The Bellefontaine City Council approved a suite of ordinances, contracts and grant actions at its regular meeting.
Council voted to adopt an ordinance authorizing a contract with Prescription Bliss LLC to provide prescription assistance services for certain city employees. The council also passed the 2024 permanent appropriations ordinance and approved a contract with Priority Power Management LLC for electric and natural gas aggregation services.
The council adopted a resolution authorizing the municipal court to apply for and accept a Firehouse Subs grant to pay for ballistic windows, a grant valued at $22,194 that requires no local match, the finance committee reported. The council also adopted resolution R24-30 authorizing the Bellefontaine Joint Recreation District to apply for and accept a State of Ohio Department of Natural Resources capital improvement grant of $135,000 to widen the path and install an outdoor fitness area at Bluejacket Park.
All listed motions and ordinances before the council were adopted by affirmative vote as recorded during the meeting. Council votes recorded on first- and third-reading items showed unanimous support in the on-the-record roll calls for those items, with one recorded abstention when a member said an item affected a family member.
The meeting also included several zoning- and code-related ordinances on first reading and a memorandum of understanding giving the police chief authority to participate in a canine response program with the Logan County Sheriff’s Office.
The council adjourned after routine communications and reminders, including a notice that ethics disclosures are due May 15.