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Bolivar council approves multiple contracts, appropriations and an ordinance limiting mayoral monthly purchases
Summary
On Dec. 5, 2024 the Village of Bolivar Council approved a slate of resolutions and ordinances including temporary appropriations, a police-prosecutor contract, a meter-reading amendment, an agreement with McIntosh Oil, and an ordinance setting a $3,000 monthly mayoral purchase cap.
The Bolivar Village Council on Dec. 5, 2024 approved a package of resolutions and ordinances covering legal, budgetary and procurement matters.
On third reading the council approved a contract with Stephan P. Babik of Babik LLC for legal services (Resolution R-15-2024) and approved 2025 temporary appropriations under R.C. 5705.38 (Resolution R-19-2024). Council also passed an ordinance to contract with Fitzpatrick, Zimmerman & Rose Co., L.P.A. as police prosecutor effective Jan. 1, 2025 and set compensation at $90 per hour (Ordinance O-22-2024).
Additional actions included certification of a renewal tax-levy question to the Tuscarawas County auditor (Resolution R-17-2024), supplemental appropriations and an amended certificate of estimated resources for 2024 (Resolutions R-16-2024 and R-18-2024), authorization for an agreement with McIntosh Oil Co. (Resolution R-20-2024), and approval of an amendment No. 1 to a county meter-reading agreement (Ordinance O-23-2024). The council also passed Ordinance O-25-2024 granting the U.S. Postal Service consent to park three vehicles at the Cherry Street parking extension and passed Ordinance O-24-2024 to replace O-13-2023 and establish the mayor’s blanket purchase authority with a $1,000 per-transaction threshold and an aggregate monthly cap not to exceed $3,000.
All recorded motions for these items passed on roll call votes with Bellinger, Conley, Oberlin, Pancoe and White recorded as voting yes on the listed measures. The meeting record shows advancement of several first readings as well, including an agreement with Glaus, Pyle, Schomer, Burns & DeHaven, Inc. (GPD) and ordinances regarding disposal of obsolete property and permitting a Main Street utility pole.
The council did not attach special conditions to the adopted measures during the meeting; Solicitor Steve Babik participated in the legislative session. The Fiscal Officer and administration will implement the appropriations and record contract documents as required.
