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Auditor Phillips told the council that February reports have been distributed and staff is compiling information needed for the upcoming audit. \"The February reports have been distributed, and our auditor staff is diligently working on compiling all the information that's needed for the upcoming audit,\" Phillips said.

Treasurer Ramsey reminded residents that April 15 is the city's tax filing deadline and said Ohio law requires mandatory income tax filing; the treasurer also reported investment earnings. Ramsey said the city earned interest on its invested funds last year on roughly $20 million in investments and gave the interest figure in the meeting record as about $637,000. \"That is based upon the return that we are getting on the roughly 20 million dollars that we have invested,\" Ramsey said.

Councilmembers scheduled committee meetings for mid‑March: Finance chair Councilmember Dimbinsky called a finance committee meeting for March 17 at 7:15 p.m. and members set other committee start times and dates during the meeting. Councilmember Gaminski scheduled an ordinance committee meeting for March 17 at 7:05 p.m.

Under agenda requests, the clerk read two ordinances to be placed on future agendas: (1) an ordinance to solicit bids for water pollution control center UV system upgrades (agenda item 25-12; details not specified) and (2) an ordinance to stream city meetings on the city's website and make agendas and minutes available online (agenda item 25-13; details not specified). Council did not take formal action on those ordinances at the March 10 meeting.

There was no extended discussion or public comment recorded on these items, and the council later accepted the administration reports by voice vote.

The meeting record does not include detailed budget allocations for the UV project, vendor names for streaming or UV upgrades, or a timeline for implementation; those details were not specified in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Amherst - Regular Meeting - Mar 10, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Amherst officials on March 10 presented routine financial reports, reminded residents of the April 15 tax-filing deadline, and listed upcoming committee meetings and agenda items including a solicitation for UV system upgrade bids and a proposed ordinance to stream city meetings online.","taxTitle","Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio","taxId",72391,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6643414,"Amherst council adopts measures allowing online auction sales of surplus city property",104,176000,280000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2532467-05038a45cbae20c3722137d6f46dae14&start=176&end=280","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2532467-05038a45cbae20c3722137d6f46dae14/thumbnail_176000.jpg","/articles/6643414/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Amherst-council-adopts-measures-allowing-online-auction-sales-of-surplus-city-property","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6643414-204f9854b564a7a27c3c3d7b6aa8429e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206170&Signature=JF0bJhHk0y63zbIK6WWpem69fzYvMOXo8GGmR06vflaxXTcMgp4kIc7UOfSx5ti6EqosmkseqzxWHOCEkRX8hUz~d-0z~uhJxUEDawCprDQCi4TirnvSZfOO8IWu57dDH2yAj2UI~3FRNEjl7QFvfwK0g3l-7oyLuNr7BCgEC~iTrsloehgbqxVxnuAy2GuKprk7lTQ~Q2Rb~RbUup5pIQw5Cyew3eMWoDEDMxs8l12rJ0KbehX83ythKzIlWfM3xkNuRxtR66ZKqmXTjubz5QYdi46TR17a-dZ5k38jrscY0f8fY19bX0ZqOKdrKFWMcnGhodM4~lNXHbtqiD4ocw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Amherst City Council on March 10 adopted two measures that authorize the city to sell surplus personal property by Internet auction and to set a minimum estimated value threshold for such sales.

Councilmember Janek moved to suspend the three-reading rule so the resolution authorizing Internet auctions of municipally owned personal property could be adopted on first reading; the motion was seconded and the suspension passed by roll call. Councilmember Dembinski then moved to adopt the resolution; the motion was seconded and adopted. The clerk recorded the outcome as passing by a 7-0 vote. The resolution authorizes sale of municipally owned personal property through calendar year 2029 by Internet auction and was declared an emergency.

Immediately afterward the council took the same expedited steps on a companion ordinance that authorizes the safety service director to sell through 2029 municipally owned personal property with an estimated value of $1,000 or more by Internet auction, also declared an emergency. Council moved to suspend the three-reading rule, the suspension passed by roll call, and the ordinance was adopted on first reading by a recorded vote the clerk reported as 7-0; the ordinance was entered as O-25-06.

Both measures cite state law as the authorizing statute. The agenda and roll-call language references the Revised Code provision governing disposition of municipal property (transcribed as \"RC 721.15(d)\").

Council actions were procedural and brief: each measure was advanced by a motion to suspend the rules to allow adoption on a single night, then adopted after roll-call votes. No extended debate or public comment on the measures is recorded in the meeting transcript.

The adopted measures allow the city to use online auction platforms to dispose of surplus items the city determines are \"not needed for public use\" or are \"obsolete or unfit for the use for which they were acquired,\" and set an explicit dollar threshold for items subject to the ordinance. The emergency declarations permit immediate effect rather than waiting the customary waiting period for ordinances and resolutions.

The council did not provide details in the meeting about which specific types of property would be sold online, what Internet auction vendor(s) might be used, or how proceeds will be appropriated; those specifics were not specified in the transcript.","On March 10, 2025, the Amherst City Council suspended rules and adopted a resolution and an ordinance authorizing the sale of municipally owned personal property by Internet auction through 2029, and setting a $1,000 threshold for certain sales. Both measures were adopted on first reading by recorded voice roll call and declared emergencies.","actionData","errors"]

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Amherst council receives auditor, treasurer reports; announces upcoming bids and meeting schedule

Amherst council adopts measures allowing online auction sales of surplus city property