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Evendale council adopts multiple emergency ordinances, approves hires and street appropriation
Summary
Council unanimously adopted several emergency ordinances on staffing, employee policy changes and a street fund appropriation; Council also took a first reading on a residential CRA and scheduled follow‑up in March.
Evendale Village Council on Monday approved several ordinances as emergencies and handled routine business including committee and departmental reports.
Council adopted Ordinance 26‑05, which amends chapter 2.58 of the municipal code on employee policies. Staff explained the ordinance removes a longevity‑pay provision that applies only to employees hired before 1987 and amends overtime rules so that employees who use some sick leave in a pay period can still accrue overtime for hours worked. Council moved to suspend second and third readings, adopted the emergency clause, and by roll call vote the ordinance was declared adopted as an emergency.
Council also approved two personnel ordinances: Ordinance 26‑06 authorizes the mayor to hire Robert Mayhew as a part‑time assistant tennis professional for the recreation department; Ordinance 26‑07 authorizes hiring Penny O'Brien as a part‑time recreation clerk. Both were adopted as emergencies following motions to suspend readings.
Ordinance 26‑09 appoints Mayor Richard Feynon and Chief Fiscal Accounting Officer Cynthia Caracci to the Hamilton County Tax Incentive Review Council; Ordinance 26‑10 approves an additional appropriation in the Street Construction, Repair and Maintenance Fund for snow‑removal equipment. Both ordinances were adopted as emergencies by roll call vote.
Votes at a glance (recorded in council roll calls during the meeting): - Ordinance 26‑05 (employee policy amendments) — Adopted as an emergency. Recorded roll‑call responses in favor from: Mister Sextro; Miss McDaniel; Mister Stroh; Miss Walker Smith; Mister Patterson; Mister Burke. (All present indicated "Yes" in the transcript.) - Ordinance 26‑06 (hire: Robert Mayhew) — Adopted as an emergency. Recorded "Yes" votes from the same councilmembers listed above. - Ordinance 26‑07 (hire: Penny O'Brien) — Adopted as an emergency. Recorded "Yes" votes from the same councilmembers listed above. - Ordinance 26‑09 (appointments to Hamilton County TIRC) — Adopted as an emergency. Recorded "Yes" votes from the same councilmembers listed above. - Ordinance 26‑10 (additional appropriation — street construction/repair) — Adopted as an emergency. Recorded "Yes" votes from the same councilmembers listed above.
Council adjourned and scheduled its next meeting for March 17. Separately, Ordinance 26‑08 (residential CRA) received a first reading and will return to council in March for further consideration.
No motions were recorded as failing or tabled during the meeting.
