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Miller told the council that the amended provision, which he said \"went into effect April 3,\" allows a public-law-enforcement agency to charge for the soft costs of reviewing, redacting and preparing video footage for public release. Under the statutory framework Miller described, the law permits a charge of up to $75 per hour of produced video footage, with a maximum of $750 per request.

Miller said the amendment also permits agencies to provide an estimate within five days of receiving a request and to require payment of that estimate before beginning production. \"This law does balance the considerations and say yes the labor time that's spent doing this is worthwhile of being remunerated,\" Miller said, describing why the legislature authorized the change.

City Manager and council members discussed practical implications. The manager noted that actual total-compensation costs for an officer reviewing footage already exceed $50 per hour and that if overtime or after-hours work is required the effective hourly cost will be higher; he said the city currently absorbs such costs. He suggested there may be administrative options short of charging the full statutory maximum, and council members asked staff to collect concrete usage data from the police department to inform policy.

Council members and staff raised additional points:

- Requests are common enough to generate recurring work for records staff; even short clips can require multiple reviews to ensure proper face blurring and sensitive redactions.

- The amendment treats media requesters the same as private individuals; media organizations would be subject to the same fee framework unless the city chooses otherwise.

- The law gives local councils latitude: a municipality may adopt a master fee schedule or a public-records policy that sets the fee level, waivers and discretionary criteria; the council previously delegated public-records policy authority to the municipal public-records commission, which affects how the city might implement any fee.

Council direction and next steps: Council members asked staff to return with data on how often police video is requested, by whom (private individuals, victims, law firms or media), and how long typical requests last. Staff also said it will look into software and outsourcing options and provide cost estimates and draft policy options, including sliding scales or carve-outs for short clips or victim requests.

Why it matters: If Riverside adopts an implementation that charges for redaction time, requesters would face new upfront costs for complex video requests. Staff and council must weigh the policy tradeoffs between recouping municipal costs and preserving public access.

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Beneer said the plan, required every five years by the Ohio EPA under the state solid-waste statute, focuses on reducing reliance on landfills and ensuring 20 years of disposal capacity for residential, commercial and industrial generators. \"I'm not gonna go through the entire 400 pages of the plan,\" Beneer said as he provided a highlights briefing to the council.

The nut of Beneer's presentation was threefold: an accounting correction that raised the county's combined commercial-and-residential diversion rate, a recommended per-ton fee increase to support programs, and a rule adopted in 2024 requiring incoming loads to transfer stations to be tarped.

Beneer said a closer review of reporting from local processors found previously misclassified tonnage. One processor reclassified about 62% of what it had reported as industrial to the commercial sector, representing roughly 16,000 tons; another processor had not been reporting and agreed to begin doing so. \"We are now up to about 25.4%, which meets that goal,\" Beneer said, referring to the county's recycling/diversion target.

On funding, Beneer said the solid-waste district's principal revenue mechanism is a generation fee assessed at transfer stations. The fee was $2 per ton in 2010 and raised to $3 per ton in that plan. The new plan's financial-advisory committee recommended raising the fee to $3.65 per ton and applying an annual 6% escalation to better match projected costs over a 20-year budget projection. Beneer translated the increase into household terms: the recommended change would amount to about 65 cents per household per year (about 5 cents per month) in the first year, with the proposed annual escalator adding roughly 22 cents per household per year on average thereafter.

Beneer cautioned that the fee change would take effect only if the plan is approved by the director and the Ohio EPA; he also warned that haulers and municipalities bidding contracts for 2026 and later should factor the new fees and the annual escalator into their pricing.

The plan also addresses litter and illegal dumping. Beneer noted the district funds Keep Montgomery County Beautiful grants, an enforcement officer in the sheriff's office and health-department work. Citing the 2024 county rule, he said the district is developing an outreach-and-compliance program to implement the tarping requirement at the transfer station: \"...anybody that bring[s] waste into the transfer station that load must be tarped,\" he said.

Beneer outlined several current district programs that would continue to be funded under the plan, including household hazardous-waste collection, a tire program, corrugated-board recycling and a styrofoam recycling pilot (quarterly collections with a planned permanent drop-off location), and an environmental-education program that reaches about 3,000 students annually.

Council members asked about contamination in recycling streams and the county's use of pilot programs such as an artificial-intelligence camera pilot in Centerville that photographs and identifies contamination at curbside and sends automated postcards to addresses to correct behavior. Beneer said contamination has improved from about 21% to roughly 15% and that the county is aiming for about 10%.

Why it matters: If the county's plan is approved by the director and Ohio EPA, the recommended $3.65 per-ton fee and the annual escalation would be implemented in 2026 and subsequently, potentially raising hauler rates and municipal contract prices. Beneer said the county will present a resolution to local governments asking for endorsement of the plan at a future meeting.

Beneer's full plan will be filed with the Ohio EPA for review; Beneer told council that Montgomery County staff will return to the council at a later meeting with a resolution asking the city to endorse the plan.

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Votes at a glance

- Ordinance 25-0-865: Ordinance to make supplemental appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Riverside for the period Jan. 1'Dec. 31, 2025, specifically to repair the Eintrot parking lot (lighting and gravel). The council opened and closed a public hearing with no public speakers; the clerk called the roll and the ordinance was adopted with all members voting yes (Denning, Lomax/Lomach, Brown, Fry, Joseph, Maxfield, Mayor Williams). Outcome: adopted.

- Ordinance 25-0-866: First reading only; the ordinance expresses the city's intent to negotiate jointly with other regional municipalities on a single-price schedule for street-lighting electric services (through the Miami Valley Communications Council negotiation process with AES/Miami Valley Lighting). Motion to read and advance the ordinance passed on first reading by roll call; the second reading, public hearing and potential adoption are scheduled for the May 5 council meeting. Outcome: advanced to second reading.

- Resolution 25-R-3025: Resolution committing the city to a vision of zero traffic fatalities, particularly on the Woodman Corridor, and authorizing pursuit of Safe Streets for All grant funding. Motion carried by voice vote (aye/nay). Outcome: adopted.

Other actions and housekeeping

- A liquor-license transfer (Cowboys Lodi to Johnny DS, 4308 Springfield Pike) was reported as having no objections; no formal council action required.

- Council approved minutes from the April 7, 2025 meeting by voice vote.

Why it matters: Ordinance 25-0-865 authorizes spending already budgeted to repair a municipal parking lot (lighting and gravel). Ordinance 25-0-866, if adopted in May, would let Riverside join a regional negotiation expected to seek competitive pricing for street-lighting service. Resolution 25-R-3025 positions Riverside to apply for federal Safe Streets for All construction funds aimed at reducing traffic fatalities on a corridor the city has identified as a priority.

Formal action details (recorded motions and votes)

- Ordinance 25-0-865 (supplemental appropriations, Eintrot parking lot repairs): Roll-call vote recorded as Yes: Denning; Yes: Lomax/Lomach; Yes: Brown; Yes: Fry; Yes: Joseph; Yes: Maxfield; Yes: Mayor Williams. Outcome: adopted. Public hearing opened at 06:21 p.m.; no speakers.

- Ordinance 25-0-866 (intent to negotiate regional street-light pricing): Motion by Mister Denning; second by Mister Maxfield; clerk read title by rule; roll call returned unanimous yes votes. Outcome: first reading passed; second reading scheduled May 5, 2025.

- Resolution 25-R-3025 (Vision Zero / Safe Streets commitment): Motion by Mister Joseph; second by Mister Brown; adopted by voice vote (ayes, motion carries).

What comes next: Ordinance 25-0-866 returns May 5 for second reading, public hearing and potential adoption. Montgomery County's solid-waste plan presentation will return later as county staff bring a resolution seeking endorsement. City staff will return with data and options on public-records video fees for future council consideration.

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