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Village of Baltimore council reorganizes, elects president; council amends agenda to support OML challenge to AT&T tariff
Summary
At its reorganization meeting, the Village of Baltimore Council completed officer elections and committee appointments, reviewed routine administrative business and approved several procedural motions including adding a resolution supporting the Ohio Municipal Leagues challenge to AT&Ts proposed tariff change to the agenda.
The Village of Baltimore Council held a reorganization meeting in which members completed annual officer elections, approved committee appointments and took several procedural votes including adding a municipal-league resolution opposing AT&Ts proposed tariff change to the agenda.
Council conducted nominations and a roll-call vote for council president. The motion to elect the nominated candidate carried with five votes in favor and one abstention, according to the roll call recorded during the session. The council also voted to approve the committee meeting dates and times and accepted the mayors recommended committee appointments, with those motions passing by voice/roll call votes as recorded.
During the agenda period the council voted to amend the meeting agenda to add a draft resolution prepared by the Ohio Municipal League (OML) opposing AT&Ts tariff application to the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO). The councils amendment to include the resolution on the agenda passed by roll call. Council members said the draft resolution opposes a proposed change that would let AT&T bill municipalities for certain relocation costs when public entities require utility relocation; speakers said the change would represent a substantial policy shift and could be followed by other utilities.
Other routine matters approved included minutes from the Dec. 19 meeting and adoption of committee appointments that were presented on behalf of the mayor. Several votes were taken by roll call and voice vote during the meeting; the council moved many items to second readings or to the appropriate committee where required by ordinance or to allow additional staff follow-up.
Votes at a glance - Election of council president: Passed (roll call recorded as five yes, one abstain). - Committee meeting dates and times: Approved (voice/roll-call). - Approval of the mayors committee appointments (except items explicitly excluded by the mayor): Approved (voice/roll-call). - Amendment of agenda to add OML/AT&T draft resolution: Approved (roll call). - Approval of Dec. 19 minutes: Approved (motion/second; voice vote recorded).
The council indicated that several items added to the agenda will require additional staff follow-up or second readings before final adoption, and some matters (such as landscaping code updates and other zoning code amendments) were routed back to planning and zoning for review before coming to council for final action.
