The Huber Heights City Council unanimously approved several administrative items on Oct. 27, including the 2026 meeting schedule, a staffing change to convert a long-held part-time economic-development position to full time, a resolution of intention related to property needed for a Chambersburg Road project, and authorization to purchase new telephone equipment.

Council approved a motion to adopt the 2026 council work-session and regular meeting schedules by roll call; the motion carried 9-0. The council then voted 9-0 to adopt a resolution amending the city’s organizational chart to make the economic-development position full time, a change the city manager said recognizes ongoing responsibilities handled by Regina Sousong in a part-time role.

A separate resolution of intention to appropriate certain parcels on Chambersburg Road also passed 9-0. City staff said the measure begins the legal process necessary when property owners are unresponsive to negotiations; the city emphasized it would negotiate and pay fair-market value rather than immediately taking land. ‘‘We will again, we're not taking their land, we're going to enter negotiations and pay them, you know, fair market,’’ the city manager said.

The council also authorized the city manager to purchase telephone equipment and services from the vendor identified as Pro On Call Solutions (described in meeting materials as an upgraded service for two buildings). Staff said the current phone system is past its useful life, that the new system should reduce recurring costs, and that installation and training would follow approval; the motion passed 9-0.

Earlier in the meeting, the council approved minutes from its Oct. 13 meeting with no corrections noted.

Vote record (roll call recorded in meeting):
- Motion to approve 2026 meeting schedules: yes — Miss Baker; Mr. Campbell; Mrs. Berg; Mayor Gore; Mr. Akins; Mr. Looney; Mrs. Kitchen; Mr. Webb; Mr. Davidson (9-0)
- Resolution amending organizational chart (full-time economic-development position): yes — Mr. Campbell; Mrs. Versh; Mayor Gore; Mr. Akins; Mr. Looney; Mrs. Kitchen; Mr. Webb; Mr. Davidson; Miss Baker (9-0)
- Resolution of intention to appropriate land on Chambersburg Road: yes — Mrs. Bersh; Mayor Gore; Mr. Akins; Mr. Looney; Mrs. Kitchen; Mr. Webb; Mr. Davidson; Miss Baker; Mr. Campbell (9-0)
- Authorization to purchase telephone equipment and service: yes — Mayor Gore; Mr. Akins; Mr. Looney; Mrs. Kitchen; Mr. Webb; Mr. Davidson; Miss Baker; Mr. Campbell; Mrs. Birge (9-0)

City staff noted timing for next steps: the telephone vendor will begin transition work immediately after approval, and staff will schedule training for council and employees. On the Chambersburg Road matter, officials said the resolution starts a negotiation and acquisition process intended to avoid project delays but does not itself convey property to the city.

The meeting also included a city-manager report with public-safety reminders for Halloween trick-or-treating (6 to 8 p.m. Friday), a community craft fair, and notice that a planned Veterans Day flyover is on hold because of a federal government shutdown affecting air-operations approvals.