Pioneer prepares for Community Service Day
At the February Board of Education meeting on Monday, the board approved and appreciated a $10,000 generous monetary donation from Arcelormittal Tubular Products Shelby to be used for Pioneer’s Community Service Day.
Mike Grady, re-appointed Board member, and Legislative Liaison was administered the Oath of Office. Mike represents Shelby City Schools.
Linda Schumacher was appointed and approved to the Richland County Tax Incentive Review Committee.
An agreement was approved between Strategic Management Solutions and PCTC for E-rate funding.
The Ralph Phillips Business Partner of the Year Dinner was approved and the date will be decided at a later date. Also, approval for the Annual All Board Member/administrator Dinner to be held on March 29, 2023.
The following donations were accepted: Faith Abbott (Ohiohealth Bucyrus Lab, Bucyrus) donated a phlebotomy bench and supply cart with an approximate value of $300. This donation will be used for educational purposes for students in the Medical Assisting program. Rebecca Burriss (Columbus) donated a
Trident S1 HH Sprayer and backpack for ORB 13 and S1HH with a value of $650. These will be used for educational purposes in the Construction Level One program. Civista Bank, (Sandusky), Officer Brian D. Evans Memorial Scholarship Fund, donated $1,000 to be used for the annual student scholarship, and Dawn Wright-smith, Blackbaud Giving Fund, Wells Fargo Bank, (Charleston, S.C.) also, donated $60 to the student scholarship. Dave Ward, Route 30 Wholesale (Mansfield), gave clothing with a value of $1634 and Becky Witter (Tiro) gave coats to be used in the Pioneer Sharing closet for students in need, Stone Creek Dental, Casey Mckinney (Ashland), donated PPE gowns, head covers, face shields and masks with an approximate value of $400 to be used for the students in the Dental Assisting Career Technical program.
The following students were approved to participate in competition at the State BPA Competition in Columbus, March 8-10, 2023: From the Cybersecurity program – Bryce Browning (Celeryville Christian), and Devon Fallen (Galion). From IT Support/cyber Security program – Jason Lambert (Goal Digital) and from the IT Support program – Gabriel Melvin (Homeschool), Gavin Tyrrell (Bucyrus), Sebastian Barker (Shelby), Austin Bechtler (Crestview), Weston Delaney (Bucyrus), Julian Diaz (Lexington), Collin Dingus (Crestview), Matthew Kaylor (Lexington, Ezekiel Sexton (Lexington), and Michael Taylor-paavo (Bucyrus). From the Web Page Design program – Michael Cline (Goal Digital), Wyatt Cole (Crestview), and Griffin Duff (Crestview).
The following students were approved to participate in competition at the State DECA Conference, Columbus, March 10-11, 2023: From Bucyrus, Trey Griggs, Caleb Rimmer, Adriana Clark, Lexi Payne, Adacyn Rister, Ella Moyer, Addison Kemery, Grace Jackson, Maddison Mcdaniel, Quintessa Spellbound, Malachi Bayless, Emma Tyrrell, Ella Hoover, Mycala Lange, Mason Gebhardt, Sawyer Cooper, Rylee Powers, Ava Wade, Eli Sprague, Noah Burke, Chris Neale, Dylan Langer, Tyson Mcdaniel, and Brody Higginbotham.
Students approved to participate in competition at the State HOSA Leadership Conference, Columbus, March 16-17, 2023: from the Exercise Science program – Dylan Wiese and James Stewart (Ontario), and Mason Diaz (Lexington), from the Medical Technologies program – Samantha Hunt (Clearfork), and Addyson Whitesel (Lexington).
Approval of an agreement with Avita Health for students in the Medical Tech and Ohiohealth for Clinical Settings.
January 2023 Students of the Month are Isabel Alt and Elisha Burson. Isabel is enrolled in the Meat & Animal Science program and is the daughter of Mark Alt and Tina Wells. Elisha is enrolled in the Health Assistant program and is a senior from Ontario High School and is the daughter of Troy and Amanda Burson.
PCTC meets on the third Monday of each month. March’s meeting will begin at 5 pm in the Board Conference Room.
Council also unanimously held a third reading and approved on Ordinance 4-2023 enacting section 230.08 (wedding fees) of chapter 203 (mayor) of the codified ordinances of the city of Shelby.
This legislation involves marriage ceremonies that would be performed by future Shelby mayors. It ensures that any gratuities for performing a wedding are deposited in the city treasury.
The legislation is sponsored by Councilman Gates in response to the handling of such gratuities in another Ohio city and seeks to head off any ambiguities.
Current Shelby Mayor Steve Schag does not perform weddings.
In other business Feb. 21, council:
• gave a second reading to Ordinance No. 5-2023 authorizing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to be adjusted upward above the allowable percentage per the language in the (e) rate adjustment provision of chapter 1044 (sewer charges), section 1044.02 (conditions of service; rate schedule) of the codified ordinances of the city of Shelby
• provided a second reading and a 5-0 vote to Ordinance No. 6-2023 authorizing the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to be adjusted upward above the allowable percentage per the language in rule 43 of chapter 1040 (water), section 1040.04 (rules, regulations and fixed charges for municipal water system) of the codified ordinances of the city of Shelby.
Ordinance No. 5-2023 and Ordinance No. 6-2023 are considered companion pieces of legislation.
Under an ordinance passed previously, anything above the 5 percent is required to go before council, Councilman Nathan Martin said.
Both pieces of the new legislation allow for a further 0.7 percent additional figure, he has said.
Martin sponsored the sewer and water legislative proposals but initially voted against them Feb. 6 without explanation at the time. On Feb. 21, he reversed course, supported both measures, explained his previous no votes, referenced the 5 percent threshold and apologized.
“We had adjusted the rate from being able to do 3 percent to 5 percent, and it was my opinion that that additional 0.7 percent may be unnecessary,” Martin said. “I should have explained all this before my vote the previous time so for that I apologize.”
He provided new information, as well.
“It has come to my attention that because we’ve been kind of behind the 8-ball in that 3 percent adjustment, the reason we made this change in the first place,” Martin said, “that 0.7 adjustment this time is indeed not a trivial 0.7 percent. But indeed needed.”
“So I will be voting for these two ordinances,” Martin added. “I just wanted to explain my votes to my fellow council members, and those others as well.”
• approved Ordinance 7-2023 amending Ordinance No. 29-2022 (temporary appropriations) and declaring an emergency. The measure included a motion by Gates that the rule requiring that an ordinance be read on three separate occasions be suspended.
“Mayor, this ordinance is necessary to put the financing in place so that we can bid out our 2023 paving project,” said Gates, Finance Committee chairman.
The vote on the ordinance was 5-0.
• Adopted Resolution No. 8-2023 approving the plans and specifications and authorizing the mayor as director of public service to advertise for bids and enter into a contract for the 2023 paving project, within Shelby and declaring an emergency. This was sponsored by Councilman Martin, Utilities and Streets Committee chairman.
• Adopted Resolution No. 7-2023 authorizing the mayor as director of public safety to apply for the Priority One grant from the Ohio Department of Public Safety for the purchase of emergency medical supplies.
This was sponsored by Councilman Gates and Councilman Derrin Roberts. Both serve on the safety committee with Roberts serving as chairman. The vote was 5-0.
Once again, the council meeting ended behind closed doors as allowed under Ohio law.
“I move that council go into executive session for a conference with the director of law concerning disputes involving the public body that are the subject of pending or imminent court action,” Gates said.
He requested that Mayor Schag and finance director Brian Crum accompany council and the law director into the executive session.
No further details were provided at the Feb. 21 meeting, held a day after the Presidents Day holiday that fell on a Monday, council’s traditional meeting day.