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OBERLIN CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA: December 4, 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 – City Council Work Session, November 20, 2023; Regular Meeting, November 20, 2023; Budget Work Session, November 27, 2023; and Budget Work Session, November 28, 2023 Click to View

	c.	Presentation of the City's Auditor of State Award by Kathryn Semo, Northeast Regional Liaison for Keith Faber, Ohio Auditor of State. Click to View

	d.	Presentation - Recognizing Barbara Thomas on Her Retirement after 32 Years of Service to Kendal at Oberlin and the Oberlin Community 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 (3rd)(E) Click to View

	B.	Ordinance No. 23-74 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 (A), III (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 Filing 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 (2nd)(E) Click to View

	C.	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 Preserve the Requirement that all Meetings of the Council Shall be Open to the Public in Accordance with State Law and to Accommodate Future Changes in Technology by the Deletion of the Specific Condition that an Ordinance Prescribing the Manner in Which the Council Holds its Meetings Require that the Public be Able to Hear and Observe the Discussions and Deliberations of all the Participating Members of Council as an Emergency Measure (2nd)(E) Click to View

	D.	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 Amending 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 (2nd)(E) Click to View

	E.	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, for Any Reason, 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 (2nd)(E) Click to View

	F.	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 XIV (C) of the Charter of the City of Oberlin to Specify the Information to be Provided to the City Council by the City Manager and to Authorize the City Manager to Serve on Boards and Commissions when Required by Law or Ordinance as an Emergency Measure (2nd)(E) Click to View

	G.	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, and to Extend the Prohibition of Discrimination for Employment, Rates of Pay or Promotion to Include Religion, Sex, Ancestry, Military Status, Familial Status, and Gender Identity and Expression in Addition to Race, Color, Creed, Gender, Age, Disability, Sexual Orientation, Political Affiliation or Place of National Origin as an Emergency (2nd)(E) Click to View

4.		NEW BUSINESS

	A.	Ordinance No. 23-81: An Ordinance Amending Sections 111.02 (a) and (b) of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Oberlin Relative to the Salary of the President, Vice-President, and Members of Oberlin City Council. (1st) Click to View

	B.	Ordinance No. 23-82 AC CMS: An Ordinance to Appropriate Monies for Municipal Purposes for the Fiscal Year 2024 as an Emergency Measure (1st)(E) 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: ___________________________