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Votes at a glance: appointments, municipal bond resolution, tax certification and codification ordinance
Summary
A summary of formal actions taken at the Grandview Heights City Council meeting: an appointment to an ESID/PACE board was confirmed; a resolution supporting the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds failed; the city certified amended tax rates for bond debt service and approved codification of ordinances passed in 2023–24.
Grandview Heights City Council recorded several formal actions during the meeting. Key outcomes are summarized below.
Votes at a glance
- Appointment: The council confirmed Megan Miller to replace Director Kelker as the city’s representative on the ESID board (the board that reviews PACE financing in the Columbus area). A motion to confirm the appointment was moved and seconded; members voted in favor and the council congratulated Director Miller on the appointment.
- Resolution 06-2025 (municipal bonds): A resolution declaring support for preserving the federal tax exemption for municipal bonds was introduced and discussed. Director Miller provided an example showing that, for the city’s 2023 municipal building bonds, losing tax-exempt status would have increased interest costs by about $5,000,000 (raising total interest from $17,000,000 to $22,000,000, per staff’s example). After a motion and roll-call vote, the transcript records that Resolution 06-2025 "is not approved." (Council took the step of sending a letter to federal senators as noted in the discussion.)
- Resolution 07-2025 (amounts and rates): The council approved a resolution accepting amended amounts and rates as determined by the Franklin County Budget Commission and certifying necessary tax levies for debt service related to the 2023 bonds. City staff explained that because the bonds were issued at a premium and debt-service fund balances exist, the county reduced the millage needed for collection from 3.58 mills to 3.38 mills. The resolution passed on roll call.
- Ordinance 2025-02 (codification): Council approved an ordinance codifying legislation passed between Jan. 1, 2023 and Dec. 31, 2024 and incorporating certain statewide law changes into the city code. Council suspended rules and passed the ordinance; staff said the codification updates improve public transparency and facilitate more frequent online updates to the code.
What next: Staff and departments will implement the items above as directed: the administration will transmit letters where indicated, the finance office will record the certified millage rates with Franklin County, and the codified ordinances will be published online per the clerk’s office.
Ending: The meeting concluded with council remarks and appreciation for outgoing staff and volunteers; the clerk and departmental staff were thanked for work on the codification project.
