City Council

May 25, 2021 The regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fairmont was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th day of May, 2021, at the Public Safety Building located at 500 Quincy Street in Fairmont, West Virginia. Mayor Mainella called the meeting to order. Councilmembers present were: First District Joshua D. (Josh) Rice (by phone) Second District Anne E. Bolyard Third District Karl (David) Kennedy (by phone) Fourth District Richard (Rick) Garcia Fifth District Barry H. Bledsoe Sixth District Gia Deasy Seventh District Blair Montgomery Eighth District Thomas (Tom) Mainella Ninth District Donna M. Blood Also present were: City Manager Valerie A. Means (by phone) City Attorney Kevin Sansalone City Clerk Janet L. Keller Finance Director Priscilla Hamilton Director of Planning Shae Strait WWTP Superintendent Billy Johnson IN RE: OPENING CEREMONIES Rev. Jim Norton gave the invocation followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag led by Councilmember Bledsoe. IN RE: PROCLAMATION PRESENTED Mayor Mainella presented a proclamation to Retired Army Sergeant David Tucker and Joe Hall of the 201st Artillery honoring the 201st Field Artillery Brigade that played a crucial role in providing security in Washington, DC in the aftermath of the January 6, 2021 insurrection at our Nation’s Capital. Mr. Tucker thanked the City Council for the proclamation. He said that Fairmont is not just the “Friendly City” but the patriotic one as well. He also thanked Council for honoring the Veterans. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1 Mayor Mainella noted that each member of Council had received a copy of the minutes from the Regular Meeting held on May 11, 2021. He asked if there were any corrections, deletions, or amendments. Councilmember Garcia moved to approve the minutes as submitted. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Blood. The Mayor declared the minutes approved as submitted by voice vote of Council. PUBLIC HEARINGS IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 3.14 CITY CENTER OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO PARKING IN SAID DISTRICT Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 14, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the Clearzoning Code regarding parking in the City Center District. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Shae Strait, Director of Planning, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He said that this ordinance will create a supplemental regulation for the City Center District and will eliminate the minimum parking space requirements for downtown uses. He said that we are not impacting anything that the Parking Authority does. He said is ordinance is only affecting private parking on private property which will eliminate the requirement for a minimum number of parking spaces for uses within the district in order to foster re- development of our existing downtown buildings and to also hopefully foster development within our City Center District. He went on to give an example of the type of impact that this could have. If someone were to develop the Deveny Building today and turn the upper floors into apartments and the ground floor back into a commercial use again, which is a change of use, our Zoning Code would then force them to comply with our parking requirements and they would need to demolish the next three or four buildings adjacent to the Deveny Building in order to construct the minimum number of parking spaces required to accomplish this re-development. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:17 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 5.0 SITE STANDARDS OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 5.4 PARKING THEREOF TO MODERNIZE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT AND RE-DEVELOPMENT 2 Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 14, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the Clearzoning Code to modernize parking requirements in an effort to foster development and re-development. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Shae Strait, Director of Planning, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He said this ordinance directly amends the parking regulations within our Site Standards requirements. He said this ordinance will be re-organizing this article and placing them in proper order to make it much easier to read and understand. This will re-organize the entire article and make sure it is in a proper flowing order and you can just go to one section and see all of the rules pertaining to that item. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:20 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 5.0 SITE STANDARDS OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 5.5 LANDSCAPING AND SECTION 5.8 FENCES AND VEGETATIVE SCREENING THEREOF TO CLARIFY CERTAIN BUFFER YARDS, FENCES, VEGETATIVE SCREENS AND RELATED STRUCTURES AND ELEMENTS Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 14, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the Clearzoning Code to clarify certain buffers. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Shae Strait, Director of Planning, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. This ordinance amends some of the regulations pertaining to landscaping requirements and fences. For landscaping, this targets buffer yards requirements which are landscaped areas that we require for certain use types. This ordinance will create five different types of buffer yard requirements but will not be using all five now but gives us the ability in the future to have five options to choose from if needed for future development or for future permitted uses within the City. This ordinance also is amending the regulations around fencing and the most significant change is to create better language to clarify what counts as a front yard fence, open fence versus opaque fence, or a privacy fence. This ordinance also allows for commercial businesses to have fences in the front yard, currently all fences in the front yards for businesses are prohibited. Councilmember Deasy stated that she and Councilmember Bolyard were both on the Board of Zoning Appeals and it certainly sounds like some of this clarification will cut down some of the traffic in front of the Board of Zoning Appeals. 3 Mr. Strait said that his key goal is to minimize the number of appeals and variances to the BZA. The BZA should be under very special circumstances where there are particular requirements or special conditions that force people to go there. If we have fair and just regulations, people will not have to go to the BZA. The Mayor noted that it really sounds like common sense stuff. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:26 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 8.0 ADMINISTRATION, APPEALS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 8.9 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TO CLARIFY THE EXPIRATION DATE OF CONDITIONAL USES AND VARIANCES APPROVED BY THE BOARD Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 14, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the Clearzoning Code to clarify the expiration date of conditional uses and variances approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Shae Strait, Director of Planning, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He explained that this ordinance clarifies the regulations for when approval by the BZA expire. This will make it very clear for folks how you can sustain what you have been granted by the BZA and when it expires. He wants to make it very clear for everyone. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:29 p.m. IN RE: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THOSE CERTAIN ORDINANCES CODIFIED AS PART NINE STREETS, UTILITIES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE, CHAPTER THREE UTILITIES, ARTICLE 923 SEWER DISCHARGE CONTROL OF THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 923.02 GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS, SUBSECTION (C) LOCAL LIMITS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE FOR AND ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO THE “LOCAL LIMITS ” SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S WV/NPDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0023353, WHICH MODIFICATIONS WERE ORDERED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITTING SECTION Pursuant to a notice duly published in the Times-West Virginian on May 14, 2021, a public hearing was convened to obtain citizen input on a proposed ordinance amending the Sewer Discharge Control Code in which modifications were ordered by the WV Department of Environmental Protection. 4 The Mayor asked if anyone present desired to speak to the proposed ordinance. Billy Johnson, Wastewater Treatment Plant Superintendent, spoke in favor of the proposed ordinance. He said this ordinance is part of their local limits that is NPDES permit which is governed by the WV DEP that every five years we have to get a new permit and in the new permit, they changed one of the local limits and it is for mercury. He noted that it is going from .03 milligrams per liter to .003 milligrams for liter and this is for businesses or industries that discharge into our sewer. He noted that if that limit is over then we have to report them to our pre-treatment coordinator with the WV DEP and then move forward with action. He said this is governed by WV DEP and he is speaking in favor of it. There being no one else to speak, the public hearing was called to a close at 7:31 p.m. ANNOUNCEMENTS IN RE: HIGH GRASS ON STATE PROPERTY Councilmember Bledsoe reported high grass complaints on Rt. 310 as you come off the interstate. He said that he has made three calls to the DOH and has received no positive answers or results. He then asked the City Manager to have someone from the City to try to contact the DOH about all of the high grass that they are responsible for cutting. He noted that it is getting out of hand and he would like to see the State do their part. Councilmember Bolyard said that she would be willing to take her mower and try to take care of some of that grass. She then said that we need to hold the State Department of Highways accountable for cutting the grass. IN RE: FLAG POLE INSTALLED Councilmember Garcia thanked the Public Works Department for installing the new flag pole on the Honor Roll property in Bellview. He reported that a drunk driver hit it last year and it is just now being replaced. The Mayor thanked Councilmember Garcia for maintaining that property on his own. IN RE: MARION COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION FOOD BOXES Councilmember Deasy stated that the Marion County Schools will be giving out 7-day food boxes to all students up through 18 years of age with registration beginning June 1st. She noted that the food boxes will be delivered by FedEx to everyone’s home so the students do not go hungry this summer. IN RE: FUNDRAISER FOR DISABILITY ACTION CENTER Councilmember Deasy reported that the DAC only has a few fundraisers each year, the 5 sub sale is one of their biggest fundraisers and the other one is their golf tournament. She said that if anyone is interested in participating in the golf tournament or sponsoring a hole, to please see her after the meeting. IN RE: 4-WAY STOP SIGN ON GASTON AVENUE Councilmember Montgomery thanked the City again for installing the 4-way stop sign at the intersection of Gaston Avenue and 7th Street. IN RE: NEW EAST SIDE FIRE STATION Councilmember Kennedy thanked the architects for designing the new Fire Station on Morgantown Avenue. He said that it is a beautiful building and is very impressive. IN RE: EVENTS AT PALATINE PARK Councilmember Rice stated that it was a great time at Palatine Park last weekend with the Busy Bee Band and Honeybees. He invited everyone to come out and enjoy the events that will be happening at the Park in the months to come. IN RE: MARTIN LUTHER KING BURIAL PLACE Councilmember Blood stated that she was able to go to Atlanta to visit her son and for the first time went to see the burial place of Martin Luther King and his wife. She said that it was very emotional to know that a man died for dedicating his life to equality. IN RE: REMEMBRANCE OF GEORGE FLOYD Mayor Mainella stated that it was a very nicely done brief ceremony at the Court House steps for the remembrance of George Floyd. He mentioned that it was put on by the Pastoral Alliance and was respectful to all parties involved in that terrible episode. IN RE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING Councilmember Garcia asked the Interim City Manager, Priscilla Hamilton, to speak about the money coming to the cities. Priscilla Hamilton stated that she saw on the website that our funding has been increased to $8 million and will be receiving our monies from the State. She stated that we have the fund set up and the bank account set up and still waiting on further guidance from the State. Councilmember Blood stated that it will be good to collaborate with the County and State to get some big projects done. 6  CITIZENS PETITIONS IN RE: DIVERSITY TRAINING FOR CITY LEADERS REV. JIM NORTON AND REV. LARRY BUCKLAND, addressed Council regarding diversity training for City and County leaders. Rev. Norton said they wanted to bring everyone up to date to broaden diversity. The Marion County’s Prevention Coalition, the Communities of Shalom in collaboration with the Human Rights Commission has completed the original pilot group book study “How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram Kendi. One of their on-going commitments is to offer numerous and varied educational sessions to the community at large, targeting the City and County Leadership then inviting the broader community audience. Rev. Norton went over the different phases of the time-line: Phase I: The pilot book study on Kendi’s “How to be an Anti-Racist”. Phase II: Arranged for City and County Officials to receive books. Phase III: Held monthly Zoom mini-sessions and will continue through December, 2021. Rev. Larry Buckland discussed Phase IV: Phase IV: WVU Extension Office has agreed to provide work shops for the community leaders on July 22nd and 23rd at the High Technology Foundation on the NASA campus. This will be live 3-hour sessions with at least four session to choose from. They are specifically targeting the City and County leaders. Phase V: He invited Council to their continued Building Bridges of Respect event on July 24th at Wave Tek Pavilions where they will be celebrating diversity, representation and inclusivity. He then mentioned on July 25th at Life United Methodist Church will be another celebration for adults and kids. CITY MANAGER ’S REPORT IN RE: AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FUNDING Ms. Means reported that she attended the virtual meeting that was held by Senator Manchin’s staff last Tuesday. He said that they were working to understand the guidelines and what we will and will not be able to spend the funds on but the plan will be to get together with Council in a work session and discuss that detail so we can make our plans for the funds. All of this money is going to have very stringent guidelines as far as how we handle the money and the recording that we have to do back to the Federal Government. She then mentioned that we could possibly collaborate with the County for other local communities. 7  CONSIDERATION OF COUNCIL BUSINESS IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 3.14 CITY CENTER OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS WITH REGARD TO PARKING IN SAID DISTRICT Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for an amendment to the Clearzoning Code regarding parking in the City Center District. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Deasy seconded the motion. Discussion: Councilmember Bledsoe said that being on the Planning Commission, he was involved in the conversations about the first four ordinances. He said that these are extreme common-sense ordinance that really make it easier and better for the residents and businesses in Fairmont to do what they need to do with less restrictions but yet still being protective of neighbors and additional property. He then stated that he was highly in favor of all four ordinances that are being considered. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1893 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 5.0 SITE STANDARDS OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 5.4 PARKING THEREOF TO MODERNIZE PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN AN EFFORT TO FOSTER DEVELOPMENT AND RE-DEVELOPMENT Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for an amendment to the Clearzoning Code to modernize parking requirements in an effort to foster development and re-development. Motion: Councilmember Deasy moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Blood seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. 8 The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1894 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 5.0 SITE STANDARDS OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 5.5 LANDSCAPING AND SECTION 5.8 FENCES AND VEGETATIVE SCREENING THEREOF TO CLARIFY CERTAIN BUFFER YARDS, FENCES, VEGETATIVE SCREENS AND RELATED STRUCTURES AND ELEMENTS Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for an amendment to the Clearzoning Code to clarify certain buffers. Motion: Councilmember Deasy moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Blood seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1895 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ARTICLE 8.0 ADMINISTRATION, APPEALS AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE PROVISIONS OF CLEARZONING®, THE CITY’S CODIFIED PLANNING AND ZONING CODE AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 8.9 BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS TO CLARIFY THE EXPIRATION DATE OF CONDITIONAL USES AND VARIANCES APPROVED BY THE BOARD Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance providing for an amendment to the Clearzoning Code to clarify the expiration date of conditional uses and variances approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Bledsoe seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1896 was duly adopted. IN RE: ADOPTION, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT 9 AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING THOSE CERTAIN ORDINANCES CODIFIED AS PART NINE STREETS, UTILITIES, AND PUBLIC SERVICES CODE, CHAPTER THREE UTILITIES, ARTICLE 923 SEWER DISCHARGE CONTROL OF THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, AND MORE PARTICULARLY SECTION 923.02 GENERAL SEWER USE REQUIREMENTS, SUBSECTION (C) LOCAL LIMITS THEREOF, TO PROVIDE FOR AND ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN MODIFICATIONS TO THE “LOCAL LIMITS ” SET FORTH IN THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S WV/NPDES WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PERMIT NO. WV0023353, WHICH MODIFICATIONS WERE ORDERED BY THE WEST VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DIVISION OF WATER AND WASTE MANAGEMENT PERMITTING SECTION Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for the adoption of an ordinance amending the Sewer Discharge Control Code in which modifications were ordered by the WV Department of Environmental Protection. Motion: Councilmember Garcia moved for the adoption of the proposed ordinance. Councilmember Deasy seconded the motion. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared the ordinance adopted by unanimous vote of Council and the ordinance designated as Ordinance No. 1897 was duly adopted. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: GENERAL FUND Mayor Mainella entertained a motion and second for the introduction of an ordinance providing for a General Fund Budget Revision. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Deasy. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for June 8, 2021. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S 2020-2021 ANNUAL BUDGET: COAL SEVERANCE Mayor Mainella entertained a motion and second for the introduction of an ordinance 10 providing for a Coal Severance Budget Revision. Motion: Councilmember Garcia moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Montgomery. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for June 8, 2021. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1880 DULY ADOPTED FEBRUARY 9, 2021, WHICH ORDINANCE PROVIDES FOR THE CITY OF FAIRMONT ’S CURRENT PAY PLAN AND LIST OF OCCUPATIONAL CLASSES FOR ALL CLASS TITLES AND EMPLOYEES, TO ACCOMMODATE CERTAIN CHANGES, NAMELY: CERTAIN PERCENTAGE BASE PAY INCREASES FOR EMPLOYEES; ADJUSTMENT OF BASE PAY FOR THE POSITIONS OF FIREFIGHTER APPRENTICESHIP I & II; CREATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL NEW POSITIONS; AND AN INCREASE IN LONGEVITY PAY FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES Mayor Mainella entertained a motion and second for the introduction of an ordinance amending the current Pay Plan for certain increases effective July 12, 2021. Motion: Councilmember Deasy moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Blood. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for June 8, 2021. IN RE: INTRODUCTION, FIRST READING, SET PUBLIC HEARING, AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING ORDINANCE NO. 1171, ENACTED AUGUST 14, 2001, AND CODIFIED AS PART THREE TRAFFIC CODE, CHAPTER THREE STREETS AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES , SECTION 311 STREET OBSTRUCTIONS AND SPECIAL USES, SUBSECTION .O5 PROHIBITION OF OPERATION AND USE OF MOTORIZED RECREATIONAL APPARATUS OF THE FAIRMONT CITY CODE, TO PROVIDE FOR AND PERMIT THE OPERATION OF STREET-LEGAL SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS AND WAYS OF THE CITY OF FAIRMONT Mayor Mainella entertained a motion and second for the introduction of an ordinance to provide for and permit the operation of Street-Legal Special Purpose Vehicles on the 11 public streets. Motion: Councilmember Bledsoe moved for the introduction of the proposed ordinance. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Garcia. The Clerk read the proposed ordinance by synopsis for the first time. The Mayor declared the public hearing set for June 8, 2021 IN RE: ONE RE-APPOINTMENT, MARION COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD, FIVE-YEAR TERM TO END JUNE 30, 2026 Mayor Mainella entertained a motion for one re-appointment to the Marion County Public Library Board. Motion: Mayor Mainella moved to re-appoint Blair Montgomery to the Marion County Public Library Board for a five-year term ending June 30, 2026. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Deasy. Roll call was taken by the Clerk. The Mayor declared Blair Montgomery re-appointed to the Marion County Public Library Board for a five-year term ending June 30, 2026 by unanimous vote of Council. ADJOURNMENT The Mayor entertained a motion for adjournment. Motion: Councilmember Blood moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Blood. The Mayor declared the meeting adjourned by voice vote of Council at 8:05 p.m. 12