Mount Vernon City Council meets Monday Night

Downloads: Agenda Agenda PacketI.Committee MeetingsII.MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.III.Call to Order1.Roll CallIV.InvocationV.Pledge of AllegianceVI.Acceptance of Minutes1.Minutes of Jun 9, 2025 7:30 PMVII.Receive Petitions and CommunicationsVIII.Receive Committee ReportsIX.Liquor Control LicenseX.ProclamationXI.Persons speaking on Matters of City ConcernXII.Resolutions for Third ReadingXIII.Resolutions for Second ReadingXIV.Resolutions for First Reading1.2025-65 : A Resolution Opposing Ohio House Bill 335 and Urging the Ohio General Assembly to Reject Legislation that Eliminates Inside Millage and Transfers Local Budgetary Authority to County Budget Commissions.Resolution Printout2.2025-66 : A Resolution Adopting the Estimated Tax Budget of the City of Mount Vernon, Mount Vernon, Ohio, for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 2026, and Submitting the Same to the Auditor of Knox County, Ohio.Resolution PrintoutXV.Ordinances for Third Reading1.2025-14 : Ordinance Declaring the Improvement of Certain Real Property Located in the City of Mount Vernon, Ohio to be a Public Purpose; Creating the Liberty Crossing Incentive District; Declaring the Improvements to Real Property Within the Incentive District to be a Public Purpose; Declaring Such Property Within the Incentive District to be Exempt from Real Property Taxation; Describing the Public Infrastructure Improvements Made or to be Made to Directly Benefit or Serve the Parcels for Which Improvements Are Declared to be a Public Purpose; Requiring Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes During the Periods of Exemption; Establishing a Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund for the Deposit of Such Service Payments; Authorizing the Execution of a Tax Increment Financing Agreement; and Approving Related Matters.Ordinance Printouta.Ex A - Highland Site Planb.Ex B - Highland Infrastructure2.2025-15 : An Ordinance Declaring the Improvement of Certain Real Property Located in the City of Mount Vernon, Ohio to be a Public Purpose; Declaring Such Property to be Exempt from Real Property Taxation; Designating Public Improvements to be Made that Will Benefit Such Property; Requiring Annual Service Payments in Lieu of Taxes; and Establishing a Municipal Public Improvement Tax Increment Equivalent Fund; and Authorizing the Execution of a Tax Increment Financing Agreement.Ordinance Printouta.Ex A - Highland Site Planb.Ex B - Highland InfrastructureXVI.Ordinances for Second ReadingXVII.Ordinances for First Reading1.2025-17 : An Ordinance to Create the Code Enforcement Department and to Amend Section 129.02 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Mount Vernon; and Declaring an Emergency.Ordinance Printout2.2025-18 : An Ordinance Consenting to the Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for the Mount Vernon New Community Authority and Providing Related Authorizations; and Declaring an Emergency.Ordinance Printouta.Ordinance No. 2025-18 Exhibit A3.2025-19 : An Ordinance Consenting to the First Supplemental Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions for the Mount Vernon New Community Authority and Providing Related Authorizations; and Declaring an Emergency.Ordinance Printouta.Ordinance No. 2025-19 Exhibit A4.2025-20 : An Ordinance Approving the Application to Add Certain Real Property to the Mount Vernon New Community Authority District and to Amend the Petition for Establishment of the Mount Vernon New Community Authority as a New Community Authority Under Chapter 349 of the Ohio Revised Code; and Declaring an Emergency.Ordinance Printouta.Ordinance No. 2025-20 Exhibit A5.2025-21 : An Ordinance Amending Chapter 755 of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Mount Vernon Regulating Waste Haulers, Requiring Recycling Permits, Mandating Annual Reports, Ensuring Secure Hauling, and Establishing an Appeals Process; and Declaring an Emergency.Ordinance PrintoutXVIII.Remarks from the AdministrationXIX.Remarks from CouncilXX.Adjourn at the Call of the President