Mary Alice Reporting –
City of Uhrichsville Council went into regular session Monday evening with several items brought up around the table.
Councilman Jim Zucal started off by reporting a Joint Union Cemetery meeting that would be held on December 6th, at 6pm, in Dennison Council Chambers, to discuss the levy renewal that needs to be on in November 2024.
Council member Matt Fox requested for administration, who were not in attendance, to provide the cost of park benches, and the company purchased from, as they are looking to add seating along the panhandle creek.
Under new business, Zucal directed a question to administration to look at if there is a city ordinance regarding raking leaves. He then inquired about a special meeting held on the morning of Tuesday, November 14th, saying he felt the gathering was not legal since there is a difference, defined by law, between emergency and special meetings.
“A special meeting is anything other than a regular meeting, and if it’s a special meeting, a public body must provide at least 24-hours advanced notification to all media outlets, I don’t think that was done, except in the event of an emergency, and an emergencies are defined. It’s more of a catastrophic event.
Zucal requested the law director look into this matter since several motions were voted on in the special meeting regarding the legal battle between Dennison and the city surrounding a high school tax payment. Councilwoman Wendy Mann also wanted to hear from the law director.
Councilwoman Amy Myers then spoke about two ribbon cuttings that occurred Saturday for a restaurant in Dennison and another in Uhrichsville. She then commended the group who put on the Christkindlemarket.
“There were so many people down here. Whitney, Laura, and Jessika, did a fabulous job. They had people caroling, they had dancers from Lacey PAC. They had all kinds of vendors here. It was just an amazing day.’
Toward the end, Fox asked if the mayor had plans to present a ‘year in review’ report and list what projects were scheduled for 2024.
To wrap up the meeting, Mann spoke about selling the current Clay Museum so that the city wouldn’t own the building; however, a lease is in place and any action would have to go through the state.
Mann then brought up the former Clay Museum location, on N. Main Street, and how, when that building was put up for sale, it was noted the city was not in the market to be a landlord but they still are with the current location. She was cut off abruptly by council president and the meeting was adjourned.
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