Heber Heights council goes into executive session on personnel, planning commission interviews; no decisions announced

HEBER HEIGHTS, Ohio — The City of Heber Heights City Council voted unanimously Thursday evening to hold an executive session to discuss personnel matters and appointment issues tied to planning commission interviews.

The work session on Jan. 15, 2025, began with the presiding official, identified in the transcript as Speaker 1, announcing the meeting and asking for roll to be called. After Speaker 2 moved "Make a motion to go to executive session," Speaker 1 seconded the motion and the council voted. The transcript records Miss Baker, Mayor Gore, Mrs. Kitchen, Mister Webb and Mister Davidson voting "Yes," and Speaker 1 announced the motion "passes 5 to 0." Speaker 1 then said, "it is now 05:34, and we will move to executive session."

The council returned to open session at 7:57 p.m. Speaker 1 told the meeting, "We've come out of executive session, and no specific decisions were made this evening, regarding the next, the next meeting agenda." The work session was then adjourned.

The transcript indicates the executive session topic as personnel matters and planning commission appointments but records no formal action or appointment outcomes. The council also stated it would inform the public if any decisions were made; when the group reconvened, it reported none had been.

No ordinances, contracts, budget items or other formal actions were recorded in the transcript for this session. The transcript shows roll-call names for council members and the mayor but does not identify by name who made or seconded the motion beyond the speaker labels used in the recording.