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Council approves transit contracts, community grants, CIP appropriations, CHIP partnership and ODOT resurfacing
Summary
At its meeting, Greenville City Council adopted a package of ordinances and resolutions: transit contracts with Family Health, Wayne Healthcare and Jobs & Family Services; community fund allocations; supplemental CIP appropriations and transfers; a CHIP partnership with the county; acceptance of a water-tower bid; and an ODOT resurfacing agreement for State Route 49.
Greenville City Council voted to adopt a set of ordinances and resolutions covering transit-service contracts, community grants, capital appropriations and infrastructure agreements.
Key outcomes:
- Transit contracts: The council authorized the mayor to enter into contracts to provide transit services with Family Health, Wayne Healthcare Foundation and Dark County Jobs & Family Services at a rate of $22.65 per person each way. Council asked staff to provide usage estimates to quantify each contract’s annual volume.
- Community funds: A resolution authorizing financial assistance to local organizations was adopted. Line-item allocations announced included Main Street Greenville ($34,000), Dark County Visitors Bureau ($19,000), Greenville Girls Softball ($7,500), Bioworks Reserve ($15,000) and others; the total amount was read into the record during the meeting.
- Supplemental appropriations and transfers: Council adopted a supplemental ordinance to appropriate CIP and general-fund monies (including a $452,000 general-government CIP allocation and $450,000 roadway enhancement CIP) and a transfer ordinance that moves $68,000 within the public transportation fund to comply with ODOT payroll reporting requirements; staff said the transfer reclassifies existing budgeted pay and is not new funding.
- CHIP partnership: Council authorized entering a partnership with the county for the Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program. Staff said the program costs the city nothing to join, expands county access to state funds for rehabs and grants, and the county manages applicant selection and construction; council approved participation so Greenville residents are eligible.
- ODOT resurfacing of State Route 49: Council approved an ordinance authorizing an agreement with ODOT to resurface two sections of State Route 49 from Broadway/Washington Street to Fort Recovery Road. Staff said the program is federally funded as 'urban paving'; the city’s engineers’ estimate for the local share is roughly $132,000 (subject to bids).
Vote notes: Each listed ordinance/resolution was adopted by roll call during the meeting. Where recorded in the minutes, roll-call votes were read into the record; several items included one or more abstentions on individual votes as noted during roll-call calls in the transcript.
Why it matters: The package moves forward multiple operational contracts and funding allocations affecting transit service, housing rehab eligibility, downtown and community programming, and capital projects that will shape municipal services and infrastructure in 2025–2027.
What happens next: Staff will provide additional documentation where requested (trip-volume estimates for transit contracts and project bid documents), execute agreements as financing and administrative steps allow, and report back to council on implementation.
