CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES 3-12-26

MINUTES OF MEETING OF

IRONTON CITY COUNCIL

March 12, 2026

6:00 P.M.

A regular meeting of Ironton City Council was held on Thursday, March 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in Council Chambers.  Present was Vice Mayor, Chris Haney, who presided, and members:  Brown, Harvey, Hock, Kline, Scott, Simmons—seven.

            All persons stood for an invocation by Rev. Steve Harvey of Sharon Baptist Church, and then the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

            The Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of February 26, 2026, the Finance Committee Meeting of February 26, 2026, the Ironton Community Improvement Meeting of February 26, 2026, the Strategic Planning Committee Meeting of February 26, 2026, and the Special Meeting of February 28, 2026, stood approved as submitted with two corrections pointed out by Craig Harvey.   He said in the Special Meeting Minutes of February 28, 2026, in the second paragraph, the second line down, it says “social media”, and it should say “special media”.  He said also, the next to last sentence of that same paragraph, it should say “to accept the nomination of Steve Harvey”.

AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

            Mr. Haney said they have an invited guest this evening, Kevin Wood, with Arcadis.  Mr. Wood said he was invited tonight to give an update on the riverfront construction that you have seen going on.  He was here a couple of months ago and shared the latest rendering of the riverfront and he has copies again here tonight.  He said this is virtually the same thing he passed out in January.  He said he will run through exactly what is being constructed as part of that ongoing project.  He said this is the Appalachian Community Grant that the City received.  He said this is the part of the project from the top of the bank down to the riverfront.  He was there last week and they had placed the rock out into the river, and that drawing shows you the outline—if you go on top of the container, it is a pretty good view down to see the outline where the sea wall and the dock will be.  He said he just got into town today, but Ralph told him that they have started sinking sheet pile today—he hasn’t been over that yet.  He said he knows this plan is a lot of black and white lines, but this black outline at the bottom is where the sheet pile will be jutting out into the river, and behind that is where the rock is now.  He said on top of that rock will be a concrete dock with mooring cleats for the large . . . the Belle of Cincinnati . . . boats of that size will be able to dock there.  He said from the dock on the left-hand side, you can see that switch-back sidewalk or path that goes up to the top.  Those are all required to have ADA access.  He said that is a path that will go up to the upper-level parking area where someone could park at the top and use a wheelchair to get down to the dock.  He said         the sidewalk continues along the top of the bank, and that darker line connecting the upper-level sidewalk down to the dock is a set of stairs with rails for people to get to the lower level.  He said there will be four light posts along the top level like those historic fixtures that are all over town.  There is a storm sewer that runs through this—there was an existing storm sewer there, but we had to reroute it because we didn’t want to punch it through that new sea wall so it’s rerouted under the stairs and then out to the river.  He said it shows on here a water line with a flush hydrant down at the dock.  He said to the left-hand side of the sheet there is a gray area, and if you come from the existing large parking area and go over and take that sharp turn to get down into the boat launch—this is a wish list item, as well as the water line, if there are contingency funds remaining, they will tighten that up.  There are large rocks in there now and they would like to have those removed and have that paved and soften that if someone is coming from that large parking area down to the boat launch.  He said he thinks that the only thing that changed from the drawing he gave out a couple of months ago is the riprap on either end of the boat dock has changed slightly; and on the last project meeting that we had, it was requested that on the right-hand side or the upstream end of the dock, rather than riprap, that it be sand, and there would be a small sandy area there that people could access.  He said that is pretty much it, except for some grading obviously that will be done from the lower to the upper level—that is the crux of the ACGP funded portion of the riverfront project.  Mr. Haney asked how many trucks with boat trailers can park in the north parking lot, like up towards the waste water plant.  Kevin said they are not doing any work over there right now so he can’t say offhand—he would have to look at that plan.  He said he knows on some of these other projects where they’re adding truck and boat-trailer parking, those slots are usually 10’ wide by 45-50’ long.  He said he doesn’t think it is striped for that right now.  Ralph said that it showed it having an adequate ability to come in at an angle and be able to make the turn and come back down to the ramp.  Kevin said early on in the planning for this project, there were several components that they looked at about a year and a half ago when this started, including creating that turn-around that Ralph just referenced at the downstream end of that parking lot, but as they got into the details and working with the contractor, a lot of things had to be carved off because of budget—so no work is currently being done at that existing parking lot area.  Mr. Haney said if we have contingency funds, could we look at possibly adding more parking space in that area.  Ralph said he didn’t want to be premature, but they received word that Congressman Taylor worked in $1 million to redo the 1^st Street and the entrance coming up there, and that includes over-flow parking and more parking for boat trailers.  He said there is no agreement yet and he doesn’t want to be too optimistic because we have pulled back and forth with Congress, but we see that as something that hopefully will be another component that they had originally had planned in this area, as well as try to continue to look for funds to do the ramp.  Ms. Simmons asked him if he could give them an estimated time line.  Kevin said on the call they had last week the contractor stated that they think they will be done with the dock and all of the concrete work, the stairs, everything except final grading and seeding, by the end of June or early July, hopefully by the 4^th of July, at least the hard scape will be finished, but there may not be grass growing yet.  Ralph said it has to be completed by contract by October 31^st.  He said they have a system called ProCure, which is an internet-type thing, represented from the City and engineers, so all of the meeting notes get placed there and all of the current plans get placed there and the progress reports so people can access them.   Nate asked if he could speak to the ODNR grant improvements, the playground area, and where we are on that.  He said he thinks they had set aside a 25% match for the City for that and he asked if that was how we were paying that out?  The Mayor said that is already closed and we ended up putting in more.  Nate said he knows they had in this Permanent Budget—they added some additional fencing items.  He asked if everything is finished with ODNR?  Ralph said from the grant things we had to basically escrow that until they could . . . . The Mayor said, so it’s closed on their end, right? We procured everything.  Ralph said he doesn’t know if we have been reimbursed on that or not so he will have to check on that.  He said we have reimbursements coming but that is an expenditure up front by the City and then we will get 80% back.  But the playground equipment, he said they were there when he was there about two weeks ago, and the volleyball things and sand are over there.  He said some of that is kind of weather related.  Mr. Haney asked if some of the upper features be useable as we are finishing the sea wall and things like that.  Kevin said the contractor who is working in there right now, and as long as they are in there working, he told him that on that upper level they will have equipment going back and forth, and he would imagine for the playground as well, they are hauling stuff in and out.  He said he would assume that area is going to be kind of messy at least until they are done with this riverfront portion in June, until that is done and cleaned up, so the hope would be that by July that would be useable.  Ralph said they had an issue with spectators going over there and they had to call to try to get them to move for the trucks to be able to get up and down.  He said that is a challenge and he thinks that is something we will have to work on and tweak and say when it is safe to go in without any prospects of interruptions.  Kevin said that it is all fenced off now, so if there is no one in there working, it is very clear that it is closed off and nobody should be back there.  Ralph said and for Council members who have lived their nightmare, working to get the Army Corp of Engineering permits—it was October of 2024 when we submitted them, and we got the permit the first week of February, and they moved the equipment in the next week.  So if anybody was wondering, they could not start work while they were still waiting on that permit.  Kevin said that they couldn’t do any work on any of the riverfront projects last week because of water levels, but they were apparently in this week.  Ralph said also to know how many budgets and budget constraints, etc. . . there was a $180,000 mitigation fee that had to be paid into a water fund to ODNR—he’s not sure where it goes.  Kevin said it goes to the Nature Conservancy.  Ralph said yes, the Nature Conservancy, $180,000, because we intruded the river with that piece there.  He said that was the bad news, but the good thing is that the State, realizing all of this stuff with the Corp, added another $200,000 to your budget to offset that.  He said the Governor’s Office of Appalachian has been working very well with us.

            Jim Kratzenberg, 2529 South 11^th Street, said he wanted to tell Mr. Brown that he is the private developer.  He saw where Mr. Brown complained about that.  He doesn’t know how many phone calls Mr. Brown has had, but it looks worse today than it did after he took it down.  He has had 100 phone calls that said nothing but good things about it and appreciated it.  He said why Mr. Brown questioned it, he doesn’t have a clue, unless he was upset with the Mayor and upset with him because he got the property and he didn’t.  He said he has been a developer since 2013, commercial—hotels, Big Boy—and that doesn’t count all the houses and apartments he has built over a lifetime.  He said complaining about a private contractor getting money for demolition, that’s who does the work, the private contractors and private companies.  The City and County Commissioners aren’t developers—you guys aren’t capable of being developers.  That’s why we do it—we take the chances and we sign on the dotted line.  He said that Mr. Brown should apologize to the Mayor for even questioning it because it was legal by the Andersons’ opinion—it’s been that way for years.  He said he is going to put in a $3 million project in that one spot.  He is also going to tear down Motor Parts and he is going to spend money there.  He said Mr. Brown can call him or see him—he is very available.  Mr. Brown said that he didn’t feel that it was his place to name Mr. Kratzenberg in that situation . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg told him that he put it on Facebook and everybody knew who it was.  Mr. Brown said he also wants to clarify that he has no issue with him or have any relationship or dealings with him.  He said he wants to thank him for investing development dollars in the City.  He is excited when people invest in our City.  He said he also invests in the City, not nearly to the scale that he has, through rental properties, and he tried to make them better and he thinks he does the same so he thinks they are on the same page on that.  He said he wanted to note for clarification that it was the church that he pastors that at one point had a verbal agreement on that building—it was not him personally.  In fact, if they would have received that building, that would have just created a lot more work load for him, which he would have gladly done, but he didn’t have anything personally to gain by getting the building—that wasn’t him personally looking to purchase.  Mr. Kratzenberg said the church or whoever tried to steal it and it wasn’t very reasonable with the owner.  He knows the prices.  Mr. Brown said he doesn’t know the number he was told, but it wasn’t a steal, and there were some tax benefits for the owner that he would have benefited from that because it’s selling to a non-profit.  He said, as far as the issue with the Mayor, as he has addressed with Council as we discussed different things around Mayoral spending limits, that came to light because of the opinion on the demolition fund.  He said he has no issue with the Mayor.  He said his biggest issue here is that our system allowed that to happen—to him, this is a systems issue.  Mr. Kratzenberg said it is a great system.  He put $40,000 in the City’s economic money for him to spend $3 million.  How many of you folks would do the same deal if you would invest $3 million—do you think the City should give you $40,000 to tear a house down?  He said there is not one of them that should say no, and if you do, you’re not very smart.  Mr. Brown said his answer to that would be no.  He said he would think that it would be his responsibility as a . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg said that is why he is not a private developer, that’s why he doesn’t do big business deals.  He built the hotels.  You don’t think that the City and the County helped in those projects?  We’re all partners—everybody is a partner.  Mr. Brown said it is a very large project and he understands that there are . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg said that is a large project.  Mr. Brown said it is, but the problem that he has is, and again this isn’t with you, this is systems-wise, he hates to see government funding spent in ways that benefit a small group of people, because to do that, our governments are funded by tax payers . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg said anybody could apply—if Mr. Brown had got the building or your group would have got it, he could have asked for the same thing if he wanted it torn down because it was in deplorable condition.  Mr. Brown said he would not have done so on principle . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg asked him why he wouldn’t ask for help when there are government agencies that allow that to happen.  Mr. Brown said that is the problem he has, not with him, not with the Mayor, but the system that allows that to happen on the City level.  Mr. Haney said he wished more dilapidated properties in downtown Ironton would be torn down and $3 million investments would be put in there.  He asked Mr. Kratzenberg if he could tell them what it is.  Mr. Kratzenberg said no—there are a lot of rumors out there, but it is going to be something nice.  He said if anybody has a concern, call him.  Mr. Kline said that he wanted to mention for the record that the economic development fund is funded by the hotel/motel tax, along with aggregation money, not from income tax or any other . . .  Mr. Kratzenberg asked, who put the hotels in?  Mr. Brown said he wanted to note that he understood that those funds were not coming from the income tax and such, but again, when we spend out of one fund, it doesn’t directly take from other funds, but those funds could be used to free up funds in our other buckets.  Mr. Haney said there is a lot of red tape that goes around some of the funds.  Mr. Kratzenberg said he would hope that if somebody else comes in town and needs $30,000 or $40,000 to tear a building down to spend $2 or $3 million, you wouldn’t get on his back and thank him for doing it because he is bringing business to town.

            Mary Ann Tussey, 1507 Karin Street, said she wants to respond to that.  She said she appreciates Mr. Brown going out there and asking the citizens . . .  she doesn’t have a ton of money, she didn’t build anything in town, but her taxes are still here and she still lives here, and she appreciates when you ask the people and the citizens what they think.  She said she did respond and put a comment out there because she did not know who bought it, and she asked, but she does appreciate it when he asks our citizens because we don’t get enough of that.  She said some people forget about Ashland Oil.

            Rich Donahue, 2358 County Road 103, Ironton, said he wanted to address a couple of things regarding the Memorial Day Parade and America 250 Lawrence County.  He passed out some information to Council.  He said America 250 and the Memorial Day Parade Committee would like to thank the Mayor and the City Council for supporting the projects that it has this year.  He said a couple of years ago when the storm came through, the Parade Committee had the forethought to look ahead in preparing some extra flags to have that were destroyed during the two storms that came through Ironton.  The city employees took the flags down that were broken and we had somewhere near 200 flags that were destroyed.  He said the Parade Committee has taken some money and set it aside for this.  We donate those flags to the City to be displayed year round, and it takes money.  He said this year they worked with Mike Pemberton to find out what is needed.  He said two years ago when those flags broke, we had them replaced and the City was fully covered in flags that year.  He said he wanted to go through the itinerary of things that are going to happen here in Lawrence County.  In February they were supposed to place a plaque at Dean State Forest, which was the first state forest in the State of Ohio.  He said on March 28^th there will a dedication at Union Baptist Church for the Underground Railroad.  On March 29^th the Ohio University Symphony Orchestra will be performing at Ironton High School in the auditorium at 3:00 p.m.  He said a project that they are putting together, he calls it The Bob Leith Report, the history of Lawrence County and Ironton, in his own words.  He just passed out a coloring book to everyone.  All fourth graders in Lawrence County, Ohio, and the students who attend Oak Hill in the fourth grade received one of these books.  He said there is a lot of historical information in there about what’s happened in the region and in Lawrence County.  He said on April 18^th is Ohio Goes to the Movies at Ironton High School.  On April 25^th is the Lambert Cemetery Walk in Woodland Cemetery.  He said May 21^st is Navy Night on the Center Street landing, and on May 23^rd there will be fireworks on the Center Street landing—he thanked Mayor Cramblit and City Council for giving them support over the years for that.  On May 24^th is the Cemetery Service at Woodland for veterans.  On May 25^th is the Memorial Day Parade.  He said in July the America 250 project, and there will be fireworks on the 4^th of July in downtown Ironton.  He said that project alone is $20,000—it was $15,000 for Memorial Day.  He said the next thing that is going to happen, and there is a contract on its way, is a drone show at the Lawrence County Fair.  He said that will be the first drone show in this region.  He said there is a Homecoming Birthday Party at the Lawrence County Courthouse on the 28^th, and they will have that same thing at the Fair.  He said they hope to have Ohio Goes to the Movies at the Ro-Na sometime in September.   On October 10^th at Ohio University Southern will be the Festival of the Hills.  There will be a Veteran’s Service on November 11^th.  He said lastly on November 14^th they hope to have all First Responders on the Courthouse lawn in Ironton and have a photo with those individuals.  He said the big thing is he wants to thank the Mayor and Council for their help and support with the Ironton-Lawrence Memorial Day Parade and everything they have done to help us to work on America 250—it has been an expensive project, and they hope everyone has a good time this year.  Mr. Haney said that he remembers several months ago or maybe even a year ago Mr. Donahue came in really excited and addressed Council with this project.  He said personally he wants to say thank you for all the work he is doing, along with the Parade Committee, along with his committee members.  He said he know they do a tremendous amount of work from year to year, but especially this year.  Mr. Haney said they had a gentleman, Roger Malone, reach out about the Memorial Hall time capsule and asked if he knew anything about that. Mr. Donahoe said he has heard him talk about it, but he doesn’t know what the City’s plans are with it.  Mr. Haney said he wondered if Mr. Donahoe wanted to be part of that.  Mr. Donahoe said Ironton High School is doing a time capsule and they have contacted us to help them with that.  He said another book is coming out similar to this, The Bob Leith Report, and then they will update the County Courthouse book.  He said with the July 4^th fireworks and May 25^th, a lot of people will be coming into this little town and enjoying the fireworks.  He said we have a very small budget and they put on the parade and spend about $5,000 a year buying flags.  He said Lou Pyles, Brent Pyles and the other members of the Committee work very hard to see that the parade takes off.

            Amanda Cleary, 1742 North 2^nd Street, said she is here this evening on behalf of the community-based non-profit organization, ThirdandCenter.  She said most of you are familiar with the work that we do, but for those who are not, ThirdandCenter is a grass-roots organization founded in 2019.  They are focused on transforming our community by promoting artistic cultural and small business development.  She said their name represents the concept of third spaces, which are spaces inside of our community outside of your work and your home that people spend time together.  She said their goal is to create those spaces through their programming and events that they offer.  Their organization is funded through Federal, State and local grants, foundation support, and community partnerships, as well as their fund-raising efforts and their individual donations.  She said a couple of the programs that they offer is the Inspire Arts Program, which is an invitation for all members of our community, despite age or ability, to participate in artistic endeavors.  They typically partner with other organizations in the community that are hosting events to offer programming there.  She said their next event is Chili Fest at the Open Door School on March 14^th at 10:00 a.m.  She said on May 17^th they will be hosting their cross-walk repainting in downtown Ironton in preparation for the Memorial Day Parade.  She said their impact programs focus on community beautification.  Their Trash Bash event will be returning this year at Moulten’s Field on April 25^th.  She said their newest initiative is the Common Soil Collective and that project will be taking over the Community Garden on 7^th Street.

She said she is really looking forward to that project of revitalizing that space and offering a space in our community.  She said their First Cast Youth Fishing event will continue as well this year.  They are entering the third year of programming at the Ironton Senior Center.  In 2025 they provided 1,944 meals for seniors in our community.  In 2026 we have received Title 3 funding from the Older Americans Act in collaboration with the Area Agency on Aging to install a congregate meal service program at the Senior Center.  She said what is so special about that program is the funding flows through ThirdandCenter as a reimbursement for each meal served—so far in January and February of this year, they have served 202 meals.  In addition to the congregate meal service, they offer community programming, arts activities, bingo, we do chair exercises, and also give them opportunities to get out in the community.  We take them to Jackson every year and we also do a bean dinner, and also give our seniors an opportunity to connect with local resources, such as HEAP programs and programs that the CAO offers, Department of Jobs & Family Services, all of those agencies partner with us to come in and let our seniors know what programs are available for them.  She said with the Title 3 funding they are required a 15% match so we have secured funding through the end of 2026.  With the grant cycle, they have to reapply in April of this year, and that will secure funding for 2027-2030 for our congregate meal plan.  She said that she is here today to ask Council to consider creating a line item in your budget, specifically under the Recreation funding, to provide services for seniors in our community.  She is not saying they always have to give that funding to us, but if they knew that they were receiving that funding, they would be able to write that into the budget for the Title 3 funding and secure that.  She said the award for 2026 was $37,000, so imagine that multiplied on a 3-year basis and the impact that could have on our seniors, but also as an economic development stimulation for our community.  They currently employ two employees that are residents of Ironton under that program, and if that program expands, they can employ potentially additional staff.  Ms. Simmons asked what that amount of funding was?  Ms. Cleary said their current award is up to $37,000 for this fiscal year.  Again, it is a reimbursement, it is not like they receive that money up front.  For each plate that they serve, they are reimbursed $10.38, and that goes to food cost and operating expenses.  Mr. Brown asked if she had said that it requires a 15% match for you to receive those funds.  Ms. Cleary said yes, per year.  Mr. Brown said so to receive that maximum of $37,000, you are required to match $5,550, is that correct?  15% of that $37,000?  Ms. Cleary said yes, for this year.  She said they have previously been funded due to the generosity of the Lawrence County Commissioners, since they took over the program 3 years ago, have made a yearly $15,000 contribution.  She said last year it cost them around $35,000 to operate the Senior Center, but that was without the congregate meal program.  It was a substantial investment for us to get the licensing and all of the things that go along with providing food service to the elderly population, but they powered through and are grateful to be able to offer that to them now.  Mr. Brown said he has been able to come into the room there for those meals, and he thinks they are creating a great environment for the seniors.  Ms. Cleary said also that all of those meals in 2025, those 1,944 meals, were purchased from local restaurants in our community–they didn’t have the congregate meal service at that time so they were outsourcing the food from local food establishments and bringing it in to them.

REPORTS – None

ORDINANCES

ORDINANCE NO. 26-14 –   TO ADOPT THE PERMANENT OPERATING BUDGET FOR THE CITY OF IRONTON, STATE OF OHIO, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING DECMBER 31, 2026, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY was given first reading.

Mr. Harvey mentioned that Ordinance 26-14 received a favorable recommendation from Finance Committee.  Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Hock, to suspend the rules and give Ordinance 26-14 second and third reading by title only.  Motion passed unanimously and Ordinance 26-14 was given second and third reading.  Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Hock, to adopt Ordinance 26-14.  Motion passed unanimously.  ADOPTED

ORDINANCE NO. 26-15 –   AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ACCEPT THE AGGREGATION FOR QUALIFICATIONS SUBMITTED BY STRAIGHTLINE ENERGY CONSULTANTS FOR ELECTRIC SERVICE AND NATURAL GAS SERVICE AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY was given first reading.

Mr. Harvey asked the Mayor if this was time sensitive.  The Mayor said yes—as soon as they have a broker, they can start shopping.  Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Hock, to suspend the rules and give Ordinance 26-15 second and third reading.  Mr. Hock also mentioned that this ordinance received a favorable recommendation in Finance Committee.  Discussion:  Mr. Haney said that he wasn’t very familiar with it a few years ago, but Mr. Harvey has taught him a lot about the aggregation program in general, and in doing his own research, there were times to where it was $.03 or more per kilowatt hour, so the savings on certain months, certain days, certain bills were close to $100, and on others it was closer to $40 or $50; but he does want the residents to know that this does save money and it gets you a cheaper rate, depending on what the Mayor works out with Straightline Energy Consultants.  But the rates are a lot of times $.03 more.  Mr. Harvey said it also includes gas, besides electricity, and the residents voted this in because this had to be adopted by our City residents, and they have the ability to opt out.  Mr. Haney said you have to call to opt out, but he personally wouldn’t recommend that they opt out unless you don’t want to save money.  Motion passed unanimously and Ordinance 26-015 was given second and third reading.  Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Haney, to adopt Ordinance

26-15.  Discussion:  Mr. Haney asked the Mayor if he was correct in saying that this was the only consultant that offered their service for us?  The Mayor said yes. Motion passed unanimously.  ADOPTED

RESOLUTIONS – None

MISCELLANEOUS

            Mr. Harvey said he would like to call a Public Utilities meeting for April 9^th at 5:00 p.m.  He said Mr. Haney and Mr. Scott are the other two committee members.  He said this meeting is regarding storm water estimated run-off and ERU presentation from a consultant.  Nate Kline said he had originally called an Ironton CIC meeting at 5:00 p.m., and he would like to move that to immediately following the PUC meeting.

            Mr. Haney said everyone should have the notice from the Ohio Ethics Committee, which has to be sent in by Friday, May 15^th.  He said if you are late with this, he thinks it is $10 a day for late fees, so make sure you get that in.  He said also, City Clean-up will be on March 17-21, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

            Mr. Brown said that he is not the Chair of Strategic Planning but he wanted to see if either of the other members of that committee would be interested in calling a meeting regarding the vacant property legislation, which we discussed and decided we needed more time to dive into that.  It was decided to have the meeting on March 18^th from 5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.

            Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Kline, to go into Executive Session to discuss personnel, with possible action to follow, with the Mayor, Finance Director, and Solicitor.  Motion passed unanimously.

            Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Kline, to re-enter the City Council meeting of March 12, 2026, in Miscellaneous.  Motion passed unanimously.

            Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Scott, to accept the resignation of Finance Director, John Elam, on March 31, 2026, with the letter that he provided to City Council to make part of the minutes as well.  Motion passed unanimously.  Mr. Harvey moved, seconded by Mr. Scott, to nominate John Elam as Finance Director, as of April 1, 2026.  Motion passed unanimously.

            Mr. Kline moved, seconded by Mr. Harvey, to go into Executive Session to discuss property and contracts with the Mayor, Finance Director, Solicitor, Gary Moore, Kevin Wood, Ralph Kline, with no action to follow, along with a second Executive Session with the Mayor, Finance Director, Solicitor, Kevin Wood and Rick Jansen, with no action to follow.  Motion passed unanimously.

            Minutes were taken by Marta Leach, Clerk.

            In attendance:  John Elam, Mayor Cramblit, Mack Anderson.

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Clerk                                                                           Vice Mayor

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Mayor