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Council approves liability insurance renewal and appoints Maren Fowler as finance director
Summary
Council accepted a renewal proposal from the Public Entities Pool of Ohio for liability, property and equipment coverage and appointed Maren Fowler as finance director, both effective immediately after waiving three-readings rules.
The Oberlin City Council unanimously approved two items on Tuesday: acceptance of an insurance renewal proposal from the Public Entities Pool of Ohio (through USI Insurance Services LLC) and the appointment of Maren (Maren) Fowler as finance director, both on motions to go into immediate effect.
On Ordinance 25‑08, the council accepted renewal insurance coverage from the Public Entities Pool of Ohio. City staff reported a roughly 13 percent increase in total premium over the prior year after accounting for the loss of a loyalty discount. The coverage and premiums as stated in the ordinance included a $10,000,000 liability limit and a $1,000,000 cyber limit (premium figure referenced as $226,682 for certain coverages); property and equipment breakdown blanket coverage figures were read into the record with a premium of $298,990 and blanket limits stated in the ordinance text. City staff said some of the cost would come from the general fund and some from enterprise funds and that a budget adjustment might be required in March depending on how items are reallocated.
Councilmember English moved to waive the three‑reading rule for the ordinance; the motion passed on recorded aye votes. Council then moved that the ordinance go into immediate effect to ensure coverage prior to the policy expiration on Feb. 15, 2025; that motion also passed by recorded aye votes.
The council also approved Ordinance 25‑09 to appoint Maren Fowler as finance director effective Feb. 3, 2025, with employment compensation and benefits set out in an attached exhibit. Councilmembers said Fowler’s experience as interim finance director made her a suitable permanent appointee. The council waived three readings by roll call and then voted to give the ordinance immediate effect; both motions passed by recorded aye votes. Fowler briefly addressed the council and thanked members for the appointment.
Both ordinances were passed without recorded opposition during the meeting.
