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The council moved an ordinance authorizing an increase in appropriations in the income-tax department for a full-time income-tax office clerk to a second reading. The motion to send item 6a to second reading passed on a roll-call vote of 5-0. The council likewise advanced an amendment to City of Amherst Ordinance O-22-55, updating wage rates and benefits for certain full-time nonbargaining employees, to a second reading on a unanimous vote. Separately, an ordinance to stream city meetings and make agendas and minutes available on the city website was moved to a third reading and passed 5-0.

The council accepted the consent agenda, which included minutes from the March 24 regular meeting and finance-committee minutes from April 7 and April 14, by a 5-0 voice vote. The council also acknowledged receipt of the City of Amherst Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) report for 2024; that acknowledgement passed 5-0.

Council scheduling and committee actions were a significant part of the meeting's business. Councilmembers set a finance committee meeting for Monday, April 21, at 7 p.m. to take up two items: a resolution (filed as 25-17) authorizing the mayor to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation winter road-salt contract for 2025–26 and an ordinance (filed as 25-14) to create a tax-increment financing (TIF) district for Dewey Road improvements. Councilmembers also discussed holding a special council meeting to consider the Dewey Road TIF and related items that were not finalized at the April 14 meeting.

In committee scheduling, the Police & Fire Committee requested returning the city’s noise ordinance to committee review. Several councilmembers and administration staff noted the need to notify impacted taxing jurisdictions before adopting a TIF; according to the report to the council, notices were sent last week to Amherst Exempted School District and the joint vocational school, and the 45-day notice period precedes adoption.

Administration reports included a staff update that the city participated in an audit by the Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund and that the Ohio Auditor of State reviewed the submitted census and pensionable wage data for the year ending Dec. 31, 2023. The auditor’s communication stated, in the administration’s words, that management’s assertions related to the accuracy and completeness of that data “are fairly stated in all material respects.”

The council adjourned at 7:29 p.m.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda (minutes of 03/24/2025; finance committee minutes 04/07/2025 and 04/14/2025): approved, 5-0.
- Item 6a — Ordinance to increase appropriations in income-tax department (full-time income-tax office clerk): sent to second reading, 5-0.
- Item 6b — Ordinance amending O-22-55 (wage rates/benefits for full-time nonbargaining employees): sent to second reading, 5-0.
- Item 7a — Ordinance to stream city meetings and post agendas/minutes online: sent to third reading, 5-0.
- Acknowledgment of City of Amherst Community Improvement Corporation report for 2024: acknowledged, 5-0.

Meeting logistics and next steps: finance committee will meet April 21 at 7 p.m. to consider the ODOT salt contract resolution (25-17) and the Dewey Road TIF ordinance (25-14). The council discussed scheduling a special council meeting to consider the Dewey Road TIF prior to adoption.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Amherst - Regular Meeting - Apr 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Amherst City Council on April 14 voted 5-0 to advance three ordinances to later readings, approved the consent agenda and acknowledged the City of Amherst Community Improvement Corporation report for 2024.","taxTitle","Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio","taxId",72391,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6605345,"Republic closes South Main transfer station; city says yard and bulk pickup will continue",0,972000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987057-816f399e8648396abca128184fd85551&start=972&end=972","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987057-816f399e8648396abca128184fd85551/thumbnail_972000.jpg","/articles/6605345/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Republic-closes-South-Main-transfer-station-city-says-yard-and-bulk-pickup-will-continue","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6605345-759d621d2bcced0c603b60342f9462bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1775813597&Signature=UNG-FeQC8I4HtPp5K7LL9KpjzCIDQDm-GMb01OViOXdjed63DLR84O5NWaDRWh1Mi2wBiau8P1NZ131jZXbozaajMmkxNcnM-ktZHXYOPwCP-l~FPYz8FsnZTV8NbOwW3CVoNpnlEyF~YYh6nf-X8d3OuQX4zxkEnSju4wRSax7LvnPBkPy22pGvhiEAqRfrB-3WFDT~do25eLITW3abzCxaQ~k8yJGcy17dLdqJyyKzwDb9nyr6pwtdx6g0DDZ1S4cQGmkHKOXlh0qMXP3cxfbbjl9cnYSI8sOG-2AoUgCY49d9rukTtA7f~v0eYauMCZAttb7vTwrBIQlBFPb45Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City administration told the Amherst City Council on April 14 that Republic has closed the municipal transfer station on South Main Street, just south of the Turnpike, because a local bridge closure has made access difficult.

Administrative staff member Picor told the council that Republic and the mayor’s office concluded it was best to close the site and rely on curbside collection for yard refuse and bulk pickups. “I would think that bridge is gonna keep it closed for this entire summer,” Picor said, adding that the company plans to continue curbside services and that the transfer station might reopen next year \"as far as I know now.\" The council did not take a formal vote on the closure; the report was delivered as part of routine administration updates.

Picor also reported that notices required for the proposed Dewey Road tax-increment financing district were sent last week to the Amherst Exempted School District and the joint vocational school, starting the 45-day notice period ahead of possible adoption. That administrative item was reported separately from the transfer-station update.

Impact and next steps: residents who normally use the South Main transfer station should expect continued curbside yard and bulk pickups; the administration did not provide a precise reopening date for the transfer station. The city indicated it will continue discussions with Republic and monitor bridge-repair timelines.","City staff reported that Republic has closed the transfer station on South Main Street because a nearby bridge closure is preventing access. The city will continue curbside yard and bulk collections; reopening of the site is uncertain and may not occur until next year, according to administration staff.","actionData","errors"]

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Amherst council advances wage, clerk and meeting-streaming ordinances; schedules TIF and salt contract meetings

Republic closes South Main transfer station; city says yard and bulk pickup will continue