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1) Motion to excuse members
Motion: Excuse Mr. Land, Mr. McBrayer and Mr. Scanlon from attendance (motion text: \"Need a motion to excuse mister Land, mister McBrier, and mister Scanlon\"). Mover: Mister Connor. Second: Mister Vasile. Outcome: Approved (roll-call vote recorded as affirmative by the roll call). No recorded nay/abstain votes in the transcript.

2) Motion to approve March 19 minutes
Motion: Approve minutes of March 19 meeting. Mover: Miss Booms. Second: Mister Karschner. Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded affirmatives across present members).

3) Motion to adjourn
Motion: Adjourn meeting. Mover: Mister Cazile. Second: Mister Silas Smith. Outcome: Approved (roll-call recorded affirmatives across present members).

The transcript records roll-call confirmations for each motion and indicates the motions passed by affirmative roll-call. The committee did not take other formal votes on charter language at this meeting; substantive charter matters were discussed and staff were directed to return redlines and briefing materials at the next meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 2, 2025 Charter Review Commission Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The committee approved a motion to excuse three commissioners, approved the March 19 minutes, and voted to adjourn. Movers and seconders were recorded; roll-call votes were taken and the motions carried.","taxTitle","Canal Winchester City Council, Canal Winchester, Franklin County, Ohio","taxId",72201,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089642,"Committee reviews CWICC role, property leases and authority to buy/sell land",29,4635000,4664000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3&start=4635&end=4664","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3/thumbnail_4635000.jpg","/articles/6089642/Ohio/Committee-reviews-CWICC-role-property-leases-and-authority-to-buysell-land","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089642-c3691cc6ce5bc5385fa4b61bfaf61b6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945935&Signature=eWjWcOXOcqLgbM7pHo2tsX5PhhpwwpJOw1gdQcOeDDEfZcOOON0Ha3H-6AxApDECRJtxN1i5Du7yoR5evOUSev1mXXygW5CVcAF8EmuBSMeay4JfFbW4vzuMrJaSuGXlsfsfp6ieVyxd~jkwJCO9~3ZHILW1wiWWwWAMZKajlZt3pFUxGML32JvyjZ~KY3N3c8gw69GPXu9v8t1y~hR9cYI~i6v3mB8vtRaGnqL0bVVM0-UCIhlYG6gR2iw0HJuO7jemi-YCgZioYbtz4maCM3EtMlNyLjNcjruzV-nRdYOZdi-x10tIE6kqUo7yhgaPXw7eLLyib6a5ta6g8VrjmQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The committee discussed the role, powers and funding of the Canal Winchester Industrial and Commercial Corporation (CWICC) and asked staff to provide additional background at a future meeting.

Staff described CWICC as an entity that holds some city-owned properties and may lease them; rent revenue was noted as an outside funding source for the corporation. Committee members asked whether CWICC can purchase or sell land independently; staff responded that while such authorities often exist for development corporations, CWICC historically has not held large amounts of discretionary funding and most purchases or sales go through city authorization. Staff also noted past practice in which city-purchased parcels were transferred to CWICC for development and later returned to private ownership.

Members asked for a focused briefing at the next meeting to clarify CWICC's formal powers, funding sources, and examples of how the corporation has been used for redevelopment (such as property in the industrial park and on Dilley Road). No charter language changes were drafted on April 2; the committee requested a short staff memo for the next meeting.

ENDING: Staff to return with a short briefing and examples detailing CWICC powers and a summary of recent CWICC property transactions.","Members discussed Canal Winchester Industrial and Commercial Corporation (CWICC) powers, including whether the entity can buy or sell property without separate city authorization and how CWICC-generated rent revenue is used.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089647,"Committee backs draft to make council member presiding member of Planning & Zoning, voting only to break ties",1403,2992000,4395000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3&start=2992&end=4395","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3/thumbnail_2992000.jpg","/articles/6089647/Ohio/Committee-backs-draft-to-make-council-member-presiding-member-of-Planning-Zoning-voting-only-to-break-ties","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089647-bf6b09f696d1db91037fa3770c8aba6f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945935&Signature=HDYM-D7t1k3DK5xSlpJapGlKWkVQqqxVFbpyRwkZHt4hKbe7VUeG0oyQaFaNCNDR7feKDFc4c3rc6CrPz4IJVQ4MC0dYJqS1PIIQa7ReP~hTcMlx6eALfTg0SQbwbfxCer1LP-58rBzU5Yhz3BozwHIF7L7iGyYq7N3430MQxluamXHX8RDOeq6M-btKUxO3LNy89ETe7EWvheDEMyyak2gkLRKfMWnPJdzkyRKVZxlasoJeZZzUkrWdMiKVedra0IvYagOMuLHS1Mn-9lW-8YA6aw7Ov~vP2B-s0hagBcUYLIGBuuYXHPHT~75hz8jKUiHZ5RCbXKeQE3VXc3thBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee on April 2 agreed to pursue charter language that would make a member of city council the presiding member of the Planning & Zoning Commission, with voting authority limited to breaking ties or in cases where an absence or abstention reduces the commission to a tie.

The proposal discussed would replace one existing appointed seat so the commission would remain functionally intact and would create an eighth member role for the council presiding member. Proponents said adding a council representative at the planning stage improves coordination between the commission and council and adds direct constituent representation; opponents warned it could increase the workload for council members and create perceptions of duplicate voting when the same official later votes on the issue at council.

Committee staff reviewed current appointment practice: applicants submit an application to staff, the mayor makes a recommendation, and council confirms appointments. The committee discussed alternatives used in other Central Ohio communities and explored intermediary options, including making a council member a nonvoting liaison, a presiding member who votes only to break ties, or a limited tie-break/succession chair. Ms. Jackson said she would \"envision that as a voting role,\" arguing that many peer cities include a council member as a voting planning commission member.

On a show of hands the committee signaled support for drafting charter language that designates a council member as presiding member who would vote only to break ties. Staff were asked to prepare language specifying the presiding member's limited voting role (tie-break in instance of absence or abstention) and to return the redline at the next meeting. The committee did not attempt to bypass council review; members noted the council would still confirm appointments and could alter policy if the council prefers a liaison model instead of a charter-mandated presiding member.

ENDING: Staff to draft charter language that specifies an eighth presiding member from council with voting limited to tie-breaking or absence/abstention situations; language to return for committee review before any referral to council.","The charter review committee agreed to draft language making a council member the presiding member of the Planning & Zoning Commission who would vote only to break ties (or in the event of an absence/abstention), increasing the commission's membership to eight for charter text.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089652,"Charter reviewers debate mayor's pay, range and methods for setting salary",669,1775000,2444000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3&start=1775&end=2444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3/thumbnail_1775000.jpg","/articles/6089652/Ohio/Charter-reviewers-debate-mayors-pay-range-and-methods-for-setting-salary","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089652-22948fa15deee0c8605b01e4bb20dc6d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945935&Signature=UVORDlhauAfq62vWd8YNbyQDmQ3w70QqHtl3cFLAIFj93UL9HhOtbkTKKChoHnDL-~2NZjOEYR1jkizPUoql5k4DOQgqOHAPnFj7BP0J1r4z3rgGp3ROD7wIAdcDfaysnq00UUF0xXMDsKXwdhmXfT4cJxKyJiF1YTFkdjLKr3NQLPlLlNQcjttaG7Hb2Ui1qFPGsUyvHir-ru7yvW3A5tk8HSANG5JCJfFO1prr1kyygRI0TZvSLx3~KQsTz8svAnL~aBdu8HqLk6lXNGIsbtacDZ0sgdmYDvOqMNChxTi5dylRxLlFosXnIM66z9Slx3ysaZTAwjE4zmsxBiQMAQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the April 2 meeting the Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee spent substantial time discussing how the charter should handle the mayor's salary, including whether to set a fixed number, tie pay to an index or another city salary, or let city council set pay within a charter-established range.

Staff member Samantha said comparative data are variable across nearby cities: \"Grove City's mayor makes $40,000; Grandview Heights' mayor makes $72,500, I believe.\" She also reported the current Canal Winchester mayor salary is approximately $41,200 this year. Committee members proposed several approaches: a simple fixed number that grows at a set annual percentage (example discussed: $65,000 with a 2% annual bump and five-year review), tying the mayor's pay to a percentage of the city administrator's salary, using an OPERS-like model for elected officials, or delegating salary setting to council within a charter-defined range.

The mayor, speaking to the committee, said raising pay affects the candidate pool: \"To me, I think it's not a ribbon cutting position. It's an administrative position.\" Several commissioners suggested ranges they would accept as a floor and ceiling; proposed floors discussed included $40,000 and $50,000, with ceilings discussed in the $60,000 to $90,000 range and a suggested median of $75,000. Members also discussed whether benefits or fringe (for example PERS pickup) should be included in the charter language or addressed separately in council policy.

Committee directions to staff included compiling comparative salary data from Central Ohio communities, providing the Ohio Municipal League salary survey, and producing draft charter language that could either set a specific amount, set a floor and ceiling, or leave a blank range for council to fill. No final charter language was adopted at the meeting.

ENDING: Staff will return comparative surveys and draft language options for the next meeting; committee members will consider specific floor/ceiling numbers before the next session.","The committee discussed multiple options for setting Canal Winchester's mayoral salary — fixed amount, automatic adjustments tied to indexes or the city administrator salary, council determination within a charter set range, and possible OPERS-style models — with members suggesting floors and ceilings to guide future councils.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089656,"Charter review committee debates mayoral succession, removal and absentee thresholds",133,531000,664000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3&start=531&end=664","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2872310-4551f3ae8173e4920f95c5254d6446c3/thumbnail_531000.jpg","/articles/6089656/Ohio/Charter-review-committee-debates-mayoral-succession-removal-and-absentee-thresholds","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089656-62b0054b544861a7fcbe827fe18474b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1770945935&Signature=EJYP2DiWTzsgflvRkZX3z2Mhpvk-MsfFrIxCxro6t0yn4h-0cwPIt-8NxdZMLwD3XVieEBQnuzLYiRwWL2ICgoQDCk0-E2o1RgLLZBM09Ff~mAm0u2M5eHw-unvx8JLxeflrT~g-y9X~uAroe9juFNWc1o-4qGAwQfAZO2gvLN-0KREjSPDy7StdF~TIX0eJ5wBjGHhAywcAzOAEjDPwS~WzZJPKIGUKvz8HDKPDxIe5HaSgqnZ1f0PjF90sjamCusOACvdyp354mR7SnsvyDcmSnXt4EUY9-f7eWGaL43mwIaE9bYEuryzVXtGc0QZ1G-8toro3KkJpViSB7Hit6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee on April 2 reviewed proposed changes to Article 11 of the draft city charter that would clarify procedures for permanent and temporary vacancies in the mayor's office and revise removal rules for elected officials.

Committee members and a public commenter discussed precedents for medical examinations to determine temporary incapacity, the order of interim officials, and whether the charter should tighten standards for unexcused absences. A staff member clarified how mayor's court currently operates and noted the city uses a contracted magistrate rather than an active mayor serving as judge.

A member of the public who had researched other jurisdictions told the committee that some municipalities require a physician examination to determine temporary inability to serve, and quoted a Connecticut model where \"the common council shall . . . cause the mayor to submit to examination by two physicians licensed to practice medicine\" and written reports would lead to a temporary vacancy declaration if the mayor is found unable to serve. The commenter also read a typical local order of succession used in Ohio-style charters (village solicitor/city director of law, director of public service, director of public safety, auditor, treasurer).

Committee members debated how to treat unexcused absences. The current draft ties removal to several missed meetings (consecutive-meeting and annual-count thresholds). Several members said the draft threshold felt lenient and proposed reducing the consecutive-meeting threshold from four to two and the annual threshold from six to four. One member stressed that the key term is \"unexcused\" and that genuine emergencies (for example, hospitalization) should be excluded from a removal trigger.

On mayoral court duties, City staff member Mr. Peebles said, \"The mayor can do mayor's court. There is a training that they have to go through and all that. We have not had a mayor who has done that, so we do have a contracted magistrate that acts as a judge of the mayor.\" That comment framed a separate question about whether temporary assignment of judicial duties should be covered in the charter language.

The committee asked staff to fold suggested edits into a redline for the next meeting and to clarify cross-references to the Ohio Revised Code. No formal charter changes were adopted at the April 2 meeting; the committee deferred final language for further drafting and review.

ACTIONS: None formalized on Article 11 during this meeting; members directed staff to revise the draft and return with a redline at the next meeting.

ENDING: The committee scheduled follow-up review of Article 11 language at the next meeting and will include clarifying language on succession order, physician-examination examples as precedents, and revised absence thresholds.","The Canal Winchester Charter Review Committee discussed draft changes to Article 11 addressing mayoral succession and the removal of officials, including possible physician examinations for temporary incapacity and lowering the threshold for unexcused absences.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: meeting actions — excused absences, minutes approval, adjournment

Committee reviews CWICC role, property leases and authority to buy/sell land

Committee backs draft to make council member presiding member of Planning & Zoning, voting only to break ties

Charter reviewers debate mayor's pay, range and methods for setting salary

Charter review committee debates mayoral succession, removal and absentee thresholds