Plain City Council approves administrative resolutions, sets April hearings and schedules two executive sessions

At its Feb. 24 meeting Plain City Council approved several administrative resolutions, set multiple public hearings for April 14, took action on a tenant lease, discussed replacing insurance-noncompliant bleachers at Pastime Park, and scheduled two executive sessions.

Key administrative approvals: The council approved a series of resolutions recorded in the transcript as Resolution 10-25 (authorizing sale of village property), Resolution 11-25, Resolution 12-25 (amending the accounting clerk position title to financial analyst and updating responsibilities), Resolution 13-25 (amending the development manager position title to development director) and Resolution 14-25 (establishing a facility mission position). Each resolution was presented and approved by oral roll call recorded in the transcript. The transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from multiple councilmembers for each resolution but does not include full roll-call tallies in a single consolidated table; the recorded "Yes" responses appear in sequence during each vote.

Public hearings set: The council set public hearings for April 14, 2025, on two planning-and-zoning code amendments and a multi-parcel rezoning: ZC-24-8 (amendment to codified ordinances chapter 11, mobile vendors), ZC-25-1 (chapter 11/Planning and Zoning Commission code updates), and a rezoning application affecting multiple parcel numbers on Rickard Road and US-32 (the transcript lists parcel numbers and the proposed rezoning from Durham Central Residential District/RU to Planned Unit Development/PUD and other district changes). Motions to set each public hearing were moved, seconded and approved by roll call in the meeting; the transcript records affirmative "Yes" votes by councilmembers for each hearing-setting motion.

McCoy Heating & Air Conditioning lease: Staff reported the lease at 231 Friend Street (the former police department building) is in its final year (expires March 2026) and recommended signing another five-year lease with McCoy Heating & Air Conditioning at the same rent, which would continue to cover taxes and utilities. A motion to extend or approve that lease was made and seconded in the meeting; the transcript records affirmative roll-call responses following the motion. The transcript does not include the final signed lease text or detailed rent figures.

Pastime Park bleachers: Council discussed that some bleachers at Pastime Park are no longer compliant with insurance requirements. The Plain City Area Baseball Association (PCABA) offered to share cost; the transcript records estimated replacement cost of $30,000 per set (today's dollars) and that replacing one set this year would cost about $15,000 if PCABA splits the price. Finance staff indicated money is available in park improvement budget lines and that a supplemental appropriation should not be required. The discussion recorded council consensus to proceed with replacing the worst set this year and to phase replacements; the transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote specific to an appropriation for the bleachers.

Executive sessions and other motions: Toward the end of the meeting the council scheduled two executive sessions: one under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(G)(8) to consider confidential information related to an applicant for economic development, and one under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(G)(2) to consider the purchase of property for public purposes. A motion to enter executive session was made and seconded; the transcript records affirmative roll-call responses and the council then recessed into executive session.

Ending: Following the executive-session motion the council adjourned to closed session to address the two matters listed. No further open-session action items were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

Note on sources and limits: The article summarizes actions and votes recorded in the provided transcript excerpts. The transcript frequently records votes as oral roll-call "Yes" responses in sequence; the full meeting minutes or adopted ordinance/resolution texts should be consulted for complete vote tallies, effective dates, and legal language.