Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Brianne Abbott speaks duing the Hillsboro City Council meeting.
John Hackley | The Times-Gazette
Hillsboro City Council met on Thursday, Oct. 17 to discuss public issues and act on pending legislation.
In her comments to the council, Hillsboro Safety and Service Director Brianne Abbott spoke about the ongoing draught conditions being experienced by the city.
“Our current water supply is at an estimated 80 days with no significant precipitation expected in any upcoming forecast,” said Abbott. “Even with the rain we received in the previous weeks, our supply is back in the same position it was at the time of the initial emergency, so we urge all residents to continue conserving water and adhering to the established water usage restrictions.”
Civil Service-Employee Relations Committee Chair Dan Baucher said the committee met to discuss a change to the vacation policy for city employees that would count prior service with any government agency in Ohio for an employee hired on or after July 5, 1987, to be counted for the purpose of computing the amount of vacation leave. The committee decided in favor of recommending this change to the entire city council.
Councilmember Jo Sanborn Early read the report of Street and Safety Committee Chair Adam Wilkin in his absence. She said the committee met to discuss the possible expansion of the days and hours of the DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) district in the city. She said the committee decided to schedule another meeting and invite members of the Hillsboro Uptown Business Association (HUBA) to discuss the topic.
Utilities Committee Chair Greg Maurer said the committee met to discuss the plan to have the city contract for waste collection.
“After listening to the citizens, we decided that the city needs to do more research and possibly look into recycling,” said Maurer.
An ordinance vacating an alley between Trenton Street and Adams Street was unanimously approved by the council.
An ordinance amending and a section of city ordinances pertaining to auto service station/auto repair shop standards was unanimously approved by the council.
An ordinance modifying the zoning classifications of certain parcels of land in the city was unanimously approved by the council
An ordinance to amend and renumber section 110 of the city ordinances pertaining to licensing requirements for electronic gaming parlors operated within the city was moved to a third reading.
An ordinance vacating the alley between 134 and 126 East Pleasant Street was unanimously approved by the council.
A resolution authorizing the mayor to prepare and submit an application for the fiscal year 2025 Land and Water Conservation Fund Program was unanimously approved on its first reading.
“This needs to be passed as an emergency to meet the deadline for the grant submittal,” said Abbott.
A resolution to adopt the 2024 version of the city’s policy and procedure manual was unanimously approved on its first reading.
An ordinance to establish the annual pay for the municipal court clerk was unanimously approved on its first reading.
An ordinance to allow the city to pay the wages of the process server contracted by the municipal court was unanimously approved.
A resolution approving an economic development plan for the Fairground Road Incentive District was passed unanimously on its first reading after the city council heard from Andrew Spore, an attorney retained by the city to act as special counsel for Tax Increment Financing (TIF) programs and other economic development items. Spoor said the legislation needed to be approved to meet deadlines to put a the TIF in tax year 2024.
Reach John Hackley at 937-402-2571.
