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Council approves parks code change, advances funding and safety grant measures
Summary
Beavercreek City Council approved Ordinance 25‑20 (parks and recreation code) and moved several other fiscal and safety measures to second reading, including new trust funds and grant authorizations for vehicle barriers and bulletproof vests.
Beavercreek — At its Oct. 27 meeting, Beavercreek City Council approved an amendment to Chapter 95 (parks and recreation) of the Beavercreek Codified Ordinances (Ordinance 25‑20) and advanced several other measures to additional readings.
Ordinance 25‑20 (parks and recreation)
Council approved Ordinance 25‑20 as amended; staff reported the primary change was a new standard addressing smoking and vaping in city parks. The ordinance was approved on second reading after a brief staff update confirming that Josh and his team revised the smoking/vaping language per council direction.
Ordinance 25‑22 (new trust funds)
Council voted to move Ordinance 25‑22 — which would establish five new funds (Senior City Trust Fund; Wordinger Park Long Term Care Trust Fund; CI Beaver Hall Long Term Care Trust Fund; Miscellaneous Parks Fund; Police Trust Fund) to conform with federal/state accounting rules — to a second reading. Staff explained the change is primarily an accounting function to separate activities that had previously been combined in a single trust fund.
Grant resolutions (public safety)
- Resolution 25‑31: Council moved to a second reading a resolution authorizing application for the 2025 State Homeland Security Grant Program on behalf of the Beavercreek Police Department. Staff explained the grant would fund vehicle barriers for public‑event protection (maximum award $250,000; 100% reimbursable). Chief staff noted storage and trailer needs for barrier deployment.
- Resolution 25‑32: Council moved to a second reading a resolution authorizing application for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership federal grant program (up to 50% of vest costs). The police department requested funding to purchase 10 vests at an estimated total cost of $17,552.30; the city share would be roughly $8,776.15.
No council votes were recorded to deny any of these items; Ordinance 25‑20 passed on a voice vote. The other ordinance and resolutions were advanced to second readings for further consideration.
