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Tipp City Council adopts AFSCME pact, green-lights Main Street resurfacing, raises clerk pay and enacts one-year cannabis moratorium
Summary
At its Dec. 16 meeting the Tipp City Council unanimously approved a three-year tentative AFSCME collective bargaining agreement, authorized ODOT Main Street resurfacing (ODOT to fund 80%; city share about $45,000), approved a pay change for the clerk and adopted a one-year moratorium on new adult-use cannabis permits.
Tipp City Council on Dec. 16 unanimously approved a package of measures that included a three-year tentative labor agreement with AFSCME, companion agreements with the Ohio Department of Transportation for Main Street resurfacing, a pay increase for the Clerk of Council and a one-year moratorium on new adult-use cannabis permits.
City Manager Mister Mack told the council that "the parties were able to reach agreement on all issues, signing the tentative agreement pending city council approval." Key elements described by staff include replacing the previous on-call pay formula with a flat two-hour pay for each 24-hour on-call period, adding Juneteenth as a holiday for AFSCME bargaining-unit employees and a wage adjustment approach that uses the results of a wage study in year one followed by 5% increases in years two and three.
Council sponsored and adopted Resolution 51 24, approving the tentative AFSCME agreement. The clerk called the roll and all present members voted yes.
Council also approved companion resolutions to work with the Ohio Department of Transportation on State Route 571 (Main Street) resurfacing. Mister Mack said ODOT agreed to extend project limits and "ODOT is funding 80% of this additional cost. While 20% or just over $45,000 will be the responsibility of the city." Council adopted the preliminary authorization (Resolution 52 24) and the final agreement resolution (Resolution 53 24) by unanimous roll-call votes after public hearings with no speakers.
The council adopted a resolution amending compensation for the Clerk of Council following the employee's annual evaluation. President Huffman publicly thanked Clerk Janice Bates "for your service to council," and the resolution (Resolution 54 24) was approved unanimously. Council members said the increase aligns the clerk's pay with other city staff under council purview.
On first reading the council introduced and approved an ordinance declaring a one-year moratorium on granting permits to adult-use cannabis operators in Tipp City while staff gathers additional information; the ordinance was presented as an emergency and was approved on first reading (Ordinance 37 24).
There were no public comments on any of the items. The meeting concluded with council members offering holiday greetings, announcements about board and commission vacancies and a reminder about the partnerships annual dinner scheduled for Jan. 27. The council adjourned after the votes.
