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Covington council approves employee-manual amendment, waives readings for routine resolutions and signs on to ODOT salt contract
Summary
At its May 5 meeting the Covington Village Council approved an amendment to the employee manual, waived the three-read rule and adopted two routine resolutions — one designating the fiscal officer for public-records training and one authorizing participation in ODOT's 2025 road salt contract (45 tons requested).
Covington Village Council approved an amendment to its employee manual and adopted two routine resolutions during its May 5 meeting.
The action on Ordinance O4-25 amended Section 6.05 of the employee manual. Council Member Jess Reynolds moved to approve the ordinance, and Julie Blumenstock seconded. The minutes record the roll-call votes as: Reynolds, aye; Martin Leistner, aye; Dawn Duff, aye; Derrick Canan, abstain; Amy Welborn, aye; and Blumenstock, aye. The motion passed.
The vote matters because it updates the village’s employee manual language (Section 6.05). The minutes list the motion and the recorded roll-call outcome; the text of the ordinance as adopted was not included in the minutes and is therefore not specified here.
Council also waived the three-reading rule and approved Resolution R19-25, which designates Fiscal Officer Rhonda Gill to review public-records training on behalf of elected officials, citing Ohio Revised Code Sections 109.43(B) and 149.43(E)(1). Administrator Jordan Hodges explained that this is an annual procedural item and that the designation does not change existing responsibilities.
In another routine measure, the council waived the three-reading rule and adopted Resolution R20-25 to participate in the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) road salt contracts awarded in 2025. Hodges told the council he has consulted with Ben Denson and former Village Administrator Tyler Rench and that the village plans to request 45 tons of salt for winter needs.
The meeting opened with the consent agenda (including approval of the April 21, 2025 minutes). Dawn Duff moved to accept the consent agenda; Jess Reynolds seconded. The minutes record ‘‘All ayes.’’
Mayor Lee Harmon gave a brief community announcement about the Schoolhouse Park Rocks festival scheduled for May 16–17 and said the splashpad will be turned on after the opening ceremony. Administrator Hodges reported a pre-bid meeting for the Stillwater Dam project with 6–7 prospective bidders and said the work is expected to take about four to six weeks once a contract is awarded.
The council adjourned at 7:16 PM.
Notes: The minutes contain an internal inconsistency about attendance (see audit). The text of Ordinance O4-25 is not included in the minutes; details beyond the section number are not specified in the record.
