Stanhope mayor Kelly Wirtz met with the Stanhope City Council on a 28E agreement with the Hamilton County Supervisors for additional patrol from the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office. The 28E agreement is good for three years, so any requests for an increase cannot be made until the years are up. Stanhope will be involved in the discussion when the 28E agreement is up and will include the services that are requested by the city of Stanhope. The payment to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office from Stanhope for this fiscal year will be $5096.
A discussion on energy rebate offers was discussed and tabled at this time, since most appliances are energy efficient.
Mayor Wirtz recommended to the city council to have the MIDAS Council of Governments use model language for ordinances in Stanhope, take out all illegal ordinances that the city will no longer enforce and codify. Once MIDAS is done the council is encouraged to go through their ordinance book and make recommendations for any change. Stanhope city councilman Kempton Young made the motion to have MIDAS use model language for the ordinances, take over all illegal ordinances that the city of Stanhope will no longer enforce and codify. The motion was approved by the Stanhope City Council.
The first day to file an affidavit of candidacy for the Stanhope City Council is August Fifth,2025. Forms must be completed and turned in no later than September 18th at 5:00 p.m. There are three council seats and for mayor up for election.
In other matters, the Stanhope City Council was updated on nuisance abatements on four properties in the community located at 400-410 Parker, 650 Taylor, 860-870 Parker and at 420 Howard Street.
There was an update on the EMS audit for Stanhope. One EMT did not have their file updated and let their license expire. The EMT is no longer on the roster and has not done anything for the city since March 31st.