Council votes at a glance: minutes, reports, contracts and appointments
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Summary
At its May 13 meeting the City of Green City Council approved routine minutes and financial reports, adopted several resolutions including a mower purchase and pavement-marking contract, awarded a pavement-markings contract, accepted a NOPEC grant resolution and confirmed a new finance director; the chicken ordinance public hearing was continued.
City of Green City Council took several formal actions May 13, 2025, including approvals of routine items, contract awards and a personnel confirmation. Many items were routine or housekeeping and were advanced with roll‑call votes.
Key outcomes
- Approval of April 2025 council meeting minutes (TMP 4951): motion carried. Roll call: Councilman Spate, Councilman Davidis, Councilman Noble, Councilwoman Babbitt and Councilman Miller voted yes; Councilman Maegor abstained.
- Approval of March 2025 electronic financial report (TMP 4969): unanimous approval by roll call.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑20 (service-department equipment trade-in and replacement mower): council voted to adopt the resolution and approve purchase of a new mower. Administration reported a purchase price of $13,604, a trade‑in allowance of $4,000 and a net expenditure in the adopted appropriation. Council moved to bypass committee review and the three-reading requirement before adopting the resolution.
- Confirmation of mayoral appointment of Shelley A. Goodrich as finance director: council confirmed the appointment by unanimous roll call.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑15 (request to Ohio DOT to reduce the posted speed limit on Massillon Road/State Route 241 between Jacqueline Drive and Greenbrook Road to 40 mph): adopted by roll call to send the formal request based on a traffic study.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑16 (award of 2025 pavement markings contract): awarded to Oglesby Construction Inc. as the lowest responsive bidder. Base bid $153,339.35; alternate bid $8,278.05; with a 10% contingency the administration requested a total authorization of $177,779.14.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑17 (NOPEC energized community grant acceptance): council bypassed the three-reading rule and adopted the resolution to accept the grant funds (expected approximately $19,000); funds will be added to the energy‑grant account for future projects.
- TMP 4976 (El Fogon / El Verde LLC liquor‑license stock transfer): the public safety committee recommended not requesting a hearing from the state; council recorded no objection and did not request a state hearing.
Votes were recorded on the council floor for each item; most votes were unanimous or carried by clear majorities. The planned vote on ordinance 2025‑2006A (backyard‑chickens amendment) was postponed after a public hearing and will return for a future council vote.