Council lists storm-drain contract for third reading, opens trash-bid schedule and introduces property sale and inoperable-vehicle ordinance

Council members listed several ordinances and resolutions at the Jan. 13 meeting and confirmed a procurement timeline for a village-wide trash contract.

The Clerk said Resolution 2025-1, authorizing the fiscal officer and village administrator to execute documents with BC Allen Construction LLC for storm-drain repairs, was on the agenda for its third and final reading. No vote on the resolution is recorded in the transcript from this meeting.

Resolution 2025-2, authorizing sale of surplus municipally owned personal property by internet auction under Ohio Rev. Code § 721.15(D), was read for a second time.

Ordinance 2025-5 (first reading) would authorize the sale of village-owned real estate — described by the Village Administrator as the corner lot at Orchard Street and East Main behind the village building — and, if approved by council, would be advertised for five consecutive weeks before being offered for bid or auction.

The Village Administrator announced the village will advertise the village-wide trash-pickup contract on Feb. 6 and Feb. 13 and will accept bids until 4:00 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 24, when bids will be opened.

Council also introduced Ordinance 2025-6 (first reading), an amendment to the inoperable motor vehicle ordinance that would require inoperable vehicles to be covered and secured rather than stored in a garage, and would allow properly tagged, operable vehicles to remain on the street to avoid towing from long-absent residents.

Votes recorded at the meeting were routine: the council approved the prior meeting minutes and later approved payment of bills by roll-call; both motions were recorded as approved in the transcript. The meeting adjourned without an executive session.