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The motion as recorded in the transcript included an inconsistent numeric tally (“Motion carries 5 to 9”); the record shows an affirmative voice vote and the clerk’s announcement that the motion carried, but no clear roll-call tally of yes/no votes was provided in the transcript. No additional scheduling or substitutions were made at the June 9 meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Amherst - Regular Meeting - Jun 09, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Amherst City Council voted to cancel the August 11 and August 25 regular meetings and the December 22 regular meeting, and agreed that the mayor may call special meetings if needed.","taxTitle","Amherst, Lorain County, Ohio","taxId",72391,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539163,"Council moves two ordinances to reading, schedules committee meetings for June 16",719,192000,911000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4&start=192&end=911","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4/thumbnail_192000.jpg","/articles/6539163/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Council-moves-two-ordinances-to-reading-schedules-committee-meetings-for-June-16","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539163-80a3257e05880f1f703814154e0cc4c1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165233&Signature=icADKy2o7yQNsM2pbGJiVRunvK~GvTKn8uQbEN-YnFYQcN6QNf0XY8-KmFuI62hD3MuS4mTHNjygEMzjob85LrHkPGFPkI4HC8iMUQcqdm50mboGmPm6fwt94IrkCnu5VWEyYZDxGFzZsvNdlkFgpvY~MyTDhy8sv9D45qnjVnevxi-Z2cuwXLH5QudLRqLUAN6diU-0-41XFVVdys2gE4ufGyYCere2qS-EmKmMjJ12UtxT3vh5ly-Z6yAwUP3rryQnJCIMm4kkdSWi7YdJ1T6d1BtANPCHLlOwN7ZkpnzJY9biSzUGL5x8ZjH7M6zgX1T9zqG5Em-b~HFPNGnbYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the June 9 meeting the Amherst City Council moved two ordinances onto the reading.

Clerk read item 7a as “An ordinance authorizing the city of Amherst, Ohio to enter into a right of way use agreement and a full attachment agreement with us.” Councilmember Dembinski moved to send item 7a onto the reading. The council recorded the motion as passing with a roll-call “Yes” tally from members present; the clerk announced the motion “passes 6 to 0.”

The clerk then read item 7b as “An ordinance to remove the secretary of the income tax office position and other updates within the income tax office.” Councilmember Heberling moved to send item 7b onto the reading; the council voted and the clerk announced the motion “passes 6 to 0.”

During agenda-setting, the clerk read several proposed ordinances for committee consideration, including an ordinance amending Section 181 of the codified ordinances regarding the mayor’s court (A2521), revisions to the Building and Lands chapter (A2522), and proposed changes to building permit fees (A2523). Committee chairs scheduled those items for committee meetings on Monday, June 16, with building-and-lands and other committee meetings set to begin at 7 p.m. or shortly after.

No final ordinance adoption occurred at the June 9 meeting; the motions moved the two ordinances forward for later consideration in committee and on subsequent readings.","The Amherst City Council voted to move two ordinances—one about a right-of-way agreement and another revising income tax office positions—onto reading, and several committee meetings were scheduled for June 16 to consider ordinances including proposed mayor's court updates and building permit fee changes.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539168,"Resident raises safety concerns after car crashes into pole; neighbor also cites hoarder house at 167 Jackson",161,444000,605000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4&start=444&end=605","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4/thumbnail_444000.jpg","/articles/6539168/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Resident-raises-safety-concerns-after-car-crashes-into-pole-neighbor-also-cites-hoarder-house-at-167-Jackson","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539168-728ced7440668396f4c94901e3287a5c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165233&Signature=B-cyGdiVvaCCHurbP8M4Z-V7iD93suZG5k9umMEk4qPMHXUHoqyWfgGfNIPSchMCXvPyPix9vbM25i-YocC3diWGJv5E5gt0-C4qGf4abSYQIENulWhDd8gE~F2QgZOZzzmZO4RWC3ffyuORHCsmLi~Y-NDDhArPepaUWdYaf7ShV1fFSMqWkt87a9rXrF7itoWn7CQtmnYgHEyh3I6I9MPKOBC4QS4~eksNDUK3CA1UOyubrpq5GJ0pOZyhUzYj1xNBjXXuNCXWFQvF-UK7LltFS0~bt6KQXVWB7crO7iO49biF5D9mxHWSN5LNYKaVQnRNJ10uS9oUhgeOBZ32Ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","During public comment at the June 9 Amherst City Council meeting, Linda Turley of 111 Jackson Street told the council there has been “no movement at 167 Jackson as far as the hoarder house,” and described junk cars in the driveway with flat tires.

Turley also described an incident she said occurred June 7 at about 8:30 p.m. on Park Avenue in which, she said, “Mister Derek Hall” jumped a curb and struck a telephone pole. “He self reported that he was going 45 miles an hour,” Turley said, and she said a police officer told her it “had to be 60 to 65 to break the pole like that.” Turley said the driver was charged with failure to control and was not tested for drugs or alcohol, and she urged the council to address neighborhood speeding.

Councilmember Janick asked whether data from the speed-display signs could be obtained. A staff speaker at the meeting said the crash was under investigation and that speed signs are in place; council members asked staff to request and share speed data and accident information from the police department for the streets Turley named.

Turley said neighbors on North Main, Cornell, Central, Jackson, Tenney, Lincoln, Tara, Blossom Park, Elyria, Northwood Hills and Sunrise Forest had reported similar speeding concerns on social media.

Council did not take formal action on the hoarder-house complaint at the meeting; it accepted the request to obtain speed and accident data for follow-up.","At the June 9 meeting a resident described a speeding crash that she said nearly struck pedestrians and raised ongoing neighborhood concerns about a hoarder property at 167 Jackson Street. Council members asked staff to obtain speed data from radar signs and police records.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":91,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6539172,"Amherst accepts treasurer Richard Ramsey's resignation; Ramsey gives final report",141,303000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4&start=303&end=444","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3730907-7820e0b38c81faee36c40949a909d7e4/thumbnail_303000.jpg","/articles/6539172/Amherst/Lorain-County/Ohio/Amherst-accepts-treasurer-Richard-Ramseys-resignation-Ramsey-gives-final-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6539172-23da4b02d9b0b77f8483d91d351c677e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771165233&Signature=LzcJYFM9bh2czn1DYI-p-PBB43dp~603EX4U~r~1PXL6DiTzhKr2Md2nOxTj4jN3sPdOa8u-yXrPOfIEs-a12SNvah7VvsqoHPjXLV~5j0jNLo5~lM8rXWiW~zzq9B8auv~DDeLef5KnWEpZid4-VwYJEkP~qf2xkVCePxQ8uEmuBaF5SPufSNWEClgRZhkhbRJM0r9B8b9dk94tMmwlVDGn-TYUU0ZWf1FWqYiJWsV6weQVMh~~LXTVCItmavdtbokFfvLOE99eLOY62KhoAkzfkF2-x-Sikgq116ppH8JUEPZbD9t8t6Ccn75hMPOdXsGspuajtZywVtfl-5YAOg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Amherst City Council on June 9 accepted a letter of resignation from Richard Ramsey, the city’s treasurer, effective June 15, 2025, and heard Ramsey deliver his final treasurer’s report.

Ramsey told the council this was his final report and introduced Sheila Wood, his newly hired deputy treasurer. “This is my final report as treasurer,” Ramsey said. He credited staff work for growing “the amount of money that we've the city's had in the bank from about 15,000,000 to over 30,000,000 now.”

Clerk read Ramsey’s resignation letter into the record. Councilmember Neighthort moved to accept the letter; the motion passed and the council recorded that the motion “carries” by voice vote.

Ramsey also thanked staff members by name and said their work kept local tax collection in house. Sheila Wood was identified in the meeting as deputy treasurer and as the staff member who distributed May financial reports.

Council members and the mayor thanked Ramsey for his service and wished him well; several councilmembers echoed appreciation during reports.

The council separately acknowledged receipt of the month-end treasurer report for May after amending a related motion to delay acknowledgement of the auditor’s report until it could be circulated.

No additional appointments to the treasurer’s office were made at the June 9 meeting; the resignation letter sets Ramsey’s effective departure date as June 15, 2025.","The Amherst City Council accepted Treasurer Richard Ramsey’s resignation effective June 15, 2025. Ramsey delivered a final report saying city cash balances grew from about $15 million to over $30 million during his tenure and introduced deputy treasurer Sheila Wood.","actionData","errors"]

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