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Forest Park council approves multiple bond anticipation notes and city contracts in unanimous votes
Summary
At its April 7 meeting the Forest Park City Council adopted ordinances authorizing multiple bond anticipation notes totaling several million dollars and approved two resolutions including a copier contract and appointments to a county tax review council, all by unanimous roll call votes.
The Forest Park City Council on April 7 unanimously adopted a package of ordinances authorizing the issuance or renewal of several bond anticipation notes for city purposes and approved two administrative resolutions, all by roll call.
Clerk Takiyah Bailey read the titles of ordinances 03–2025 through 11–2025. The ordinances provide for issuance or renewal of bond anticipation notes for various purposes and amounts as read into the record, including: not-to-exceed $8,434,000 (various purpose), $7,269,000 (various purpose), $1,185,000 (real estate acquisition), $80,000 (park improvement), $170,000 (stormwater improvement), $299,000 (municipal building improvement), $616,000 (street improvement), $885,000 (real estate acquisition renewal), and $300,000 (real estate acquisition). Council member Sylvester moved each ordinance for adoption; each motion was seconded and passed by roll call with a 6–0 tally noted on the record.
The council also suspended the rules and read three resolutions by title. Resolution 11–2025 designates representatives to the Hamilton County Tax Incentive Review Council (reappointing Mayor Aaron Brown and City Manager Don Jones as the city’s representatives), and Resolution 12–2025 authorizes the city manager to enter into a five-year lease contract with Donna Lynn McCarthy (listed in the record as the vendor) for seven copiers and managed print services. Both resolutions passed by unanimous roll call votes.
Minutes and the clerk’s notices showed the ordinances and resolutions were posted at least six days before the meeting, and council members stated the bond-note ordinances were tied to the city’s financing plan for 2025, including note paydowns and renewals disclosed in the attachments to the finance memorandum.
No dissenting votes were recorded on these items at the meeting. The council later amended the agenda to convene an executive session on an economic development applicant; no votes were taken during the executive session portion as announced by the mayor.
