13DDuzzLa3PttHd2VQHXr9Z~n3LKLgsK3mHC1AAjnVRwB7k~qtnYf3~wrWOj75O7nTDerhQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bryan City Council on Feb. 17 approved Resolution No. 132025 to accept a donation package to support the city amphitheater and to add donor names to the amphitheater account.

A Parks and Recreation representative asked the council to approve the resolution so Parks and Rec could have the donated funds appropriated into the amphitheater line. The representative also asked the council to add 14 additional donors to donor recognition for amphitheater events.

The council approved the resolution by unanimous voice vote after a motion and second. One council member queried the spelling of names on the donor list and staff said the clerk’s office would verify correct spellings before publication.

The resolution authorizes the acceptance of the funds; appropriation of the money into the Parks and Recreation budget will occur as part of the appropriation process.","Council voted to accept a donation package and add donors to the amphitheater line item so Parks and Recreation can access funds after appropriation.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6320704,"Bryan authorizes bids and grant applications for multiple water, sewer and street projects",276,279000,555000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b&start=279&end=555","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2355115-e10a66c7c8c940816c5a1d5f4909501b/thumbnail_279000.jpg","/articles/6320704/Ohio/Bryan-authorizes-bids-and-grant-applications-for-multiple-water-sewer-and-street-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6320704-39d7dd47b26ed3b83a8e44cf5ecb6bd2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771004970&Signature=XVooysv8OM4Kq3KvoL0LUQJiJy-rmdZV3f-eQZOWHWlPVFsvpjy8RU6yHajXxjNYT~bhocP295O2QLnrqqwkM7jOkvOlrvBKIMPMPfGk42Tmin5N3Xg-eWW2vNrqjC1FxXi9f3h4bS0MlPlImG6WjBcM6FimRLrXR~X~UukDKredberd15Nyw5s0gkAsSJ3yjRdzbH1YoCBfgryrzmxB0jmQnRnupvXdNtEhF-ujzuZ-yJJnA6BGIphSuRKZQK5bD61SQAf9FxeIah8BmWxjgFf7rZf06f13sLWi~D8nttDrqfSUlkYp~7pPD~yALeJ-av4FF~28ZoI9IlJbuzu4YQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Bryan City Council on Feb. 17 authorized staff to advertise bids for a waterline replacement on East Mulberry Street and approved city applications for community project grant funding to support additional water, sewer and street work.

The city passed Resolution No. 142025 authorizing the Clerk-Treasurer to advertise for bids on the East Mulberry Street waterline replacement project, a roughly $600,000 job for which the city has secured $275,000 in grant funding. The council also approved Resolution No. 152025 giving the city engineer permission to apply for community project funds for a South Portland Street waterline replacement (Center to South) and a separate sanitary sewer project, each described by staff as roughly $1 million projects that may require 10%–20% local matching funds.

City staff said the East Mulberry project will be advertised now but will not be awarded until the grant agreement is executed; staff expect the agreement around July and plan to award after that. “ORC says we need to award the project within 30 days. We’re putting a specification in there that says we are not going to award it in 30 days. We’re going to award it after July,” the project manager said. He said construction inspection will be handled by Bryan Municipal Utilities and that the utilities office will take the lead on prevailing-wage compliance because BMU is funding the work.

Council members pressed for schedule and material-availability details. Staff said some waterline fittings can take six to nine months to obtain and that completion of the East Mulberry project is expected this calendar year, with a tentative completion date around Nov. 1 depending on material availability.

On the community project applications, staff described the South Portland scope as a 2,600-foot waterline replacement from Center to South Street. Because the street is not in a low-to-moderate-income (LMI) area, staff said the community project funding is a better match than critical-infrastructure grants that target LMI neighborhoods. The city will seek to pair water and pavement work where possible to strengthen grant applications; Bryan Municipal Utilities will handle the water portion and the city will handle street work if the grant is awarded.

Both resolutions were approved following motions to suspend the rules where required. Council members voted unanimously on the items at the meeting.

The approvals allow staff to proceed with procurement and grant applications but leave award and final funding commitments contingent on executed grant agreements and further administrative steps.","Council approved advertising for bids on the East Mulberry waterline replacement and authorized staff to apply for community project funding for water and sewer work on South Portland and other streets, with award timing tied to grant agreements.","actionData","errors"]

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