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North College Hill appoints Jillian Clear as clerk; council authorizes paid December training and adopts 2026 calendar
Summary
Council appointed Jillian Clear as clerk of council with paid training in December (motion passed 4–3). Council also discussed budget implications and adopted the 2026 meeting calendar 7–0. City administration noted ARPA funds and possible generator purchase were under review but may be encumbered.
North College Hill City Council voted 4–3 on Nov. 17 to appoint Jillian Clear as the next clerk of council and to authorize paid training during December in preparation for an anticipated January start.
Council Member Underwood moved the multi-part appointment and training motion; Miss Gaston seconded. Discussion focused on budget implications and whether both the outgoing clerk and the trainee would be paid during the overlap. A member noted that while former training had involved pay for the trainee, council would need to identify which account would cover the cost for December; the transcript indicates budgeting details would be discussed with clerk staff. The roll-call vote on the appointment and paid-training authorization passed 4–3.
Separately, Miss Alexander moved (seconded by Miss Gaston) to adopt the council calendar for 2026. Some members, including Miss Underwood, suggested tabling the calendar until the organizational meeting in January because several council seats will change hands; staff advised that the calendar can be amended at a future meeting and the calendar was adopted unanimously 7–0.
During communications, the city administrator and staff also discussed possible uses of ARPA funds. The administrator said there had been social media suggestions to use ARPA money for a generator for the fire and police stations but noted that some ARPA funds might already be encumbered to a vendor and the administration was exploring other eligible uses to avoid losing the funds. No dollar amounts or vendor names were given in the transcript.
Next steps: staff will work with the finance director and clerk’s office to identify budget lines for the December training pay; the transcript does not specify which account will be used or the dollar amount. The 2026 calendar will be posted and may be amended after the organizational meeting if needed.
