Grove Municipal Services Authority indebtedness approved; council adopts municipal gas fee amendments

On July 1 the Grove City Council unanimously approved a resolution permitting the Grove Municipal Services Authority (GMSA) to incur indebtedness by issuing a taxable promissory note, Taxable Series 2025, and authorized actions tied to the note, including execution of an agreement of support. The council also approved ordinances amending the GMSA Natural Gas schedule of fees for Simmons Poultry Farms, Inc., and for wholesale gas customers that include Afton Public Works Authority, Fairland Public Works Authority, Jay Utilities Authority and Rural Water, Sewer, Gas, and Solid Waste District No. 10. Each ordinance was approved along with an emergency clause. The motion to approve the indebtedness resolution passed 4-0, moved by Councilmember Ivan Devitt and seconded by Councilmember Marty Dyer; the subsequent fee-schedule ordinances and emergency clauses were approved by the same vote. Council minutes record the actions and indicate approval of the proceedings of the authority pertaining to the sale of the note, approval of execution of an agreement of support, and other related provisions, but they do not list the principal amount, interest rate, or purchaser for the taxable note. The fee amendments change the Natural Gas Schedule of Fees for both a named private customer (Simmons Poultry Farms, Inc.) and specified wholesale customers; the minutes do not provide the new fee amounts. The council also approved the emergency clauses accompanying the ordinances by unanimous vote. The record does not show public comment on these items.