Votes at a glance: council approves 2025 meeting schedule; personnel manual change set for second reading

Here are the key votes and formal actions recorded during the Jan. 14 City of Carlisle council meeting.

Deputy mayor nominations and votes: Multiple nominations were made for deputy mayor (including Chris Stivers, David Kemper and Christina Cooper). The meeting transcript records roll-call votes during nominations; the packet and spoken record include nominations and votes but do not provide a clear, unambiguous final roll-call summary for every nominee in the excerpt provided. Outcome: not specified in transcript excerpt.

Committee appointments and committee reorganization: Council approved a package of committee assignments and citizen-board appointments with edits, and directed staff to move resident appointment end dates to Jan. 31 of the following year (see separate article on committee reorganization). Outcome: approved.

Dissolution of Recreation and Events committee: Council voted to eliminate the Recreation and Events committee after noting the Parks board now handles the work. Motion made by Chris Stivers and seconded by William Bicknell; outcome: approved by roll call.

2025 council meeting schedule: Council approved the 2025 meeting calendar and removed Nov. 11 (Veterans Day) from the schedule. Motion to approve the schedule with Nov. 11 removed was seconded and carried by roll call; outcome: approved.

Ordinance 1-25 (personnel manual amendment) first reading: The council held a first reading of Ordinance 1-25, which would amend chapter 9 of the personnel rules and regulations to convert Juneteenth to a floating holiday for parity with a newly negotiated police contract and to add language clarifying prorated vacation accrual. The item had a first reading only and will return for a second reading on Jan. 28; outcome: first reading only, no adoption at this meeting.

Resolution 35-24 (road salt purchase): The resolution authorizing a purchase contract with the Warren County Engineer for road salt (Resolution 35-24) was on for a second reading and will be scheduled for a third and final reading on Jan. 28; outcome: second reading only.

Resolution 1-25 (AT&T tariff application): Council voted to suspend three-reading rules and adopted Resolution 1-25 as an emergency measure to join the Ohio Municipal League in objecting to AT&T's filing at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio. The council adopted the emergency resolution by roll call; outcome: approved.

For matters where the transcript excerpt did not present an explicit final tally or where the packet listed names without clear final counts, the outcome above reflects the meeting record as presented; items listed as "not specified" lacked a clearly recorded final outcome in the available excerpt.