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Bexley council approves contract with engineering firm and corrects health-insurance appropriation
Summary
At its Jan. 14 meeting the Bexley City Council approved a one-year professional services agreement with Koch Engineering Group LLC, suspended the three-reading rule and adopted an appropriation to the city health-insurance fund to fix a typographical omission, and adopted the consent agenda.
BEXLEY, Ohio — The Bexley City Council on Jan. 14 approved a one-year professional services agreement with Koch Engineering Group LLC and passed an ordinance that corrects a typographical omission so the city can pay health-insurance invoices for 2025.
The measures were among items adopted during the council’s regular meeting at Bexley City Hall. Council also adopted its consent agenda by roll call.
The resolution to enter into a professional services agreement with Koch Engineering Group LLC—Resolution 12-24—establishes an hourly rate schedule and a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and running through Dec. 31, 2025. Councilmember Miss Saad introduced the resolution and moved its approval. Council voted unanimously to adopt the measure.
Council also suspended the three-reading requirement and adopted Ordinance 3-25 to appropriate funds to the city’s health-insurance fund after staff identified a typographical omission in the prior ordinance. City staff said the expense amount—$1,665,145—was reflected on the budget’s expense side but had been left off the appropriation line, which prevented the city from legally spending the money to pay 2025 health-insurance invoices. Council moved, seconded and unanimously approved suspension and adoption so payments could proceed.
Other finance-related items were introduced on first reading. Ordinance 01-25, a first reading, would approve a collective bargaining agreement between the city and AFSCME Local 3838 for 2025–2027; council moved some details to executive session for negotiation strategy. Ordinance 02-25, a first reading, would certify special assessments where property owners did not complete city-ordered work; council members noted one larger assessment at 36 South Remington tied to extended property damage and an out-of-state owner. Ordinance 04-25, a first reading, seeks to appropriate multiple transfers to correct prior bookkeeping placements and to fund public-records training and an Ohio EPA service-line mapping grant.
Council also confirmed that a public hearing on a tabled ordinance (42-24) is scheduled for the Jan. 28 meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Resolution 12-24 (professional services agreement with Koch Engineering Group LLC): moved by Miss Saad; seconded by Mister Marcelino; roll call unanimous yes. Outcome: approved. - Ordinance 3-25 (appropriate $1,665,145 to health insurance fund; suspend three readings and adopt): moved by Miss Saad; seconded by Mister Marcelino; roll call unanimous yes. Outcome: approved. - Consent agenda (meeting minutes and routine items): moved and seconded; roll call unanimous yes. Outcome: adopted.
Why it matters
The engineering contract secures consultant support for city infrastructure planning and projects for 2025. Correcting the health-insurance appropriation allows the city to pay employee and elected-official insurance bills that were encumbered in the budget but lacked a formal appropriation line.
What’s next
The AFSCME collective-bargaining agreement will return for additional readings and the public hearing on the tabled ordinance will occur at the Jan. 28 meeting.
