Public Meetings

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Ada Council held a meeting lasting approximately 30 minutes on Tuesday, December 17 with this attached packet and agenda.

During the approval of bills to be paid, there was a brief discussion of the unusually large grand total of $1,014,649.02 for the first claims register, which included loan and water meter payments.

LEGISLATION
Council approved resolutions for the employment of legal counsel, an agreement to share the cost of indigent defendant representation in municipal court, a farm lease agreement with Christopher James and authorizing the mayor to submit applications to the Ohio Public Works Commission State Capital Improvement and/or Local Transportation Improvement Program(s).

Council also approved two ordinances for Fiscal Year 2025 annual appropriations.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Board of Trustees for Liberty Township held a regular meeting on Monday, December 16. Discussions included the fire department, cemetery and roadside maintenance, and followup on a condemned property.

ACTION ITEMS
The trustees approved minutes from the November meeting and approved a preliminary budget for 2025.

Raises of $13/month for trustees and 1.75% for fiscal officer Patty Griffith were approved.

REPORTS

Ada-Liberty Fire Department
Fire Chief Jay Epley reported on anticipated grants and how they might be used to cover the cost of new radios. MARCS radios will be obsolete in July 2025; the department will be using VHF radios and will be purchasing a combination of portable and mobile (vehicle-based) radios.