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Greene council approves ambulance purchase, tax certification and sidewalk contract; amends appropriations
Summary
At its Sept. 10 meeting the Greene City Council adopted multiple resolutions: a $340,000 ambulance purchase funded from the ambulance billing fund, annual tax levy certification, an agreement to receive county-advanced income-tax disbursements, and a $65,000 sidewalk contract; an appropriations amendment totaling $944,782.50 remains under review.
The Greene City Council on Sept. 10 adopted several routine and emergency resolutions, approving purchase and contract awards and moving forward budget items.
The council voted 6-0 to adopt resolution 2024-R49 to purchase a Braun Chief XL medic ambulance for $340,000, with funding to come from the ambulance billing fund. Finance committee members said the vehicle takes about 36 months to build and the administration requested the purchase outside the normal capital budget process.
Council also moved to bypass additional readings and approved resolution 2024-R53, accepting amounts and rates determined by the budget commission and certifying the city's necessary tax levies (the city portion remains 2.4 mills). The finance chair described R53 as the routine annual certification required by statute.
Resolution 2024-R54, asking the Summit County fiscal officer to advance funds to the city on an ongoing basis rather than waiting for the normal settlement dates, passed 6-0. The chair said the change speeds cash flow by having the county forward accumulated income-tax receipts as they are collected.
The council awarded the 2024 sidewalk replacement program contract (resolution 2024-R48) to Joseph A. Jefferies Company Inc. for $65,000, a pilot to replace roughly 1,500 square feet of sidewalk and remove about 50 trees, with a 90-day notice period to affected residents. The engineer's estimate cited in the meeting was about $61,092.
Finance reported on resolution 2024-R56 (an appropriation modification totaling $944,782.50), noting that roughly 80% of the funds are federal dollars routed through city departments; R56 remained on 2nd reading and staff expect additional revisions at a future meeting.
The council also handled procedural items including approval of the Aug. 27 meeting minutes (TMP-4709) and a motion not to hold a hearing related to a liquor-license transfer application (TMP-4724). Several items introduced for first reading, including R57 (an agreement with ODOT for sign replacement on State Route 241) and R59 (an intergovernmental MOU with Summit County for job creation and retention) were referred to the appropriate committees for further consideration.
Votes at a glance: R49 (ambulance purchase) adopted 6-0; R53 (tax certification) adopted 6-0 (bypassed remaining readings); R54 (advance funds) adopted 6-0; R48 (sidewalk contract) adopted 6-0. R56 (appropriations amendment) remains under review on 2nd reading.
Council members present recorded their affirmative roll-call votes during those motions; one council member was absent.
