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Resident asks about $480,408.86 line item, payroll and staffing; administration answers
Summary
During public comment resident Cathy Cureton asked about a $480,408.86 line item and other operational concerns. City administration said payroll is processed through Civica, code-enforcement duties are being covered temporarily, and the city will satisfy records requests for the materials cited.
A resident asked the North College Hill City Council for clarification about a $480,408.86 line item disclosed in public records and raised several operational questions about payroll, asbestos removal and staffing; city officials provided procedural answers and said many details will be supplied through formal records requests.
Cathy Cureton, a resident who identified her address during public comment, told the council that a February 20 records request disclosed a line item of $480,408.86 and asked, “Can you provide insight to who that is for on tonight's meeting?” She also asked whether payroll is processed in-house and which software is used, whether asbestos and mold removal at 1500 West Galbraith has been scheduled, whether interviews for the public works director position are ongoing, and who currently serves as interim code enforcer.
City Administrator Mary Jo Duxtine replied that many of Cureton’s questions had already been submitted through a records request and that staff would satisfy those requests through the formal process. Duxtine said payroll submissions are entered into a third-party software system called Civica (spelled in the meeting as C I V I C A) and that the HR submissions are processed through that program. She also said the city is actively recruiting for building, code and public-works posts and that interim coverage is in place: the administration named Bridal Reuter as interim Public Works Director and said the administration and the administrative assistant have been coordinating code-enforcement notices in the short term.
Councilmember Underwood asked Cureton to withhold answering one question publicly about rental-registration collection because that matter requires resolution before public discussion. Duxtine and other council members confirmed that a records request for committee minutes and agendas dating to 2021 is being processed and that the Hinkle report referenced earlier in committee work was uploaded and the required management letter was signed and submitted.
The administration encouraged residents to report potholes through the city portal so public works can prioritize repairs. Several staff remarks at the meeting noted that deadlines on the Iron Mountain extension and a pending urban-forestry grant require prompt administrative and council attention.
