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Name: Whitehall City Council
Start: 2026-08-25
Location: Whitehall, OH

August 25, 2026 Final

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DRAFT NO. 3ORDINANCE NO. 085-2026 (Adm./Fin. Mgmt.–1st Reading-SUSP & ADOPT 09/01/2026-Elmore/ )AUTHORIZING AND APPROVING A FUND TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF SIXTY-EIGHT THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX AND 09/100 DOLLARS ($68,576.09) FROM UNAPPROPRIATED MONIES IN THE GENERAL FUND (101) TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND (401). WHEREAS, the City of Whitehall, Ohio (the "City") made renovations to City Hall, the Police and Fire Department buildings and the Service Department garage, which renovations included energy efficiency upgrades, and financed those improvements through a lease purchase agreement with Huntington Public Capital Corporation, originated in 2017, in the original principal amount of One Million Six Hundred Thirty-One Thousand Seven Hundred Seventy-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($1,631,772.00) (the "Lease"); and WHEREAS, the Lease is repayable in semiannual installments payable on the twenty-ninth day of April and the twenty-ninth day of October in each year, with final payment due April 29, 2032; and WHEREAS, the installment coming due October 29, 2026 is in the amount of Sixty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six and 09/100 Dollars ($68,576.09), composed of principal in the amount of Fifty-Seven Thousand Six Hundred and 00/100 Dollars ($57,600.00) and interest in the amount of Ten Thousand Nine Hundred Seventy-Six and 09/100 Dollars ($10,976.09), and the outstanding principal balance under the Lease immediately following that installment will be Six Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Two and 00/100 Dollars ($699,372.00), all as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein; andWHEREAS, Ordinance 119-2025 appropriated monies in the General Fund (101) for the purpose of repayment of the Lease, and sufficient unencumbered appropriation authority remains available for the transfer authorized herein; andWHEREAS, Section 5705.09(C) of the Ohio Revised Code requires each subdivision to establish a bond retirement fund for the retirement of serial bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness, Section 5705.10(I) of the Ohio Revised Code requires that money paid into a fund be used only for the purposes for which that fund is established, and the Auditor of State accordingly directs that debt charges on bonds, notes, loans, capital leases and other long-term obligations of the City be paid from the Debt Service Fund (401); andWHEREAS, Section 5705.14(A) of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes the transfer of monies from the general fund to any other fund of a subdivision by ordinance of the taxing authority, and no approval of the Tax Commissioner or of the court of common pleas under Section 5705.16 of the Ohio Revised Code is required for a transfer made under that division; andWHEREAS, the City Auditor, as Chief Fiscal and Accounting Officer of the City, has determined that the monies proposed to be transferred are in the treasury and are in the unencumbered balance of the General Fund (101), free from any obligation or certification then outstanding; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of Whitehall hereby approves and authorizes a fund transfer in the amount of Sixty-Eight Thousand Five Hundred Seventy-Six and 09/100 Dollars ($68,576.09) from the unencumbered balance of the General Fund (101) to the Debt Service Fund (401), pursuant to Section 5705.14(A) of the Ohio Revised Code. SECTION 2: That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to record the transfer authorized herein and to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the City for these funds for the stated purpose. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall go into full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.Requested and prepared by: Shaquille Alexander, CPA, City AuditorApproved as to form: Bradley S. Nicodemus, City Attorney BSN 8/20/26EXHIBIT AHUNTINGTON PUBLIC CAPITAL CORPORATION LEASE PURCHASE — CITY FACILITIES CALENDAR YEAR 2026 DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTPayment DatePrincipalInterestTotal PaymentFunding LegislationApril 29, 2026$56,850.00$11,800.42$68,650.42Ordinance 013-2026October 29, 2026$57,600.00$10,976.09$68,576.09This OrdinanceTotal 2026$114,450.00$22,776.51$137,226.51Original principal amount: $1,631,772.00. Outstanding principal balance following the October 29, 2026 installment: $699,372.00. Final payment: April 29, 2032.Amounts above are taken from the lease amortization schedule and are congruent with the City’s internal debt schedule managed by the City Auditor.
THIRD READING:RESOLUTION NO. 034-2026 (Econ. Dev–3rd Reading-ADOPT 09/01/2026-Dixon/McCann) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT AREA AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE ASSOCIATED PLUMBING & HYDRONIC CONTRACTORS (APHC) OF CENTRAL OHIO, OR A DESIGNEE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
DRAFT NO. 2ORDINANCE NO. 084-2026 (Adm./Fin. Mgmt.–1st Reading-SUSP & ADOPT 09/01/2026-Elmore/ )APPROVING AND MAKING A FUND TRANSFER IN THE AMOUNT OF FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY AND 89/100 DOLLARS ($57,920.89) FROM UNAPPROPRIATED MONIES IN THE GENERAL FUND (101) TO THE DEBT SERVICE FUND (401). WHEREAS, the City of Whitehall, Ohio (the "City") received a loan from the Franklin County Infrastructure Bank in the original principal amount of Two Million and 00/100 Dollars ($2,000,000.00), pursuant to a loan agreement originated in 2023 to finance public infrastructure improvements serving the Woodcliff Redevelopment Project (the "FCIB Woodcliff Loan"); and WHEREAS, the FCIB Woodcliff Loan is repayable in level semiannual installments of Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and 89/100 Dollars ($57,920.89) each, payable on the fourteenth day of April and the fourteenth day of October in each year, with amortization having commenced October 14, 2023 and final maturity on April 14, 2042; and WHEREAS, the installment coming due October 14, 2026 is composed of principal in the amount of Forty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Seventy-Six and 61/100 Dollars ($49,376.61) and interest in the amount of Eight Thousand Five Hundred Forty-Four and 28/100 Dollars ($8,544.28), and the outstanding principal balance of the FCIB Woodcliff Loan immediately following that installment will be One Million Six Hundred Fifty-Nine Thousand Four Hundred Seventy-Nine and 91/100 Dollars ($1,659,479.91), all as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein; andWHEREAS, Ordinance 119-2025 appropriated monies in the General Fund (101) for the purpose of repayment of the FCIB Woodcliff Loan, and sufficient unencumbered appropriation authority remains available for the transfer authorized herein; andWHEREAS, Section 5705.09(C) of the Ohio Revised Code requires each subdivision to establish a bond retirement fund for the retirement of serial bonds, notes and certificates of indebtedness, Section 5705.10(I) of the Ohio Revised Code requires that money paid into a fund be used only for the purposes for which that fund is established, and the Auditor of State accordingly directs that debt charges on bonds, notes, loans and other long-term obligations of the City be paid from the Debt Service Fund (401); andWHEREAS, Section 5705.14(A) of the Ohio Revised Code authorizes the transfer of monies from the general fund to any other fund of a subdivision by ordinance of the taxing authority, and no approval of the Tax Commissioner or of the court of common pleas under Section 5705.16 of the Ohio Revised Code is required for a transfer made under that division; andWHEREAS, the City Auditor, as Chief Fiscal and Accounting Officer of the City, has determined that the monies proposed to be transferred are in the treasury and are in the unencumbered balance of the General Fund (101), free from any obligation or certification then outstanding; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Council of the City of Whitehall hereby approves and authorizes a fund transfer in the amount of Fifty-Seven Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty and 89/100 Dollars ($57,920.89) from the unencumbered balance of the General Fund (101) to the Debt Service Fund (401), pursuant to Section 5705.14(A) of the Ohio Revised Code. SECTION 2: That the City Auditor is hereby authorized and directed to record the transfer authorized herein and to draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the City for these funds for the stated purpose. SECTION 3: That this Ordinance shall go into full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. Requested and prepared by: Shaquille Alexander, CPA, City AuditorApproved as to form: Bradley S. Nicodemus, City Attorney BSN 8/20/26EXHIBIT AFRANKLIN COUNTY INFRASTRUCTURE BANK LOAN — WOODCLIFF REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CALENDAR YEAR 2026 DEBT SERVICE REQUIREMENTPayment DatePrincipalInterestTotal PaymentFunding LegislationApril 14, 2026$49,130.96$8,789.94$57,920.89Ordinance 016-2026October 14, 2026$49,376.61$8,544.28$57,920.89This OrdinanceTotal 2026$98,507.57$17,334.22$115,841.78Original principal amount: $2,000,000.00. Outstanding principal balance following the October 14, 2026 installment: $1,659,479.91. Final maturity: April 14, 2042.Amounts above are taken from the lease amortization schedule and are congruent with the City’s internal debt schedule managed by the City Auditor.
THERE ARE FIVE PIECES OF DRAFT LEGISLATION ON THE AGENDA.
DRAFT NO. 5 ORDINANCE NO. 087-2026 (Comm Stan & Enf- 3rd Reading- ADOPT-10/06/2026-McCann/ ) AMENDING, APPENDIX – TRAFFIC SCHEDULE IV, OF THE TRAFFIC CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO, ENTITLED “PARKING PROHIBITED ALL TIMES” AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the Traffic Schedule IV of the Traffic Code needs to be updated; and WHEREAS, Portions of St. Rita Lane require additional no parking sections to be added to the schedule; NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO:SECTION 1: That the Traffic Schedule IV of the Traffic Code of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Whitehall, Ohio be and is hereby amended as follows: SCHEDULE IV, PARKING PROHIBITED ALL TIMESSt. Rita Lane Both sides from 4564 St. Rita Lane to 4530 St. Rita Lane Both sides from 4477 St. Rita Lane to 4453 St. Rita Lane SEE ATTACHED EXHIBIT A SECTION 2: That this Ordinance is hereby declared to be an emergency measure immediately necessary for the preservation of the public health, peace, safety and welfare, and for the further reason that changes in infrastructure in the public right-of-way requires these changes for the safe travel of traffic and emergency vehicles; WHEREFORE, this Ordinance shall go into full force and effect immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. Requested & Prepared by: Casey Rowlands, Director of Public Service Approved as to form: Bradley S. Nicodemus, City Attorney BSN 8/20/26
DRAFT NO. 4 ORDINANCE NO. 086-2026 (Comm Stan & Enf- 3rd Reading- ADOPT-10/06/2026-McCann/ ) AMENDING PART THREE, APPENDIX – TRAFFIC SCHEDULE II, OF THE TRAFFIC CODE, OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO, ENTITLED “STOP INTERSECTIONS” BY ADDING A STOP SIGN AT E MOUND STREET AND BERNHARD ROAD AND CREATING ALL-WAYS STOP INTERSECTION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Whitehall desires to erect two new stop signs on E Mound Street at the Bernhard Road Intersection; and WHEREAS, the erection of these stop signs will enable an orderly flow of traffic on E Mound Street; and WHEREAS, these signs must be added to the appendix traffic schedule II entitled "Stop Intersections"; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WHITEHALL, OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Traffic Code of the City of Whitehall, Ohio, is hereby amended by adding and amending the following stop sign location on E Mound Street to the Appendix - Traffic Schedule II Entitled - "Stop Intersections" as follows: VEHICLE DRIVING ON REQUIRED STOP AT E Mound Street East Bernhard Road E Mound Street West Bernhard RoadSECTION 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its adoption and approvalby the Mayor. Requested and Prepared by: Casey Rowlands, Director of Public Service Approved as to form: Bradley S. Nicodemus, City Attorney BSN 8/20/26

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