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Council amends consent agenda times, approves consent items and reallocates old pension levy revenue to general fund
Summary
At the meeting the council approved an amended consent agenda (including rescheduled public hearing times), accepted several motion summaries, and passed a resolution reallocating proceeds from an old police/fire pension levy to the general fund beginning in 2026.
Delaware City Council approved an amended consent agenda, accepted multiple prior meeting motion summaries and approved a resolution reallocating proceeds from an older police and fire pension levy to the city's general fund.
Council first amended the consent agenda to change the start time for a public hearing associated with item F from 7:25 p.m. to 7:20 p.m. The amendment to the consent agenda (motion and second recorded on the record) passed on roll call with all voting in favor. The council then approved the amended consent agenda, which included acceptance of motion summaries from several boards and commissions and scheduling the second reading and public hearing for the Donovan Farms zoning amendment (ordinance 25-4) for Feb. 10, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.
The council also voted to approve Resolution 25-5, which reallocates amounts and rates originally levied to meet historical pension obligations for police and fire; council members were told the levy historically brought in roughly $475,000 in 2024 and the reallocation would require council action to redirect the revenue to the general fund effective in 2026. Roll-call votes on the resolution were recorded as unanimous.
Other procedural items recorded: a prior motion-summary approval (for the Jan. 13, 2025 meeting) produced one abstention (Councilman Reiter) during the specific roll call on that item. The meeting included first readings and introductions for several ordinances: Ordinance 25-3, which would define the separate responsibilities of the public works director and the city engineer, was introduced and described as clarifying that the city engineer must be a registered professional engineer under Ohio law; Ordinance 25-4 (Donovan Farms zoning amendment) was introduced and a public hearing set for Feb. 10, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.
Votes at a glance - Amendment to consent agenda (change item F time from 7:25 p.m. to 7:20 p.m.): Passed (roll call recorded as Yes by Miss Griffith, Mr. Haynes, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Reiter, Miss Frazier, Vice Mayor Schaffer). - Approval of amended consent agenda (acceptance of multiple motion summaries; scheduling of hearings including Donovan Farms/ordinance 25-4): Passed (roll call recorded as Yes by Miss Griffith, Mr. Haynes, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Reiter, Miss Frazier, Vice Mayor Schaffer). - Resolution 25-5 (reallocate proceeds of historical police/fire pension levies to the general fund beginning in 2026): Passed (roll call recorded as Yes by Miss Griffith, Mr. Haynes, Mr. Hoffman, Mr. Reiter, Miss Frazier, Vice Mayor Schaffer).
Staff and personnel notes recorded in the meeting: Sarah Young was introduced as the city's new development financing coordinator; Jonathan Owen was introduced/promoted as the city engineer; several public-works staff were recognized for recent promotions and service.
The meeting record shows no final action on the third reading of the ordinance that would repeal the city tax credit (section 192.081); council deferred that item to a later date when full council attendance and updated fiscal information are available.
