Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Municipal Finance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Bentleyville council approves November payments, insurance contract and reimbursements; budgets amended
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting, Bentleyville Council approved payment of $56,964.27 in November bills, authorized a health-insurance contract up to $103,000 for full-time employees, amended the 2025 budget for road and truck repairs, and approved an $18,882 reimbursement to the Chagrin River Run HOA contingent on a signed release.
The Village of Bentleyville Council on Nov. 19 approved a series of financial measures, including payment of $56,964.27 in November bills and an insurance contract authorization, and amended the village budget to cover road project and truck repairs.
Council voted to accept the prior meeting minutes and then moved to new business. Council adopted Ordinance 2025-46 authorizing payment of November bills (motion by Ryan Rubin; second by Robert Chalfant). The roll-call vote recorded Chalfant: Yes; Goetsch: Absent; Hemmelgarn: Yes; Kvacek: Yes; Rubin: Yes; Whitmyer: Yes.
Council then authorized the mayor to contract with Medical Mutual of Ohio to provide health coverage for full‑time village employees at an aggregate cost not to exceed $103,000; members noted the final cost may change once the newly confirmed full‑time police officer completes enrollment. The ordinance was adopted following the same roll-call pattern as above.
The council adopted a budget amendment (Resolution 2025‑48) to fund the Chagrin River Road project and Freightliner truck repairs and agreed to transfer funds to the storm‑sewer account. Members amended the ordinance’s publishing language at the Law Director’s suggestion to remove a paper‑publication requirement before passage.
On the 2025 Road Program, Council considered Change Order #1. Engineer Jeff Filarski described the final numbers and said the change order represented a reduction of $6,704 from the previously presented total; Filarski and Council clarified that the overall project cost figure shown in the draft ($82,896) reflected the contract amount and the change order reduced that total. Council amended the ordinance’s language per Law Director John Montello’s advice and then approved the change order.
Council voted to table the ordinance setting 2026 employee compensation (2025‑52) by unanimous voice vote. The council also moved appropriations for fiscal year 2026 (2025‑49) to second reading after a failed suspension of the three‑reading rule (Councilmember Kvacek voted no on the suspension).
Council approved a $18,882 reimbursement to the Chagrin River Run HOA for storm‑sewer repairs. Public works staff and the Streets & Safety Committee recommended reimbursement; the payment is contingent on the HOA signing a release and is scheduled for January from the road fund transfer.
The meeting closed with routine committee reports and a unanimous voice vote to adjourn at 8:38 p.m.
What happens next: the appropriations ordinance (2025‑49) will return for a second reading next month; the HOA reimbursement will be paid after a signed release is received.
