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Bowling Green council adopts public-records fee changes, surplus-vehicle sale and water-project loan agreements
Summary
The Bowling Green City Council adopted four ordinances on third reading, including changes to public-records fees, authorization to sell or trade surplus vehicles, and agreements with the Ohio Water Development Authority for water system improvements.
The Bowling Green City Council adopted four ordinances on third reading during its meeting, approving changes to the city’s public-records fees, authorizing sale or trade of surplus municipal vehicles and equipment, and authorizing the utilities director to pursue loan agreements for water system improvements.
The council voted to adopt ordinance 9,267, which amends Section 32.07 of the codified ordinances regarding requests for and fees for copies of public records. Council member Robinette moved adoption; the motion was seconded and carried with all members present voting yes on the roll call.
Council also adopted ordinance 9,268, authorizing the municipal administrator to sell or trade vehicles and equipment no longer needed for municipal purposes. That motion was moved and seconded and carried by roll call with all members present voting yes.
Two ordinances that authorize the utilities director to execute agreements with the Ohio Water Development Authority (OWDA) or the Ohio EPA Water Supply Revolving Loan Account (WSRLA) also passed. Ordinance 9,269 authorizes an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of the Western Water Tower and Carter Park Water Tower improvements; ordinance 9,270 authorizes an agreement for the design, engineering and construction of water treatment plant clarifier improvements. Both motions were moved, seconded and adopted by unanimous roll-call vote of those present.
The items were routine third-reading votes on measures that the council had scheduled for final action; the meeting record shows no extended discussion of the measures before the votes. The council also listed several annexation and interim-zoning ordinances on second reading and other legislation on the agenda, which will return to the council for further consideration on subsequent readings.
Ordinances that passed may allow staff to move forward with contracting and financing steps for the water-system work and to implement the updated public-records fee schedule and vehicle disposition process. The council did not specify implementation timetables for the individual measures during the session.
