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Zanesville City Council Public Safety Committee Agenda
Council Chambers, 401 Market Street, Zanesville, Ohio
Monday, September 14, 2026 at 5:45 p.m.
This meeting is open to the public to attend in person or remotely by using the information below.
This meeting is for discussion pertaining to the upcoming Ordinances and discussion items of the
Public Safety Committee for review as follows:
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Minutes of March 2, 2026
Ordinances or Resolutions
3. Resolution No. 2026-83 - Introduced by Council - A Resolution declaring "Beggar's Night"
also known as "Trick or Treat" for the City of Zanesville . [First Reading 9/14/2026]
4. Ordinance No. 2026-85 - Introduced by Council - An Ordinance authorizing the proper city
official to enter into an agreement with Zanesville City Schools. [First Reading 9/14/2026]
Discussion Items

5. Flock cameras and body cameras
6. Golf carts, e-bikes, e-scooters, and e-skateboards (Onewheel)
Next scheduled meetings of Public Safety Committee of 2026:

Tuesday, October 13, 2026

Monday, November 9, 2026

Monday, December 14, 2026

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PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING-MONDAY, MARCH 2, 2026

The Public Safety Committee met at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026 in Council Chambers at City
Hall, 401 Market Street, Zanesville, Ohio.
Mr. Ballmer: Good afternoon, everyone. We'd like to welcome you to the Zanesville City Council Public
Safety Committee meeting for Monday, March 2, 2026 at 5:00 here in Council Chambers. Just before we
start, just one reminder to everyone because this is the weekend you don't want to forget, this coming
weekend is time change. Spring forward! So, set your clocks ahead because if you go into church and
you don't set it ahead, you get there, and everybody's gone. And you're going to wonder what happened.
That's not a good place to be. So, set your clocks ahead. Billie, could we have roll call, please?
Committee members attending:

Mark Ballmer, Council-at-Large, Chair
Joey Osborn, Council-at-Large
Karla Frye, Council-at-Large
Ralph Hennessey, Council 5th Ward
Committee members absent:

None
Others in attendance:

Scott Brown, Service Director
Billie Corns, Clerk of Council
Shawn Digity, Times Recorder Reporter
Michael King, Council 6th Ward
Donald L. Mason, Mayor
Hanna Mohr, I Care
Jaclyn Porter, IT Technician

John Taylor-Lehman, Council 4th Ward
Chip Saunders, City Engineer
David Suciu, Safety Director
Martha Sullivan, I Care
David Tarbert, Law Director
Daniel M. Vincent, Council President

APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OF DECEMBER 1, 2025

Mr. Ballmer: Hearing we have a quorum, just two items tonight. The first will be the approval of the
minutes of December 1, 2025. What is the Committee's pleasure on the minutes?
Mrs. Osborn moved to approve the minutes as written. It was seconded by Mr. Hennessey.
Mr. Ballmer: A motion and a second. Is there any discussion? All in favor then of accepting the approval
of the minutes from December 1, 2025 signify by saying aye. Any opposed nay?
A voice vote was taken with all being in favor. None were opposed. Mr. Ballmer was absent.
Mr. Ballmer: That motion carries, and the minutes are approved.
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ORDINANCES

Mr. Ballmer: We don't have any ordinances to discuss.
DISCUSSION ITEMS
4.

Additional Stop Signs at Myrtle & Locust (Revisited from December 1, 2025)

Mr. Ballmer: We do have one discussion item tonight. Back in December, the Committee here discussed
the item of putting stop signs at the intersection of Myrtle & Locust Avenue. That was started, but then
there was some additional information that we needed to address. And so, to make sure we get
everything right, we want to make sure we take care of that tonight. And so, Chip, if I can turn to you,
do you want to start?
Scott Brown: No, that's not how, my apologies I'm going to jump in. Chip is here as a subject matter
expert. Chip's position will be to answer questions. Chip's not here for presentation or to provide an
opinion on this subject matter.
Mr. Ballmer: Okay. So, can you help us with this?
Scott Brown: I do not have an agenda for it either. I would be happy to answer any questions you have.
If you have formal questions that are written or just off the top of your head, we're happy to answer
them. I don't know what those are, but if you have questions, we'll attempt to answer them, as far as a
technical standpoint with regard to intersections and stop signs.
Mr. Ballmer: All right.
Mr. Hennessey: One question I would have, where are we going to put these stops? It's my
understanding cars park up close to where the stop signs might be. Is that correct?
Scott Brown: So, I will just answer. Yes, right now, I believe cars are parked. We did, in maybe November
or December, we painted the intersection yellow. The standard is that at an intersection, it' s 20 feet back
from the intersection is no parking. So, we went out and painted the curbs, I don't know, in about
November maybe, that area. Why? The Safety Director at that time had explained to me that he had had
some conversations with some people in the neighborhood, and they were having a hard time making a
lefthand turn, and that cars were getting too close to the intersection. So, we went out and put a visual
mark there so that people knew where they could and couldn't park.
Mr. Hennessey: You say that's 20 feet back?
Scott Brown: Correct.
Mr. Hennessey: Do we know if it has helped? If they're abiding by this?
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Scott Brown: I honestly wouldn't know. Respectfully, that would be a function, to be honest with you,
with the police, to monitor. We, as Engineering, just put the controls in, but we wouldn't monitor it, so
to speak. We're not out there to do that sort of thing. So, I honestly don't know. And I apologize, there
has been no communication with my office with any of the people in the area to indicate whether it's
made things better, worse, or indifferent.
Mr. Hennessey: Is there a sign for this, as well? Or just a marking?
Scott Brown: What I don't know right now is whether or not there is a sign there. What is supposed to
be there at all intersections and over time things fade and get knocked down. There is supposed to be
two forms of identification. There should be a sign that says no parking from here to corner, and then
you paint the intersection yellow to get two points of reference so people know. There may not be signs
there. It's possible. I honestly don't know. That's a function of putting them back for one reason or
another, they may have fallen down or whatever, and so they're not there. That's a real simple process.
I'm just honestly not aware or I'm just not sure. It would be a matter of tomorrow talking with the Street
Department and saying, hey if the signs aren't there, put them up.
Mr. Hennessey: So, we could get that done?
Scott Brown: Yes, instantly.
Mr. Hennessey: All right, thank you.
Mrs. Osborn: Mr. Chair?
Mr. Ballmer: Yes.
Mrs. Osborn: I thought in December we left it as we were asking for a traffic study. I guess I thought that
that's what was going to be presented today. What happened?
Scott Brown: So, I apologize. The administration didn't receive any instruction to request a traffic study
from an engineering firm. Those are not things we would do inhouse. So, I don't know what direction
everybody would like to go. If that was the direction that my office was instructed to do, we would need
to hire a third party. They would do a formal traffic study of the area, and then come back with a report.
Law Director Tarbert: Mr. Chairman?
Mr. Ballmer: Yes, please.
Law Director Tarbert: I'm going to jump in here and jump around just to see if we can keep this thing
moving. So, Mr. Hennessey, first to your issue, I'm not going to say courtesy, that's probably a little too
strong, but the Ohio Revised Code says you can't park within 30 feet of a stop sign. So, our signs, our
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paint, everything, is, again, I don't want to say courtesy, but it's a warning to people, but you still can't
park there.
Scott Brown: Can I interrupt real fast?
Law Director Tarbert: Yes.
Scott Brown: So, the difference between 20 feet and 30 feet is that in an intersection that it does not
have a stop sign is 20 feet. If we put a stop sign there, it would push it back to 30 feet. So, there's the
difference.
Mr. Hennessey: Okay.
Scott Brown: So, obviously the people that live on that corner would lose an additional 10 feet of parking
on all four corners.
Mr. Hennessey: Okay.
Law Director Tarbert: So, that's just to kind of cover that issue. With regard to sign, and I don't want to
jump into what Council, it's your decision . So, I don't have a position on this stop sign at all.
Mr. Hennessey: Right.
Law Director Tarbert: Some of the issue was, again, we're talking about a traffic study. I don't want to
jump in to the role of Chip or Scott or an engineering firm. But, I don't know that a traffic study will
warrant a stop sign there. So, I think you would be paying for something which we know what the result
is. I could be wrong, but I don't think it's going to give us a warrant that says hey, you've got to have a
stop sign here. The traffic count is under this, what I'm calling the manual, the traffic manual says that
we have to have a stop sign there. So, with the understanding of that, we can still obviously order a
traffic study. But in some ways, probably just wasting our money.
So, then it comes down to this traffic manual. And Chip, please throw something at me if I misspeak
because you know this manual a thousand times better than I do. My understanding of the manual is,
that you do these studies, and the manual tells you when you shall have a stop sign, when you have to
do something. So, if you meet these thresholds in the manual, you got to have the stop sign or whatever
it is. Just because it doesn't meet these warrants, the manual is fairly silent and fairly permissible on
that. We have home rule, we have control of our streets, and we can do whatever we want. So, really
what this comes down to, at least in my opinion is, does Council want a stop sign there or not? I mean,
you can talk about all those other issues, traffic and everything else, but really it comes down to the issue
of look, does Council want a stop sign there or not? Because if you want one there, I think we can
certainly enforce it. I'm going to prosecute people that go through it. It will be a legitimate stop sign. The
manual doesn't tell us we can't have one there; it just orders when we need to have one there. But it's
not going to stop us.
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Now, where we could get into trouble is if that stop sign, our role in this, we have governmental
immunity, where that can come into risk is if we create a public nuisance or if we don't remove a public
nuisance with knowledge. But, in this case, the issue would be creating a public nuisance. At least in my
talking to Chip, obviously it's going to be interesting for the first few months. But that's not what they
look at. So, when people are getting used to that stop sign, there may be some issues there. But, in a
year or two when people are used to this thing, does it make it any less safe at this intersection? It's my
understanding that answer is no. So, that's really the question. Putting the stop sign up, make it less
safe? If the answer to that is no, it doesn't make it less safe, it's just kind of neutral or safer, then again
we're back to Council saying, yes I want one there or I don't. So, the traffic study, again, yes the manual
would say that that is a recommended step, I suppose, maybe even a required step, but I'm going to call
it a recommended step, which you can do. But in this case, I think we all probably realize that it's going
to come back and say it's not warranted. So, then it's going to flip back on you again and say do we want
it or not? So, if you want to short-circuit that process and get to where we're going to be in six months
without paying the engineering firm, it's really back on you to decide whether or not you want a stop
sign there.
Mr. Ballmer: Joey, to answer your question, I just looked at the minutes. I think the recommendation
was from the last meeting to go ahead and recommend to Council for the sign. I don't think there was a
recommendation for a study, if I'm reading the minutes correctly.
Mrs. Osborn: Okay.
Mr. Ballmer: So, that's what the recommendation was, and evidently then, this information came up
about the Ohio state manual, just to make sure that we were on procedural fair ground to do what we
needed to do, okay? Ms. Sullivan, if you'd like to step up to the podium so we can hear, please?
Martha Sullivan: First of all, Joey Osborn, I agree with you. I was a little confused at the end last time
because it said that, let's see, the Mayor said we'll turn it in tomorrow, the recommendation. When I
went back through and read this and while I was here, I was confused. Were you going to recommend
the yellow lines or were you going to recommend the stop sign? Because we didn't go back to the stop
sign. We were talking all about the yellow lines. So, I wasn't sure what the recommendation was going
to be.
Mr. Hennessey: Well, I was here that night.
Martha Sullivan: And what do you say?
Mr. Hennessey: The recommendation was put the signs up.
Martha Sullivan: Okay, well that's good.
Mr. Hennessey: That's what the committee wanted.
Martha Sullivan: I'm sorry I misunderstood that.
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Mr. Hennessey: That's what the recommendation was to send to Council. And then it kind of got stalled
a little bit.
Martha Sullivan: And then to address Mr. Tarbert, I agree with you that the study is going to waste the
city's money because there are times during the day when there's a lot of traffic on Locust like from the
schools to get down to Maple. And there are times when it's not heavy. What the main concern of the
neighborhood is speeding on Locust Avenue. We have so many small kids, and the ball runs in the street.
Some of their mothers don't pay attention; they play ball in the street. We would like this for safety
against speeders and reckless drivers because they really pick up their speed. They think they're going
to make the light. It's totally impossible. They have to stop when they get there. It's dangerous.
And the other thing that makes it even more dangerous is hardly anybody stops at the end of Ashland
Avenue when it deads into Locust. They come down. I live right there, so I know how many times there
are near misses. They don't stop at Ashland before they turn out. So, we've got these speeders coming
down the street that apparently don't realize they're speeding. It's not good. So, we, as a neighborhood,
felt that if we did put a stop sign at Myrtle and Locust, the same as it is on Lenox and Fairmont and St.
Louis. All the way up Myrtle there are four-way stops. And it did seem to slow down the traffic, especially
on Lenox. I'm not sure about the other streets. Did it do anything to your street? They still speed?
Ms. Frye: I have a friend who used to use the expression "accelerate to a stop." Sometimes I am shocked
how quickly people are going past my house when that stop sign is right down the street. But, I'm for
the stop sign because I pull out there a lot. And if people especially if they're ignoring those yellow lines
and they are parked, it's just like a tunnel.
Martha Sullivan: You can't see. You have to kind of sit there for a minute to see if you see any movement
between the cars.
Ms. Frye: Yes, exactly!
Martha Sullivan: It's about the only way to get out.
Ms. Frye: Yes.
Martha Sullivan: But maybe with the yellow line back further, it would be easier. I don't know. I guess I
just want to ask you to help make our neighborhood street safer. That's what it boils down to. And a
stop sign, we feel, the 215 residents, they're all within the neighborhood, their signatures, they want a
safer street. And that's what we're asking for. So, however you think we can do that best, please let us
know, okay?
Mr. Ballmer: Thank you.
Martha Sullivan: Thank you.
Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Tarbert.
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Law Director Tarbert: I just want to, again, defer to Chip and Scott, the manual is pretty clear that you're
not to use stop signs to combat speeding. So, what I would like us to focus on if we're going to pass this
or some of the other things, that safety, we can use it for sightlines, visibility when pulling out. There are
some other things. But our focus should not be on controlling speeding.
Scott Brown: Yes, and if I can add too, how did we come to this specific intersection? And I hope it's not
because it was in the middle of the road. How did we come to Myrtle and Locust versus any of, there's
three different side streets. Did we just look at it and say, well it's in the middle, so that will force people
to slow down by putting a stop sign halfway through it?

Different conversations occurring at the same time makes it hard to hear.
Martha Sullivan: They didn't bring it up. We did.
Ms. Frye: And there are four-way stops on the other intersections that come down Myrtle. You expect
for there to be a four-way stop.
Scott Brown: Yes, I guess what I'm trying to understand, here's what David is trying to explain is this
with the manual. The streets have to be equal at traffic demand to warrant a four-way stop. Myrtle is
not going to be anywhere near as equal in traffic as what Locust is. So, from that standpoint, it doesn't
meet a warrant. So, then the question is, how did we arrive at that intersection? Is it because it's in the
middle of Locust so we think that we'll be able to get people to slow down by having the stop halfway?
What David is trying to explain is that that is not a justifiable use for a stop sign. And in fact, what we see
historically is the exact opposite take place. The people will instead floor it, hit about 60 and then slam
on the brakes to get to the stop sign and then floor it to get to the next one because they're upset that
you inconvenienced them by four seconds by making them stop. So, what we have seen historically is
that's why you're not supposed to use stop signs to control traffic is because it's to a detriment, not to
a positive. So, that's all.
Mr. Hennessey: Mr. Chair?
Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Hennessey.
Mr. Hennessey: Do you have any suggestions to help for safety in that area? Is there some other way to
look at this?
Scott Brown: I don't disagree that the people that live there are doing what they're supposed to do.
When I looked at the street though with parking on both sides, and it's not wide enough for two cars to
pass one another when cars are parked across from each other, I'm not sure that the speeding is what I
was surprised by. The street doesn't seem to lend itself to like a dragstrip because it's not very wide, and
we have parking on both sides. So, that's why I was confused when the concern was speeding. That's all.
I have driven on this street many times, and you have to pull over and let the next person go to be able
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to go around because you're bobbing and weaving around parked cars. So, that's why I wasn't sure what
the speeding was.
The other thing is that it's hard, anything over about 20 miles per hour on a residential street feels fast;
it just does. So, what is the speed? Are they doing 25 or 30? It's hard for the average person to look at
that and say. But when you're on the sidewalk and you're watching a car go by, it feels very fast, just like
on Dresden Road. The speed limit is 35 and you're walking down the sidewalk. Even when a car is doing
35, it can feel like 50 because you just don't have a great perspective. You're walking and they're driving,
so everything's going to feel fast.
Mr. Hennessey: I have a follow-up question.
Mr. Ballmer: Yes, Mr. Hennessey.
Mr. Hennessey: At one time, we had the speed bumps all through the city. I see they're not out anymore.
Did it prove not to be beneficial?
Scott Brown: We had a grant to buy them. They did not last because they're really designed for parking
lots. The city spent, with the grant, it was a little over $50,000. The other problem is that they're bolted
into the asphalt. So, what happens is that eventually wallows it out, and then you're having to constantly
move it to a fresh spot. And then when it came time to plow snow, we were having to pull them all up,
and then we were having trouble putting them back down. So, that was the biggest trouble with the
speed bumps.
Mr. Hennessey: Cost effectiveness?
Scott Brown: Yes.
Mr. Hennessey: I know they worked.
Mr. Ballmer: Are there any other questions from the Committee? Karla?
Ms. Frye: Well, I don't have a question so much as a comment, and that is that yes, there are cars parked
on both sides of the street. Two people can't go there. But still, lots and lots of people, they're the one
driving, by God and they're going through. I mean, it's like you just need to get out of their way. Because
I do the same thing. I mean at that stop sign ,w hat you have to do is creep out into the intersection and
look and see especially when there's traffic on both sides of the street, is there someone coming down
that tunnel? Then I've got to pull over to where it dead ends and wait for them to come.
Scott Brown: And I think that your concern where trying to make a left off of Myrtle onto Locust is valid
and if the thought is that there's enough people in the neighborhood that need to make that left turn to
be able to get to the traffic light, that is a good justification for a stop sign. And if that's the justification
you choose to use, I think it's valid. I think, just reiterating the Law Director's point that we should steer
away from trying to use traffic signs for the purpose of getting people to not speed. That's all.
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Ms. Frye: No, my concern is strictly being able to pull out there especially, I think I said this the last time
we talked about this, at the end of Fairmont there's a wall. Like those side streets before that light, you
can't even turn right onto Maple safely because you can't see what's coming down the right lane. And
we all know how people are driving on Maple Avenue these days. They are going 45.
Scott Brown: Yes, I'm not here to disagree. I have no opinion one way or another, just simply that
experience has taught us that stop signs don't help with speeding, but they make intersections safe when
you want to make a lefthand turn. And if what the neighborhood is experiencing is an inability to make
a safe left turn, then that makes sense that you guys would want to put stop signs there. If the only
thought was that it would get people to stop halfway through the block so they couldn't speed,
experience has taught us that the opposite is true. That's all.
Ms. Frye: Thank you.
Mr. Ballmer: And I do agree, Karla, because I use that intersection every day, and I'm more worried
about turning left onto Locust to go toward Maple. And I can't see cars coming and if they knew there
was a stop sign there, they would be slowing down, which I do appreciate very much. I did notice the
yellow, and the cars are back from the intersection. It makes it a little easier, but still when somebody's
coming through there, it's very difficult to see. I appreciate the wisdom, thank you. Joey? Ralph? Other
comments or questions?
Mr. Hennessey: No, I think we've had good guidance. Let's put it that way.
Hanna Mohr: We have a comment. Well, I was just wondering what's involved in having a sign put up
for fines doubled or I know they do those protecting workers on the highway because they've been killed
too many times or run over or whatever. But, what would be involved in having fines doubled for
speeding, if you don't want to do the stop sign? And also, there is one sign that says slow down, children
at play. That's right at the beginning, maybe we could have some more ofthose. I just don't know what's
involved in having that.
Mr. Ballmer: I don't have an answer for that. Who could help us with that?
Mayor Mason: Who defines how large a school zone is? Because that's the only area I know that fines
can be doubled.
Scott Brown: Do you know how we define our school zones?

At this time several conversations are occurring at one time.
Scott Brown: 1,000 feet? Yes, I apologize. I know where to look it up, but I don't have it memorized.
Dave and I were talking. His recollection was 1,000 feet from the school is the school zone area.
Mayor Mason: So, that would be from the school property then? Okay. A fifth of a mile roughly.
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Mr. Ballmer: Is there anything else from Council? Mr. Mayor, anything?
Mayor Mason: No.
Mr. Ballmer: David, do you got everything? You're good?
Law Director Tarbert: I'm good unless Council has more questions.
Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Vincent?
President Vincent: Mr. Chair, with that, we're talking about speed here, and I know we have a traffic
officer. I know things are much busier on Maple and other main corridors. But, is that a possibility maybe
as far as assigning some duty there to catch some speeders? I know on Harding Road, it happened at
one time, and that seemed to carry on for a long time. People were aware that they could get picked up
for speeding on Harding Road. Probably it's a much easier road to patrol without having cars parked on
both sides. I don't know if that would be beneficial or not. But just a thought I had, to look at the speeding
part of that too.
The other part here then under the manual, it has all the warrants as far as why you can do four-way
stop signs. It also says warrants are not a substitute for engineering judgement. So, I guess I was hoping
tonight that there would be some sort of judgment here related to some of the things we've talked about
tonight that would help support that. And I assume that would be our Engineer, but I don't know, or
whether we'd have to contract someone as far as getting support for that.
Scott Brown: I think there was a question in there, but I didn't understand what it is.
President Vincent: It gives guidelines and indicated where you can, but it also says that these warrants
are not a substitute for engineering judgment. So, I'm looking at engineering judgment. Is there
something here that would support this so other councilmembers were hoping for that too, that there
would be some sort of engineering judgment that could be shared tonight that would help support this.
Scott Brown: I think the engineering judgment that we can offer is administration is that if the
neighborhood is having a hard time rnaking a safe left turn from Myrtle onto Locust and that is the
primary concern, that we have 215 people that need to get to a traffic light, and that is the primary way
for the neighborhood to do that, then I think that that is something that the city can stand on and say,
this is why we're doing it. And that would be an engineering judgment.
President Vincent: Okay, that sounds good to me. That would be a great help. I think the Law Director
would appreciate that. Thank you.
Mr. Hennessey: I do have a question for you, ma'am (to Martha Sullivan). What is your real concern? Is
it speed or the left turn, in your opinion?
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Martha Sullivan: When we went around the neighborhood, because we had the board, our
neighborhood association that's been in existence since the late 80's. And the reason we are established
is to address neighborhood problems. We have all heard complaints from everybody for a long time. So,
we decided that the first thing we should do is go around and talk to our neighbors. So, our nine board
members went to every house in our neighborhood with this petition for signatures. We spent a lot of
time with people because once they get starting to talk about something, you're not going to get away
from them. But it's good because we learn their concerns. Their concerns were the turn, their concerns
were like Karla said not being able to see and then mostly the people on Locust Avenue brought up the
speeding. So, we have a lot of conversation behind this with our neighbors. Two-hundred and fifteen of
them were excited to bring this problem to Council.
Mr. Hennessey: So, there are two issues really then?
Martha Sullivan: I would say, yes.
Mr. Hennessey: So, we have the turn issue and we have speed issues?
Martha Sullivan: Yes.
Mr. Hennessey: Thank you. That helps me.
Mr. Ballmer: And just for clarification, I would say the right turn, not just the left turn, onto Locust, both
of those turns are issues. I just have to make the left turn every day. So, going right would be the same,
you have cars coming too.
Martha Sullivan: I do have one other question because when Good Samaritan bought that property
south of Locust, there's a little cul-de-sac there. And that was from when Myrtle Avenue was a boulevard.
And it goes around there because there's one house that needs to access. So, there is a stop sign there
currently just on that little cul-de-sac. So, it would be a four-way stop.
Mr. Ballmer: Yes, which we understand. It's already there. Thank you. David?
Law Director Tarbert: I know we' re jumping around a lot, to answer the question about the school zone,
again; I don't have all of the Ohio laws memorized and I'm dbing two minutes worth of research, what
I'm finding in the Ohio Revised Code, they only set forth double fines for construction zones. Now, the
school zone, they have increased penalties because I think if you do that two times, it can be a
misdemeanor, and get thrown in jail. I can tell you in prosecuting school zones, I have discretion in setting
what fine I want to do, anywhere between I guess $0 and $150. So, in a construction zone, that can go
up to $300. In a school zone, the ticket typically might be $25, which sounds low, but the cost down
there $125. So, a ticket is going to be $150 for speeding. In the school zone, passing a school bus,
anything like that, is like any other crime, I guess, I've got some prosecutorial discretion. So, I double or
triple the fines, depending on how fast they're going or worse in a school zone. So, I don't know that we
have authority, and again, this is just quick research. I don't see authority for us to double fines anywhere
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other than construction. But, when I prosecute these people, I take into account how fast they're going
and where they're going. I mean, there's not a set cookie cutter fine down there for people.
Mr. Hennessey: Do you want to make a recommendation?
Scott Brown: Very quickly, so when you set up in the intersection like this, not only do you put the stop
signs in, but then we have to paint the stop bars also on there so they know where to stop. This time of
the year isn't very conducive. So, even if it passes now, just please understand it may be May before this
thing gets implemented because we have to have the weather be warm enough that we can actually
paint the streets and not have it just come right back up.
Law Director Tarbert: Scott, do we have, again, my concern with safety perspective is not when the stop
sign is in there, for if we do it. If it's in there for six months or a year, people will get used to it like they
did with this light on Fourth & Market. But, do we have a flashing sign for the first month or two, some
kind of an alert to let people know that there's a new stop sign?
Scott Brown: Yes, so much like we did at Dug Road, we have, for lack of a better term, bulletin boards
that basically light up. So, we can put them there saying new traffic device in place, things like that.
Mayor Mason: And, those also have an internal radar, don't they?
Scott Brown: They do actually. So, it will show your speed, yes.
Mayor Mason: So, we can tell, even though people don't know they're radar, we can count how many
people are going how fast, and I think even what times of the day. This is the one that just has messages.
This is not ...
Scott Brown: Well, those do have a camera, and they will tell you how fast you are going. The message
boards have the ability to send two things at once, a message plus your speed.
Mr. Ballmer: All right.
Mr. Hennessey: I would like to make a recommendation.
Mr. Ballmer: Recommendation for?
Mr. Hennessey: To put the four-way stop in for safety reasons for left and righthand turns. It does not
address the speeding issue, which is another issue really throughout the city that still needs addressed.
I mean, like we said, Dresden Road is a hotspot. There's a lot of roads. So, the recommendation is
basically for safety.
Mr. Ballmer: So, a recommendation to add two stop signs, to make a four-way stop when weather
permits and allows to do that.
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Mr. Hennessey: It does not address speeding issues.
Mr. Ballmer: This is the safety concern.
Ms. Frye: I'll second.
Mr. Ballmer: Is there any other discussion? All in favor, aye. Any opposed, nay?
A voice vote was taken with all being in favor. None were opposed.
Mr. Ballmer: Motion carries then, and we will go to work on that. Is there anything else for the good of
the order?
President Vincent: Mr. Chair.
Mr. Ballmer: Mr. Vincent.
President Vincent: They'll need to come to Council then. The recommendation of this committee will go
on to Council. I just wanted people to understand, that Council will have to pass that.
Mr. Ballmer: Thank you for the clarification. Yes, it will come before full Council and make sure that
everybody understands where we are.
President Vincent: And I appreciate everybody's time this evening.
Mr. Ballmer: Yes, everybody, thank you for your time . With that, I will entertain a motion to adjourn.
Mr. Hennessey: So moved.
Ms. Frye: Second.
Mr. Ballmer: All in favor, aye.
· A voice vote was taken with all being in favor. None were opposed.
Mr. Ballmer: We stand adjourned. Thank you.
The meeting ended at approximately 5:34 p.m.

Mark Ballmer, Chairman
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Billie Corns, Clerk of Council

Mayor
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-83
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
A RESOLUTION DECLARING "BEGGAR'S NIGHT" ALSO KNOWN AS
"TRICK OR TREAT" FOR THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE
WHEREAS, there is a tradition called "Beggar's Night" or "Trick or Treat" whereby children go to
neighbors' residences for the pre-Halloween celebration and are given various items, particularly candy;
and
WHEREAS, the City is concerned with the safety and welfare of the children as they will likely be
in the streets, and it is necessary to restrict the time the children are exposed to such dangers; and
WHEREAS, if neighborhoods within the city celebrate the tradition at the same time on the same
day, the public will be more aware to watch for children in the streets and hopefully decrease their
exposure to a hazardous situation; and
WHEREAS, according to Wikipedia, "Beggars Night, or Beggars' Night" is a regional term for the
practice of going "Trick or Treat" in the period before Halloween night. Beggars Night emerged to address
security concerns over young children involved in unsupervised Trick-or-Treating. Instead, younger
children were encouraged to Trick-or-Treat on another night before Halloween; and
WHEREAS, this council wishes to designate Sunday, October 25, 2026, between the hours of 5:30
p.m. and 7:00 p.m. as the City's "Trick or Treat" or "Beggar's Night" night.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Zanesville, Muskingum County,
Ohio, that:
SECTION ONE: Sunday, October 25, 2026, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. is officially designated as
Beggar's Night/Trick or Treat for the City of Zanesville.
SECTION TWO: This resolution shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period
allowed by law.

PASSED:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __,2026

ATTEST:

APPROVED:

Billie Corns
Clerk of Council

Daniel M. Vincent
President of Council

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __,2026

This legislation approved as to form:

Donald L. Mason, Mayor

Law Director's Office

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-85
INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROPER CITY OFFICIAL TO ENTER
INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ZANESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS
WHEREAS, the Zanesville City School Board desires to have School Resource Officers assigned to
its schools to increase the safety of its students, teachers, and administrative staff, and deter criminal
activity in the schools; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to work to ensure student safety and deter criminal activity by
providing the schools with School Resources Officers; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Agreement, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated as though
fully rewritten herein, between the City of Zanesville and the Zanesville City School Board sets forth the
duties and services to be provided by the City through the School Resource Officers, and the
compensation to be paid by the school for such services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the Council of the City of Zanesville, State of Ohio, that:
SECTION ONE: The proper city official is hereby authorized to enter into a contract, in
substantially the same form as the attached Exhibit A, with the Zanesville City School Board to provide
Zanesville Police Officers who will be serving as School Resource Officers during each school year.
SECTION TWO: The Zanesville City School Board will pay the City of Zanesville the current
benefitted rate for said officer(s)' hours of work for the term of the attached agreement.
SECTION THREE: This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest
period allowed by law.

PASSED:

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __,2026

ATTEST:

APPROVED:

Billie Corns
Clerk of Council

Daniel M. Vincent
President of Council

----------~2026

This legislation approved as to form:

Donald L. Mason
Mayor

Law Director's Office

Attachment for Ordinance 2026-85
Exhibit A

SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER AGREEMENT
This School Resource Officer Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into for the
2026-2027 school year between The Zanesville City Schools (hereinafter the "Schools"), and the
City of Zanesville, Ohio, (hereinafter "City"), an Ohio municipal corporation. The City and the
Schools may hereinafter be referred to individually as a "Party," or collectively as the "Parties."

WHEREAS, The Schools operate elementary, middle, and high schools in the City of
Zanesville; and
WHEREAS, the City is a municipality of the State of Ohio, and operates a police
department within the City of Zanesville; and
WHEREAS, The Schools desire to have a police officer assigned to their premises to
increase safety and deter criminal behavior; and
WHEREAS, the City believes that assigning an officer to the Schools would increase
student safety and deter crime; and
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and in consideration
of the mutual promises contained herein, the Parties agree to the following:
1. The City will designate up to three police officers as SR Os and assign said officers to work
in the Zanesville City Schools on all school days during the 2026-2027 school year.
2. The Schools will pay the City two hundred fifty-five thousand, nine hundred thirty-nine
dollars ($255,939.00) for three officers during the 2026-2027 school year to help offset the
costs involved. The number of days is subject to change due to any restrictions related to a
pandemic, retirements, or staffing levels. Payment will be prorated to reflect any of the
changes listed above.
3. The parties acknowledge that the SROs may be unavailable on certain occasions due to
sick or vacation time and in the event of a serious event may be ordered to leave the school
post to aide law enforcement.
4. The parties acknowledge that this agreement has been reviewed and authorized by both the
Zanesville City Council and the Zanesville City School Board.
The parties have hereunto subscribed their names on the day and year first aforesaid.

Attachment for Ordinance 2026-85
Exhibit A

THE CITY OF ZANESVILLE

THE ZANESVILLE CITY SCHOOLS

Name: ________________

Name: - - - - - - - - - - - - , - - - - - -

Public Safety Director

Name: _______________

Superintendent

Name: ________________

Police Chief

Date:

Treasurer

Date:

Approved to Form:

City of Zanesville Law Director

Name:

Date:

Attachment for Ordinance No. 2026-85

Invoice No. 2026-2027

ZANESVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT
332 SOUTH STREET
ZANESVILLE, OH 43701

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8/26/2026

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Three Police SRO Officers - School Year 2026-2027
(Jeremy Barnhart, Scott Blanton, Shane Starkey - 175 Days)

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