2024 City Council Annual Report

• Mayor Ron Messer
• Vice Mayor Sasha Naiman
• Lee Ann Bissmeyer
• Chris Dobrozsi
• Craig Margolis
• Catherine Mills Reynolds
• Ken Suer

The City of Montgomery operates under a council-manager form of government with seven elected City Council members working with a city manager, clerk of council, and law director, all appointed by City Council.  All City Council members are elected at large by a popular vote of residents for staggered terms of four years.  Once seated, City Council members choose the Mayor who serves for a two-year term.

City Council is responsible for establishing policies and enacting legislation necessary for municipal operations.  By charter, the city manager serves as the City's chief executive, administrative, and law enforcement officer.

City Council operates with six standing committees:

• Financial Planning
• Government Affairs
• Law and Safety
• Parks and Recreation
• Planning, Zoning, and Landmarks
• Public Works

Initiatives are undertaken each year to maintain communications between City Council and each board or commission, including:

• Annual updates to City Council on the activities and work of the respective board/commission for the previous year.
• Annual Board and Commission member orientation and training is conducted at the respective meetings.

As deemed necessary, a Community Leadership Forum may be held to provide an opportunity for volunteers, neighborhood association representatives, civic groups, local school officials, business leaders, elected officials, and City administration to discuss topics of interest.

As part of City Council’s responsibilities for establishing policies and enacting legislation, it oversaw operations and administration of a budget of $51,782,579 and adopted 12 ordinances and 30 resolutions in 2024.

2024 Council Actions

Ordinances

• Ordinance 1 2024 An Ordinance Providing For The Issuance Of Not To Exceed $6,000,000 Of Notes By The City Of Montgomery, Ohio, For The Purpose Of Making Public Infrastructure Improvements Within The City And Declaring An Emergency (passed 5- yes, 1-recuse, 1-absent)
• Ordinance 2 2024 An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance 19, 1977 and Declaring an Emergency (passed 6 – yes, 1-absent)
• Ordinance 3 2024 An Ordinance Enacting New Section 150.0206 Prohibiting Recreational Marijuana Businesses As A Permitted Use Within The City Of Montgomery Zoning Code (passed 6 – yes, 1-absent)
• Ordinance 4 2024 An Ordinance Establishing The Schedule Of Municipal Compensation For Employees (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 5 2024 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 34, Personnel Policies; Bond (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 6 2024      An Ordinance To Amend Appropriations For Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Montgomery, State Of Ohio, During The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 7 2024 An Ordinance to Amend Ordinance 6 2024 (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 8 2024 An Ordinance Repealing Section 33.01 Of The Code Of Ordinances Creating An Investment Committee And Establishing Its Authority (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 9 2024 An Ordinance To Amend Appropriations For Current Expenses And Other Expenditures Of The City Of Montgomery, State Of Ohio, During The Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 (passed 6-0, 1-Abstain)
• Ordinance 10 2024 An Ordinance to Make Appropriations for Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Montgomery, State of Ohio During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2025 (passed 5-yea, 1-abstain)
• Ordinance 11 2024 An Ordinance Amending Chapter 34 Of The Montgomery Code Of Ordinances To Modify Sick Leave Benefits (passed 7-0)
• Ordinance 12 2024 An Ordinance to Modify Appropriations for Current Expenses and Other Expenditures of the City of Montgomery, State of Ohio, During the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2024 (passed 6-yea, 1-abstain)

Resolutions

• Resolution 1, 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Ford Development Corporation to construct the Montgomery Road Sidewalk Addition (#9840-#10040 Montgomery Road) (passed 6-yea, 1-absent)
• Resolution 2, 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter into a Contract with Bansal Construction, Inc. to complete the Montgomery Road Traffic Signal Improvements (North System) Project   (passed 6-yea, 1-absent)
• Resolution 3, 2024 A Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a contract with Penn Care Incorporated for the purchase of a 2024 Braun E450 Chief XL Type III Ambulance  (passed 6-yea, 1-absent)
• Resolution 4, 2024 A Resolution Authorizing an Amendment to The Current Contract with Donnellon, Donnellon and Miller for Legal Services to The City of Montgomery (passed 6-yea, 1-absent)
• Resolution 5 2024 A Resolution Establishing Compensation for The City Manager (passed 7 yea, 0-nay)
• Resolution 6 2024 A Resolution Accepting A Bid And Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With John R. Jurgensen Company Inc. For The 2024 Street Resurfacing Program (passed 7 yea, 0-nay)
• Resolution 7 2024 A Resolution Authorizing An Agreement With The Vintage Club Community Association, Inc. To Construct Roadway Improvements Within The Vintage Club Subdivision                               (passed 7 yea, 0-nay)
• Resolution 8 2024 Resolution A Resolution Authorizing A Grant Agreement With The Board Of County Commissioners, Hamilton County, Ohio To Accept And Administer A Stormwater Infrastructure Grant (passed 6-yes, 1-absent)
• Resolution 9 2024 A Resolution Of Necessity To Implement The Huntersknoll Court Stormwater Sewer Project And Special Assessments (passed 6-yes, 1-absent)
• Resolution 10 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Contract With Frost Brown Todd, LLC To Provide Special Counsel Services (passed 6-yes, 1-absent)
• Resolution 11 2024 A Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into a Labor Agreement with the Montgomery Firefighters IAFF Local 4391 for Wages and Benefits from April 1, 2024 Through March 31, 2027 (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 12 2024 A Resolution Adopting A Tax Budget For 2025 (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 13 2024 A Resolution Authorizing Internet Auction of Surplus Personal Property Through Govdeals.com  (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 14 2024 A Resolution Accepting a Bid and Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with Sunesis Construction Company for the Huntersknoll Court Drainage Improvement Project (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 15 2024 A Resolution Accepting a Bid and Authorizing the City Manager to enter into an Agreement with Bansal Construction, Inc. to complete the Montgomery Road and Vintage Club Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvements Project (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 16 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Accept The Opioid Settlement And Enter Into The Participation Agreement With Opioid Distributor Kroger Co. (passed 7-yes, 0-no)
• Resolution 17 2024 A Resolution Establishing City Contributions To Employee Health Savings Accounts And Health Reimbursement Accounts For Plan Year 2024-2025 (passed 7-yes, 0-no)
• Resolution 18 2024 A Resolution Amending and Restating the Investment Policy for the City of Montgomery (passed 7-yes, 0-no)
• Resolution 19 2024 A Resolution Authorizing Membership In The Ohio Purchasing Council Of Governments (passed 7-yes, 0-no)
• Resolution 20 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Prodigy Construction For Construction Services For Facilities In Weller Park (passed 7-yes, 0-no)
• Resolution 21 2024 A Resolution to Adopt Recommendation of the Montgomery Tax Incentive Review Council with Respect to The Compliance of All Tax Increment Financing Districts Within the City of Montgomery (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 22 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Federal Local Let Project Agreement With The Ohio Department Of Transportation For The Project Known As The HAM US 22 15.22 Montgomery Road Resurfacing project (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 23 2024 A Resolution Requesting the County Auditor to Make Advance Payments of Taxes Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code§ 321. 34 (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 24 2024 A Resolution Accepting the Amounts and Rates as Determined by The Budget Commission and Authorizing the Necessary Tax Levies and Certifying Them to The County Auditor (passed 7-0)
• Resolution 26 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Contract With National Inspection Corporation For Professional Services To Serve As Building Official And To Provide Plan Review And Field Inspection Authority And Services For The City’s Building Department For The Calendar Year 2025 (passed 6-0)
• Resolution 27 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With CT Consultants, Inc. For Professional Services Related To General Engineering And Architectural Services For Calendar Year 2025 (passed 6-0)
• Resolution 28 2024 A Resolution Adopting A Five-Year Capital Improvement Program For The City Of Montgomery (passed 5-yea, 1-abstain)
• Resolution 29 2024 A Resolution Establishing City Contributions For Healthcare Benefits (passed 6-0)
• Resolution 30 2024 A Resolution Authorizing The City Manager To Enter Into A Contract With Anthem (dba Anthem ERC and Anthem) To Provide Medical Insurance And Dental Insurance For Full-Time Employees (passed 6-0)