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EAST LIVERPOOL -- In their last meeting of 2023, council's Finance Committee met and unanimously approved four ordinances that will be introduced at the first meeting of the new year.
Now that the measures passed muster at the committee level on Tuesday, Fred Rayl, who chairs the body, said that they will be introduced at next week's council as a whole meeting for approval.
Council meetings routinely fall on the first and third Monday of the month; however, with their meeting night falling on New Year's Day, council instead will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in city council chambers.
As members routinely do at this time of year, they considered an ordinance to split up the costs among the city's Water, Wastewater, Refuse and Recycling as well as Storm Water departments. Anticipating receipts from all four departments to be $251,122, the Finance Committee allotted the entirety of that money to the General Fund to carry city employee salaries in the mayor's, auditor's, treasurer's, law director's, civil service, council's, health department and safety-service offices.
There were no increases in appropriations for water, sewer, R&R or storm sewer, according to Rayl, who explained that this helps to cover the employee costs associated with work completed by those employees for those four departments.
After council passage, the council clerk will be required to forward a certified copy of the approved ordinance to the Columbiana County Auditor.
Among the measures considered was the lease-purchase of a garbage truck for the Refuse department that would cost $191,565 through TCF Equipment Finance. Five annual payments of $38,313 would cover the equipment, while $25,644,05, or 4.99 percent, would be interest. The truck that it is replacing will be sold as it is no longer needed.
Finance Committee members also will recommend passage of an ordinance authorizing the city's Board of Public Utilities to advertise for bids for various chemicals and supplies for the water and wastewater departments, including Powered Activated Carbon (PAC), potassium permanganate, sodium hydochlorite and water meters.
Council also will consider the payment of Kelly Paving for various projects throughout the city. The two invoices, issued in November, totaled $16,971.41.