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OBERLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA: November 20, 2023

Meeting Place: Council Chambers, 85 S. Main Street Dates: 1st & 3rd Mondays Meetings also Live Streamed @ https://www.cityofoberlin.com/city-government/streaming-video/ ENGLISH MCFARLIN SINGLETON BURGESS JOHNSON PETERSON MEADOWS Bryan Burgess: President of Council Kelley Singleton: Vice-President of Council Rob Hillard: City Manager Salvatore Talarico: Finance Director Jon Clark: Law Director Belinda Anderson: Clerk of Council REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING – 7:00 P.M. – COUNCIL CHAMBERS



1.		COUNCIL BUSINESS

	a.	Call Regular City Council Meeting to Order and Roll Call – 7:00 p.m.

	b.	Approval of Minutes – Special and Regular City Council Meeting – November 6, 2023. Click to View

	c.	Hear a Sustainable Infrastructure Project Update by Kevin Brown, Chief Facilities Officer, Oberlin College Click to View

	d.	Discuss and Consider a Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Implement a New Vision Plan for all Eligible Employees, Effective January 1, 2024 Click to View

	e.	Discuss and Consider a Motion Authorizing the City Manager to Increase the Value of the City's Life Insurance Benefit for Non-Bargaining Employees, Effective January 1, 2024 Click to View

	f.	Hear a report from the City Council liaison to the Public Utilities Commission, on the Commission's recommendations regarding utility budgets and rates for 2024. Click to View

	g.	Discussion Regarding City Council Wages Click to View

2.		ANY CONCERNS THAT ARE NOT ON THE AGENDA MAY BE BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF COUNCIL AT THIS TIME (Members of the public and Council members may address the City Council for a maximum of three minutes each.)

3.		OLD BUSINESS

	A.	Ordinance No. 23-69 AC CMS: An Ordinance Amending the Civil Service Rules for the City of Oberlin as an Emergency Measure (2nd)(E) Click to View

	B.	Ordinance No. 23-70 AC CMS: An Ordinance Amending Sections 184.03, 184.05, and 184.18 and Enacting New Sections 184.03(G) and 184.18 (C)(3)(b) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Oberlin which provides for a Municipal Income Tax (2nd) Click to View

4.		NEW BUSINESS

	A.	Ordinance No. 23-71 AC CMS: An Ordinance Accepting the Bid of Williams Brothers Builders Inc. of Elyria, Ohio for the Storage Rehabilitation Project for the City of Oberlin, Ohio, as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	B.	Ordinance No. 23-72 AC CMS: An Ordinance Approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City of Oberlin, Ohio, and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (OPBA) for Oberlin Police Department Sergeants as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	C.	Ordinance No. 23-73 AC CMS: An Ordinance Approving a Collective Bargaining Agreement Between The City of Oberlin, Ohio, and the Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association (OBPA) for Oberlin Police Department Patrol Officers as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	D.	Ordinance No. 23-74 AC CMS: An Ordinance Proposing to Amend Sections III (A) (D) and III (E) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to Provide for Staggered Four-Year Terms for Council Members Commencing with the January 2026 Term, to Establish a Limit of Three Consecutive Terms on the City Council, to Provide for the Filling of Vacancies on the City Council by Appointment Within Sixty (60) Days for the Earlier of the Unexpired Term or Until the Next Regular Municipal Election and to Provide that Salaries for Succeeding Terms of the Members of Council be Fixed by Ordinance as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	E.	Ordinance No. 23-75 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section III (F) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to Authorize the City Council to Prescribe the Manner in Which it Hold its Meetings by Ordinance as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	F.	Ordinance No. 23-76 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section VII of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to Provide Methods for the Creation, Change or Abolishment of Offices, Commissions, Departments, Boards, or Committees Other than those Established by the Charter as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	G.	Ordinance No. 23-77 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section IX (C)(6) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to provide that no Additional Readings of an Ordinance or Resolution be Required that has not been Passed by a Majority Vote of the Members of Council on a First or Second Reading and that an Ordinance or Resolution that has not been Passed by at Least a Majority Vote of the Members of Council Upon Final Reading may be Re-Introduced at a Subsequent Meeting of Council as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	H.	Ordinance No. 23-78 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section X of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to Provide a Procedure for Ordinances or Resolutions to go into Immediate Effect Upon the Approval of at Least Five (5) Members of the City Council and to Delete Existing References to the Emergency Passage of Legislation as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	I.	Ordinance No. 23-79 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section XIV (B) and (C) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin to Specify the Information to be Provided to the City Council by the City Manager to Serve on Boards and Commissions when Required by Law or Ordinance as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	J.	Ordinance No. 23-80 AC CMS: An Ordinance Authorizing and Directing the Submission to a Vote of the Electors of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, at a Special Election to be Held on March 19, 2024, a Proposal to Amend Section XIX(G) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin, Ohio, to Authorize the Adoption of Civil Service Rules that Differ from State Law, to Clarify that the Civil Service Commission may Hear an Appeal from a Proposed Discharge or Reduction in Rank by a Member of the Classified Civil Service and to Expand the Prohibition of Discrimination to Include Religion, Sex, Ancestry, Martial Status, and Gender Identity and Expression as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) Click to View

	K.	Resolution No. R23-11 CMS: A Resolution Submitting the Question of a Renewal Tax Levy for the Purpose of Current Expenses of the Oberlin Public Library to the Electors of the Territory Served by the Library, Pursuant to Sections 5705.19(D) and 5705.23 of the Revised Code and Rescinding Resolution R23-10 CMS (1st) Click to View

5.		COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS

	a.	Referrals

	b.	Advocacy

	c.	Correspondence

	d.	Liaison reports from commission meetings

6.		CITY MANAGER’S REPORT

7.		OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER APPOINTEES TO REPORT

8.		PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Members of the public may address the City Council for a maximum of three minutes each.)

9.		ADJOURNMENT: ___________________________