Tracy Dupps

The council meeting agenda includes committee reports, the consideration of ordinances establishing special funds for Union and Jersey Townships, and appropriations for police equipment, including handguns and accessories. Other financial items cover street resurfacing funding and public improvements in cooperation with the Ohio Energy Special Improvement District. The council will also address proposals to amend the City Charter for the upcoming general election. Additionally, the agenda covers zoning for a Planned Unit Development, appropriations for fire department machinery and equipment such as hoses and ballistic vests, and the addition of territory to the local Energy Special Improvement District.

The council meeting agenda includes standard items such as invocation, roll call, committee reports across various departments (Finance & Budget, Public Services, Public Safety, etc.), and new business. Key items for ordinance readings involve several appropriations and transfers from the General Fund to other funds (Wastewater Operating, Fire Levy 1, Capital Improvements, Pool Fund) totaling significant amounts, including funding for street paving advertisements and vehicle replacement. Additional ordinances address consenting to an Expedited Type II Annexation petition for a parcel east of Hebron Rd and specifying city services for the annexed property. A second reading is scheduled for an ordinance authorizing the Mayor to enter into an MOA with F.O.P. Lodge 127 regarding contract changes.

The City Council's agenda included organizational items such as the Invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and Roll Call, followed by the approval of minutes from a previous meeting. Key business items involved elections and appointments, unfinished business, and committee reports from Finance & Budget, Public Services, Public Safety, Streets & Drainage, Community Development/Zoning, Parks, Recreation & Davis-Shai, and the Planning Commission. New ordinances proposed included the expansion of the Union Twp -- Heath JEDD District No.1 and appropriations/transfers within the Fire Levy III Fund, including one for machinery and equipment. Reports from city officials (Mayor, Auditor, Law Director) were also scheduled.

The Finance Committee Agenda outlines several legislative requests for consideration. These include an ordinance authorizing a fund transfer of $229,800.25 from the General Fund to the Wastewater Operating Fund using Microsoft Reimbursement funds, an ordinance to amend Codified Ordinance 07-2025 regarding the Central Park Planned Unit Development, and an ordinance for the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with F.O.P. Lodge 127 and the Ohio Labor Council (O.L.C.) concerning changes to Article 38, section 5, paragraph 3. Other items on the agenda include the approval of the MTD/YTD Fund Report as to form and a planned Executive Session to discuss Contract Negotiation Planning.

The agenda for the City of Heath meeting includes several key items: elections and appointments for Council President, Pro-Tem, and Clerk of Council. A special order involves the swearing in of Heath Police Officer Michael Moder. Unfinished business and communications include a matter concerning the Ohio Division of Liquor Control for a location at 570 Hebron Road. The meeting also features committee reports from various departments (Finance & Budget, Public Services, Public Safety, etc.). Legislative actions involve ordinances on first reading for an appropriation and transfer within Fire Levy III, and second readings for ordinances concerning drainage improvements in River Oaks Subdivision and amendments to the codified ordinances regarding the pretreatment industrial user program, as well as an authorization for appropriation and transfer related to the Dodrill Booster Station Upgrade.