Germantown council approves consent agenda and ordinance amendment; schedules public hearings on sewer fee and codified ordinances

At its April meeting, the Germantown City Council approved the consent agenda by roll call and voted unanimously on an appropriations amendment ordinance, while scheduling public hearings for several introduced ordinances.

Consent agenda and roll-call vote The council approved its consent agenda on a motion and roll call vote recorded as seven yes, zero no. Items on the consent agenda (as read into the record) included: - Minutes of March 3, 2025 regular session; - Placement of a handicap parking space request at 124 North Plum Street; - Acceptance of the 2025 second-quarter credit card reports; - Resolution 25-16: approval of the Valley View Intermediate School final plat (listed as item 4 on the consent agenda); - Resolution 25-17: approval of the Montgomery County Solid Waste Management District five-year plan (listed as item 5 on the consent agenda); - Resolution 25-18: authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with the Regional Income Tax Agency for municipal income tax administration and termination of the City of Cleveland agreement effective 12/31/2025 (items 6 and 7 in the consent list); - Resolution authorizing a contract with Barrett Paving Materials Inc. for the 2025 street program (item 8); - Resolution authorizing acceptance of a $10,000 donation to Miami Military Institute / Camp Miami Fund from the Wellday family (item 9).

The recorded roll call names were read in sequence during the vote and the motion passed 7–0. The meeting transcript records the roll-call prompts and affirmative responses by council members; specific mover/second names were not recorded individually in the transcript for each consent item.

Ordinances introduced and acted on - Ordinance 25-15 (emergency): introduced to increase sewer tap-in fees (Section 9-21.03(e) of the Streets and Public Services Code). Public hearing set for May 5, 2025. Proposed passage by emergency with suspended rules was announced. - Ordinance 25-20: introduced to approve replacement pages to the City of Germantown codified ordinances. Public hearing set for May 5, 2025. - Ordinance 25-22: introduced to make appropriations for fiscal year ending 12/31/2025; public hearing set for May 5, 2025.

Final action: Ordinance 25-12 The council opened and closed a public hearing for Ordinance 25-12 (an amendment to the annual appropriations ordinance) and then moved to approve it. A roll call recorded unanimous approval (votes recorded as yes by the participating council members). The transcript does not list a separate detailed roll-call sheet beyond the recorded affirmative responses.

Next steps The council scheduled the public hearings on May 5, 2025 for the introduced ordinances and moved into a work session after the regular session adjourned.