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Votes at a glance: Brookville Council advances Meadowlark TIF first reading, approves several ordinances and fund transfers
Summary
Council approved a series of procedural and substantive items, including acceptance of the fund-balance report, a $150,000 transfer to the street fund, three ordinances on third reading, and a first reading for the Meadowlark TIF (Ordinance 2025-08). The meeting also advanced a resolution on street lighting assessments to second reading.
Brookville City Council on Tuesday recorded the following actions during its regular meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Motion to adopt the meeting agenda: carried (voice vote). - Approval of minutes for March 4, 2025: carried (voice vote). - Acceptance of the February 28, 2025 fund-balance report (revenue exceeded expenses by approximately $306,000): carried (unanimous). - Authorization to transfer $150,000 from the general fund to the street fund (partial appropriation for ongoing resurfacing/paving work): carried (unanimous). - Ordinance 2025-08: First reading accepted to establish the Meadowlark Incentive District and provide for tax-increment financing for the Meadowlark subdivision project (111 units); motion carried (unanimous). - Ordinance 2025-03: Third reading and adoption — levying assessments for delinquent utility bills for certain properties in the city of Brookville — motion carried (unanimous). - Ordinance 2025-04: Third reading and adoption — assessments for cutting and removal of weeds, grass and other vegetation for certain 2024 properties — motion carried (unanimous). - Ordinance 2025-05: Third reading and adoption — approve and adopt replacement pages to the codified ordinances of the city of Brookville — motion carried (unanimous). - Resolution 25-02: Second reading accepted — declaring necessity of street lighting improvements and annual charges in Arlington Woods 2 Section 1; motion carried (unanimous for second reading). - Motion to enter executive session under Ohio Revised Code 121.22(G)(1) to consider the employment of a public official: carried (voice vote); no public action was taken following the session. - Motion to adjourn: carried (voice vote).
Where vote records were stated as “all yays” in the transcript, the meeting minutes record the actions as carried by a unanimous council vote. Specific roll-call tallies were not read into the transcript for every motion.
The council also heard staff updates including upcoming bid opening dates, community events, and a staff presentation on the Meadowlark TIF; public comment included two residents who spoke against offering a TIF for the Meadowlark project.
