Board of Control

BOARD OF CONTROL Meeting Minutes The Board of Control meeting was held Tuesday, September 2, 2025 at 8:30 AM in the Mayor’s Conference Room. Board President, Mayor Sherer called the meeting to order at 8:32 AM. Director of Public Service, John Highman and Director of Public Safety, Andrea Perry were present. Board Secretary Katie Wise was also present. There were no visitors present. The following items were for review/approval by the Board of Control: 9/2/2025 - Minutes 1. Ordinance 66/2025 Enter into a contract amendment with Tom Tod Ideas which received $100,000.00 for summer youth programming. This will extend the contract expenditure deadline from August 31, 2025 at December 31, 2025. Discussion: No discussion. Motion: Mayor Sherer made a motion to approve the above referenced amendment. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 2. Ordinance 66/2025 Enter into a contract amendment with EN-RICH-MENT which received $100,000.00 for summer youth programming. This will extend the contract expenditure deadline from August 31, 2025 at December 31, 2025. Discussion: No discussion. Motion: Mayor Sherer made a motion to approve the above referenced amendment. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried.  Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 3. Ordinance 156/2025 Enter into contract with ABCD, Inc., the acting fiscal agent on behalf of We Are Troubled on Every Side (WATOES), to receive $35,000.00 for CDBG related public service activities. Discussion: No discussion. Motion: Mayor Sherer made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 4. Ordinance 156/2025 Enter into contract with Habitat for Humanity East Central Ohio in the amount of $82,983.64 for CDBG related home rehabilitation activities. Discussion: No discussion. Motion: Mayor Sherer made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. 5. Ordinance 56/2025 Enter into Change Order No. 1 with Stanley Miller Construction Co. in the amount of $7,500.00 for the Cleveland Ave. NW Improvement Project, Phase 2, GP1409 in order to remove five planters that are located on the existing sidewalk, resulting in a new contract amount of $1,424,123.48. Discussion: Per Director Highman, these five planters were not shown on the original plans. Motion: Mayor Sherer made a motion to approve the above referenced contract. Director Highman seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. Adjournment:  Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Motion carried. Adjournment: Mayor Sherer made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Director Perry seconded. Vote: 3 yeas 0 nays Meeting adjourned: 8:40 AM