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Green City Council Committee Meetings - May 26, 2026

City Council & Boards — Tuesday, May 26, 2026
BodyGreen, Ohio
SessionCity Council & Boards
DateTuesday, May 26, 2026
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Good evening and welcome to the committee meetings for Green City Council.

0:11

Today is Tuesday, May 26, 2026.

0:15

I'd like to call these meetings to order.

0:17

First item on our agenda is the approval of minutes.

0:19

We have TMP 5356, approval of the May 12, 2026 committee meeting minutes.

0:25

Motion to approve.

0:26

Second.

0:26

We have a motion and a second.

0:28

Is there any discussion?

0:29

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

0:31

Mr.

0:31

Nujebauer.

0:32

Yes.

0:32

Mr.

0:32

Noble.

0:33

Yes.

0:33

Mr.

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Brandenburg?

0:34

Yes.

0:34

Mr.

0:34

Davidas.

0:35

Yes.

0:35

Mr.

0:36

Spait?

0:36

Yes.

0:37

Mr.

0:37

Humphrey.

0:37

Yes.

0:38

Mr.

0:38

Maker.

0:38

Yes.

0:39

All right.

0:39

Motion carries.

0:40

Thank you, ma'am.

0:41

And next is the meeting or the uh meeting of our committees.

0:45

The first committee to meet this evening is the finance committee chaired by Mr.

0:48

Humphrey.

0:48

Thank you, Mr.

0:49

President.

0:49

Finance will meet this evening.

0:51

All members are present.

0:52

We have one item on third reading.

0:54

That's a third reading of 2026 R23.

0:57

This is a resolution authorizing the funds to enable the mayor to grant salary adjustments to City of Green non-bargaining employees.

1:06

Again, this is a salary adjustment for non-bargaining employees, the ones that are dealt with via a collective bargaining agreement, have already received their increases pursuant to their contract.

1:18

This was budgeted at the budgeting process at the end of last year.

1:24

The total amount of this piece of legislation is 113,100.

1:30

And I'm going to ask uh Director Goodrich, the uh percentage of increase for the employees is I I know it will vary, but on average it is what?

1:41

3.25 percent.

1:42

3.25.

1:43

All right.

1:44

I I trusted my memory and wrote down the wrong numbers.

1:47

So I appreciate you letting me know.

1:49

Is 3.25 percent.

1:51

Um anything else that you want to add about that?

1:54

I have nothing else to add.

1:55

Okay, I'll open it up to committee.

1:57

Any questions or comments on this, Mr.

1:59

Nujabauer?

2:00

Just clarification.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zip Code Unification█████████████████████████████████████████41%
Procedural███████████████████████████████████████39%
Public Engagement██████████10%
Environmental Protection██████6%
Personnel Matters████4%
Summary of Proceedings

Green City Council Committee Meetings - May 26, 2026

The Green City Council held committee meetings on Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at 5:00 PM in Council Chambers. The meetings covered several pieces of legislation, including salary adjustments for non‑bargaining employees, a rezoning for Greensburg Meadow, a tax increment financing (TIF) for a new Dunkin Donuts, acceptance of a NOPEC grant, and a resolution supporting a unified zip code for Green. No public comments were made during these committee meetings; a public hearing on the rezoning was scheduled for the regular council meeting later that evening.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the minutes of the May 12, 2026 Committee Meeting (TMP‑5356) by a unanimous 7‑0 vote.

Discussion Items

  • Finance Committee (2026‑R23): Third reading of a resolution authorizing $113,100 for salary adjustments for non‑bargaining employees. On average, employees will receive a 3.25% increase. Mayor Yeargin noted that department directors have some discretion to allocate slightly larger increases to employees taking on additional duties. The committee supported passage and will move to adopt at the regular meeting.
  • Environment and Parks Committee: No legislation was considered. Councilman Neugebauer praised staff for the Memorial Day parade and ceremony, highlighting remarks by Keith Bucklew.
  • Public Safety Committee: No legislation; the committee did not meet.
  • Planning, Community and Economic Development Committee:
    • 2026‑08 (Third Reading): Ordinance to rezone approximately 31 acres at Greensburg Road and Winning Way from R‑1 to Planned Development (Greensburg Meadow). Discussion was deferred to the public hearing scheduled at 7:00 PM during the regular council meeting.
    • 2026‑09 (Second Reading): Ordinance declaring a portion of improvements to a Dunkin Donuts property (SLW Development, LLC) a public purpose, exempting 100% of the improvement value from real property taxation for 30 years. Planning Director Wiethe described it as a standard TIF to help fund past and current improvements on the Arlington Road corridor. The total investment is approximately $1.5 million. The committee will request time at the regular meeting.
  • Rules and Personnel Committee: No legislation; the committee did not meet.
  • Transportation, Connectivity and Stormwater Committee: No legislation; the committee did not meet. Director Pickett noted ongoing deactivation work on Arlington Road.
  • Intergovernmental and Utilities Committee:
    • 2026‑R22 (Third Reading): Resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept a $20,000 NOPEC Early Access New Member Grant for energy‑related projects, possibly electric vehicle charging stations at the Central Administration Building. The committee supported passage and will move to adopt.
    • 2026‑R28 (First Reading / Passage Requested): Resolution supporting Senate Bill 4505, which would assign a single unified zip code to Green and other qualifying communities. Mayor Yeargin outlined the history: two bills already passed the U.S. House, and Senator Joni Ernst (IA) is sponsoring the Senate version. The resolution renews the city’s support with the updated bill number. Councilman Neugebauer noted that Green is the only Ohio community among 75 on the list. The committee voted unanimously to support first reading passage, and a motion will be made at the regular meeting.

Key Outcomes

  • Approvals: Consent calendar approved unanimously.
  • Next Steps per Committee:
    • 2026‑R23 (Salary adjustments) will be moved to adopt at the regular meeting.
    • 2026‑08 (Greensburg Meadow rezoning) will have a public hearing at 7:00 PM.
    • 2026‑09 (Dunkin Donuts TIF) will be brought up for time at the regular meeting.
    • 2026‑R22 (NOPEC grant) will be moved to adopt.
    • 2026‑R28 (Unified zip code resolution) will be moved for adoption at the regular meeting (first reading passage requested).
  • The meeting adjourned at 5:23 PM.

Meeting Transcript

Good evening and welcome to the committee meetings for Green City Council. Today is Tuesday, May 26, 2026. I'd like to call these meetings to order. First item on our agenda is the approval of minutes. We have TMP 5356, approval of the May 12, 2026 committee meeting minutes. Motion to approve. Second. We have a motion and a second. Is there any discussion? Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Mr. Nujebauer. Yes. Mr. Noble. Yes. Mr. Brandenburg? Yes. Mr. Davidas. Yes. Mr. Spait? Yes. Mr. Humphrey. Yes. Mr. Maker. Yes. All right. Motion carries. Thank you, ma'am. And next is the meeting or the uh meeting of our committees. The first committee to meet this evening is the finance committee chaired by Mr. Humphrey. Thank you, Mr. President. Finance will meet this evening. All members are present. We have one item on third reading. That's a third reading of 2026 R23. This is a resolution authorizing the funds to enable the mayor to grant salary adjustments to City of Green non-bargaining employees. Again, this is a salary adjustment for non-bargaining employees, the ones that are dealt with via a collective bargaining agreement, have already received their increases pursuant to their contract. This was budgeted at the budgeting process at the end of last year. The total amount of this piece of legislation is 113,100. And I'm going to ask uh Director Goodrich, the uh percentage of increase for the employees is I I know it will vary, but on average it is what? 3.25 percent. 3.25.

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