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New Franklin Council waives readings, adopts two finance resolutions and confirms board appointments; organizational items advanced
Summary
At the Jan. 2 meeting the council waived readings and adopted a 3-year GAAP conversion contract and a 2024 appropriation modification; several municipal board and commission appointments were confirmed and organizational items were addressed. Vote records entered on the record were unanimous where recorded.
New Franklin City Council on Jan. 2 took a series of organizational and finance actions during its January organizational meeting and subsequent regular session. Key outcomes recorded on the meeting record include: the council adopted a three-year contract for GAAP conversion services and approved routine 2024 appropriation adjustments; council confirmed several mayoral appointments to boards and commissions; and the council formally set committee assignments and the 2025 meeting calendar.
Resolutions adopted
- Resolution 25R-01: Council authorized a three-year agreement with Julian & Gruff (GAAP conversion services) to convert the city's financial reporting to generally accepted accounting principles. The contract was presented as $10,100 per year for three years (the staff memo described this as a multi-year arrangement that locks in a per-year rate). The council waived three readings and adopted the resolution by roll call; the vote on the record was recorded as unanimous (7–0).
- Resolution 25R-02: Council approved amendments to the 2024 annual operating appropriation budget to align appropriations with updated certificate of estimated resources and collection fees. The resolution was presented and adopted with a recorded unanimous vote (7–0).
Board confirmations and organizational items
Council confirmed a slate of board and commission appointments and alternate positions submitted by the mayor and by council recommendation. Confirmations recorded during the meeting include (term expirations cited in the meeting record where provided):
- Susan Chapman — 1-year alternate, Personnel Advisory and Appeal Board (confirmed by roll call). - Anthony Magioli — 5-year appointment, Board of Zoning Appeals (term expires 12/31/29; mayoral appointment confirmed by council). - Eric Cooper — 1-year alternate, VCA (confirmed 12/31/25 term). - John Perdine — 5-year appointment, Planning & Zoning Commission (term expires 12/31/29; confirmed). - Ayanna Huey — 1-year alternate, Planning & Zoning Commission (term expires 12/31/25; confirmed). - Jody Holloway — 5-year appointment, Parks and Recreation Board (term expires 12/31/29; confirmed). - Larry Ray — 1-year alternate, Parks and Recreation Board (term expires 12/31/25; confirmed).
Organizational votes and committee assignments
At the organizational portion of the meeting council opened the floor for nominations for council president and vice president and confirmed 2025 committee assignments (finance; streets and drainage; public safety; detailings; laws and ordinances). The council also approved its regular meeting schedule (third Wednesdays of each month) and discussed summer-adjusted meeting dates for early June and July; the record shows committee lists and the council affirmed existing committee memberships.
Votes and procedures
Where roll-call tallies were recorded in the transcript for the resolutions and confirmations, the record lists the seven seated council members as voting “Yes” on the adopted items: Mrs. Jones, Mr. Powell, Mr. Stiles, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Almond, Mr. Cox and Mr. Schaefer. Several agenda items were moved to committee or continued for later action (see separate article on the Tudor House conditional‑use hearing).
