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Votes at a glance: ambulance, cot purchase, OPWC application and eCitation ordinance drafting approved
Summary
At the committee meeting council authorized drafting legislation or resolutions for a new medic ambulance, a cot/loader purchase, an OPWC grant application for Dorothy Lane, and an ordinance to permit electronic traffic citations; all motions carried on unanimous roll calls.
Several procedural motions and roll-call approvals were recorded at the committee meeting. Key actions taken include:
New medic ambulance: Staff requested authorization to prepare legislation to fund a new medic ambulance (state bid) with an estimated cost of $362,892 and a delivery timeline of roughly 14 months. Council moved to draft legislation and recorded unanimous 'Yes' votes (Mayor Murphy; Mr. Miller; Mr. Dar; Mr. Del; Mrs. Wit; Mrs. Allen; Ms. Marcus).
Cot/loader purchase: Council approved drafting legislation to purchase a cot/loader system now using budgeted ambulance funds that had been planned for 2028, with unanimous roll-call approval (Mr. Miller; Mr. Dy; Mr. Del; Mrs. Wit; Mrs. Allen; Mayor Murphy; Ms. Marcus).
OPWC application: The council authorized preparing legislation to apply to the Ohio Public Works Commission (OPWC) for an approximately $200,000 grant to repair Dorothy Lane; the motion to prepare the application language was approved unanimously.
Mayor's court eCitation ordinance: Staff requested an ordinance addition to allow the mayor's court to accept state electronic traffic citations; printers and software are being trialed at no cost to the city. Council approved language preparation with a unanimous recorded vote.
All votes at the committee level were unanimous roll calls as recorded in the meeting transcript. These authorizations direct staff to draft the necessary legislation and resolutions for formal consideration at a future council meeting.
