City Council Legislation
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Topic: City Council Legislation
Posted By: randy
Subject: City Council Legislation
Date Posted: Jul 06 2010 at 12:23pm
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Middletown City Legislation set for Tuesday, July 6, 2010 meeting.
1. Ordinance No. O2010-43, an ordinance authorizing the City Manager to enter into a Job Creation Incentive Grant Agreement with NCI Group, Inc. and declaring an emergency. (Read on June 15, 2010)
2. Ordinance No. O2010-44, an ordinance amending the City zoning code, specifically enacting Chapter 1253 (BC Business Center Districts), changing the zoning classifications for various parcels of land presently classified as C-2, IPO, D-2 and D-2h to BCI, BCF, BCF-h, BCH, BCH-h, BCO, BCO-h and BCR, amending Chapter 1288, and repealing Chapters 1239 and 1269 of the codified ordinances. (2nd reading) 3. Ordinance No. O2010-45, an ordinance amending the City zoning code, specifically Chapter 1278 of the City codified ordinances regarding conditional use. (2nd reading) 4. Ordinance No. O2010-46, an ordinance delineating the lot numbers of certain real property designated by the City of Middletown as historic sites or part of an historic district. (2nd reading) 5. Resolution No. R2010-18, a resolution to make adjustments to appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Middletown, Counties of Butler and Warren, State of Ohio, for the period ending December 31, 2010, (General Fund) and declaring an emergency. 6. Resolution No. R2010-19, a resolution describing the boundaries of a Community Reinvestment Area in which housing facilities or structures of historic significance are located and new housing construction and repair of existing facilities or structures are discouraged in accordance with the Ohio Revised Code Sections 3735.65 through 3735.70. (1st Reading) 7. Ordinance No. O2010-48, an ordinance establishing a procedure and authorizing a contract with EIMCO Water Technologies for repairs to the secondary clarifier basin at the Water Treatment Plant. (1st Reading) 8. Ordinance No. O2010-49, an ordinance accepting the dedication of right-of-way and waiving the requirements of section 1206.02 of the codified ordinances. (1st reading) For the full agenda see http://www.middletownusa.com/view_news.asp?a=5061 - Middletown City Council Agenda For Tuesday, July 6, 2010 ------------- Call me for a www.CameraSecurityNow.com" rel="nofollow - www.CameraSecurityNow.com quote 513-422-1907 x357 |
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Posted By: VietVet
Date Posted: Jul 06 2010 at 12:42pm
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What's the emergency to enter into job creation with NCI Group for #1? What's the hurry?
#2- amending the zoning changes from the ones listed to what other zoning designations? Why the changes? #5- what "adjustments" will be made concerning the General Fund-aka the Black Hole- specifically what "expenses" and "other expenditures". Again, ambiguity when dealing with finances here. Again, why the emergency? #6- an attempt to keep certain elements out of certain parts of the city perhaps?- namely the S, Main St snobs #7- how many bids were considered before deciding on EIMCO? #8- dedication of what right of way? These may be explained in more detail. Just too lazy to read 'em. |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Jul 06 2010 at 9:17pm
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Here are just a couple of the things I noticed earlier tonight:
1. I found it interesting that Allen abstained from voting to appoint himself to boards and commissions, but Mulligan did not do likewise. 2. The City Manager admitted that the Finance Director called each council member in turn to discuss the same item of city business outside of a public meeting! Isn’t that EXACTLY what State ex rel. Cincinnati Post v. Cincinnati (1996) was about??? Back-to-back discussions on the same subject, which, taken together, were held with a majority of council members, violated the provisions of R.C. 121.22, which: “shall be liberally construed to require public officials … to conduct all deliberations upon official business only in open meetings”! Isn’t that EXACTLY what, in the opinion for the majority, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pfeifer wrote:
That's all. It's getting late and I wouldn't want to turn this into a "rant"!  ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |
Posted By: VietVet
Date Posted: Jul 07 2010 at 7:19am
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Hey, on another note. What's the deal with no more money being allocated to mow the grass in the paper today? Seems the city has run out of money to take care of their obligations. Gilleland says that it would take two months to find some funds for this. How about all the times they do the "emergency legislation" thing to allocate money in quick fashion for their pet projects? Guess the mowing ain't high on their list.
Kinda conflicts with the letters sent out to the folks with rusty gutters. paint peeling off garages and grass over 6 " tall doesn't it? Here we have a city that is quick to nail the residents for the way their property looks and then turn around and ignore the city's obligations for upkeep and maintenance. The old "do as I say, not as I do" thing again? |
Posted By: Mike_Presta
Date Posted: Jul 07 2010 at 9:35pm
Maybe they should have the people who go around looking for violations, preparing the citations, and mailing the letters, go out and mow grass instead.  ------------- “Mulligan said he ... doesn’t believe they necessarily make the return on investment necessary to keep funding them.” …The Middletown Journal, January 30, 2012 |