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Bentleyville council approves year-end bills, insurance contract and several 2026 appointments; Director of Law pay tabled
Summary
At its Dec. 22 meeting the Village of Bentleyville council approved payment of $287,586.73 in December bills, adopted a Medical Mutual health-insurance contract not to exceed $119,000, confirmed the village engineer appointment, amended and adopted tax and appropriation resolutions for 2026, and tabled an ordinance on the Director of Law’s compensation until January.
The Village of Bentleyville council met Dec. 22 and acted on a package of year-end business, approving several emergency ordinances and resolutions to set the village’s bills, appointments and 2026 levies.
Ordinance 2025-54 authorized payment of December bills totaling $287,586.73. The motion to suspend the three-reading rule was made by Ryan Rubin, seconded by Robert Chalfant, and the adoption motion passed on a roll-call vote with all voting members recorded as "Yes."
Ordinance 2025-47 authorized the mayor to contract with Medical Mutual of Ohio for health-care coverage for full-time employees at an aggregate cost not to exceed $119,000; the ordinance was moved by Ryan Rubin, seconded by Lisa Whitmyer, and adopted on roll call (Chalfant Yes; Goetsch Abstain; Hemmelgarn Yes; Kvacek Yes; Rubin Yes; Whitmyer Yes).
Ordinance 2025-55 confirmed the appointment and terms for the Village Engineer for 2026. Engineer and Building Official Jeff Filarski told council the fee structure remains the same as in prior years; the ordinance passed after unanimous roll-call votes.
Two budget-related measures for 2026 were also addressed. Resolution 2025-57, accepting amounts and rates as determined by the Budget Commission and certifying tax levies, was amended to correct meeting-date and attendance errors and was adopted by roll call. Resolution 2025-58, adopting the 2026 appropriations, required a clerical correction in a whereas clause (changing "2025" to "2026") and was adopted as amended.
Ordinance 2025-59 authorized the mayor to list certain village property for sale on GovDeals, Inc.; council amended the ordinance to remove a reference to a missing "Exhibit A" and update dates before adopting it by roll call.
Not all measures advanced: Ordinance 2025-56, governing employment and compensation for a Director of Law/Prosecutor for 2026, was the subject of discussion and then tabled until the January 2026 meeting (motion to table by Ken Kvacek, seconded by Terry Hemmelgarn).
No public-comment items were recorded. The meeting adjourned at approximately 8:21 p.m.
