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Votes at a glance: Xenia City Council, May 22, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and recorded votes at the May 22 Xenia City Council meeting, including approvals of minutes, multiple ordinances and resolutions, and final plat approval for Grandstone Trace Section 2.
The Xenia City Council recorded the following formal actions during its May 22, 2025 meeting. All votes shown are roll-call outcomes as read aloud during the meeting.
- Motion to excuse President Smith due to a work obligation: Moved by Councilwoman Reynolds; seconded. Vote: Reynolds — Aye; Crawford — Aye; Probst — Aye; Walker — Aye; Cerise — Aye; Mayor Urschel — Aye. Outcome: Approved.
- Approval of minutes from the May 8, 2025 meeting: Motion by Councilman Walker; second by Councilman Crawford. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Approved.
- Ordinance 2025-1111: Amend sections 260.20(b) and 260.21 of Chapter 260 (personnel of the administrative code) to update standards concerning retiree hires and related personnel provisions. Motion to approve moved by Councilman Reynolds; seconded. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Adopted.
- Ordinance 2025-12: Repeal the miscellaneous fee table in City Code Part 2, Appendix A (city fee schedule) and consolidate public-records fees under the city public-records policy. Motion to approve moved by Councilman Probst; seconded. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Adopted.
- Resolution 2025-026 (amended): Amend the City of Xenia Public Records Policy. Council untabled the resolution, then adopted an amendment narrowing the definition of "journalist" (excluding those whose only medium is personal social-media content creation), and then approved the amended resolution. Motions and votes on the untable, the amendment, and final approval were all passed unanimously among members present. Outcome: Adopted (amended).
- Ordinance 2025-13 (emergency appropriations): Additional appropriations for FY2025 (generator, Market District intersection work, contractor refunds, utility billing chargebacks). Motion by Councilman Probst; second by Councilman Crawford. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Adopted (emergency).
- Resolution 2025-027: Approve final plat and authorize execution of the subdivider's agreement with D.R. Horton - Indiana LLC for Grandstone Trace Subdivision, Section 2 (46 single-family lots on ~13.6 acres; extension of Carousel Drive and Sierra Trail; utilities and bike-path extension). Motion to approve moved by Councilman Probst; seconded by Councilman Reynolds. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Approved.
- Resolution 2025-028: Authorize purchase of a generator for the City Administration Building from Ohio Cat through Sourcewell. Motion by Councilman Reynolds; second by Councilman Crawford. Vote: Unanimous among members present. Outcome: Approved.
Several procedural motions (such as motions to open/close public hearings, to untable items, and to move items to legislative review or committee) are recorded in the official minutes. Where the transcript did not specify numeric roll-call counts beyond the read-aloud "Aye" responses, the article lists the named "Aye" votes as presented in the council roll-call.
