May 04, 2026 City Council

[ I. Call to Order]

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HEY, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE FAIRBORN CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY THE 4TH, 2026.

WE'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR. KIRKPATRICK. HERE. MR. ALLEN. HERE. MR. CHESS.

HERE. MR. DODD. HERE. MR. MCCUBBINS. HERE. MS. REASTER. HERE. MISS STANTON. HERE. THANK YOU.

JULIE, WOULD YOU ALL PLEASE RISE AND JOIN US FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, FOLLOWED BY A MOMENT OF SILENCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS. ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

THANK YOU. PLEASE HAVE A SEAT. IF YOU WOULD ALSO SILENCE ANY ELECTRONIC DEVICES, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

NEXT ON THE AGENDA. WE HAVE MINUTES TO APPROVE.

[IV. Minutes – Consider approval of the minutes of the April 20, 2026, Council Work Session and the April 20, 2026, Regular Council Meeting.]

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 20TH COUNCIL WORK SESSION ARE APPROVED AS WRITTEN.

NEXT WE HAVE THE APRIL 20TH REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS TO THOSE MINUTES? OKAY. HEARING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED? OKAY. THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 20TH, 2026 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ARE ALSO APPROVED.

NEXT, WE DO HAVE SEVERAL PIECES OF PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS.

[V. Prescheduled]

OKAY. OUR FIRST PIECE OF PRE-SCHEDULED BUSINESS IS A VERY SPECIAL PROCLAMATION PROCLAIMING MAY 3RD THROUGH THE NINTH, 2026 AS THE 57TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL COURTS CLERK'S WEEK AND PRESENTATION OF THE MMC DESIGNATION TO OUR VERY OWN JULIE TAYLOR, CLERK OF COUNCIL BY JANICE BATES, IIMC VICE PRESIDENT.

JULIE, COME ON UP HERE. SO I'M GOING TO READ THIS IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US.

AND I'LL READ THE PROCLAMATION AND THEN YOU CAN DO YOUR PART NEXT.

OKAY. THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL ONE. OKAY. THE 57TH ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK MAY 3RD THROUGH THE 9TH, 2026. WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, A TIME HONORED AND VITAL PART OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT, EXISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK IS THE OLDEST AMONG PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND WHEREAS, THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK PROVIDES THE PROFESSIONAL LINK BETWEEN THE CITIZENS, THE LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES AND AGENCIES OF GOVERNMENT AT OTHER LEVELS.

AND WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS HAVE PLEDGED TO BE EVER MINDFUL OF THEIR NEUTRALITY AND IMPARTIALITY RENDERING EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL.

AND WHEREAS THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK SERVES AS THE INFORMATION CENTER ON FUNCTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY.

AND. WHEREAS, PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS CONTINUALLY STRIVE TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE OFFICE OF PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN EDUCATION PROGRAMS, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND THE ANNUAL MEETINGS OF THEIR STATE, PROVINCIAL, COUNTY AND INTERNATIONAL PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS.

AND WHEREAS IT IS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT WE RECOGNIZE THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE OFFICE OF THE PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL R KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE WEEK OF MAY 3RD THROUGH MAY 9TH, 2026 AS PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK AND FURTHER EXTEND OUR APPRECIATION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERK, JULIE L TAYLOR, AND TO ALL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS FOR THE VITAL SERVICES THEY PROVIDE AND THEIR EXEMPLARY DEDICATION TO THE

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I UNDERSTAND YOU WANT TO [APPLAUSE]. HAVE THE MIC. YES. GOOD EVENING MAYOR. MEMBERS OF COUNCIL, CITY STAFF AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

MY NAME IS JANICE BATES, AND I SERVE AS THE CLERK OF COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF TIPP CITY.

I AM HONORED TO BE HERE THIS EVENING ON BEHALF OF THE INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MUNICIPAL CLERKS, AND TO RECOGNIZE AN EXCEPTIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. IT'S ESPECIALLY MEANINGFUL THAT WE ARE CELEBRATING DURING MUNICIPAL CLERKS WEEK, A TIME SET ASIDE TO RECOGNIZE THE VITAL ROLE MUNICIPAL CLERKS PLAY IN ENSURING TRANSPARENCY, CONTINUITY AND THE EFFECTIVE OPERATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

THE MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK, OR MMC, IS THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CERTIFICATION AWARDED BY IMC.

IT REFLECTS YEARS OF ADVANCED EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MEANINGFUL, MEANINGFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MUNICIPAL PROFESSION.

IT IS A RIGOROUS AND DEMANDING PROCESS THAT REQUIRES BOTH DEDICATION AND PERSEVERANCE, AND IT IS RARE ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO.

I'M GETTING ALL CHOKED UP. THERE ARE ONLY 41 INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EARNED THIS DESIGNATION, MAKING IT TRULY A DISTINGUISHED ACCOMPLISHMENT.

AND TONIGHT WE GET TO CELEBRATE ONE OF THEM. IT IS MY HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO RECOGNIZE JULIE TAYLOR FOR EARNING HER MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION. THIS ACHIEVEMENT SPEAKS TO HER COMMITMENT TO HER PROFESSION.

HER COMMUNITY AND TO EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE.

I HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO KNOW JULIE FOR MANY YEARS.

AND I'M PROUD TO CALL HER BOTH A COLLEAGUE AND A FRIEND.

ALONG THE WAY, WE'VE SHARED TIME AND TRAINING, ATTENDING TRAININGS AND CONFERENCES TOGETHER, AND THOSE EXPERIENCES HAVE GIVEN ME A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT HER DEDICATION, HER PROFESSIONALISM, AND THE RESPECT SHE HAS FOR THIS ROLE. SHE IS SOMEONE WHO NOT ONLY VALUES CONTINUED LEARNING, BUT TRULY EMBODIES IT. JULIE, YOUR COUNCIL AND COMMUNITY ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU.

THE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE YOU BRING BACK FROM THIS JOURNEY WILL CONTINUE TO MAKE A LASTING IMPACT.

CONGRATULATIONS ON EARNING YOUR MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK DESIGNATION.

IT IS A REMARKABLE AND WELL-DESERVED ACHIEVEMENT [APPLAUSE].

YOU GET, YOU KNOW.

RIGHT OVER HERE.

SO SHE HAD TO TYPE IT UP HERSELF [LAUGHS]. AND YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS? I DON'T GET ON THIS SIDE VERY OFTEN. YOU USUALLY CAN SEE THE BACK OF MY HAIR.

SO, JANICE, I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT AS THE VP OF THE INTERNATIONAL MUNICIPAL CLERKS ORGANIZATION AND AS A MENTOR AND A FRIEND. I KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT ON YOUR PLATE WITH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE AND RENO, NEVADA COMING UP IN JUST TWO WEEKS.

WITHOUT YOUR ENCOURAGEMENT, I WOULD HAVE NEVER STEPPED OUT OF MY BOX INTO THIS CITY REPRESENTATIVES POSITION FOR OMCA IN 2016 AND 2018.

I CONTINUED IN THAT ROLE AND TOOK ON THE ROLE AS THE OMCA SECRETARY FROM 2018 TO 2021, WHICH WERE ALL A PART OF THIS MILESTONE.

IN 2014, DEBORAH MCDONALD, THE CITY MANAGER AT THE TIME, TOLD THIS GIRL, WHO HAD NEVER FLOWN A DAY IN HER LIFE, THAT YOU NEED TO GET CERTIFICATION AND ATTEND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES.

SO AT 45 YEARS OLD, I STEPPED ONTO A PLANE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE'S LIFE OUTSIDE OF DAYTON, OHIO, AND LANDED IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN FOR MY FIRST CONFERENCE.

I BECAME A CERTIFIED MUNICIPAL CLERK IN 2016 WITH 200 HOURS INVESTED.

NOW, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 200 HOURS, I HAVE INVESTED 400 TOTAL HOURS IN REACHING THE GOAL OF MASTER MUNICIPAL CLERK FELLOWSHIP AND SHARING IDEAS WITH OTHER CLARKS IS ESSENTIAL. I AM THANKFUL FOR EACH CITY MANAGER, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBER WHO SUPPORTED ME IN THIS JOURNEY.

I ALSO HAVE TO THANK PENNY DAVIS THERE IN THE BACK OF THE ROOM FOR HER FRIENDSHIP AND BEING THE ONE WHO COVERS THE COUNCIL MEETINGS WHILE I'M AWAY,

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I COULD NOT HAVE DONE THIS WITHOUT YOU. NEXT TO MY SON, WHO'S SITTING HERE WITH THE HAT ON HIS HEAD, WHO IS SEATED IN THE AUDIENCE, THIS RANKS RIGHT AT THE TOP FOR ME AS ONE OF THE GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS I HAVE.

I HAVE TO THANK MY DAD, WHO ENCOURAGED ME IN 2007 TO APPLY FOR THE CITY CLERK'S POSITION, LEAVING BEHIND A 20 YEAR CAREER WITH A LOCAL REAL ESTATE TITLE COMPANY.

THIS CERTIFICATION IS A TESTAMENT OF MY DESIRE TO SERVE THIS COMMUNITY TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITIES.

MY HOPE IS EVERY DAY THAT YOU COME TO MY WINDOW, THAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE THE INFORMATION YOU NEEDED WITH A SMILE, AND THAT YOU GO AWAY KNOWING WE ARE ALL REGULAR PEOPLE JUST TRYING TO DO OUR BEST [APPLAUSE].

OKAY. OKAY.

DALTON, TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER. OKAY. AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE.

OKAY. NEXT UP, WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.

DAVID YATES, OUR CHIEF BUILDING OFFICIAL, IS PRESENT TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION.

COME ON DOWN. THIS ONE'S LONG.

OKAY, BEAR WITH ME ON THIS ONE, FOLKS. OKAY. WHEREAS OUR JURISDICTION IS COMMITTED TO RECOGNIZING THAT OUR GROWTH AND STRENGTH DEPENDS ON THE SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL ROLE OUR HOMES, BUILDINGS, AND INFRASTRUCTURE PLAY, BOTH IN EVERYDAY LIFE AND WHEN DISASTERS STRIKE.

AND WHEREAS OUR CONFIDENCE IN THE RESILIENCE OF THESE BUILDINGS THAT MAKE UP OUR COMMUNITY IS ACHIEVED THROUGH THE DEVOTION OF VIGILANT GUARDIANS, BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION OFFICIALS, ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, BUILDERS, TRADESPEOPLE, DESIGN PROFESSIONALS, LABORERS, PLUMBERS AND OTHERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY WHO WORK YEAR ROUND TO ENSURE THE SAFE CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS.

AND WHEREAS THESE GUARDIANS ARE DEDICATED MEMBERS OF THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, THE ICC, A NONPROFIT THAT BRINGS TOGETHER LOCAL, STATE, TERRITORIAL, TRIBAL AND FEDERAL OFFICIALS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT THE HIGHEST QUALITY CODES AND STANDARDS TO PROTECT US IN THE BUILDINGS WHERE WE LIVE, LEARN, WORK AND PLAY. AND WHERE IS THESE MODERN BUILDING CODES AND STANDARDS INCLUDE SAFEGUARDS TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM HAZARDS SUCH AS HURRICANES, SNOWSTORMS, TORNADOES, WILD FIRES, FLOODS AND EARTHQUAKES.

AND WHEREAS, BUILDING SAFETY MONTH IS SPONSORED BY THE ICC TO REMIND THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE CRITICAL ROLE OF OUR COMMUNITIES, LARGELY UNKNOWN PROTECTORS OF PUBLIC SAFETY ARE CODE OFFICIALS WHO ASSURE US SAFE, SUSTAINABLE AND AFFORDABLE BUILDINGS THAT ARE ESSENTIAL TO OUR PROSPERITY.

AND WHEREAS BUILT TO LAST, THE THEME FOR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH 2026, ENCOURAGE US ALL TO GET INVOLVED AND RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BUILDING SAFETY ON A PERSONAL, LOCAL, AND GLOBAL SCALE.

AND WHEREAS EACH YEAR IN OBSERVANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OR BUILDING SAFETY MONTH, PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD ARE ASKED TO CONSIDER THE COMMITMENT TO IMPROVE BUILDING SAFETY, RESILIENCE AND ECONOMIC INVESTMENT AT HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE ESSENTIAL SERVICE PROVIDED TO ALL OF US BY LOCAL, STATE, TRIBAL, TERRITORIAL AND FEDERAL BUILDING SAFETY AND FIRE PREVENTION DEPARTMENTS IN PROTECTING LIVES AND PROPERTY. NOW, THEREFORE, I, DANIEL R KIRKPATRICK, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS BUILDING SAFETY MONTH.

ACCORDINGLY, I ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US AS WE PARTICIPATE IN BUILDING SAFETY MONTH ACTIVITIES.

CONGRATULATIONS. [APPLAUSE] HE ALWAYS MAKES ME TALK. I THANK YOU, MAYOR, FOR PRESENTING THIS.

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MAINLY BECAUSE, AS ALWAYS, YOU GOT SUMMER RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER AND PEOPLE ARE START DOING PROJECTS AND WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE, YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT ABOUT JUST SAFETY FOR YOUR OWN PROPERTY, BUT SAFETY OF OTHERS.

BECAUSE IF YOU'RE NOT BUILDING SOMETHING TO LAST AS THEY TALK ABOUT IT COULD POSSIBLY UNFORTUNATELY, WITH OUR WINDS, WE GET ANY KIND OF STRUCTURE.

ANYBODY VISITING YOUR PROPERTY COULD POSSIBLY FALL AND INJURY TO SOMEONE.

AND OUR MAIN JOB AS CODE OFFICIALS IS NOT TO HARP PEOPLE ABOUT BUILDING CODE, BUT IT'S ABOUT SAFETY.

SAFETY OF PERSON. PEOPLE THAT'S LIVING THERE, PEOPLE THAT'S VISITING, AS WELL AS STRUCTURAL SAFETY.

MAKE SURE THINGS ARE STAY INTACT AND BUILT TO LAST.

AND THROUGHOUT THE MONTH, OUR SOCIAL MEDIA DIRECTOR WILL BE POSTING TIPS AND HIGHLIGHTS ON SAFETY EACH WEEK ON TOPICS PRESENTED BY INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. SO KIND OF LOOK OUT FOR THOSE AND SEE IF YOU POSSIBLY LEARN SOME NEW TIPS AND ALONG THE WAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

OKAY. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO START MEETINGS OFF WITH SPECIAL THINGS LIKE THIS.

AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE. OKAY. OUR FIRST ORDER OF OLD BUSINESS IS ORDINANCE 12-26.

[VI. Old Business]

SO MOVED. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE.

OPPOSED. ORDINANCE 12-26 TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

JULIE TAYLOR, CLERK COUNCIL PRESENTING. ALL RIGHT.

THIS IS MY ONE TIME OF YEAR THAT WE GET UP AND I GET UP HERE.

SO THIS IS AN ANNUAL HOUSEKEEPING ITEM THAT WE DO.

AMERICAN LEGAL HAS COMPLETED OUR EDITING, PRINTING AND UPDATING OF OUR CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

THE UPDATE IS COMPLETE THROUGH FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026.

THE TOTAL COST THIS YEAR WAS $11,824.80. THIS AMOUNT IS EXCESSIVE DUE TO IT, INCLUDING 588 CHANGED PAGES, NEARLY DOUBLE THAT OF LAST YEAR. 141 SECTIONS OF NEW STATE LAW WERE ALSO INCLUDED.

AMERICAN LEGAL DID EXTEND TO US A ONE TIME 20% DISCOUNT OF $2,956.20, AND WAIVED THEIR SHIPPING AND HANDLING CHARGES.

THE CHARGE WITHOUT THE DISCOUNT WOULD HAVE BEEN 14,781.

WE ARE CONSIDERING MOVING TO A QUARTERLY UPDATE VERSUS AN ANNUAL UPDATE TO MAKE INFORMATION AVAILABLE MORE QUICKLY TO THE, TO THE WEBSITE. WALTER DRANE, AND AMERICAN LEGAL, HAS BEEN OUR VENDOR SINCE 1979.

IT WAS WALTER DRANE IN 1979, AND THEY WERE ABSORBED BY AMERICAN LEGAL.

AND WE HAVE A VERY GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIP WITH THEM.

THEY SERVICE 3000 MUNICIPAL AND COUNTY CLIENTS.

MANY OF THEIR EDITORS HAVE BEEN THERE FOR 20 YEARS.

THEY HAVE A CITY LAW DIRECTOR, A CITY MAYOR AND A NEIGHBOR, FORMER NEIGHBORHOOD COUNCIL PRESIDENT ON THEIR BOARD.

THE, THEY ALSO SERVICE IIMC, OML AND THE INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS ASSOCIATION.

STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS ORDINANCE. I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE WE COME TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS.

ORDINANCE 12-26 DOES REQUIRE A PUBLIC HEARING.

ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO ORDINANCE 12-26 PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

OKAY. SEEING NO ONE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ORDINANCE 12-26 AND COME BACK TO COUNCIL FOR QUESTIONS.

STARTING WITH COUNCILMAN DODD. I REALLY DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, EXCEPT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING IT QUARTERLY.

I THINK THAT WOULD SERVE THE PUBLIC MUCH BETTER.

BUT OTHER THAN THAT, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK.

NO QUESTIONS. JULIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT.

NO QUESTIONS. JULIE. THANK YOU. NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU JULIE. NO QUESTIONS. THANKS, JULIE.

I HAVE QUESTIONS BEFORE, BUT YOU ANSWERED THEM IN THAT.

SO I APPRECIATE YOU. THANK YOU. WELCOME. OKAY.

AND I AGREE WITH THE COMMENT ABOUT QUARTERLY.

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OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO WAIVE THE RULE REQUIRING THAT ORDINANCES BE READ ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND ORDINANCE 12-26 BE READ FOR THE THIRD TIME BY TITLE ONLY.

SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS. REASTER. YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MR.. ALLEN.

YES. MISS CHESS. YES. MR. DODD. YES. MISS STANTON YES.

MR. KIRKPATRICK. YES. RIGHT. PARDON ME. I WAS READING SOMETHING ELSE.

ORDINANCE 12-26 TO APPROVE CURRENT REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE FAIRBORN CODIFIED ORDINANCES.

THANK YOU. OKAY. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 12-26.

SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MR.. ALLEN. YES. MS. REASTER. YES. MISS CHESS.

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK. YES. ORDINANCE 12-26 IS DULY ADOPTED.

NEXT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO NEW BUSINESS. IS THERE A MOTION TO READ RESOLUTION 22-26?

[VII. New Business]

OPPOSED. RESOLUTION 22-26. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A SERVICE ORDER WITH CLEAR GOV INC.

FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY PORTAL AND DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK PLATFORM.

MICHAEL GEBHART, CITY MANAGER, PRESENTING. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS DURING WORK SESSIONS.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO INCREASE TRANSPARENCY, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE FINANCE SIDE OF THE CITY.

AND SO RESOLUTION 2226 WOULD AUTHORIZE THAT TO TAKE PLACE.

SO CLEARGOV IS THE PURVEYOR OF THIS PARTICULAR ITEM.

IT IS A TRANSPARENCY PORTAL AND ALSO A DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK PLATFORM.

IF ANY OF YOU KNOW WHAT CITY COUNCIL RECEIVES, IT'S A VERY THICK BOOK AT BUDGET TIME THAT PROBABLY IS NOT ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF PAPER WE USE FOR THAT.

AND THAT'S SYSTEMATIC OR PROBLEMATIC OF OF ALL MUNICIPALITIES THAT THAT PRINT A BUDGET BOOK OUT.

AND SO THIS BUDGET BOOK WOULD HELP US DO A DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK, WHICH WOULD BE MUCH MORE USER FRIENDLY, NOT ONLY TO COUNCIL, BUT TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

WE DISCUSSED THIS IN OUR APRIL 6TH AND 20TH WORK SESSIONS.

THE WORK SESSION ON THE 20TH ALSO INCLUDED A DEMONSTRATION AND A Q&A WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CLEARGOV.

WHAT IS IT? IT'S A CLOUD BASED PLATFORM THAT IMPROVES FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY.

I'LL HAVE SOME SLIDES HERE IN A SECOND TO SHOW THROUGH INTERACTIVE DASHBOARDS.

THE BENEFITS ARE CONVERTS COMPLEX FINANCIAL DATA INTO CLEAR VISUALS.

AS THE MAYOR LIKES PIE CHARTS. THEY, THEY'RE DONUT CHARTS, BUT THEY'RE CLOSE ENOUGH TO PIE CHARTS ENHANCE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF REVENUES, EXPENDITURES, AND PERFORMANCE. AND THE COMMUNITY IMPACT AS IT PROVIDES RESIDENTS WITH ACCESSIBLE, USER FRIENDLY FINANCIAL DATA ALLOWS EXPLORATION OF DEPARTMENT LEVEL SPENDING.

SO CURRENTLY WE USE A PROGRAM, OPEN CHECKBOOK, WHICH DOES DO THAT.

BUT IT REALLY IT'S NOT USER FRIENDLY. IT'S A GREAT ATTEMPT AT A PRODUCT.

BUT THIS TAKES IT STEPS FURTHER THAN THAT. THE DIGITAL BUDGET BOOK WOULD REPLACE STATIC DOCUMENTS WITH MORE INTERACTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE FORMAT.

AND FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO LOOK AT THE MOCKUP CLEARGOV HAS DONE FOR THE CITY OF FAIRBORN USING 2018 DATA, IT CAN BE FOUND AT AND THIS IS WHAT THAT FIRST PAGE LOOKS LIKE. THIS PARTICULAR PAGE GIVES YOU A DEMOGRAPHIC SNAPSHOT.

OUR POPULATION WITH THE POPULATION TREND IS MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME AND MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD VALUE.

ONE OF OUR DONUT CHARTS. THIS IS AGAIN 2018 REVENUE.

AND THEN IT BREAKS DOWN THAT REVENUE ON HOW IT WAS SPENT.

SAME THING WITH EXPENDITURES. HOW DID WE SPEND THAT MONEY IN 2018? BREAKS IT DOWN BY PUBLIC SAFETY, NON-DEPARTMENTAL GENERAL GOVERNMENT, TRANSPORTATION, ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT, CULTURE AND RECREATION, AND HUMAN SERVICES. WE WILL TWEAK ALL OF THOSE CATEGORIES WHEN WE ACTUALLY GO LIVE, TO BE MORE REFLECTIVE OF WHAT OUR DEPARTMENTS AND BUDGETS ARE.

AGAIN, WE WORK OUT OF ESSENTIALLY 69 DIFFERENT CHECKBOOKS.

SO IT'S GOING TO LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN THIS, BUT IT WILL BE AN EASILY READ CHARTS LIKE THIS, WHETHER IT'S A PIE CHART, A BAR CHART OR A MOUNTAIN CHART.

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AND SO THIS WILL COST US $22,250 A YEAR. WE DID A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION VIA ORDINANCE 11-26 ON APRIL 20TH FOR THIS YEAR, AND STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THE APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION 22-26, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THIS AGREEMENT. ROUGH TIMELINE IS WE IF YOU APPROVE THIS TONIGHT, WE WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DATA TO CLEARGOV THROUGH THE SUMMER.

AND WE ARE KNOCK ON WOOD, BY THANKSGIVING TIME, THIS WILL BE UP AND OPERATIONAL AND BE PART OF OUR FINANCIAL PORTAL FISCAL TRANSPARENCY PORTAL ON OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT PAGE OF THE WEBSITE.

AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.

OKAY. THANKS FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE'LL START COUNCIL QUESTIONS WITH COUNCILWOMAN CHESS.

THANK YOU. AN EXCEPTIONAL PRESENTATION. MY ONLY QUESTION IS, DOES IT MAKE IT EASIER FOR THE DEPARTMENT ACTUALLY TO LEARN THIS, THIS PLATFORM A LOT BETTER THAN THE OTHER ONES? IS IT? I THINK IT WILL MAKE IT MORE USER FRIENDLY TO EVERYONE.

I KNOW THERE ARE TIMES WHERE WHERE I HAVE QUESTIONS THAT YOU KNOW, IF I CAN'T FIND SOMEBODY FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD, WOULD BE MUCH EASIER IF I'M, IF I'M TALKING TO A RESIDENT.

SO I THINK THIS HAS BENEFITS BOTH INTERNALLY AND EXTERNALLY, BUT THE MAJOR BENEFIT IS EXTERNALLY TO OUR RESIDENTS AND OUR PARTNERS WHO CAN, WHO CAN EASILY GET THE INFORMATION THEY NEED RATHER THAN SAY A PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST TO, TO PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY. ABSOLUTELY. THIS IS.

ADD TO THE TRANSPARENCY WE ALREADY HAVE ALREADY.

THIS, THIS TAKES THE TRANSPARENCY OF OPEN OPEN CHECKBOOK BY THE STATE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

MULTIPLE STEPS AHEAD OF THAT. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

YEAH. YEAH, I WOULD I WOULD AGREE THAT THE, THE LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY, THE VISUALS IF YOU'RE NOT IN THIS EVERY DAY, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THE OPEN CHECKBOOK.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS AS A TAX PAYING RESIDENT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THIS.

BUT WHAT I ALSO LOVE ABOUT THIS TOOL IS THE IS ALL THE A LA CARTE THINGS THAT WE CAN ADD AS WE MOVE FORWARD THAT WE FIND BENEFICIAL.

SO I THINK IT'S A GREAT TOOL. I'M SUPER EXCITED TO SEE IT.

THANK YOU MIKE. YEAH. AGREED. WE TALKED ABOUT IT A LOT IN THE WORK SESSIONS.

I APPRECIATE ALL THE EFFORT THAT WENT INTO THE DEMOS TO US.

I THINK IT WAS A REALLY GOOD FIND FOR YOU GUYS TO FIND THIS AND BRING IT TO US.

SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, BUT I THINK THIS IS GREAT AND THIS IS A REALLY BIG STEP FORWARD FOR OUR FOR THE PUBLIC. I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY USER FRIENDLY.

SO THANK YOU MIKE. THANKS. OH I AGREE WITH MY COLLEAGUES.

YOU KNOW, IT HELPS WITH TRANSPARENCY. AND THEN AS THE MORE WE USE IT TO, TO MARY'S POINT, THE BETTER AND MORE DATA WILL BE ABLE TO GIVE US AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO TEASE OUT THINGS.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT ARE USING THIS SAME THING LOCALLY.

DO YOU KNOW, LIKE CENTERVILLE, BEAVERCREEK. I DO KNOW THAT HUBER HEIGHTS HAS STARTED WITHIN THE LAST YEAR.

OKAY. THEY ARE STILL COMING. IT'S A PROCESS UPLOADING DATA AND THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.

AND SO THEY'RE, THEY'RE ABOUT A YEAR AHEAD OF US WITH THIS.

THERE ARE OTHER COMMUNITIES IN, IN COLUMBUS, CINCINNATI, DAYTON AREA.

HILLIARD USES IT. VANDALIA USES IT. SOME COMMUNITIES OUT OF CINCINNATI HAVE ALREADY GONE TO IT.

AND SO I DON'T, I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK THAT I'M, I'M DOWNPLAYING THE IMPORTANCE OF OPEN CHECKBOOK FROM THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE.

I'M NOT. THIS JUST TAKES IT SEVERAL STEPS FURTHER TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO, TO, TO FIND THAT DATA THAT THEY NEED. RIGHT, RIGHT.

YEAH, I THINK, I THINK IT JUST HELPS THE THE, THE CONFIDENCE THAT THE THAT THE CITIZENS WANT TO HAVE.

AND WE'RE, WE'RE THE MONEY IS GOING, YOU KNOW, HOW IS IT BEING SPENT? YOU KNOW, HOW IS IT BEING ALLOCATED? SO YEAH, GOOD ON US.

THANK YOU. THANKS. YEAH. I THINK WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY, MIKE, IS, AND I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS TERM BECAUSE OF WE'RE IMPLEMENTING A NEW HEALTH CARE RECORD WHERE I WORK. AND THIS IS MORE OF A, WHAT THEY CALL A POINT AND CLICK SOLUTION RATHER THAN A DATA DRIVEN.

SO IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE DATA IS, WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY WITH OPEN CHECKBOOK HERE, YOU'RE JUST POINTING AND CLICKING AND, AND FINDING WHAT YOU NEED.

IT'S VERY, VERY USER FRIENDLY. AND I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE CITY.

THANKS, MIKE. THANKS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE DIFFERENT APPLICATIONS THAT THIS BRINGS AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITIZENS TO REALLY DIG DEEP ON WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND I LOVE THE FACT THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE PIE CHARTS.

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THANKS AGAIN FOR THE PRESENTATION. IS THERE A MOTION NOW TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 22-26? SO MOVED. SECOND. MS.. REASTER. YES. MS. CHESS.

YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR.. DODD YES. MR.. MCCUBBINS.

YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK YES.

RESOLUTION 22-26 IS DULY ADOPTED. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION.

OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES OUR NEW BUSINESS. NOW WE WILL OPEN UP CITIZENS COMMENTS.

[ VIII. Citizens Comments]

IN HONOR OF YOUR THING. OKAY. JOANNE COLLINS 173 ERIE.

I'M SPEAKING HERE WITH A PROCLAMATION FROM GOVERNOR DEWINE.

IN THE NAME AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

WHEREAS, MOTORCYCLE RIDING IS A POPULAR FORM OF EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION RECREATION IN OHIO.

AND WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT THAT DRIVERS OF ALL VEHICLES BE AWARE OF EACH OTHER AND LEARN TO SHARE THE ROAD.

AND WHEREAS, THE SAFETY HAZARD CREATED BY MOTORISTS WHO FAIL TO WATCH FOR MOTORCYCLES ON THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS OF OHIO ARE PRIME CONCERN TO THE MOTORCYCLES.

AND. WHEREAS, IT IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITIZENS OF OHIO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF MOTORCYCLE SAFETY.

WHEREAS, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR AWARENESS ON ALL THE PARTS OF ALL THE DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY REGARDING TO SHARING THE ROAD WITH MOTORCYCLES AND TO HONOR THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MOTORCYCLES MAKE TO THE COMMUNITY AND THEIR LIVES AND THEIR RIGHT NOW, THEREFORE, WE, MIKE DEWINE AND JIM TRESSEL, GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN THE STATE OF OHIO, DO RECOGNIZE MAY 2026 MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS. AND I GOT A PROCLAMATION ALSO IN THE NAME AND WITH THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF OHIO, GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE AND LIEUTENANT JIM TRESSEL SENT A MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS TO CHAPTER F OF EAGLE WINGS MOTORCYCLE ASSOCIATION HERE IN THE STATE OF OHIO. IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR AWARENESS ON ALL PARTS AND ALL DRIVERS, ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD WHEN WE NEED TO SHARE THE ROADS TO BIKERS.

HONOR AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF MOTORCYCLES MAKE TO THE COMMUNITY IS WHERE THEY LIVE AND WHERE THEY RIDE.

IT'S ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE CITIZENS OF OHIO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS AND THE SAFETY HAZARDS THAT ARE DONE, WHICH IS ALSO THE PRIME CONCERN TO MOTORCYCLES.

MOTORCYCLE RIDING IS A POPULAR FORM OF RECREATION IN OHIO, AND MOTORCYCLES NEED TO SHARE THE ROAD.

IN THIS HONOR IS PRESENTED TO CHAPTER F EAGLE WINGS FROM NOT ONLY THE STATE OF OHIO, BUT HAVING DEPUTY MAYOR RODNEY MCCUBBINS PERSONALLY PRESENT THE MOTORCYCLE AWARENESS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN TO OUR MEETING.

WE NEED TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE GETS THE WORD OUT AND THE SAFETY IS CONCERNED.

TO ALL MOTORCYCLES WHO CONTRIBUTE TO MANY COMMUNITY CHARITIES AND SUPPORT MOTORCYCLE EVENTS.

WE RIDE FOR ENJOYMENT AND WE NEED ALL RESPECT EACH OTHER.

SHARING THE ROAD LIFE DEPENDS ON IT. THANK YOU.

OHIO GOVERNOR MIKE DEWINE, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR JIM TRESSEL AND THE CITY OF FAIRBORN DEPUTY MAYOR RODNEY MCCUBBINS FOR HELPING US GET THE WORD OUT.

ALL LIVES MATTER. RIDE SAFE. ALSO, THEY WANTED ME TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS MR. MCCUBBINS. CAN I BRING IT UP HERE? I'LL GIVE IT TO JULIE.

THEY DON'T LET ME DO NOTHING. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

ANYWAY, I FIGURED IT'S A GOOD TIME FOR A PROCLAMATION STUFF.

JULIE, CONGRATULATIONS ON WHAT YOU DO. YOU ARE THE BEST THAT THERE IS.

AND THANK YOU FOR COMING. AND YOU ALSO TALK TO THE VETERANS REGARDING WHAT ALL THE VA HAS TO DO, THEIR THEIR MEDICAL CARE. AND IT PERTAINS TO A LOT OF OUR BIKERS.

SO I WANT TO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING ALSO. I DON'T KNOW WHO'S DOING THE LANDSCAPING OUT FRONT AND, AND ALL THE AROUND THE COMMUNITY BUILDINGS. IT IS AWESOME.

I KNOW BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THERE AND I SEE THE NICENESS.

IT IS BECAUSE OUR CITY NEEDS TO LOOK CLEAN AND PRETTY AS WELL AS WHATEVER.

ALSO, SOMEBODY SENT ME A LETTER. NOW I HAVE TO THE IT'S LIKE A NEWSLETTER.

DO YOU GUYS GET MONTHLY? SO I'M CHECKING YOU OUT.

THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME.

JAMES BAKER, 427 GRANT STREET. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL.

CITY SOLICITOR. CITY MANAGER. THIS IS BACK FROM APRIL 14TH WHEN HAD A MEETING WITH THE MAYOR AT THE SENIOR CENTER AND APRIL 14TH. BUT ANYWAY, I SUBMITTED THIS TO YOU GUYS ON APRIL 20TH AND JUST DIDN'T HAVE ANY FEEDBACK UNTIL TONIGHT FROM BRIAN DODD AND TANA STANTON.

BUT ANYWAY, IT SAYS GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS ON APRIL 14TH, 2026, TUESDAY AT THE SENIOR CENTER, I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH DAN, MAYOR DAN KIRKPATRICK AND OTHERS TO DISCUSS THIS YEAR'S 4TH OF JULY PARADE.

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DURING THAT, DURING THAT CONVERSATION, THE MAYOR MENTIONED THE PASSPORT STYLE PROGRAM THAT REALLY STOOD OUT TO ME.

HEARING THAT IMMEDIATELY MADE ME THINK ABOUT THE PROGRAM THAT I HAD WORKING ON USING QR CODES ALONG THE BIKE PATHS AND THROUGHOUT THE PARKS TO CONNECT RESIDENTS, RUNNERS, WALKERS, AND CYCLISTS WITH THE SPACES AROUND THEM IN A MORE INTERACTIVE, IN A MORE INTERACTIVE WAY. THIS IS A SIMPLE IDEA WITH A LOT OF POTENTIAL TO BRING PEOPLE INTO THE INTO OUR PARKS, ENCOURAGE ACTIVITY AND CREATE A STRONG CONNECTION THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY.

I PUT TOGETHER A BRIEF PACKET TO SHARE WITH THE VISION WITH YOU TODAY AND APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME TO LOOK AT IT.

THANK YOU. JAMES BAKER. I DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING BACK UNTIL TONIGHT, LIKE I SAID, FROM TANA STANTON AND BRIAN DODD, AND I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT. BUT I JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT YOU GUYS THOUGHT ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

DAN, I'VE PROBABLY HEARD YOU SAY WE HAVE 27 PARKS IN THIS CITY 27 TIMES.

BUT ANYWAY IT, IT'S VERY INEXPENSIVE, YOU KNOW, AND IT GOES ALONG WITH YOUR PROGRAM, THE PASSPORT THING, YOU KNOW, IT'S JUST GOING TO BE A COST OF PLACING THEM ALONG THE BIKE PATH OR PLACING THEM IN THE PARK OR SOMETHING AND GETTING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE STUDENTS OR FAMILIES OR PEOPLE TO DO IT.

AND THEN YOU GUYS GET WITH, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S DATE AND DISCOUNT FURNITURE AND GIOVANNI'S OR TICKETS OR YOU WORK AT YOUR WAY, BUT IT'S AN IDEA TO PULL PEOPLE FROM OUT, EVEN OFF OF, INTO OFF OF ARMSTRONG ROAD INTO THE CITY AND STUFF.

SO ANYWAY, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO HEAR A LITTLE BIT OF FEEDBACK FROM THAT. ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU.

THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

CHARLIE DEAR. 1819 NORTH BROAD STREET. GOOD EVENING EVERYONE.

TWO WEEKS AGO TONIGHT, I COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL WITH A REQUEST TO BE REIMBURSED $8,000.

SO TO RECAP FOR THE COUNCIL MEMBERS THAT WASN'T HERE, THEN I THINK THERE'S MAYBE 1 OR 2 OF YOU.

WHAT IT'S ABOUT IS, THE CITY COUNCIL TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD ANNEX 1.8 ACRES OF MY PROPERTY INTO THE CITY OF FAIRBORN FROM BATH TOWNSHIP SO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT COULD POLICE ALL OF MY PROPERTY, NOT JUST SOME OF IT.

WELL, THEY LATER RENEGED ON THAT. THE CITY DID AND TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED TO GET MY OWN LAWYER, WHICH I DID. SO $8,000 LATER, I GOT IT DONE. BUT IF I HAD BEEN TOLD NO IN THE BEGINNING, I WOULDN'T HAVE PURSUED THIS ANY FURTHER.

BUT SINCE YOU SAID YOU WOULD AND YOU KNOW, I COME, I COME FROM A TIME WHERE WHEN YOU SAID SOMETHING AND TOLD SOMEBODY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING, YOU DONE IT. YOUR HANDSHAKE WAS YOUR BOND.

AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU GUYS UP THERE, I CAN TELL BY YOUR FACES YOU'RE OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THEM TIMES.

SO. I NEVER DID HEAR ANYTHING BACK FROM FROM ANYBODY ABOUT THAT. AND I'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ANSWER, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE TO COME BACK UP HERE EVERY TWO WEEKS AND SAY THE SAME STUFF OVER AND OVER. BUT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, THIS WHOLE THING.

I MEAN, BESIDES THIS $8,000 AND $8,000 IS NOT GOING TO MAKE ME OR BREAK ME EITHER WAY.

THAT'S NOT WHAT IT'S ABOUT. WITH ME, IT'S ABOUT DOING WHAT YOU TOLD ME TO DO.

BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, THAT NOT NEEDED TRUCK STOP IS ALREADY BESIDES THE $8,000, IT'S COST ME $22,000 FOR ELECTRONIC GATE AND A ROCK FENCE THAT I DO NOT WANT EITHER ONE OF THEM.

I MEAN, A GATE, I'M GIVING FREE BIBLES AWAY 20 YARDS AWAY IN A GATE.

JUST DON'T LOOK RIGHT. SO, I MEAN, I DIDN'T WANT ANY OF THAT.

BUT I GOT TO DO WHAT I GOT TO DO BECAUSE OF THIS TRUCK STOP.

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I, I THINK IT'S, I THINK IT'S A FAIR THING TO DO BECAUSE, I MEAN, A CITIZEN OF FAIRBORN AS LONG AS I HAVE BEEN SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY $8,000 TO THEIR POLICE DEPARTMENT TO GET THEM TO COME TO THEIR HOUSE.

THANK YOU. CHARLIE, WE OWE YOU A DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS.

MIKE AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS. WE WILL BE GETTING BACK WITH YOU.

OKAY. WE OWE YOU THAT. THANK YOU. OKAY. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK TO COUNCIL, PLEASE COME FORWARD AT THIS TIME. OKAY, SEEING NO ONE ELSE COME FORWARD, WE WILL CLOSE CITIZENS COMMENTS AND WE'LL MOVE ON TO CITY MANAGER

[ IX. City Manager Comments]

WE'LL START THIS EVENING. ORIGINALLY WE DO MILESTONE RECIPIENTS DURING THE FIRST MEETING OF EACH MONTH.

WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT WE WOULD HAVE ONE OF THOSE GENTLEMAN HERE. HE'S UNABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENING.

AND SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO SAW THE ORIGINAL AGENDA, IT CALLED FOR HIM TO BE HERE.

SOME DEVELOPMENTS HAPPENED IN HIS PERSONAL LIFE AND HE COULDN'T MAKE IT HERE. SO THE MILESTONES WERE MADE WITH TEN YEARS.

TUCKER PHILLIPS AND OUR PLANT MAINTENANCE WITH FIVE YEARS TYLER BURSON IN OUR STREET DIVISION.

AND WITH ONE YEAR OF SERVICE. TYLER ENGEL WHO, WHO WOULD PREVIOUSLY WAS GOING TO JOIN US BUT COULDN'T THIS EVENING FROM WATER AND SEWER DIVISION. PETE BALDAUF IN OUR BUILDING INSPECTION DIVISION AND JANELLE EISINGER IN OUR FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

SO THANKS TO ALL THOSE FOLKS FOR THEIR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND EFFORTS TO MAKE FAIRBORN A BETTER PLACE.

AND SO AGAIN, I WOULD HAVE LOVE FOR TYLER TO HAVE BEEN HERE.

HE JUST HAD A PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT THAT HE COULDN'T MAKE IT.

SO THAT'S WHY YOUR AGENDA CHANGED. SINCE WE LAST MET ON APRIL 20TH, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THIS ROOM.

AT 2:00 TODAY, DETECTIVE ZACH ZINK RECEIVED THE DAVID P ECKERT OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AWARD FROM THE GREENE COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE PROSECUTOR DAVID HAYES. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO AREN'T AWARE OF WHAT THE DAVID P.

ECKERT OUTSTANDING LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD IS, IT'S AN AWARD THAT IS IS A COUNTY WIDE AWARD THAT'S GIVEN OUT BY THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FOR PROVIDING OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO VICTIMS OF CRIME AS THEY NAVIGATE THEIR RECOVERY THROUGH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM.

AGAIN, THE AWARD IS COUNTY WIDE, AND IT COULD BE AWARDED TO ANY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE COUNTY.

AND DETECTIVE ZINKE, WHO'S BEEN WITH THE DEPARTMENT FOR YEARS, WAS AWARDED THAT TODAY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ZACH. MANY OF OUR RESIDENTS KNOW HIM AS A SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER BEFORE HE CAME IN TO THE DETECTIVE SECTION.

WE ALSO ON THURSDAY NIGHT, APRIL 30TH, WERE THE GUESTS OF THE FAIRBORN KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR THEIR ANNUAL BLUE COAT AWARD DINNER HONORING PUBLIC EMPLOYEES FROM ACROSS GREENE COUNTY. BUCK SMITH IN OUR PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, WAS HONORED AS THE CITY EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.

MANNY EICKHOFF WAS HONORED AS THE FIREFIGHTER OF THE YEAR.

MANNY IS RETIRING AFTER 25 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY THIS AUGUST, AND KYLE BLOCKER WAS HONORED AS THE FAIRBORN POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR.

SO THANKS TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR THEIR HOSPITALITY AND HAVING US FOR THEIR BLUE COAT AWARD PROGRAM LAST THURSDAY NIGHT.

SATURDAY IN THE COLD WAS THE ANNUAL FISHING DERBY.

SO THANKS TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO CAME OUT IN A, ON A VERY COOL MORNING, AS WELL AS OUR PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT STAFF WHO MANNED THAT EVENT, ALONG WITH PARKS AND REC BOARD MEMBERS.

IT WAS COLD. THE KIDS SEEMED TO HAVE A GREAT TIME.

AND THE FISHING CLASS THAT TOOK PLACE AT 9:00 FOR THE KIDS WHO DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FISH IS ALWAYS A FUN TIME.

AND SO THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

THANKS TO CHUCK STOUT FOR ORGANIZING THE MAYOR'S BREAKFAST THIS MORNING AT THE FAIRBORN SENIOR CENTER. IT WAS WELL ATTENDED.

I ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY ON APRIL 24TH TO ATTEND THE FAIRBORN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT'S HALL OF HONOR INDUCTION.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO BILL AND JANE DAWLEY, GARY JOHNSON, BRANT NORTON, DONALD PUGH, MARTHA RIDDLE, AND OF COURSE, OUR CITY OF FAIRBORN COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER, EMILY GAY, AND OUR RETIRED FIRE CHIEF, DAVE REICHERT ON THEIR INDUCTION. SO ONLY OTHER ITEM I HAVE IS AN UPDATE TO BROAD STREET CONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS THE AREA FROM CENTRAL AND BROAD TO WASTE MANAGEMENT SHOULD BE WRAPPING UP SHORTLY.

CURB REPLACEMENT IS MOVING ALONG AND MILLING AND RESURFACING SHOULD BEGIN PRIOR TO MEMORIAL DAY WEATHER, DEPENDING. BEFORE I FORGET. CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE.

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SO CONGRATULATIONS. MAYOR, IF IT'S OKAY, I'D LIKE TO YIELD SOME TIME TO THE CITY SOLICITOR FOR A MOMENT.

SURE. ABSOLUTELY. JULIE, IF YOU COULD DOUBLE FOR ME.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, EVERYBODY.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE GOOD, SINCE TOMORROW IS ELECTION DAY AND WE'VE GOT A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.

FAIRBORN CHARTER AMENDMENT, ITS RECALL PROCESS, ORDINANCE 3-26.

AND THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT HAD ITS GENESIS IN ON FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026, WHEN COUNCIL, THIS COUNCIL PASSED ORDINANCE 3-26 SEEKING TO GET THIS CHARTER AMENDMENT ON THE BALLOT AND SPECIFICALLY THE AMENDMENT AMENDS SECTIONS 2.07 D, AND THAT'S THE RECALL PROCESS FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS.

AND THIS RECALL PROCESS WAS NECESSITATED AS A RESULT OF A SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT WAS PASSED IN JULY OF 2025, NOTED AS THE MAUMEE DECISION, WHICH INDICATED THAT ANYBODY THAT ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THAT HAD RECALL PROVISION, WHICH READS SIMILARLY AS FOLLOWS, WHICH IS WHAT OUR 2.07 D READS.

RECALL, ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL MAY BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE BEFORE EXPIRATION OF HIS OR HER TERM BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY.

AND HERE'S THE CRITICAL LANGUAGE. THE PROCEDURE FOR SUCH RECALL SHALL BE THAT PROVIDED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

IT'S THAT LAST SENTENCE WHICH IS THE DEFECTIVE SENTENCE.

AND I WON'T GO INTO ALL THE LEGAL GOBBLEDYGOOK THAT WENT ON THAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN THROUGH THAT.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS NOW LET'S GO FOR THIS FIRST.

IT APPLIES TO ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS NOW. IT'S ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT THE CHARTER OF FAIRBORN CONTROL.

SO IT'S NOT ALL ELECTED OFFICIALS. AND THAT CLARIFICATION, IF AT ANY TIME OUR FAIRBORN MUNICIPAL COURT IS LIMITED ONLY TO FAIRBORN POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BOUNDARIES, THEN THE JUDGES WOULD ALSO BE SUBJECT TO.

BUT SINCE IT'S ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN JUST OUR TERRITORY, THE JUDGES AREN'T APPLIED, SO IT ONLY APPLIES TO COUNCIL MEMBERS AT THIS TIME, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES. AND WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES IS ADDS, IT ELIMINATES THE DEFECTIVE LANGUAGE, WHICH IS UNLAWFUL AND CANNOT BE ENFORCED, AND ADDS CLEAR RULES FOR TIMING, PETITIONS AND ELECTIONS.

SO IF YOU WANT TO SUM IT UP, THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS IF YOU VOTE YES, THE GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE PLACED WITHIN THE CHARTER AMENDMENT WILL BE ENACTED AS A MATTER OF LAW. IF YOU VOTE NO, THEN THE CITY OF FAIRBORN WILL NOT HAVE A RECALL PROCESS.

SO THAT'S THAT'S KIND OF IT'S IT'S AN ALL OR NOTHING PROPOSITION.

SO LET'S BRIEFLY GO THROUGH THE KEY COMPONENTS OF WHAT THE PROCESS IS ALL ABOUT.

LET'S SEE, WAS THERE A SLIDE PRIOR TO THAT? JULIE.

NOPE. WE'VE BEEN THERE. OKAY. NEXT ONE THEN. THAT'S RIGHT.

OKAY. SO BEFORE A RECALL PROCESS CAN BE INITIATED, THE COUNCIL MEMBER HAS TO BE IN OFFICE FOR AT LEAST 190 DAYS.

YOU CANNOT RECALL A COUNCIL MEMBER 90 DAYS BEFORE ANY ELECTION, AND THE MAXIMUM OF RECALL AT ANY ONE TIME IS THREE OFFICIALS. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, IF WE HAD ALL OF COUNCIL REMOVED, THEN CITY GOVERNMENT WOULD COME TO A HALT.

SO THAT'S WHY THAT LIMITATION IS THERE. NOW, THE PETITION REQUIREMENTS.

SO TO TO HAVE A COUNCIL MEMBER REMOVED, A PETITION MUST BE MUST BE CIRCULATED TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FAIRBORN, OHIO, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES THAT IS REQUIRED FOR A VALID SIGNATURE, YOU NEED VALID SIGNATURES IN THE AMOUNT OF 15% OF THE LAST MAYORAL ELECTION. AND JUST TO USE BY WAY OF EXAMPLE, THE LAST MAYORAL ELECTION, WHEN MAYOR KILPATRICK WAS ELECTED, THE TOTAL VOTES CAST WERE 8018.

SO THAT MEANS A SIGNATURE REQUIREMENT OF 1203 SIGNATURES.

AND THE PETITION HAS TO HAVE A STATEMENT THAT IS 200 WORDS OR LESS STATING THE GROUNDS FOR WHICH THE RECALL IS BEING SUBMITTED. JULIE, IS PART OF HER JOB, REVIEWS THE PETITION AND INDICATES WHETHER IT'S VALID ON ITS FACE.

AND THEN IF THERE IS SOME INVALIDITY THERE, THERE'S A TEN DAY CURE PERIOD THAT'S AUTHORIZED.

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AND THE ELECTION TIMING HAS TO BE WITHIN 60 TO 120 DAYS AFTER THE ISSUE IS PRESENTED AND IF THE MAJORITY VOTES YES, THE OFFICIAL IS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY AND THERE'S A FOUR YEAR BAN FROM SEEKING ANY OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE IN FAIRBORN.

SO AGAIN, IT'S A YES NO VOTE. AND THIS IS ONLY PERTAINING TO THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR A VALID RECALL PETITION.

IT IS NOT PERTAINING TO ANY SITTING COUNCIL MEMBER.

AND THAT THAT'S ALL. SO ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO VOTE.

BUT THAT'S IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR CLARIFYING THAT.

I UNDERSTAND THERE'S BEEN SOME CONFUSION OUT THERE.

THERE HAS BEEN. AND THAT'S WHY WE THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A GOOD IDEA TO GO THROUGH THE BASICS. GLAD YOU CLARIFIED THAT.

THANKS. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. ANYTHING ELSE?

[ X. Council Comments]

JOANNE, I AGREE WITH YOU. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY IS VERY IMPORTANT.

AS A PERSON WHO WORKED IN TRANSPORTATION, LOGISTICS, LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN, WE OBVIOUSLY SAFETY IS PRIORITY AND THAT'S HOW WE SAVE LIVES.

GO HOME TO OUR FAMILIES. SO IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE STAY SAFE.

WE WATCH OUT FOR OTHERS ON THE ROAD, AND WE MAKE SURE WE COMPLY WITH ALL THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ON THE ROAD, INCLUDING FOR OUR WONDERFUL MOTORCYCLE SAFETY MOTORCYCLE PEOPLE.

AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROCLAMATION AS WELL.

ALSO MR. BAKER, I THINK THAT THE IDEA THAT YOU HAVE FOR THAT QR CODE IS ABSOLUTELY A WONDERFUL IDEA.

YOU KNOW, IT ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO COME TO OUR PARKS AND PARTICIPATE IN CERTAIN ACTIVITIES THERE.

AND SO I ALSO WANT TO TALK ABOUT VOLUNTEERING.

YOU KNOW, WE CAN, WE CAN TALK ABOUT ALL THINGS MAKING FAIRBORN A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, WORK AND PLAY.

BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE UP HERE, INCLUDING COUNCIL AND OTHER PEOPLE OF THE CITY THAT DO A LOT OF VOLUNTEER WORK.

WE DON'T ALWAYS SHOW IT ON SOCIAL MEDIA, BUT WE ACTUALLY GO OUT THERE AND WORK WITH OUR HANDS.

I WANT TO CONGRATULATE ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS WHO PUT IN THE WORK TO PICK UP TRASH ON DANIEL SPRING ROAD, WHICH WAS THE LEO CLUB AND ALSO THE LIONS CLUB.

THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ACTUALLY WORK VERY HARD, WHICH WE DID TWICE A YEAR.

ALSO AWARDED FOR LANDING, HAD THEIR EVENT ALSO CLEANING UP.

AND ONCE WE FINISH DANIEL'S SPRING ROAD, WE WENT BY THERE AND HELPED THEM OUT.

THE MAYOR HAD A LOT GOING ON WITH CLEAN UP AND THINGS LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW.

YOU KNOW, PUTTING TO WORK, GOING OUT THERE AND WORK.

AND THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE DO THAT WE JUST DO NOT PUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA BECAUSE IT'S NOT PROPER TO PUT SOME THINGS ON SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU DEAL WITH HOMELESSNESS AND YOU'RE DEALING WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS.

PEOPLE DO NOT WANT THEIR FACE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.

SO WE DON'T USE THAT PLATFORM TO HIGHLIGHT PEOPLE WHO ARE HUNGRY OR PEOPLE WHO ARE LAYING ON THE STREETS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

ARE WE HELPING THEM? WE DON'T DO THAT. I THINK THAT'S POOR TASTE.

AND I THINK THAT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THAT PERSON MAY GET UP AND DO BETTER FOR THEMSELVES IN LIFE, AND THEY DON'T WANT THAT THEIR FACE UNLESS GIVEN PERMISSION OR THEY DO IT THEMSELVES.

PLASTER ALL OVER SOCIAL MEDIA. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME EMPATHY SOMEWHERE WHEN WE COME DOWN TO THAT.

ALSO I WAS GOING TO SAY ALONG WITH THAT, WITH THE FIND OURSELVES GUILTY OF LEAVING PLACES BETTER THAN WE FOUND THEM, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, INSTEAD OF ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, LET'S FIND SOMETHING TO SAY. WHAT CAN WE DO TO MAKE IT BETTER FOR ALL OF US? AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ON THIS COUNCIL AND ALSO IN OUR COMMUNITIES DO.

WE LOOK FOR A WAY TO MAKE THINGS BETTER IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND ALL AROUND.

YOU KNOW, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ALL THIS, PROBABLY HEARD A THOUSAND TIMES, BUT IT'S REAL THAT WE DO GO OUT THERE AND WE WORK HARD.

ALSO, I WANT TO THANK I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

AND ALSO WE HAD A BIG STORM AND I WANT TO THANK BUCK AND HIS CREW.

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IF I THINK IT WAS LIKE 5:30 IN THE MORNING AFTER THE STORM AND THE CREW HAD BEEN OUT ALL NIGHT LONG.

ALL NIGHT LONG. NO PICKING UP DEBRIS, CUTTING TREES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

WE REALLY, WHEN WE SEE BUCK AND HIS CREW, WE REALLY NEED TO THANK THEM FOR THE HARD WORK.

THEY PUT IN 24 HOURS A DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL CITY STAY SAFE AND THAT WE'RE OKAY.

AND THEY PUT A LOT OF WORK IN ON A LIMITED CREW AND THEY WORK REALLY, REALLY HARD.

SO WE WANT TO THANK GOD FOR THEM AS WELL. ALSO WANT TO THANK WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR ALL OUR GRADUATION PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED FROM WRIGHT STATE AS WELL AS ALL OTHER PLACES THAT'S IN THE GREENE COUNTY AREA.

WE KNOW ELECTION DAY IS TOMORROW. FIND YOURSELF AT THE, AT THE POLLS IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY VOTED EARLY, YOU KNOW, AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU TO OUR MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

JULIE IS THE RINGMASTER OF OUR CIRCUS, AND SO IT'S ONLY SUITING THAT SHE GOT HER MASTER'S CERTIFICATION.

SHE'S, SHE'S KIND OF THE UNSUNG HERO OF OF CITY COUNCIL, SO THANK YOU.

JULIE. I HAD THE PRIVILEGE AND THE HONOR OF BEING HERE FOR DETECTIVE ZINK'S AWARD TODAY.

I JUST WANT TO EXTEND A THANK YOU TO THE ECKERT FAMILY, DAVID HAYES THE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE AND THE VICTIM WITNESS ADVOCATES FOR BEING HERE FOR THEIR SUPPORT TO TO ZACH. I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE WAS, I THINK THE ALLERGIES WERE PROBABLY PRETTY BAD AS THEY READ THROUGH ZACH'S DEDICATION TO HIS CAREER, MORE SPECIFICALLY TO HIS JOB AS A DETECTIVE.

SO HAVING KNOWN ZACH FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, MOSTLY AS A, AS THE SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER.

HE IS INCREDIBLY DEDICATED TO EVERY ROLE HE'S EVER PERFORMED, AND I, FOR ONE, DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO IS MORE DESERVING.

SO CONGRATULATIONS, ZACH. IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA, IF YOU'RE SMART ENOUGH TO NOT BE ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOUR OF OUR 27 PARKS NOW HAVE THE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION HABITAT CERTIFICATION.

SO KUDOS TO THE TEAM FOR MAKING THAT HAPPEN. ALSO ON THE LAND OF SOCIALS, PARKS AND REC HAS JOINED THE FACEBOOK FACEBOOK WORLD.

THEY'VE PLASTERED A NUMBER OF EVENTS OUT THERE.

SO YOU CAN LOOK AHEAD. SO THERE'S NO REASON TO SAY THAT THERE'S NOTHING FOR KIDS TO DO BECAUSE THERE IS PLENTY.

MAY NOT NECESSARILY INVOLVE THEIR, THEIR PHONES AND SOCIAL EVENTS, BUT THERE'S LOTS OF COOL THINGS OUT THERE, SO PLEASE CHECK THEM OUT, GIVE THEM A LIKE FOLLOW, SEE WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

SCHOOL YEAR IS WRAPPING UP, SO THAT MEANS THE LITTLES ARE GOING TO BE OUT RUNNING UP AND DOWN THE STREET.

SO LET'S KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THEM. LET'S NOT GO DOING 45 IN A 20.

THIS HAPPENS ON MY STREET OFTEN. JUST JUST BE COGNIZANT, BE AWARE.

AND THEN LAST, BUT CERTAINLY NOT LEAST AS BEEN MENTIONED NUMBER OF TIMES TOMORROW, GO VOTE.

OKAY. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

JOANNE, I WILL WATCH OUT FOR MOTORCYCLES. I ALWAYS DO, BUT I'LL HAVE THE EXTRA THOUGHT IN MY MIND, THANKS TO YOU. JIMMY. WHERE IS. THERE HE IS. OKAY.

I, I DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATED WHAT YOU SENT IN AND WHAT YOU READ TONIGHT, AND I INTERPRETED THAT AS YOU SAYING THAT WAS SOMETHING YOU WERE GOING TO WORK ON.

SO I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WERE ASKING US FOR FEEDBACK.

LIKE, IS THAT SOMETHING WE'D WANT TO DO FOR THE CITY, BUT I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.

BECAUSE I DO THINK ESPECIALLY WITH LIKE THE ECO TOURISM TYPE STUFF WE HAVE, LIKE WITH ALL THE PARKS AND WE HAVE ALL THOSE OTHER I GUESS THEY'RE TECHNICALLY THE PARKS, BUT THE PRESERVED AREAS, THE CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

I MEAN, YOU REALLY COULD JUST TAKE A LIKE A WEEK IF YOU LIKE WANDERING FAIRBORN IF YOU'RE INTO LIKE NATURALISM OR, YOU KNOW, LIKE THIS COULD BE A HUGE ECO TOURISM PLACE.

AND PROBABLY THERE'S PROBABLY PEOPLE THAT DON'T KNOW THAT.

AND IF THEY'RE OUT ON THE BIKE PATHS, THEY'RE PROBABLY IN THAT KIND OF THING, YOU KNOW? SO I THINK IT'S A REALLY COOL IDEA. I DON'T KNOW IF I, I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO TALK AFTERWARDS ABOUT THAT.

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT PROGRESSES. WE HAVE THOUGHTS ON THIS.

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AND THEN CHARLIE, THANKS FOR COMING. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF. YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO HAVE A FOLLOW UP MEETING ABOUT THAT. AND JULIE IS WONDERFUL.

NO MATTER HOW ANGRY AND SOMEONE IS WHEN THEY'RE LIKE ASKING FOR A PUBLIC SEEKING PUBLIC INFORMATION FROM HER SHE, SHE DELIVERS THINGS WITH A SMILE. AND NO MATTER HOW UPSET ANY, ANY CITIZEN IS WITH WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON AND WHEN THEY'RE ASKING FOR THE INFORMATION CONSISTENTLY, WHAT WE HEAR BACK IS LIKE HOW WONDERFUL JULIE IS.

I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HEARD ANYTHING TO THE OPPOSITE OF THAT ALL THE TIME I'VE BEEN UP HERE.

SO WE APPRECIATE YOU AND WE KNOW EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW, WE KNOW SO MUCH, SO MUCH OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DO.

YOU'RE THE REASON FOR THE TRANSPARENCY REALLY, WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT WITH THE CITIZENS.

SO IT'S A HUGE JOB AND THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, COUNCILMAN DODD. THANK YOU. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE FOR ATTENDING TONIGHT.

AND WE DO LISTEN TO EVERYTHING YOU SAY. IT MIGHT NOT SEEM THAT WAY SOMETIMES, BUT WE DO LISTEN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PROCLAMATION DECLARING THE ANNUAL PROFESSIONAL MUNICIPAL COURTS WEEK AND THE BUILDING SAFETY MONTH. AND ESPECIALLY. CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE.

THAT IS A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. AND YOU DESERVE IT.

LET'S SEE HERE. MOST EVERYTHING HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID, BUT THE BIG THING IS PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE. AND THERE IS A LOT OF NEGATIVE STUFF OUT THERE ON SOCIAL THAT.

SO PLEASE DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH BECAUSE IT MAKES MAKES SENSE TO DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF NEGATIVITY OUT THERE ON THE THAT PEOPLE ARE PUTTING OUT SOME ERRONEOUS INFORMATION.

OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU.

BEAUTIFUL. CLINT. YOU'RE UP. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, EVERYONE, FOR COMING TONIGHT.

IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO HAVE FOLKS IN THE ROOM AND FOLKS WHO ARE LITERALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR CITY GOVERNMENT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. I DO WANT TO THANK ALL THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS ABOUT ALL OF THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS, I MEAN, THIS, THIS TIME WE SPAN FROM ONE YEAR TO 15.

I THINK IT WAS RIGHT. WAS IT 20-15 YEARS? 20 YEARS.

BUT TEN YEARS. THE, THE INTERESTING THING ABOUT WHAT WHAT COMES TO MY MIND WHEN I TALK ABOUT THE THE, THE PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE WHO WORK IN THE CITY, THEY, WE COVER SO MANY GENERATIONS.

WE COVER THE BABY BOOMERS WHO WERE, YOU KNOW, THE, THAT, THAT, THAT GENERATION, WE ALSO COVER THE GEN X'ERS AND THE GEN Z'ERS AND, AND THE MILLENNIALS AND, AND THE THING THAT I TAKE AWAY FROM THAT IS THAT THEY ENJOY WORKING HERE. THEY ENJOY WORKING TOGETHER.

SO IT'S, IT'S INTERESTING TO THINK THAT THAT PERSON WAS BORN IN 1980, THEY'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND THAT PERSON WAS BORN IN, IN IN 1960. THEY'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND, BUT THEY DO WORK TOGETHER.

SO I, I ALWAYS THINK ABOUT THAT WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE CITY AND THE NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THAT WE HAVE EMPLOYED HERE AND HOW THEY WORK TOGETHER FOR THE BETTER, FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY.

SO AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE MILESTONE RECIPIENTS.

CONGRATULATIONS, JULIE, FOR YOUR AWARD. YOU TAKE IT TAKES A LOT TO MANAGE ALL OF THIS AND YOU HAVE DONE IT REMARKABLY WELL. I REMEMBER WHEN I CAME ON COUNCIL, JULIE SAYS, CLINT, YOU'RE MY TALKER.

WELL, I'M NO LONGER THE TALKER. WE GOT LIKE SIX OTHER PEOPLE THAT JUST, LIKE, GO AT IT, RIGHT.

MIKE? NO. OKAY [LAUGHS] I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.

THIS SUNDAY IS MOTHER'S DAY. SO HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE.

ENJOY YOUR DAY. THIS DAY IS FOR YOU. I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT THIS MONTH IS, ASIAN AMERICAN

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AND THEN, AND THEN LASTLY, IT'S, THIS IS ALSO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH.

AND FOR ME, IT'S ALWAYS A SIGNIFICANT MONTH. THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO.

THIS YEAR'S IN PARTICULAR, THEIR THEME IS MORE GOOD DAYS TOGETHER MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. AND, AND THEIR FOCUS IS ON WHAT GOOD LOOKS LIKE.

AND JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THAT GOOD ISN'T NECESSARILY GOING TO BE PERFECT OR PRODUCTIVE, BUT GOOD COULD JUST BE GETTING THROUGH THAT DAY, GETTING THROUGH THAT MOMENT FOR THAT PERSON WHO, WHO DEALS WITH THE, THE, THEIR MENTAL HEALTH SITUATION. AND IN A WORLD AND AN ENVIRONMENT LIKE THIS, WE GOT A TON OF DISTRACTORS.

WE GOT A TON OF THINGS THAT COULD PUT US IN A, IN A, IN A, NOT IN A GOOD SPACE.

SO MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS, ALL I ASK IS THAT WE GO OUT AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DEPUTY MAYOR.

ALL RIGHT. CLINT, BECAUSE HE STOLE MOST OF MY STUFF ALREADY, SO I WON'T REHASH IT.

I THINK HE'S WATCHING ME MAKING NOTES UP HERE AND HE'S COPYING WHAT I DID.

YES, WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYBODY THAT COMES UP AND TALKS TO US AND GIVES US FEEDBACK AT THE PODIUM.

AND JOANNE, WE ESPECIALLY ENJOY YOURS BECAUSE YOU ALWAYS COME WITH A POSITIVE VIBE AND A LOT OF ENERGY.

AND WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE WE DON'T GET A LOT OF THAT. WE GET A LOT OF THE OTHER SIDE.

I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE FOLKS ALSO THAT THEY DON'T HAVE TO WAIT EVERY TWO WEEKS TO COME UP TO THIS PODIUM AND STAND AND TALK.

YOU CAN EMAIL US AT ANY TIME. YOU CAN CALL THE CITY, AND JULIE WILL GET A MESSAGE TO US FOR US TO CALL YOU BACK.

THIS ISN'T THE ONLY TIME AND A PLACE THAT WE'RE REACHABLE.

YOU CAN REACH US AT ANY TIME. YOU JUST GOT TO USE USE THOSE AVENUES.

TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT CLINT SAID ABOUT THE MENTAL HEALTH, JUST TO GET IT OUT THERE AND ON THE RECORD FOR THOSE THAT ARE HAVING A CRISIS AND THEY DO NEED HELP. IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY IN THAT SITUATION, DON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE.

MAKE SURE YOU GET THEM SOME HELP. NINE, EIGHT, EIGHT IS THE NUMBER TO CALL.

THAT IS THE NATIONAL SUICIDE AND CRISIS LIFELINE.

SO JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY SAYS THEY'RE IN CRISIS, THEY DON'T NECESSARILY HAVE TO MEAN THEY WANT TO END THEIR LIFE TO CALL THIS NUMBER.

SO DON'T GET HUNG UP ON THE TERM SUICIDE CRISIS LIFELINE HOTLINE.

IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY IN CRISIS, CALL THIS NUMBER.

DON'T LEAVE THEM ALONE AND GET THEM THE HELP THAT THEY NEED. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT TOMORROW IS CINCO DE MAYO DAY.

TUESDAY, MAY 5TH. AND THIS COMMEMORATES THE MEXICAN ARMY'S 1862 VICTORY OVER FRANCE AT THE BATTLE OF PUEBLA.

THIS IS MAINLY A MEXICAN AMERICAN CELEBRATION, SO THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS.

AND IN THE US THERE'S PARADES, MUSIC, TRADITIONAL FOOD.

IF YOU LOVE MEXICAN FOOD LIKE I DO, TOMORROW IS GOING TO BE VERY, VERY BUSY AT YOUR MEXICAN RESTAURANT.

SO I'D PROBABLY GO TODAY IF I WAS YOU BECAUSE YOU MIGHT WAIT FOR A LONG TIME TOMORROW.

I HAD THE PLEASURE OF REPRESENTING THE CITY OF FAIRBORN AT THE KFC EVENT AND DELIVERING THEIR PROCLAMATION.

AND I CAN TELL YOU, WHEN WE GO TO A LOT OF THESE FUNCTIONS REPRESENTING THE CITY IN AN OFFICIAL MANNER, A LOT OF TIMES THE FOOD IS CATERED. AND I DON'T WANT TO SAY THE FOOD IS BAD, BUT YOU KNOW, YOU GO TO ENOUGH OF THESE, YOU GET THE RUBBER CHICKEN TYPE THING AND IT'S JUST BLAND AND BLAH.

NOT THIS PLACE. CLARIFY KOC. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

I'M SORRY. THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS. NOT THIS EVENT THAT I WENT TO.

THESE FOLKS PREPARED A HOME COOKED MEAL FOR EVERYBODY THAT WAS IN THE ROOM AND SERVED IT TO US.

IT WAS WONDERFUL. SO THANK YOU TO THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FOR THAT MEAL.

IT WAS. IT WAS GREAT. I WILL SAY LASTLY, LIKE CLINT SAID, PLEASE GIVE SOME DUES TO YOUR MOTHER THIS WEEKEND BECAUSE IT IS MOTHER'S DAY.

SHE BROUGHT US INTO THIS WORLD SO WE COULD DO WHAT WE'RE DOING.

SO THANK YOU TO ALL THE MOTHERS OUT THERE. AND WITH THAT, I'LL YIELD THE FLOOR.

THANK YOU. SO YOU GOT THAT, DALTON? OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

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JOANNE, THANKS FOR BRINGING UP THE MOTORCYCLE ISSUE.

THE WEATHER IS GETTING NICER. YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE MOTORCYCLES OUT ON THE ROAD.

ONE OF MY PERSONAL ISSUES AS A HEALTH CARE PERSON IS TO ENCOURAGE ANYBODY WHO RIDES A MOTORCYCLE, A SCOOTER, WHATEVER, PLEASE WEAR A HELMET. I KNOW WE DON'T HAVE HELMET LAWS IN THE STATE, BUT ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER WEARING A HELMET.

ON THAT SUBJECT, I'VE SEEN A LOT MORE OF THOSE MOTORIZED SCOOTERS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE ALMOST AS FAST AS SOME OF THE MOTORCYCLES ON THE ROAD.

SO PLEASE BE WATCHING THEM. I WAS WATCHING ONE THE OTHER DAY AND THIS PERSON WAS ON THE ROAD ONTO THE SIDEWALK, BACK ONTO THE ROAD, ONTO THE SIDEWALK. SO THE SCOOTER DRIVERS, PLEASE BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

SO AGAIN, THANKS FOR BRINGING THAT UP, JIMMY.

THE PARKS THING, WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THIS WORK FOR THE 28TH TIME NOW.

I'LL BRING UP OUR 27 PARKS. WE HAVE THE BEST PARK SYSTEM AND JIMMY'S IDEAS TO PUT QR CODES.

LET EVERYBODY KNOW. I WAS TALKING TO CHRIS BARKER THIS MORNING ABOUT THIS SUBJECT THAT WE REALLY WANT TO GET OUR PARKS MORE WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE HAVE A FANTASTIC PARK SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, OUR GEMS, OUR COMMUNITY PARK AND OAKS QUARRY PARK, TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT PARKS WHO OFFER TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT AMENITIES TO PEOPLE FOR DIFFERENT THINGS.

AND THEN ALL THE OTHER PARKS COME IN BETWEEN THERE.

SO LET'S REALLY I KNOW KEVIN'S HERE WORKS WITH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT OR PARKS BOARD.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THAT. WE HAVE A FABULOUS PARK SYSTEM.

SO LET'S TAKE INTO ACCOUNT JIMMY'S IDEAS AND SEE IF WE CAN MOVE FORWARD ON THOSE.

CHARLIE, AS I PROMISED YOU, MIKE AND I WILL BE GETTING WITH YOU.

SILVIA BROUGHT UP THAT THIS LAST WEEKEND WE HAD THREE DIFFERENT GROUPS IN FAIRBORN DOING ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. PARDON ME. AND A LOT OF TRASH. YEAH. AND THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT'S DISAPPOINTING IS WE WOULD LOVE TO PUT THOSE GROUPS OUT OF BUSINESS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THEY'RE DOING A LOT OF BUSINESS BECAUSE A LOT OF CITIZENS IN FAIRBORN ARE THROWING TRASH BESIDE THE ROAD.

AND SO THIS IS A REQUEST. NEXT TIME YOU HAVE THAT, THAT MCDONALD'S CUP OR THAT WENDY'S HAMBURGER BOX OR WHATEVER, INSTEAD OF TOSSING IT OUT THE WINDOW, PLEASE CONSIDER TAKING IT HOME AND PUTTING IT IN THE PROPER RECYCLE BIN IF NECESSARY.

THAT WAS FOR YOU TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE DEAL WITH THAT KIND OF STUFF IN THE APPROPRIATE WAY.

MIKE MENTIONED THIS MORNING THAT WE HAD CHARLIE STOUT AND THE SENIOR CENTER PUT ON THE BREAKFAST WITH THE NAYOR.

THAT'S BECOMING AN EVERY OTHER MONTH EVENT. WE'VE ALREADY GOT A DATE IN JULY PICKED OUT.

THIS MORNING WE DID A LOT OF THINGS WITH THAT.

WE PURPOSELY DIDN'T MAKE IT SO MUCH A QUESTION AND ANSWER AS IT WAS, THE INTENTION WAS TO HAVE DIFFERENT GROUPS TALK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT ARE BEING OFFERED DURING THE SUMMER.

OVER THE LAST MONTH OR SO, I SAW A LOT OF THINGS ON FACEBOOK THAT QUOTE, THERE'S NOTHING TO DO FOR PEOPLE TO DO IN FAIRBORN OVER THE SUMMER.

WELL, IF YOU WERE AT THAT MEETING THIS MORNING, YOU HEARD OTHERWISE.

WE HAD THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT THERE, THE SCHOOLS, THE YMCA, WRIGHT-PATT MONTESSORI SCHOOL.

THE CITY TALKED ABOUT ALL THE ROAD ISSUES THAT ARE COMING UP.

CHRISTMAS AND ACTION WAS TALKED ABOUT THE FOR 250TH ANNIVERSARY.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS KIND OF FUN, IF YOU WERE THERE, YOU SAW THAT DARTH VADER SHOWED UP THIS MORNING.

FOR THOSE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE. AND THAT'S ALL BECAUSE WE'RE HOLDING THE SECOND ANNUAL FAIRBORN UFO FESTIVAL ON JULY 11TH AT THE DOUBLETREE HOTEL.

AND THEY'VE ACTUALLY THEY'RE WORKING ON A WHOLE WEEK WORTH OF EVENTS, SOME INCLUDING THE PARKS NEAR ME, TO DO SOME OF THE UFO ACTIVITIES. BUT THAT'S GOING TO BE A BIG EVENT.

THE POINT WAS THAT THAT MEETING THIS MORNING, ALL THESE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS CAME.

WE TYPICALLY GET 20, 30 PEOPLE SHOW UP AT THOSE EVENTS.

WE HAD 55 PEOPLE THERE THIS MORNING. SO WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT.

TALKING ABOUT ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR CITIZENS THIS COMING SUMMER.

SO LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS HAPPENING WITH THAT.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MILESTONES WINNER. I WAS ALSO PRESENT FOR THIS MORNING WITH OFFICER ZINKE.

AND BIG SHOUT OUT TO DAVID HAYES, OUR GREEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR.

AS MARY MENTIONED, HE WAS THERE. THAT WAS A VERY SPECIAL PRESENTATION FOR HIM.

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SEVERAL OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS WERE AT ANOTHER EVENT AT THE MVRPC ANNUAL DINNER.

WE HAVEN'T FIGURED OUT HOW TO CLONE OURSELVES YET, SO IT'S A GOOD THING WE GOT SEVEN OF US TO ATTEND ALL THE DIFFERENT EVENTS THAT WE NEED TO GET TO. IT WAS ALSO MENTIONED ABOUT THE FISHING DERBY.

I, IT WAS FREEZING. IT WAS 40 DEGREES, BUT THE KIDS WERE OUT THERE AND THE KIDS HAD A BLAST AND THEY WERE CATCHING FISH LEFT AND RIGHT AND THEY WERE SO EXCITED. THANKS AGAIN TO THE HORTON FAMILY FOR SPONSORING THIS FOR, WHAT WAS IT THE 20TH YEAR THAT THEY'VE BEEN DOING THIS.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE HORTONS ARE NO LONGER WITH US.

BUT THROUGH THE PARKS DEPARTMENT AND KEVIN WAS OUT THERE.

IT WAS A LITTLE CHILLY, WASN'T IT, KEVIN? IT WAS KIND OF WARM.

YEAH. BUT THE KIDS HAD A BLAST. THEY HAD A GREAT TIME.

THANKS FOR GOING OVER THE RECALL PROCESS. THERE'S, LIKE I SAID, SOME CONFUSION OUT THERE.

THANKS FOR CLARIFYING THAT AGAIN. THE COMMENT WAS, PLEASE GO OUT AND VOTE TOMORROW.

THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS GOING ON, DIFFERENT POSITIONS THAT ARE BEING VOTED ON.

AND THEN FINALLY, OF COURSE, JULIE, CONGRATULATIONS.

WELL DESERVED. AND LIKE YOU SAID, YOU'RE ONE OF VERY FEW ACROSS THE STATE OF OHIO.

SO THAT'S, THAT'S A HUGE PLUS FOR YOU. AND THANKS.

SO I WANT TO THANK ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. AND IF THERE IS NO FURTHER BUSINESS, IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.

SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE, WE HAVE A MOTION. AND A SECOND, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS.. REASTER YES. MR.. ALLEN YES. MISS CHESS.

YES. MR. DODD. YES. MR. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON.

YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK YES. CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR MAY THE 4TH IS ADJOURNED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

SUMMER. SO THE FOCUS OF THIS BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR ON MAY THE 4TH IS WE HAVE INVITED THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL BE THERE TO HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT SUMMER PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE 27 PARKS THAT WE HAVE IN FAIRBORN.

YES, FOLKS, THERE ARE 27 PARKS IN FAIRBORN. THE CITY WILL ALSO BE TALKING ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CITY EVENTS THIS SUMMER, THE DIFFERENT FESTIVALS, BLUEGRASS AND BREW AIRBORNE.

THE AIR FORCE MARATHON WILL BE COMING THROUGH DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN AGAIN, AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE ADDING THE HALF MARATHON, WHICH WILL BE AN ADDITIONAL 5000 RUNNERS COMING THROUGH DOWNTOWN FAIRBORN.

THE DAY AFTER THAT IS THE ANNUAL CAR SHOW. THE POINT BEING, THERE'S A LOT OF EVENTS GOING ON.

THE CITY WILL BE TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THE ROAD PROJECTS.

SO IF YOU'VE GOT QUESTIONS ABOUT ROADS ISSUES, THE SCHOOLS WILL BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE SUMMER SCHOOLS PROGRAMING.

THE CHRISTMAS IN ACTION PROGRAM IS ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR HOUSES TO WORK ON.

THERE'LL BE PEOPLE FROM CHRISTMAS AND ACTION PROGRAM TALKING ABOUT HOW THAT PROGRAM WORKS AND HOW IT MAKES REPAIRS TO LOW INCOME HOUSES OR HOMEOWNERS. LAST YEAR WE HAD THE FIRST EVER UFO CONFERENCE IN FAIRBORN, AND THIS YEAR IT'S GOING TO BE REPEATED. THERE IS GOING TO BE A UFO FESTIVAL, A CONFERENCE ON SATURDAY, JULY THE 11TH. THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT FLIERS GOING AROUND ABOUT THAT THAT WILL BE TALKED ABOUT AT THE MAY 4TH BREAKFAST.

AND THE LOCAL CHURCHES ARE GOING TO BE THERE TO TALK ABOUT ALL THE DIFFERENT CHURCH PROGRAMS THAT ARE AVAILABLE THIS SUMMER, THE DIFFERENT VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL PROGRAMS, THE DIFFERENT PRESENTATIONS AND THINGS THAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING.

THE POINT OF THIS BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYOR IS TO SHOWCASE THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS FOR KIDS AND ADULTS TO DO IN THE FAIRBORN COMMUNITY THIS SUMMER. SO WE'RE HOPING TO FILL THE SENIOR CENTER.

THERE'S ROOM FOR ABOUT 150 PEOPLE IN THERE. THE BREAKFAST WITH THE MAYORS TYPICALLY GET 30-40 PEOPLE.

LET'S FILL IT AND LET'S HAVE GET INFORMATION OUT ABOUT THAT.

THE DAY AFTER THAT, MAY THE 5TH IS ELECTION DAY IN FAIRBORN, AND THERE ARE A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT THINGS ON THE BALLOT THIS SUMMER.

PRELIMINARY PRIMARIES FOR THE DIFFERENT PARTIES.

A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE RUNNING. AND I DO WANT TO SAY I RECEIVED A MULTI-PAGE DOCUMENT IN THE MAIL A WEEK AGO.

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UNFORTUNATELY, WHOEVER SENT THAT OUT DID NOT SAY WHO THEY WERE.

BECAUSE I CHECKED WITH A NUMBER OF THOSE PEOPLE AND SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT WERE IN THOSE STATEMENTS.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, A LOT OF THE STATEMENTS WERE TOTALLY INCORRECT.

THEY WERE FALSE STATEMENTS. SO MY POINT IS, BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU RECEIVE IN THE MAIL.

IF THERE'S NO WHO SENT IT INFORMATION SO YOU CAN CHECK ON IT AND ASK ABOUT IT, BE VERY WARY OF SOME OF THE INFORMATION THAT IS OUT THERE ABOUT THE ELECTIONS. WE HAVE A LOT OF VERY QUALIFIED PEOPLE RUNNING FOR DIFFERENT POSITIONS, AND IT'S IMPORTANT WE GET THE RIGHT PEOPLE ELECTED.

SO BE BE CAREFUL ABOUT THE INFORMATION YOU RECEIVE.

THE WEATHER IS GETTING NICER. SO YOU'RE GOING TO START SEEING MORE AND MORE PEOPLE OUT PICKING UP TRASH WITH THE ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAMS. WE DID ONE LAST WEEKEND. THERE WERE SOME SCHEDULED THIS LAST SATURDAY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE WEATHER INTERFERED WITH THAT.

SO YOU'RE GOING TO SEE A LOT MORE PEOPLE OUT PICKING UP TRASH.

THE UNFORTUNATE THING IS THERE'S A NEED TO DO THAT.

THE GROUP THAT DID THE ADOPT-A-HIGHWAY THIS LAST WEEKEND PICKED UP 13 LARGE BLACK PLASTIC BAGS FULL OF TRASH ON 235 BETWEEN OAKS QUARRY PARK DOWN TO WHERE THE CASES AND THE SHEETS IN THAT AREA.

WE SHOULDN'T BE PICKING UP THAT MANY BAGS OF TRASH BECAUSE THERE SHOULDN'T BE THAT MUCH TRASH.

BUT UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS. SO THE CAUTION IS WHEN YOU SEE THE YELLOW SIGNS LITTER PICK UP AHEAD.

PLEASE BE BE CAREFUL. JUST LIKE WAS BROUGHT UP ABOUT THE MOTORCYCLES.

WE DON'T WANT PEOPLE PICKING UP TRASH, GETTING RUN OVER BY CARS OR MOTORCYCLES.

SO PLEASE JUST BE AWARE OF THAT. AND IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN JOINING ONE OF THOSE ADOPT A GROUP THINGS OR GROUPS OR START ONE, THE CITY HAS THAT. I KNOW WATERFORD LANDING IS DOING ONE COMING UP REAL SOON.

THERE ARE LOTS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS THAT DO ADOPT A HIGHWAY PROGRAMS AND THAT'S A PERSONAL PET ISSUE OF MINE.

I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE THAT CAME FORWARD TODAY WITH THEIR PRESENTATIONS.

IT'S ALWAYS GOOD TO HEAR ISSUES AND WE WILL LOOK INTO THOSE THINGS.

OKAY. IF THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL AND AN EXECUTIVE SESSION HAS BEEN REQUESTED TO CONSIDER THE APPOINTMENT, EMPLOYMENT DISMISSAL, DISCIPLINE, PROMOTION, DEMOTION OR COMPENSATION OF A PUBLIC EMPLOYEE OR OFFICIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OHIO REVISED CODE 122.22 ITEM G ITEM ONE. SO COUNCIL WILL BE RECESSING INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THAT DISCUSSION. IS THERE A MOTION TO GO INTO THAT SESSION? SO MOVED. SECOND. JULIE PLEASE CALL THE ROLL.

MS. REASTER. YES. MR.. ALLEN. YES. MR.. DODD YES.

MR.. MCCUBBINS. YES. MISS STANTON. YES. MR.. KIRKPATRICK YES.

COUNCIL WILL NOT BE TAKING ANY ACTION WHEN THEY RETURN FROM THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SO WE WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING.

MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.