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Mt. Healthy council adopts vacant-property registration ordinance and approves 2025 tax budget
Summary
The Mt. Healthy City Council on July 16 adopted Ordinance 24-2046 amending vacant/foreclosed property registration and approved Resolution 24-1219 adopting the 2025 tax budget. Both measures passed by unanimous 5-0 roll-call votes; staff said letters and next steps will follow.
The Mt. Healthy City Council voted unanimously July 16 to adopt changes to the city's vacant- and foreclosed-property registration rules and to approve the city's tax budget for 2025.
On the second reading, the council approved Ordinance No. 24-2046, an amendment to Chapter 156 of the Mount Healthy Code of Ordinances that revises the registration process for vacant or foreclosed properties. A council member said the amendment will allow staff to place properties on a registry and pursue improvements and compliance. Speaker 5 moved to adopt the ordinance; Mr. Redding seconded. A roll-call vote produced a 5-0 result and the presiding officer declared the ordinance adopted.
Council also conducted a second reading and approved Resolution No. 24-1219, adopting a tax budget for 2025. Staff described a technical wording change on how amounts are categorized on one page but said there were no changes to dollar amounts. The resolution passed on a 5-0 roll call after a clerical amendment was accepted.
Why it matters: the ordinance expands the city's ability to track and require maintenance of vacant or foreclosed buildings, a tool municipal officials cited as necessary to encourage property upkeep and reduce blight. Approval of the tax budget gives staff the spending framework they will bring forward during the fiscal year.
What council members said and next steps: during the ordinance discussion, a staff member said the change will allow code staff (Bill Knight was mentioned) to start registering problem properties and send notices to owners. Council asked when enforcement would begin; staff said they would send letters as promptly as possible and that an exact enforcement date would be set with follow-up communication to affected owners. No enforcement date was specified in the meeting record.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance No. 24-2046 (amend Chapter 156, vacant/foreclosed property registration): Moved by Speaker 5; seconded by Mr. Redding; vote 5 yes, 0 no, 2 excused; outcome: approved. - Resolution No. 24-1219 (2025 tax budget): Moved by Speaker 5; seconded with amendment; vote 5 yes, 0 no, 2 excused; outcome: approved.
The council set a special meeting for July 23 to consider several outstanding items. The presiding officer said staff will follow up with notices and file the required documentation related to the budget and any ordinances.
