PICKERINGTON CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 27, 2005
CITY HALL, 100 LOCKVILLE ROAD
SPECIAL
MEETING AGENDA
7:30
P.M.
1. ROLL CALL. Council for the City of Pickerington met for a special meeting, Tuesday, December 27, 2005, at City Hall. Mayor Shaver called the meeting to order at 7:30 P.M. Roll call was taken as follows: Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, Mr. Hackworth, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wisniewski, and Mayor Shaver were present. Mr. O’Brien was absent. Others present were: Judy Gilleland, Lynda Yartin, Linda Fersch, Ed Drobina, David Owens, Patti Wigington, Cristie Hammond, Jeff Fix, Keith Smith, Sean Casey, and others.
2. LEGISLATIVE READINGS:
A. ORDINANCE 2005-98, “AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE BUDGET FOR THE 2006 FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2006,” Third Reading, Mr. Hackworth. Mr. Hackworth moved to adopt; Mrs. Riggs seconded the motion. Mr. Hackworth stated we are all beginning to see the problems the City is beginning to face; our utilities are coming to a point where our revenues are not keeping up with our expenses, our General Fund is doing the same thing, and it is difficult to try to balance all the services and the needs and the City. He stated clearly the politically popular move is to hire new police officers and other things, however, he felt the budget is as lean as it can be, there is not a lot of fat. He stated obviously we have some obligations from the past that we still have to provide legal counsel for, and until we get by that part of our history he felt the budgets would be very tight. Mr. Wisniewski moved to amend the budget by reducing the Public Information Officer category by $40,000, increasing the Police Fund by $30,000, allocating $10,000 to the Municipal Clerk toward hiring a Deputy Municipal Clerk, and authorizing the transfer of the additional $30,000 to the Police Fund from the General Fund; Mr. Parker seconded the motion. Roll call was taken on the motion to amend with Mr. Wright voting “Nay,” and Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wisniewski, Mrs. Riggs, and Mr. Hackworth voting “Yea.” Motion to amend passed, 5-1. Roll call was taken on the ordinance as amended with Mr. Wright voting “Nay,” and Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hackworth, and Mr. Sabatino voting “Yea.” Motion passed, 5-1.
3. ADJOURNMENT. There being nothing further, Mr. Parker moved to adjourn; Mr. Wisniewski seconded the motion. Mrs. Riggs, Mr. Sabatino, Mr. Wright, Mr. Wisniewski, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Hackworth voted “Aye.” Motion carried, 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 7:40 P.M., December 27, 2005.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED:
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ATTEST:
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David Shaver, Mayor