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Finance committee advances rookie athletics contract and joins PUCO tariff challenge to next meeting as emergencies
Summary
At the Jan. 14 Seven Hills Finance committee meeting the chair moved, and members voted, to place a $96,000 yearly contract with Rookie Athletics and an ordinance joining an Ohio Municipal League challenge to AT&T's PUCO tariff application on the council agenda as emergency items for the next meeting.
The Seven Hills Finance committee moved two items to the full council agenda as emergency measures on Jan. 14: a yearly contract with Rookie Athletics totaling $96,000 and an ordinance to join other Ohio cities in challenging AT&T's tariff filing at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.
The finance committee chair introduced a proposed contract with Rookie Athletics and said the total was $96,000; the chair described program revenue-sharing figures in the packet as "75% of rookie athletic shoot programs, and 60% of men's hoops after expenses" but did not provide further contract text during the committee discussion. "I'm gonna move to put this on the agenda for the next meeting as an emergency," the finance chair said. Councilman Martin seconded the motion. The roll call recorded Martin, yes; Mario, yes; Curios (yes).
Later in the finance discussion, the chair summarized an AT&T tariff application to PUCO that would change construction and relocation charges and could require municipalities to bear the full cost of relocating or undergrounding AT&T facilities in city rights of way. The chair said the Ohio Municipal League has retained a law firm (referred to in the meeting as TAF law firm) to challenge the application and that the Mayor's Alliance had joined the effort. The chair said joining the challenge does not immediately commit the city to provide financial support, though a request for funds could follow if the matter proceeds beyond PUCO.
"AT&T's tariff application proposes tariff changes, which will require any municipality in which AT&T is located in the city right of way to pay for the full cost of any relocation or undergrounding of AT&T facilities regardless of reason for relocation," the chair read from the briefing, and said the tariff change would take effect Jan. 17, 2025 unless PUCO orders a hearing. The chair moved to put the ordinance on the next council agenda as an emergency; Councilman Mario seconded. Roll call recorded Mario, yes; Martin, yes; Curios, yes.
No final appropriation or commitment of funds was made at the committee meeting; the chair and Law Director (unnamed) said materials had been emailed to members and that the city’s participation at this stage does not obligate immediate financial support.
The finance committee then adjourned; the chair moved to adjourn, Councilman Martin seconded, and roll call recorded Martin, yes; Mario, yes; Curios, yes.
