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Hudson, Ohio City Council Regular Meeting - January 7, 2025

City Council — Tuesday, January 7, 2025
BodyHudson, Ohio
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, January 7, 2025
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It's been one of those days.

0:05

And we are 7 30.

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We're going to resume our meeting.

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Hello and welcome everyone.

0:11

We did start early tonight with an executive session to interview applicants for the environmental awareness committee.

0:17

As such, we will now resume our normally scheduled public meeting.

0:20

Would like to take a moment and welcome everyone who is here in attendance tonight, as well as those who may be watching remotely via the HCTV video feed.

0:28

As such, we will resume with section three for the Pledge of Allegiance.

0:32

Will you please stand and join me?

0:41

And to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, invisible with liberty and justice for all the thank you, everyone.

0:56

We will move on to section four for roll call.

0:59

Mrs.

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Wheeler, will you please call the roll?

1:01

Mr.

1:01

Banwig?

1:01

Here.

1:02

Dr.

1:02

Bird.

1:03

Here.

1:03

Mr.

1:03

Foster.

1:04

Here.

1:04

Dr.

1:04

Getz.

1:05

Here.

1:05

Mrs.

1:05

Heater.

1:06

Here.

1:06

Mrs.

1:06

Skowalski.

1:07

Here.

1:08

Mr.

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Sutton.

1:09

Thank you, Mrs.

1:10

Wheeler.

1:11

We do have a quorum tonight with all seven members of council present.

1:15

As such, we will move on to section five, approval of the minutes.

1:19

Item A number 25-0001 includes the December 17th, 2024 Council meeting and workshop minutes.

1:28

As such, do we have a motion to accept the minutes as provided?

1:32

Move to accept the minutes as provided.

1:33

Thank you, Councillor Banweg.

1:35

Do we have a second?

1:36

Sex.

1:36

Thank you, Councillor Heater.

1:38

Is there any discussion?

1:41

Seeing none, Mrs.

1:41

Wheeler, will you please roll call a vote?

1:44

Dr.

1:44

Byrd.

1:44

Yes.

1:45

Mr.

1:45

Foster.

1:46

Yes.

1:46

Dr.

1:46

Getz.

1:47

Yes.

1:47

Mrs.

1:48

Heater.

1:48

Yes.

1:49

Mrs.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural█████████████████████████████29%
Miscellaneous██████████████████████████26%
Public Service Recognition████████████████████20%
Fiscal Sustainability████████████████16%
Engineering And Infrastructure███████7%
Personnel Matters██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Hudson, Ohio City Council Regular Meeting - January 7, 2025

The Hudson City Council met in regular session on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at Town Hall, beginning with a 6:30 p.m. executive session to interview applicants for the Environmental Awareness Committee. The regular meeting was gaveled to order at 7:30 p.m., with all seven council members present, and adjourned at 8:13 p.m. Key actions included approving prior meeting minutes, passing legislation on budget overage commitments, and appointing committee members.

Executive Session

  • Mayor Anzevino called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with a motion by Council Member Banweg to enter executive session to interview applicants for the Environmental Awareness Committee. The meeting recessed at 6:31 p.m. and resumed at 7:30 p.m.

Roll Call & Pledge of Allegiance

  • The Pledge of Allegiance was recited following the executive session.
  • Clerk Wheeler confirmed a quorum with all seven members present.

Consent Calendar

  • Approval of Minutes (Item 25-0001): Motion to approve the December 17, 2024, Council Meeting & Workshop Minutes passed 7-0.
  • Resolution 25-2 (Consent Agenda Item A): A resolution retroactively authorizing the City Manager to enter into a grant agreement for the Hudson Inclusive Playground, declaring an emergency, was passed as part of the consent agenda. The rules were suspended to allow passage.
  • Honorary Resolution 25-1: A resolution thanking Annette Johnson for over 20 years of service to the City of Hudson passed unanimously 7-0.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No members of the public offered comments during the public comment period, which was closed after being opened.

Appointments

  • Council President Foster nominated four individuals to full terms on the Environmental Awareness Committee. The nominees included Jack McCabe and Ken Nadsady, with additional nominees whose names were acknowledged during roll call. The appointments passed by roll call vote.
  • Council President Foster announced other vacancies, including one full-term vacancy on the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals, one full-term vacancy on the Planning Commission, one full-term vacancy on the Architectural & Historic Board of Review, and one partial and two full-term vacancies on the Military and Veterans' Commission.

Discussion Items

  • Legislation 24-152 (General Fund Budget Overage Commitment): Council discussed an ordinance adopting the city's general fund budget overage commitment for Hudson infrastructure. Some members expressed support, arguing it requires an informed discussion about large projects. One council member voiced opposition, stating the measure could interfere with future councils' ability to appropriate overages and that previous councils had allowed large amounts (described as $120 million in projects on a $25 million discretionary budget) to be diverted to "pet projects." Supporters responded that the ordinance is an administrative directive that does not bind future councils beyond requiring a discussion. The main motion passed by roll call vote.
  • Legislation 24-153 (City Manager Employment Contract & Employee Handbook): Council discussed the city manager's employment legislation. A motion was made to substitute the updated Council Summary dated January 7, 2025, and Exhibit A (Employee Handbook updated for January 7, 2025) into the legislation. The substitute motion passed 6-1. Following discussion, the main motion to pass legislation 24-153 as substituted passed by roll call vote.

City Manager's Report

  • City Manager Sheridan announced the Merry Mulch program will run from January 6 through January 31, 2025.
  • City offices will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, January 20, 2025.
  • Council Member Foster announced a Town Hall / Open Forum scheduled for Thursday, January 30, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Key Outcomes

  • Approval of the December 17, 2024, minutes (7-0).
  • Adoption of Resolution 25-2 consenting to the Inclusive Playground grant agreement.
  • Adoption of Resolution 25-1 honoring Annette Johnson (7-0).
  • Appointment of four members to the Environmental Awareness Committee.
  • Passage of Ordinance 24-152 committing general fund budget overages to infrastructure.
  • Passage of Ordinance 24-153 with a substituted Council Summary and Employee Handbook (6-1).

Meeting Transcript

It's been one of those days. And we are 7 30. We're going to resume our meeting. Hello and welcome everyone. We did start early tonight with an executive session to interview applicants for the environmental awareness committee. As such, we will now resume our normally scheduled public meeting. Would like to take a moment and welcome everyone who is here in attendance tonight, as well as those who may be watching remotely via the HCTV video feed. As such, we will resume with section three for the Pledge of Allegiance. Will you please stand and join me? And to the Republic for which it stands one nation under God, invisible with liberty and justice for all the thank you, everyone. We will move on to section four for roll call. Mrs. Wheeler, will you please call the roll? Mr. Banwig? Here. Dr. Bird. Here. Mr. Foster. Here. Dr. Getz. Here. Mrs. Heater. Here. Mrs. Skowalski. Here. Mr. Sutton. Thank you, Mrs. Wheeler. We do have a quorum tonight with all seven members of council present. As such, we will move on to section five, approval of the minutes. Item A number 25-0001 includes the December 17th, 2024 Council meeting and workshop minutes. As such, do we have a motion to accept the minutes as provided? Move to accept the minutes as provided. Thank you, Councillor Banweg. Do we have a second? Sex. Thank you, Councillor Heater. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Mrs. Wheeler, will you please roll call a vote? Dr. Byrd. Yes.

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