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Bentleyville council adopts a package of ordinances, budget amendment and policies
Summary
The Village of Bentleyville council on Feb. 18 adopted several ordinances and a budget amendment: employment of a Director of Law, payment of $84,826.58 in bills, a cybersecurity policy requiring state training, repeal of the Fiscal Officer residency rule, and a new salary range and stipend for the Fiscal Officer.
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Village of Bentleyville council unanimously moved through a slate of ordinances and a budget amendment, approving new personnel and financial measures and adopting a cybersecurity policy that triggers state-required employee training.
Council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted Ordinance 2025-56, which provides for the employment of a Director of Law/Prosecutor for 2026–2027 and fixes compensation. The motion to adopt was made by Ryan Rubin and seconded by Robert Chalfant; roll call recorded Chalfant, Hemmelgarn, Rogers, Daniels and Rubin voting yes and Ken Kvacek absent.
Council also approved Ordinance 2026-04, authorizing payment of bills for February 2025 in the amount of $84,826.58; the motion to suspend readings and adopt was made by Rubin and seconded by Chalfant and passed by roll call with the same attendance pattern. Council adopted a Cybersecurity Policy (Ordinance 2026-07) and Mr. Grandinetti said the state-required training link will be provided to employees and elected officials.
The body passed a fiscal-year amendment to the 2026 budget (Ordinance/Resolution 2026-08) as an emergency measure after suspending the three-reading rule. Council voted to repeal Chapter 232.02 (Ordinance 2026-09), removing the requirement that the Fiscal Officer be a Village resident. Council later amended Chapter 232.01 (Ordinance 2026-10) to add a salary range and, after an executive session under Ohio Revised Code 122.22(G), Ryan Rubin moved and Robert Chalfant seconded a motion to set the Fiscal Officer stipend at $37,500 for 2026 retroactive to Jan. 1, 2026; the voice vote on the stipend was recorded as unanimous among those present.
How they voted: for the roll-call votes recorded in the minutes (several motions to suspend the three-reading rule and to adopt ordinances), Chalfant, Hemmelgarn, Rogers, Daniels and Rubin voted "Yes," and Kvacek was absent. Where voice votes were recorded (minutes acceptance, stipend, asphalt authorization) the record reports unanimous among those present.
Why it matters: the package updates staffing contracts and local code, commits the village to a state-mandated cybersecurity training program, alters the residency requirement for the Fiscal Officer, and sets the 2026 Fiscal Officer stipend, all of which have immediate budgetary and administrative effects.
The council did not provide further detail on long-term pay scales beyond the adopted stipend; several items introduced as first readings (administrative code updates) will return for later consideration. The meeting minutes show the procedural votes were completed and that materials or presentations on select items (for example, the proposed cell tower) may be provided at the March meeting for further public review.
