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Reynoldsburg council approves several resolutions, forwards ordinances and grant actions
Summary
At its Feb. 20 meeting the Reynoldsburg City Council adopted resolutions backing municipal bond tax-exemption preservation and recognizing abuses against Nepali-speaking Bhutanese, approved two consent resolutions including a $115,200 FTA grant, and forwarded multiple ordinances for further readings.
Reynoldsburg City Council on Feb. 20 approved several resolutions, accepted grant funding, and forwarded multiple ordinances for additional readings and committee action.
The council unanimously carried multiple consent items and adopted standalone resolutions addressing federal municipal bond policy and the history of forced displacement of Nepali‑speaking Bhutanese people. Council also accepted a Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 reimbursable grant, moved an ordinance appropriating insurance settlement funds, and sent an ordinance amending neighborhood speeding penalties to first reading.
The most immediate fiscal item approved was acceptance of an FTA Section 5310 grant for $115,200, a reimbursable award administered by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. City staff told council the grant is an 80/20 program, with the city responsible for a 20% match. The grant was part of the consent agenda and recorded as approved during the roll call vote on consent items.
Council adopted a resolution declaring support for preserving the federal tax exemption for municipal bond interest, a policy item raised by the city attorney as a matter affecting future project costs. The council also adopted a resolution recognizing the responsibility of the Kingdom of Bhutan for the forced eviction and oppression of Nepali‑speaking Bhutanese people and urging steps including release of political prisoners and bilateral talks about repatriation.
Committee items and ordinance actions moved forward: the Public Safety, Law and Courts Committee forwarded an ordinance to appropriate insurance settlement funds to cover expenses tied to two totaled cruisers; the committee also forwarded a resolution to remove two aged police vehicles from the city’s fixed asset list. The city’s Development, Parks and Recreation Committee recommended acceptance of the FTA Section 5310 grant and will return to council with a procurement action for the transportation provider. Council advanced an ordinance to amend codified speed-limit penalties to first reading and took a second-reading on an ordinance authorizing a contract with EMH&T for the 2025 sanitary sewer program.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution supporting preservation of the federal tax exemption on municipal bond interest: motion carried (voice vote); tally not specified in the record.
- Resolution recognizing the Kingdom of Bhutan’s role in the forced eviction of Nepali‑speaking Bhutanese and urging remedies: motion carried (moved by Councilmember Pacquiao; second by Councilmember Towns); tally not specified in the record.
- Resolution authorizing acceptance of Federal Transit Administration Section 5310 grant ($115,200): approved as part of consent agenda; recorded as 8 affirmative, 0 negative on the consent roll call.
- Resolution authorizing auditor to remove two Reynoldsburg Police Department vehicles from fixed assets: approved as part of consent agenda; recorded as 8 affirmative, 0 negative.
- Ordinance to appropriate insurance settlement funds for two totaled cruisers: forwarded from committee to council for first reading (outcome: forwarded).
- Ordinance to amend codified ordinance section 333.03 (speeding penalty enhancement): forwarded for first reading (outcome: forwarded).
- Ordinance authorizing contract with EMH&T for the 2025 sanitary sewer program: stands for second reading (no final action recorded).
Council procedure and next steps
Several items approved at committee level were bundled into the consent agenda and passed on the evening’s roll call. Where votes were recorded on the consent items, the clerk recorded an 8‑0 vote. Other measures were advanced without recorded tallies and will return for additional readings, procurement steps, or implementation tasks described by staff.
