After a few brief, calm council meetings, it would have been easy to think that 2020 would go out like a lamb. But tonight’s meeting opened a new can of worms that got messy quickly.

In this edition of Norwood in Nine, we recap the November 24th Norwood City Council meeting, which lasted 130 minutes. Usually, I am to keep these episodes under ten minutes, but that was impossible tonight — or maybe I was just energized by tonight’s spirited discourse.

This edition of the show dives into:

• the Mayor’s exploration of outsourcing city services to the county
• council’s decision to extend a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) district for 30 years
• The pros and cons of Norwood possibly partnering with Adsposure
• And much more… Check it out:

To get a sense of how the cost of Dispatch impacts the city’s budget, here’s a quick overview of last year’s budget. The four biggest expenses are:

• Fire Dept & EMS: 31.26%
• Police Dept: 27.66%
• Public Lands & Buildings: 5.00%
• Dispatch: 3.98%

To learn more about TIFs, check out the Ohio Development Services agency website.

Here’s more information about Adsposure and their business model.

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