March 19, 2024 GALLIPOLIS CITY COMMISSION MEETING The next meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission will be a Special Meeting at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave, Gallipolis, Ohio. The meeting room may be accessed through the side entrance door by 2 ½ Alley. In addition, the meeting will also be accessible via Zoom Meeting.
A link to the Zoom Meeting will be available on the City Website.
Rumpke Trash Schedule
Rumpke observes the following holidays:
* Memorial Day
* Independence Day
* Labor Day
* Thanksgiving Day
* Christmas Day
* New Years Day
If your service day is on or after one of these holidays, collection will be DELAYED one day that week.
If the holiday occurs during a weekend: service WILL NOT be impacted.
February, 2024 Message
Last month’s column focused on the City Police Department, addressing both challenges and goals that we have identified. Let me start with a clarification to last month’s letter regarding the departmental staffing. The Department HAS been staffed at a total of fourteen (14) officers which included the position of the Chief of Police and the department’s Detective. Currently, due to ongoing staffing shortages, we are operating with eleven (11) full-time officers which also includes the Chief of Police and Detective. We believe the staffing numbers are what is needed for the City to provide a proactive, fully staffed police department that meets the needs of our community.
We believe our recruitment has not been successful, in part, due to the City not being competitive with local and area departments. The City has lost tenured officers to other local and regional departments due to our inability to compete with wages. As mentioned last month, to be successful we have to be able to recruit and retain officers.
The City does continue to provide first responder coverage along with Gallia EMS or Fire Departments. The ability to provide this important coverage is adversely impacted by staffing issues. Today’s Police Departments are so much more than traffic patrol and we are proud and want to continue to offer and provide well-being checks, business checks, vacation checks, and as mentioned first response. Our officers also conduct school walk-throughs in the absence of a school resource officer.
The requested income tax increase will go directly to the operations of the Police Department. The passage of this initiative will allow the City to be more competitive with local and area departments by increasing starting positions and by raising veteran officers' pay.
The income tax is applied ONLY to residents who have earned income. Social Security income, Pensions, Retirement income or other non-work incomes are NOT impacted. We estimate only a third (33%) of city residents pay income tax. Two-thirds (66%) of the people who pay the tax live outside the City but earn their living in Gallipolis. Police and Fire are the major services a municipality must provide…… let’s keep moving Gallipolis forward together
Watch for the new message from the city manager.
Informational Review of the Proposed .05% Income Tax Proposal
Funds will be STRICTLY used for the Gallipolis Police Department
Funds will be used for retention of officers, hopeful hiring of additional officers and Equipment for the Department
Social Security and Retirement Pensions are NOT subject to ANY City Income Tax
Approximately 2/3rd’s of the City Income Tax is paid by people who DO NOT live in the city but benefit from city services
The City of Gallipolis’ Books are ALWAYS open to the public for inspection of our expenses
The City of Gallipolis participates in the Ohio Checkbook https://obm.ohio.gov which is a resource for taxpayers to learn more about Government spending
Appropriations, Salary Ordinances and the City Budget are available for Public Inspection at the City Auditor’s Office, The City Website at cityofgallipolis.com and the Bossard Memorial Library.
City employees have been given ONE across-the-board raise in the past SEVEN (7) years with the exception of 2021. The American Rescue Plan provided funds for Local Governments to provide premium pay for working thru a Public Health Emergency Pandemic. All employee received a ONE-TIME “hazard” payment of $1,000 for working thru this pandemic
GALLIA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX INCREASE – the city currently receives a 1.9 millage equaling $173,283.25 that goes to the General Fund
The Gallipolis City Commission Office is a VOLUNTARY elected position. These positions DO NOT receive any Compensation or Health Insurance. No form of a Bonus has been voted on or received by any Commissioner. Compensation is ZERO
Watch this area for any advisories.
Gallipolis (pronounced Gal ′ – a – po – lees ′ ) is a beautiful, small city located on the Ohio River in southeastern Ohio. The name derives from the Latin – “Galli” for Gaul or France and the Greek “polis” for city. It is familiarly known as “The City of the Gauls” and The Old French Settlement.” Settled in 1790 by men and women from France – the group popularly known as the French 500 – it has a rich historical background, much of which has been preserved in the Our House Museum. — Gallia County Historical Society
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