On the agenda: Mount Vernon City Council Meeting — ALPR (Oct 12)
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City Council
Legislative Session
October 12, 2026
7:30 PM
Agenda
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Mount Vernon City Council
Committee Meeting Schedule
October 12, 2026
Time
6:50 – 6:55 p.m.
6:55 – 7:05 p.m.
7:05 – 7:15 p.m.
Topic Under Discussion
Natural Gas Governance Plan for Gas Aggregation
Program
Ordinance 2026-32 Amending Chapter 511 False
Alarms
Resolution 2026-96 ALPR (FLOCK) Contract
Committee
Utilities
- Ruckman
Police, Fire, & Civil Defense
- Miller
Police, Fire, & Civil Defense
- Miller
MEETING WILL RECESS UNTIL 7:30 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER
INVOCATION
Charles Wilson, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ACCEPTANCE OF MINUTES
City Council Minutes September 28, 2026
RECEIVE PETITIONS AND COMMUNICATIONS
RECEIVE COMMITTEE REPORTS
Employee & Community Relations Committee Minutes 2026-09-28
Finance and Budget Committee Minutes 2026-09-28a
Finance and Budget Committee Minutes 2026-09-28b
Utilities Committee Minutes 2026-09-28
LIQUOR CONTROL LICENSE
PROCLAMATION
City of Mount Vernon
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City Council
PERSONS SPEAKING ON MATTERS OF CITY CONCERN
Joshua Morrison - Resolution 2026-96 and the City’s use of Flock cameras.
RESOLUTIONS FOR THIRD READING
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-96
A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE CITY’S USE OF AUTOMATED LICENSE
PLATE READER TECHNOLOGY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Police, Fire, and Civil Defense: Miller, Hager
RESOLUTIONS FOR SECOND READING
RESOLUTIONS FOR FIRST READING
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-99
A RESOLUTION CONFIRMING THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENTS OF
JAMES BROWN TO THE SHADE TREE & BEAUTIFICATION COMMISSION,
RUSS MENTZER TO THE BOARD OF PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
APPEALS, AND GREGORY YASHNYK TO THE MUNICIPAL PLANNING
COMMISSION.
Employee & Community Relations: Keener, Ruckman
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-100
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE SAFETY-SERVICE
DIRECTOR OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, OHIO TO ACQUIRE BY
ANY MEANS AUTHORIZED BY RC 735.05 EQUIPMENT FOR THE PUBLIC
UTILITIES DEPARTMENT; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Finance & Budget: Mahan, Severns
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-101
A RESOLUTION TO AUTHORIZE AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY OF MOUNT
VERNON, KNOX COUNTY, OHIO NATURAL GAS AGGREGATION PLAN
OF OPERATION AND GOVERNANCE.
Utilities: Ruckman, MIller
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-102
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE AUDITOR OF THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON TO PAY BILLS PURSUANT TO SECTION
5705.41 (D), THEN AND NOW CERTIFICATION.
Finance & Budget: Mahan, Severns
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-103
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE AUDITOR OF THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON TO MAKE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Finance & Budget: Mahan, Severns
ORDINANCES FOR THIRD READING
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-32
City of Mount Vernon
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City Council
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 511 OF THE CODIFIED
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF MOUNT VERNON, STATE OF OHIO.
Police, Fire, and Civil Defense: Miller, Hager
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-33
AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE NUMBER OF HOURLY EMPLOYEES IN THE
CITY OF MOUNT VERNON IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Employee & Community Relations: Keener, Ruckman
ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING
ORDINANCE NO. 2026-35
AN ORDINANCE TO APPROVE, ADOPT AND ENACT THE AUGUST 2026
REPLACEMENT PAGES TO THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES; TO REPEAL
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; TO PUBLISH THE ENACTMENT
OF NEW MATTER; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Employee & Community Relations: Keener, Ruckman
ORDINANCES FOR FIRST READING
REMARKS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION
REMARKS FROM COUNCIL
ADJOURN AT THE CALL OF THE PRESIDENT
City of Mount Vernon
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City Council
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