Council authorizes village administrator to sign $20,000 Ohio EPA water-loss audit grant agreement

Council authorized the administrator to sign a grant agreement with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for a water-loss audit grant valued at $20,000 in reimbursement funds.

Lucas informed council the village received notification from the Ohio EPA the previous day that the water-loss audit grant application had been approved and that the village will receive $20,000 as a reimbursement grant. Because the notification arrived after the packet was distributed, staff asked for a motion authorizing the administrator to sign the grant agreement so the village can accept the award. Solicitor Jim Lyons told council that a motion should be acceptable for this administrative matter and that if the EPA later requires a formal resolution, the council could adopt one.

Council moved, seconded and recorded affirmative votes to authorize the administrator to execute the grant agreement. No further details about the grant's line-item use were read into the record.