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Votes at a glance: council adopts supplemental appropriations, approves vehicle disposals and festival agreement; introduces CRA rewrite
Summary
Bellbrook City Council approved supplemental appropriations for public safety grants and opioid settlement funds, authorized disposal of surplus equipment, approved a service truck purchase and ratified the Sugar Maple Festival agreement; council also introduced the CRA ordinance and appointed Kelly Hodson to the Village Review Board.
At its February meeting, Bellbrook City Council took several formal actions, approving funding adjustments, equipment disposition and event management agreements, and introducing one ordinance for further public review.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 2025‑O‑03 (supplemental appropriations): Council approved an ordinance to amend 2025 appropriations to account for additional receipts, including about $11,007 for the Ohio opioid settlement fund and $20,004.26 in fire fund receipts (two public safety grants). Staff described the funds as restricted and earmarked for SRO education/intervention and fire/EMS equipment and supplies. Motion carried.
- Ordinance 2025‑O‑04 (CRA rewrite): Council introduced the ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 8.90 (Community Reinvestment Area). Council voted to introduce the measure and scheduled a public hearing at the next meeting (see separate coverage of the CRA presentation).
- Resolution 2025‑R‑04 (surplus property): Council declared a 2000 Ford E‑450 cutaway (listed purchase price in records) surplus and authorized disposal by auction or salvage. Motion carried.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑05 (service truck purchase): Council authorized the city manager to purchase a 2025 Chevrolet Silverado and accessories from White Allen Chevrolet at a cost not to exceed $43,450. Staff said the purchase was discussed in the CIP and included in the 2025 appropriations. Motion carried.
- Resolution 2025‑R‑06 (Sugar Maple Festival agreement): Council authorized the city manager to execute a one‑year agreement with the Bellbrook Sugar Maple Festival Committee Inc. to operate and manage the 2025 festival. Motion carried; one councilmember recused from an unrelated earlier item.
- Appointment to Village Review Board: Council appointed Kelly Hodson to the Village Review Board following a Community Affairs Committee recommendation. Motion carried.
Several of the resolutions were described by staff as routine items tied to budgeted purchases or long‑standing community partnerships. Council members asked questions about procurement practices and whether the truck purchase should have been leased; staff said the purchase is consistent with CIP planning and internal purchasing policies.
