By Carly Rose
TROY — Troy City Council approved several pieces of legislation during its Monday evening meeting, including an agreement for continued work on the West Main Street corridor improvement project.
This resolution was adopted at the Monday, Oct. 7, meeting to amend a prior resolution to increase the authorization of Troy Director of Public Service and Safety Patrick Titterington to enter into an agreement for professional services with Prime Construction Management and Survey Inc., of Cincinnati. The agreement is for construction administration services for the West Main Street corridor improvement project.
In the original agreement, it was estimated that construction would last through November 2024 and that there would be approximately four months of non-construction due to winter weather. Phase two project construction contract with Milcon Concrete is estimated to be completed in May 2025.
Additionally, construction progress has occurred steadily through the winter months in the last couple of years, which will result in the need for onsite construction administration work beyond that originally estimated.
In other business, City Council also adopted the following four resolutions:
• To authorize Titterington to advertise for bids for a farm lease agreement for undeveloped land located at Paul G. Duke Park.
The Board of Park Commissioners has recommended that the city again bid a farm lease agreement for approximately 37.5 acres of Paul G. Duke Park. Two areas of the park have been under a farm lease agreement that expires at year end. A new lease agreement would be based on a three-year agreement with up to two one-year mutually agreeable extensions.
• To amend a resolution to increase the authorization for the supply of additional water meters and appurtenances for the calendar year 2024, and to do so as declaring it as an emergency.
Increasing the authorization by $151,000 for the purchase of the additional meters and the supply of radio transmitters would allow the city to efficiently process meter replacements and water and sewer billing. Consideration of emergency legislation is requested so the orders can be processed as soon as possible.
• To authorize Titterington to enter into an agreement with F.O.P., Ohio Labor Council INC. – Troy Police Officers Association, and Troy Police Sergeants Association regarding the wages and benefits terms and conditions of employment for years 2025 to 2027.
• To authorize Titterington and the Board of Park Commissioners to enter into an agreement with Ohio Council 8, American Federation of state, county and municipal employees, AFL-CIO, and local 1342, which agreement sets for wages, benefits and other terms and conditions of employment for the years 2025 to 2027.
Also Monday, City council adopted the following ordinances:
• To accept the final record plan of the Somerset Reserve Planned Development – Residential phase 1 and the dedication of right-of-way.
The approval of the final record plan is the third and final step of the planned development process. The Somerset Reserve Planned Development – residential is located at the southwest corner of Nashville Road and West Market Street. The Troy Planning Commission approved the final development plan of phase 1 on Sept. 18.
• To amend an ordinance for the appropriation funds necessary for the various departments and offices of Troy for the year 2024.
The cemetery endowment fund and Hobart Arena Fund shall be effective at the earliest date allowed by law.
• To amend an ordinance to fix salaries and wages of police officers, police sergeants, police recruits, certain employees, and employers of the city of Troy, and to do so by declaring an emergency.
• To amend an ordinance to establish salaries for certain elected officials.
The salaries for the city of Troy elected officials shall be adjusted at a rate equivalent to the percentage increase adopted by OPERS to retain eligibility for a pension.
Near the end of Monday’s meeting, Titterington announced the following:
• Monday, Oct. 14, is Columbus Day; the city is open and there is no delay for recycling collection, and is also the day, weather permitting, for leaf pick up;
• Thursday, Oct. 31, is Halloween, and trick or treat is from 6 to 8 p.m.
“Just ask people to be aware of the little kids and their outfits walking the neighborhoods,” said Titterington.
• A brief explanation of the re-appropriation for 2024.
“It only affects two departments, the cemetery and the arena,” said Titterington. “The first one is in cemetery endowment, which is not the operating fund, it’s the capital fund for cemetery operations.”
“Related to the arena, we’ve got a couple of things, number one; we’re doing very well on events this year,” he said. “The annual budget we do have a revenue estimate for reimbursement that offsets event costs, so when event costs go over what we anticipated, we need to appropriate more funds so that will be more 100% reimbursed.”
Council member Susan Westfall also added, “The at Large council members will be meeting Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 to 10 a.m. at the St. Pat Soup Kitchen, hope to see people out there.”
The next City Council meeting will be held at 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 21.
