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Council adopted Ordinance 50‑20‑25, authorizing a $250,000 transfer from unappropriated monies in the general fund to the fleet reserve and maintenance fund. Councilor Elmore introduced the ordinance, and after a motion to suspend the rules and a recorded roll call the ordinance was adopted.

Ordinance 51‑20‑25, a $30,000 supplemental appropriation from previously unappropriated monies in the recreation trust fund, was adopted after suspension of rules. Ordinance 52‑20‑25 authorized an $11,480 transfer from an evidence set aside fund to the law enforcement trust fund and made a corresponding settlement appropriation.

Council then adopted Ordinance 53‑20‑25, described at the meeting by Auditor Quinsal. He explained that the ordinance records transfers from the general fund to other funds by routing them through a transfer expense account; “this money is not leaving the general fund yet,” he said, and the transfer‑expense account records the movement of the funds until subsequent appropriations are made. Quinsal said routine end‑of‑month transfers run through the same account and that higher revenues this year have increased such transfers. Ordinance 53 recorded a transfer‑expense appropriation in the amount of $5,000,000 to accommodate intra‑fund movements and month‑end transfers.

Ordinance 54‑20‑25 authorized a $300,000 transfer from an evidence set aside fund to the law enforcement trust fund and made a settlement appropriation of $80,000 to the law enforcement trust fund expense account.

On resolutions, the council adopted Resolution 21‑20‑25 authorizing the mayor to accept a grant from the Franklin County Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, and Resolution 22‑20‑25 authorizing acceptance of an Office of Criminal Justice Services grant intended to expand license‑plate reader cameras; a council member noted the camera expansion was a public safety initiative under the committee led by Councilman Bill Wilson.

All listed ordinances and resolutions were adopted after votes recorded on the meeting’s roll calls; several were introduced and adopted upon suspension of the rules. The audit office indicated the financial movements described are consistent with regular city accounting practice for transfers and appropriations; no additional public hearing was required for the items adopted by suspension of rules.

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“Counsel can't reconsider these ordinances because the moment the mayor signed them, they became an active law,” Nicodemus said, adding that council’s remaining options are to “rescind them or to amend them with future ordinances.” He explained the distinction between a law that is enacted and one that is in effect, noting certain charter and state procedural timelines.

The council then moved through procedural steps on the three items. For each ordinance (9‑20‑25, 10‑20‑25 and 11‑20‑25) a motion by Councilor Dixon to untable was seconded by Councilor Morrison and carried on roll call. Following the legal explanation, Councilor Elmore made a motion to withdraw the reconsideration on ordinance 9; the chair said there was no opposition and the withdrawal was accepted. Similar motions to withdraw reconsideration on ordinances 10 and 11 were made and accepted by unanimous voice or no recorded opposition, and the clerk announced each ordinance’s reconsideration had been withdrawn.

Members of the public addressed council before and during the agenda item, urging the council to respect the petitioners’ referendum rights. Patricia Bolesar, who said she collected signatures, told the council the petition process was lawful and urged the council to honor it. Amanda Wallach and Holly Stein also spoke during public comment, arguing the timing of petition certification vested referendum rights and that the council’s motion to reconsider could disrupt that process. Stein read from a letter delivered to council indicating, in her view, the council’s actions violated the council’s rules of procedure and requested retraction; she said the petitioners intended to seek an injunction if the council did not withdraw the reconsideration.

Nicodemus told council that because the ordinances were signed the council could not use the reconsideration motion to affect those same ordinances; instead, any change would require repeal and replacement or passage of new ordinances. He noted the referendum process would instead proceed toward the November election if the petitioners maintain their path.

No new ordinances were passed or repealed during the June 3 meeting as a direct result; the formal motion recorded on the record was to withdraw the reconsideration of ordinances 9, 10 and 11. The council left the original statutes in place; any further legislative action would require new legislation or the outcome of the referendum process.

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Bivens said air sampling devices have been placed at nine locations across the city and, “as of today, all zeros in volatile organic compounds, benzene, LELs … and oxygen is consistent with ambient air.” He said the sampling includes both discrete air samples and ongoing air monitoring and that the city will continue to track results.

The mayor described the current priority as removing sludge and visible oil from creek beds. He said crews are working along waterways and that, once water levels fall, responders will perform a “complete flushing of the creek with soap,” followed by water‑quality testing. He said the cleanup effort is expected to take “several weeks, if not months,” before the incident is declared fully abated.

Bivens said GFL plans to provide an 877 hotline for residents and will distribute door hangers with the company’s contact information; the city agreed to allow the city logo on those door hangers. He also said the Unified Command has encouraged residents with gardens near creeks to remain vigilant and that officials are monitoring possible impacts to soil and wildlife.

Councilors and residents asked whether water testing has started; the mayor said crews are focused first on product removal from waterways, and that water sampling and testing will follow abatement of the visible contamination. He emphasized the two‑part monitoring approach — sampling and continuous monitoring — and reiterated that current air samples show no detectible hazardous compounds at the listed sites.

City officials provided the nine sampling locations described at the meeting: Roosevelt Avenue near DSCC; 3364–3398 Allegheny Avenue; 310 North Yearling; 4140 East Broad Street; 455 Beechwood Road; 730 Collingwood Avenue; 3688 East Livingston Avenue; 2256 Courtwright Road; and 4001 Refugee Road.

The mayor invited questions and said he is participating in on‑site briefings and community outreach as the response continues. Residents with immediate concerns are being directed to the Unified Command hotline once it is active.

The mayor’s remarks were delivered during his report at the council’s June 3 meeting; no formal council vote occurred on the cleanup actions during the session.

The city will post updates to the council and the city website as sampling and abatement progress.

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