Mentor-on-the-Lake council: votes at a glance — vacation policy, grant acceptance and committee referrals

Mentor-on-the-Lake City Council on Monday approved amendments to the city’s vacation accrual rules, accepted a Northeast Ohio Public Energy Council (NOPEC) energized community grant, and handled several referrals to committees.

Council approved Ordinance 2024-O-28 (vacation accruals) after amending language on accrual in the first year and correcting typographic errors. The amendment removed a clause that had denied vacation accrual during an employee’s first year, set accrual for years one through five at 3.1 hours per each 80 hours in active pay status, corrected grammar and spelling errors, and added submission deadlines for intent-to-cash-in vacation hours (finance department, no later than Nov. 15 each year). A motion to amend was made by Mister Launder and seconded by Miss Wong; the amendment carried on roll call, and subsequent motion to approve the ordinance carried on roll call as well.

Council also approved Resolution 2025-R-7, authorizing the administrative director to accept NOPEC 2025 Energized Community Grant funds. The motion to suspend rules and to pass the resolution was moved and seconded, and the resolution passed on roll call vote.

On committee business, the council moved Ordinance 2024-O-20 (a zoning-related item) from the Ordinance Committee to the Zoning Committee for further review. Ordinance 2024-O-22 (parking-related amendments) remains in the Ordinance Committee pending administration feedback. Planning & Zoning and other committees set upcoming meeting dates and the council scheduled a public hearing on the dispensary ordinance for March 11.

The council adjourned after setting meeting dates: the zoning committee meets Tuesday, Feb. 4; Planning & Zoning meets Monday, Feb. 3; the next regular council meetings were announced for Feb. 6 and Feb. 11, 2025.