Invocation was given by: Sister Joan Radar, P.O. followed by the Pledge of Allegiance.

Public Hearing – 2009 Tax Budget
Finance Director Lucinda Mann advised they have gone over many of the revenues and expenditures at the last two meetings. Man advised as noted in her memo to Council the only change was in the expenditures for the Industrial Street Waterline Replacement Project as she took it out of the 2009 budget and placed it in the appropriate year (2008). Mann advised there were no other changes.

No questions from Council.
No questions from the public in attendance.

Mann advised she would need a motion under New Business approving the 2009 Tax Budget so she could send it to the county as it needed to be there by July 20th.

Approval of Minutes – June 9, 2008
Russell indicated he would like the record to reflect that he meant to vote Yes on Res. No. 7499 to provide an election to establish a motor vehicle license tax. He advised he would like to go on record as being in favor of it going to the election.
Johnson advised under new business item c. it shows where you wanted (Res. No. 7499) to be reconsidered, which indicates you were in favor of sending it.
Russell advised yeah, but he didn’t accept the motion. He advised he broke the tie on the original one.
Johnson advised the tie was broke on the reconsideration so it still shows that you were in favor of sending it.
Mayor Robertson advised so there is no real change to the minutes.
Russell advised no.
Lapehn moved to approve, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

Approval of Minutes – June 18, 2008
Lapehn moved to approve, upon roll call; Russell-Yes, Beaumont-Yes, Carey-Yes, Johnson-Abstain, Lapehn-Yes and motion carried.

Workshop

a. Discussion of an Ambulance Request for the EMS
EMS Chief Andy Baillis advised they budgeted for next year to purchase a new ambulance to replace the oldest, which was 15 years old. He advised he contacted several vendors regarding purchasing another Ford E-450 Road Rescue Ambulance. He advised the sales representative from Burgess Ambulance was willing to hold the price quoted while we put together a proposal to avoid scheduled increases. Baillis advised this reflects a $4,000 savings already and a 6-8% increase come August for the annual chassis increase. He advised the money was already in the budget and he would recommend moving forward with the purchase now and a lock in the price before getting hit with any of these price increases and he felt it would be easier just to do it this year with an appropriation amendment.
Lapehn inquired if it was basically the same ambulance the city purchased in 2006.
Baillis advised there were a few modifications.
Lapehn inquired in those two years the price has gone up 30%.
Baillis concurred.
Lapehn advised he thought dealerships were having a hard time moving vehicles, but apparently not ambulances.
It was noted, an ordinance would have to be drafted and passed for this purchase for a sum not to exceed $135,670.00.
Lapehn inquired as to what would be done with the old vehicles.
Baillis advised he would be looking at several options, perhaps e-bay.
Lapehn advised Baillis to make certain the time frame of the August meeting was good because they don’t want to lose this price.
Baillis indicated with our verbal commitment the vendor would hold the ambulance at the agreed upon price.

b. Discussion of the 2009 Proposed Police Department Budget
City Manager Boggs advised Council had a copy of the proposed 2009 Budget for the Police Department. Boggs advised the Police Chief Burg met with the Finance Director and himself and went over the line items and this is the end product.
Chief Burg advised there were only two items worth noting as the vehicle fuel when it was initially figured he calculated 6% instead of 5% and that has been corrected. He advised the other line item was office supplies and that number was down drastically because it was discovered he used the wrong figure with which to calculate.
Russell inquired regarding decrease in the health insurance if there were (fewer) employees.
Burg advised the city went with another provider and got a better rate this year.
Mayor Robertson advised all the prior discussions have paid off and Council has been through this so many times and were well informed.

c. Discussion of Trash Collection on Alleys
City Manager Boggs advised they received a letter from a resident complaining about trash trucks tearing up the alleys and felt the alleys were really too narrow for those large trucks specifically the alleys between First and Fifth streets. Boggs advised he and Councilman Russell drove the alleys in that area one morning and he felt they observed a good portion of the residents using the front of their residence for trash pickup already. Boggs advised it was his recommendation to discontinue the trash pickup in the alleys on First through Fifth Street and ask the residents to put their trash out front. He advised it was placed in The Post asking for comments and he received one complaint and one positive comment.

Councilman Charles Copley arrived at 7:12 p.m.

Mayor Robertson advised he received one comment where a resident asked if they could use Ohio Avenue for example if they live on a corner lot and he advised them he didn’t believe it would be a problem.
Copley inquired as to the reason they were only looking at the alleys on First through Fifth Street.
Boggs indicated on Salt St. there were some properties that do not have frontage on a main street and would have to continue to use the alley. He advised it would have to remain that way for any such property. He advised it was primarily geared at the alleys on one through five, but he would like to discontinue any of the trash pickup on alleys where they can place it on the main street for maintenance reasons.
Copley advised one concern he has heard was that although the trash trucks do cause damage to the alleys, but at the same time also keep them from becoming overgrown. Copley inquired if the trash trucks were no longer going to go down the alleys would the city maintain the portion of the alley where the weeds would now grow.
Boggs advised he would assume that would be our job if it were a dedicated alley.
Copley advised for years people have paid the same as everyone else and in some instances we may be inconveniencing them and they were paying the same amount as other people. He advised he felt this was something to consider. He advised the alley may have been near the back of the house or garage and many may not want to pull the trash up the hill to the main road. He advised and now we were saying they would pay the same amount and yet carry it further than they have in the past.
Boggs indicated he would like a motion in new business as to how to proceed.
No further comments or questions.

d. Discussion of the Sewer Line for the Apostolic Christian Home
David Maletich, Administrator advised Council was provided a letter outlining their request
and he thanked Council for considering it as he understood it was not the norm and they were not located within Rittman’s city limits. Maletich advised their facility has grown to the point of looking at their current sewer treatment facilities and what do they need to do for the future. He advised they have been toying around with this probably for the past twelve years as far as trying to figure out how they can accommodate, how they can do it cost effectively and serving the senior population of Rittman, Wadsworth, and Wayne County as a whole. Maletich advised recently the 201 Plan was revised, which allowed them to continue to look at running the sewer line from our current treatment plant to tie-in to the pump station at the South Fork Allotment. Maletich advised the nursing homes engineer has recommended a 4” service line. He advised there has been some discussion about installing a 6” line in the event there would be future growth for Rittman it would accommodate said growth. Maletich advised the estimate for the 4” line was in excess of $335,000 and they would bear that cost to install said line from our current facility to a point in the City of Rittman. He advised it was also pointed out to him that since they are outside city limits the monthly rate for sewer would be double that of a resident. Maletich inquired if that double rate would include a not for profit 501(c) such as they are. He advised if they install the 6” line recommended by the city and inquired as to whom would bear that cost. He advised as far as maintenance the pumping station would be located on the apostolic home property and from that point to the city limits would be a pressure line, which he understood there was not much cost involved. Maletich inquired how they could recoup their initial investment because once the pipe was installed and dedicated to the City of Rittman they would have no means of recouping that initial investment. Maletich advised they would be installing the line and they were asking City Council if instead of being charged double the rate (for outside city limits) they would reconsider that city ordinance for a not for profit facility and charge the regular city rate.
Boggs inquired if Maletich knew the cost difference between installing the 4” line vs. the 6” line.
Maletich advised he didn’t get those figures.
Boggs advised he wanted Council to be clear on this issue and reiterated that the Christian Home’s engineer was stating they need to install a 4” line and if this project goes forward the city would like to look to the future and have them install a 6” line to allow for possible growth. Boggs advised he felt it would be the responsibility of the City of Rittman to pay for the extra 2”. He advised it was his understanding from discussions with the Utilities Director that the cost between a 4” line and a 6” line was not that significant. Boggs advised the majority of the costs incurred were from the excavation and laying the pipe. Boggs advised he recommended either a reduction of the monthly bill to pay for the additional cost or the city bear the additional cost upfront. Boggs indicated he would prefer to have a 6” line installed if this project becomes a reality.
Law Director Bower advised the current ordinance reads that anyone outside the city pays double.
Mayor Robertson advised anybody and doesn’t differentiate between 501 (c) or business or residential.
Bower concurred. He advised that was what Mr. Maletich was asking that we make an exception to that ordinance.
Boggs clarified as stated the pumping station was on the nursing homes property and it was agreed the nursing home would continue the maintenance and usually that was the part, which requires maintenance. Boggs advised he has been told there would be very little maintenance on the pipe. He advised the pipe would be turned over to the City of Rittman after the project was completed and the city would continue future tap-ins and fees.
Russell inquired where the line would be run.
Boggs advised it would tie-in at Milton Road.
Russell advised he believed about three years ago Mr. Maletich came to Council and at that time it was mentioned a $200 increase and he believed at that time Mr. Maletich said he didn’t have a problem with it and he inquired as to what changed.
Maletich advised he felt everything was negotiable and the more they researched the impact this would have on their population. He advised someone would have to pay for it and they decided to approach City Council and see what could be done.
Beaumont inquired as to how many residents they had at the home currently or how many units would they service.
Maletich advised they had 75 nursing home residents; they were licensed for 24 assisted living and they have 41 apartments. He advised the nursing home population has more water usage than the apartments do, which seemed inverse as far as usage.
Beaumont inquired if this project should move forward what would they project as far their ability to expand and did they have the room to expand?
Maletich advised they would have room to expand.
Beaumont inquired as to what was their plan to expand.
Maletich advised tentatively they looked at some long range planning and they discussed doubling what they were currently doing, which would be about 22,000 gallons a day. He advised to put it in perspective the EPA would consider a 75 bed nursing home as using 24,000 gallons a day just for the nursing home and yet they were using 10,000 – 12,000 gallons for all the facilities including the church. Maletich advised they have been very conscientious and have replaced all the toilets within the facility that are more efficient.
Beaumont inquired if their long-range projection was to increase the 75-bed nursing home or to build more assisted living units or more apartments.
Maletich advised he felt if they were going to do another project they would look at assisted living because he felt that was where the current population would want to reside.
Beaumont advised with the current sewer facility he can’t (expand).
Maletich agreed and advised it was probably prohibited to do any kind of construction until they get this issue resolved and he felt they were stuck.
Lapehn inquired if Maletich saw the need and if the demand was there.
Maletich advised as far as assisted living he felt the demand was going to be there because they were looking at the current baby boomers who weren’t going to peak until 2010 to 2015 and he felt that type of living would be very much in demand.
Boggs inquired if there was a waiting list.
Maletich advised there was a waiting list for the nursing home and there was a waiting list for some of the assisted living facilities.
Russell inquired if he would consider annexing.
Maletich advised he know that has been brought up, but knowing who resides between their property and the city limits he highly doubts it would happen in the near future, but anything was possible.
Russell inquired if they were willing to annex.
Maletich advised that is a discussion that they haven’t had.
Boggs advised in the past when the city allowed people outside the city to tie-in to either water or sewer they have asked for a letter of intent stating if the city limits should ever get to that point they would not fight against annexation. Boggs inquired if the board (nursing home) would be willing to discuss such an agreement.
Maletich advised he believed discussion was open for whatever options there were and he felt this (tying-in to the city’s sewer line) was something that needed to be accomplished.
Johnson inquired as to what kind of a time frame were they looking at to at least get the sewer line installed.
Maletich advised they were hoping they could do something later this summer. He advised their engineer had done some preliminary work a few of years ago at looking at running a discharge waterline to Chippewa Creek.
Johnson inquired if he has seen any resistance from residents between his facility and the city limits on running a line through their property.
Maletich advised one thing they have looked at is boring so as not to disturb any frontage along that (route) especially the lawns. He advised Ken Zollinger an excavator has researched the idea of boring and he would probably favor it over just digging a hole.
Robertson advised the 201 plan was approved along the roadway and was not across anyone’s property.
Carey inquired if our current sewage treatment plant had the capabilities to handle the extra flow without any additional…
Boggs advised our current sewer plant was running at a little less than half capacity.
Carey advised so this would cost us nothing or very little.
Boggs advised that was correct.
Copley advised as far as the 4” vs. the 6” he felt it was to the city’s benefit to have the 6” line installed and he agreed with Mr. Boggs that we might want to look at reimbursing for that difference. Copley advised as far as reducing the rate he was a little leery of that from the standpoint of other developers that may come to us in the future.
Robertson advised in terms of setting a precedent he felt the nursing home being a 501 (c) set them apart.
Beaumont advised he felt the same way about this issue with the modification of the fee as he did with granting exceptions to building in the flood zone. He advised he felt if they were going to be consistent they also had to be cognizant of what we do in terms of how it might affect the future. Beaumont advised he agreed they needed to plan for the future and we should pay the difference to install the 6” line, but he felt they needed to give some thought as to whether or not they should make an exception irrespective of the IRS designation of the user. He advised he felt they should give some thought as to whether or not they wanted to set a precedent. Beaumont advised there were loopholes everywhere, but what they do now might have an effect on the future. He advised if they make any modifications or exception to the ordinance he felt they should be strict about how it was worded.
Boggs advised as an example the city ran the waterline to Sterling from our wells to the water tower sites in the city and then as people tap-in between Sterling and Rittman pay the city a tap-in fee as the city paid to install the line. He advised the city recoups their cost and he believed that double rate was very justified as these were properties outside the city limits. Boggs advised in this particular case there was a difference as they (nursing home) was bearing the cost of this entire project although he (Boggs) wanted to make sure our engineer looks over the plans to avoid any unforeseen problems, but they (nursing home) were bearing the cost and he felt that was the big difference here.
Johnson advised he wasn’t against the line being installed since they (nursing home) would be bearing the cost. He advised because of the 501 (c) 3 he felt they could look at helping him cost wise for the rate, but he didn’t want to cut it forever. Johnson advised he felt they could start out at a lower rate and gradually increase it to double (for non-residents) over the next several years. He advised with them (nursing home) bearing the cost he wanted to be able to help them out if they (city) could. Johnson advised he was in favor of helping out any way possible.
Russell inquired if they have looked into making their own sewer plant and at what cost. He advised he believed there was quite a bit of savings for you (nursing home) to come our (city) way.
Maletich advised if they knew what he has done over the last twelve years to come up with scenarios. He advised his very first meeting with the EPA said they could install a lagoon and when he asked how big the EPA responded with 5 acres, which was the amount they had just purchased. Maletich advised he couldn’t very well put all the apartments on stilts. He advised it has been that type of scenario each time and to be this close to see it to fruition would be nice.
Russell inquired if he was willing to negotiate with the City Manager.
Maletich advised that would be very nice.
Russell advised he felt they should sit down and see what kind of a plan they could come up with and bring it back to Council.
Carey advised he felt they should let the City Manager negotiate.
Copley advised whenever a developer comes in and does a large development they put in the sewer lines and they (developer) bear that cost and turn those lines over to the city. He advised the city gets the revenue for the tap-ins on those lines.
Boggs advised it wasn’t the 2½ miles they were talking about here.
Copley advised it was different, but some of it was the same scenario. He advised he felt the biggest difference was the developer has the opportunity to recoup the cost on the price of the houses.
Russell advised he just didn’t think they should close the door and he indicated they should be given the opportunity to negotiate and see what kind of mutual agreement they can come up with.
Beaumont inquired as to the rates.
Maletich advised right now the city rate was (approximately) $1,100 and double (for outside city limits) would be $2,200.
Boggs clarified by the projected volume based on current usage.
Johnson advised he didn’t want to say no at this point, but wanted to see something after some negotiations took place.
Robertson advised Mr. Maletich’s letter specified how they provide a service to many of the citizens of Rittman as well as others in Wayne County. He advised a lot of people in Rittman depend on their facility and it was a wonderful place.
Maletich agreed and advised they were trying to do something efficiently not just with the cost, but environmentally as well.
Robertson thanked everyone for their comments and advised there could be a motion under new business.

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Old Business

a. Ord. No. 7500 An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Rittman, Wayne
and Medina Counties and State of Ohio, Amending Section 1163.10 M3 Mixed Industrial Use, to Amend this Section of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Rittman and Declaring an Emergency. Third Reading.
Ord. No. 7500 was read on third reading. Johnson moved to adopt, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

b. Ord. No. 7502 An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Rittman, Wayne
and Medina Counties and State of Ohio, Amending the Annual Appropriation Ordinance No. 7466, As Amended According to the Attached Sheet(s) and Declaring an Emergency. Second Reading.
Ord. No. 7502 was read on second reading. Copley moved to place on third, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

c. Ord. No. 7503 An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Rittman, Ohio to Accept the Annexation of Richard T. Faber of Part of Milton Township Containing Approximately Five Acres of Land and Declaring an Emergency. Second and Third Reading.
Ord. No. 7503 was read on second reading. Russell moved to suspend the rules and have third reading, upon roll call; Beaumont-Yes, Lapehn-Yes, Johnson-No, Copley-Yes, Russell-Yes, Carey-Yes and motion carried. Ord. No. 7503 was read on third reading. Russell moved to adopt, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

New Business
a. Motion to Place Cale Bachman on Paid Status of the Rittman Fire Department. Russell inquired if this was one of the firemen that there was a problem with several years ago.
Fire Chief Sweigert inquired as to what he was referring to.
Russell advised several years ago there were some firemen that was kind of an issue at Rawiga (Country Club) and inquired if he was one of those.
Sweigert advised yes he was in that incident along with 80% of the people at that event. He advised this request was brought up originally back in January or February when you (Russell) might have been on leave and there was discussion a number of times during executive session. Sweigert advised (Bachman) he failed to place him on probation in August of last year (’07) and he asked for him to be put on paid status in January or February of this year and Council put him on probation at that time.
Russell advised he doesn’t have any issues with him (being on paid status) and was satisfied with him.
Sweigert advised (Bachman) has been in attendance and he has received many certifications and he would be happy to provide a copy of those to Council.
Russell advised his recommendation was good enough.
Copley inquired as to how many paid positions they currently had.
Sweigert advised there was probably about 32 or 33.
Finance Director Mann advised she believed the Deputy Treasurer counted 28 actual paid positions.
Johnson advised whenever we go to do these motions again in the future it used to be back in ’04, ’05 when the motion was made there was suppose to be addresses for the firefighters and he would like to see that brought back in so we know. He advised he isn’t disagreeing that he doesn’t live in the city its just that it would be nice to know as it used to be done.
Sweigert advised that has been inconsistent throughout the 8-10 years for which he has done the research. He advised if that were how Council would like it from now on he would do so, but there has been no consistency whatsoever.
Lapehn so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

b. Motion to Approve the Placement of Farmland in an Agricultural District Renewal for Bauman Orchards Parcel No. 63-00162.000 of 5.41 acres.
Russell so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

c. Ord. No. 7504 An Ordinance of the Council of the City of Rittman, Ohio,
Wayne and Medina Counties, Authorizing the Municipal Manager to Enter Into a Contract with Gannett M. Fleming of Akron, Ohio for the Industrial Street Waterline Project and Declaring an Emergency. Three Readings.
Ord. No. 7504 was read on first reading. Johnson moved to suspend the rules and have second and third reading, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried. Ord. No. 7504 was read on second and third reading. Johnson moved to adopt, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

d. Ord. No. 7505 An Ordinance of the Council of the Council of the City of
Rittman, Ohio, Wayne and Medina Counties, Authorizing the Municipal Manager to Accept the Lowest and Best Bid of D. C. Berger Excavating, LLC of Marshallville, Ohio for the Milton Road Sanitary Lift Station Upgrade Project and Declaring an Emergency. Three Readings. Ord. No. 7505 was read on first reading.
Johnson inquired when would they start this project if this were to pass tonight.
Boggs advised he couldn’t give an exact date, but they were ready to move.
Beaumont inquired as to how many bids were received.
Boggs advised he believed three and the others came in quite a bit higher.
Russell moved to suspend the rules and have second and third reading, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried. Ord. No. 7505 was read on second and third reading. Copley moved to adopt, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

e. Motion to Appoint Erik Kinch to the Board of Equalization
It was noted, this board hears the appeals to the street assessments.
Johnson so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

f. Motion to Appoint Jonathan Johnson to the Board of Equalization
Copley so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

g. Motion to Appoint Jeff Steiner to the Board of Equalization
Russell so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

h. Motion to Approve the 2009 Tax Budget
Johnson so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

i. Motion to Discontinue Trash Collection in Alleys in the City of Rittman
Excluding those Streets Whose Only Access is the Alley Effective September 1, 2008.
Boggs advised so as not to get flooded with complaints he would try to provide some notice and time to make said change.
Lapehn inquired if there would be a time when the trucks would go down the alleys and in front of the houses.
Boggs advised he didn’t think Waste Management would object to that (suggestion) and they could let us know which ones were still using the alley. He advised there would be a deadline.
Johnson inquired if there would be a penalty or notice for those after the deadline who continue to place their trash at the alley.
Boggs advised they would have to handle those as they come and if people want their trash picked up they would need to comply.
Copley advised it sounded to him as if there were a lot of open questions as to how they were going to proceed with this policy and maybe it was best not to do anything right now as he was hearing a lot of we need to do this first, decide a cutoff date, let people know and so on and so forth.
Robertson advised he believed the City Manager was looking for confirmation from Council if this was the way they wanted to go.
Boggs concurred and advised this was his recommendation, but it was totally up to Council.
Johnson advised he wanted to have a set policy before they vote on something. He advised what did we want to do if people go past the cutoff date.
Boggs advised there were ordinances to deal with it if trash was left sitting out.
Russell advised he felt the only thing they needed to do was set a date that it would stop (at the alley) and notify the residents. He advised if they continue to put it in the alley, they would just have to let it sit there and we have ordinances to take of that.
Johnson advised he felt six weeks was more than enough and would put us at the 1st of September.
It was noted, that language could be added to the motion.
Russell advised this had nothing to do with this motion, but inquired when do they check the bins for the recycle contest. He inquired if they were given enough time to get their recyclables out (to the curb).
Boggs advised they check them at 7:00 am sharp because the trucks start picking up at 7:00 am.
Russell advised some might not have their (bins) out that early and some people may not want to get up that early.
Boggs advised when he is checking if he sees no trash out at all then he checks a second time, but they have had a couple of complaints of that nature.
Beaumont so moved, upon roll call; Carey-Yes, Copley-No, Russell-Yes, Beaumont-Yes, Lapehn-Yes, Johnson-Yes and motion carried.

j. Motion to Allow the City Manager to Negotiate with the Representatives of
the Apostolic Christian Home Regarding the Sanitary Sewer Rates for the Installation of a Sewer Line and Once a Mutually Agreed Upon Recommendation is Made to Bring it Back to Council for Approval.
Russell so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

k. Motion to Go Into Executive Session for the Purpose of Discussing Pending
Litigation and Invite the City Manager, the Law Director and the Finance
Director – 8:01 p.m.
Johnson so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

l. Motion to Come Out of Executive Session – 8:44 p.m.
Russell so moved, all
Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

City Manager’s Remarks
City Manager Larry Boggs advised there was a problem on Rufener Street in the Medina County section just north of Eastern Road where the creek runs down by the Winkler property where the road has fallen through again. He advised he and the Service Director met and discussed it and they were going to try to patch it like they did last year. Boggs advised they were going to decide on a long-term plan. He advised he talked with the county about grants, but they were going to have to do some major excavating to fix the collapsed culvert. He advised they did some repairs, which allow normal water to flow through but whenever there was a heavy rain it washes it out again.
Boggs advised they have been working on a comprehensive plan and along with a representative from the Milton Township Trustees they met with a revolving loan committee to apply for a grant to hopefully start that project. He advised he felt the meeting went well and they were waiting on Kent State to submit a proposal for a comprehensive plan for the City of Rittman and include Milton Township. Boggs advised they were waiting to see what the estimates were going to be before going back to the revolving loan committee, but he anticipates they could be approved for a grant this year if everything was accomplished and he would keep Council posted.

a. Approval of Financial Report for June
Johnson so moved to approve, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

b. Finance Director’s Remarks
Finance Director Lucinda Mann advised all of the vehicle fuel accounts were probably going to be overextended due to the terrible increases we have seen this year. She advised she was holding off putting together final figures until she sees how things were going as costs could go even higher before transferring funds. She advised she was estimating they would be spending $15,000 to $20,000 more than planned over all the departments.
Mann advised if we were going to go ahead and purchase the new ambulance this year she would add it into the appropriation amendment for the final reading at the next meeting.

Council Remarks
Council Member James Johnson thanked everyone for coming and for those who stayed until the end of the meeting. He inquired if the DuraPatcher was in yet.
He was advised yes.
Johnson suggested they test it on Strawberry Hill and advised he noticed it was a bumpy ride out in that area.
Council Member Richard Lapehn advised there was a funeral on Saturday for Wes Peterman and he commended Police Chief Burg, EMS Chief Baillis and Fire Chief Sweigert and their employees as in one way or another each of those departments help to provide honor and respect for the Peterman family and for Mr. Peterman’s contributions to the community. Lapehn advised he appreciated those departments serving the community in such a great way. He thanked the City Manager for his work on the comprehensive plan for the fire district and the water district and mending fences and reaching out and offering olive branches and meeting with people and advised that was great.
Council Member Darrell Carey thanked everyone for coming on such a nice day.
Council Member Lynn Beaumont inquired if there was any chance they could get the sidewalks sprayed for weeds on the square before the Sleepwalker Parade.
Boggs indicated letters were sent out to the property owners asking them to comply and hopefully they would see a positive response before the festival.
Beaumont inquired as to how we were doing with the recycling program.
Boggs advised we are doing great as it increased by ten tons. He advised he asked the Service Director to do a spreadsheet as part of the grant included newsletters so they took pictures of the chipper and he hoped to include some of the data they have compiled. Boggs advised they were doing an excellent job with recyclables collected in the bins and he felt they would make their quota. He advised it was questionable whether they would make their quota on the compost area of the program.
Beaumont advised he felt they were honored to have a newsmaker in their presence and he congratulated the Law Director Kevin Bower.
Bower advised they could thank Mr. Burroughs for the article.
Beaumont advised he had good material.
Council Member Glen Russell thanked everyone for coming, those who left and those who stayed for the whole meeting. He advised he had four complaints. He inquired if there was a contact regarding the weeds at PCA.
Boggs advised he believed it was someone else as the one contact was no longer there.
Russell suggested they have someone cut the weeds.
Boggs advised he talked with them about it previously.
Russell inquired if they have increased the mosquito spraying.
Boggs advised they haven’t increased it, but they have been spraying.
Russell inquired who takes care of the street at Rufener Street at the city limits, as there were some holes in the street.
Boggs advised the city.
Russell advised the same thing on Main Street going toward Eastern Road.
Boggs advised that was not our property, but Milton Townships responsibility.
Russell suggested they be contacted about tar and gravel or something being done. He advised he appreciated the hard work the City Manager has done over the last month.
Council Member Charles Copley had no remarks.
Mayor William Robertson advised there was a bicycle raffle to benefit the Rails to Trails and they were selling tickets at the IGA for $5 each or 5 for $20 to help raise money for the Rails to Trails from Rittman. He advised the Governor signed the budget bill so the $300,000 has been approved and it was much closer to being a reality.

a. Approval of Vouchers 48860 thru 49081 Including Then and Now
Certificates Questions were asked regarding #’s 48892, 48909, 48910 & 48962.
Johnson moved to approve, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.

Motion to Adjourn – 8:56 p.m.
Russell so moved, all Yeas on roll call and motion carried.