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Council moves a slate of first readings and routine purchases; final votes to return at work session
Summary
Council handled a series of first readings and approvals on development plats, equipment purchases and policy changes, and approved a final plat for a new subdivision; several ordinances were read as first readings because not all members were present.
Lebanon City Council covered multiple routine and agenda items in one session, including approval of a final plat for a new subdivision, first readings of several ordinances and contract modifications, and first-reading motions for equipment purchases.
The council approved the final plat for Toll House Section 1, the first phase of a development that will establish 27 single-family lots and roughly 2 acres of right-of-way and public utility easements, as recommended by the planning commission. The final-plat approval was moved and seconded during the meeting.
Several ordinances were presented as first readings because fewer than five members were present. Those included: - An amendment to the city’s contract with Axon Enterprise to include unlimited data storage for police body-worn cameras at an annual cost of $10,874; the modification raises the total to $76,124 and will be billed in seven annual payments (Ordinance 2025-029 as read). Staff described this as a first reading. - An ordinance modifying Section 927.02 of the codified ordinances to allow the fire department to bill nursing homes for EMS support and non-emergency calls (Ordinance 2025-032). The item was presented for first reading. - Equipment purchases proposed as emergency ordinances but presented as first readings included a 2025 Vermeer VX 50 vacuum trailer for $120,000 (Ordinance 2025-033) and a 2025 Caterpillar skid steer for $121,000 (Ordinance 2025-034). Staff said both purchases were included in the 2025 operating budget.
In addition, the council approved a resolution (Resolution 2025-031) authorizing the city to apply for an Ohio Department of Natural Resources Clean Ohio Trail Fund grant to extend the bike path from Glosser Road to West Street; staff said the project is included in the city's trail master plan and that preliminary engineering is underway.
Votes at a glance (as recorded during the meeting): - Resolution 2025-031 (ODNR Clean Ohio Trail Fund grant application): motion moved and seconded; roll call recorded as Yes from Missus Harper, Vice Mayor Norris, Missus Eggers, and Mister Lamore (adopted by members present). - Final plat for Toll House Section 1 (Board of Zoning/Site Plan item referenced as BZA/plat 2259030): motion moved and seconded; approved in meeting (no roll-call details recorded in transcript excerpt). - First readings (Ordinances 2025-029, 2025-032, 2025-033, 2025-034): presented as first readings; motions to first read were made, seconded; final adoption was not taken at this meeting due to absent members.
Council members asked clarifying questions where appropriate (for example, about whether the Axon storage request was an emergency and about which purchases had been budgeted). Staff said budget authority for the equipment purchases was included in the 2025 operating budget. Several items will return to the next work session on March 4 for final consideration.
The council also heard staff updates on parks work and upcoming meetings, and a community member described a tree-planting project organized by a local troop.
