City Council Agenda For Tuesday

Will these be given the rubber stamp approval treatment? Probably. Will anyone of the Councilmembers question how many bids were received for the lawn services and Crime Lab services or will it be handled that they are the "only game in town" as to choices? How far do we extend the bid area in cases such as this and are we thorough enough in our search for suppliers? Are any of the councilpeople really questioning whether the city is getting the most bang for the buck in all monetary transactions with city suppliers? We're a cash strapped city, remember? Really don't know, do we?

There's also something about Adkins proposing EMERGENCY legislation (I thought they were going to cut down on this emergency stuff) on $685,000 of CDBG money for approval where $221,000 goes for code enforcement and only $200,000 goes to streets.(streets shortchanged again) That's only $421,000 of the $685,000. Where does the remaining $264,000 go? Story doesn't say.

On the former Taft Elementary land for a clinic (also an emergency vote).....Landen says that the city can take back the land if something isn't built on it "in a reasonable amount of time". What constitutes a "reasonable amount of time", Leslie? They can also take back the property if the building ceases to be a clinic in the future. What would the city do with yet another empty building if that happened?

Are we thinking this through properly Council, or are we rushing (emergency legislation) through another potential cluster on your part?

? 1: Probably a companion facility offering different but related activities. As with the new Taft site, I believe there are conditions on how this property can be used. Would be nice to see this building turned ovber to the local health dept., though there might be restrictions preventing this.

Can anyone explain why the following Resolution (R2010-05) is necessary tonight???  Exactly what does it do???  Do all council members understand this???  If not, will they vote for it anyway???

 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Middletown,

Butler/Warren Counties, Ohio that:

Section 1

The sums are hereby appropriated from the Transit Fund of the City to accounts of the City for the purposes therein described as follows:

FROM: Unappropriated TRANSIT FUND (Fund #530)                       $446,480

TO: Accounts of 530                                                                               446,480

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TOTAL TRANSIT FUND                                                                  $ 446,480

But it says "from the Transit Fund of the City [#530] to accounts of the City [account 530]" !!

 

How can one "transfer" money out of and into the same account???

 

Go to the bank and try to deposit a check into the same account from which it is drawn!!!

I understood from one poser the Auto and Gas Tax Fund was to be used for street repair.

Acclaro, the Auto & Gas Fund was NOT part of  the 1987 change that allowed the INCOME TAX STREET FUND to be used elsewhere. The Auto & Gas Fund comes back to Middletown from the state from the license plate fees and gasoline taxes. The state requires that this money be used for three street related items. This fund is between $3 and $4 million dollars per year.      1. Electronic (traffic signals-streets only) but this money has been used for signal at the airport and many other uses. If you remember a few years ago several signals were removed because there was no money for repairs.

Nick- and just who would one report this alleged misappropriation of funds by the city for the last 20+ years to? Why do you think it hasn't been reported long before now and do any of you think it would be worth the time and effort to report this? Would the agency, I assume in Columbus, be interested in hearing any of this or not? OR, is this done all the time by towns across Ohio and it ain't no big deal even though it's a violation of the law?   

Mike_Presta wrote: Can anyone explain why the following Resolution (R2010-05) is necessary tonight???  Exactly what does it do???  Do all council members understand this???  If not, will they vote for it anyway???     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Middletown, Butler/Warren Counties, Ohio that: Section 1 The sums are hereby appropriated from the Transit Fund of the City to accounts of the City for the purposes therein described as follows: FROM: Unappropriated TRANSIT FUND (Fund #530)                       $446,480 TO: Accounts of 530                                                                               446,480 ______________________________________________________________________________ TOTAL TRANSIT FUND                                                                  $ 446,480

Someone should have questioned this earlier!!!