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Belpre council unanimously adopts billing contract, budget supplements, two water funds and zoning change
Summary
Belpre City Council on June 24, 2024, voted unanimously to adopt several resolutions: a billing contract with Invoice Cloud, supplemental appropriations, creation of two restricted water funds ($4 and $2 monthly), a zoning change for 209 Lee Street and an MOU with Akron Children's Hospital.
Belpre City Council voted unanimously on June 24 to adopt multiple measures affecting city finance, utilities and land use.
The meeting saw adoption of a contract with Invoice Cloud Inc. to provide monthly water and sewer billing services. Council completed the third reading and approved the contract as Resolution #7, 2024-2025 with all members present voting aye.
Council also approved supplemental appropriations after an amendment to Exhibit A that left total appropriations unchanged; following suspension of the rules for expedited readings, members passed the measure as Resolution #8, 2024-2025 by unanimous vote.
On water finance, council approved a resolution authorizing the auditor to create two new restricted fund accounts to hold two monthly payments of $4.00 and $2.00 from city water customers. Mr. Ferguson said the funds needed separation; after suspending the rules for additional readings, council adopted the measure as Resolution #9, 2024-2025 (unanimous vote).
The council also approved a zoning change for property at 209 Lee Street, moving the parcel from R-1 to C-2. Mr. Godfrey moved and council suspended the rules to allow second and third readings the same night; the resolution was adopted as Resolution #10, 2024-2025 with an aye vote from all members present.
Finally, council approved a resolution authorizing the mayor to enter a memorandum of understanding with Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron. Ms. Riffle noted discussion included the hospital's Medicare license; council suspended rules and passed the resolution as Resolution #11, 2024-2025, unanimously.
All recorded votes in the meeting were unanimous among the seven members present (Mr. Ambrozy, Mrs. Dennis, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Godfrey, Mr. Locke, Ms. Riffle and Mr. Seebaugh). No roll-call dissent or abstentions were recorded on the adopted items. The measures take effect in accordance with their text and any statutory timing specified in the resolutions.
Council adjourned after an executive session on personnel matters.
