Applications for Seasonal Workers at the Maintenance Garage as well as Pool Personnel are now being accepted for the 2025 Season. Applications are available at the Gallipolis Municipal Building, 333 Third Ave, Gallipolis Oh

March 18, 2025                                                      GALLIPOLIS CITY COMMISSION MEETING    The next meeting of the Gallipolis City Commission will be a Special Meeting at 5:00pm on Tuesday, March 18, 2025 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. Prior to the meeting there will be a Work Session beginning at 4:00pm

**Pool Personnel Needed**                                  The Gallipolis Municipal Swimming Pool is scheduled to open Saturday, May 24, 2025. We are in need of Lifeguards as well as Admissions and Concession Workers. For more information please contact Brett Bostic @ 740-441-6022 or email cityrec@gallipoliscity.com.

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.

FROM THE DESK OF THE CITY MANAGER

Spring is right around the corner. We are once again asking our residents for a little help with issues that need attention within our city and to reinvest in our beautiful City of Gallipolis – Street Paving, Parks & Recreation and our Police Department

We are asking for a modest 0.5% (half of one percent) increase to our City Income Tax to help in these areas. This increase would amount to 50 cents per one hundred dollars of taxable income. The Income Tax is applied ONLY to residents who have earned income. Social Security Income, Pensions and Retirement Income are NOT impacted. Only a third (33%) of our City Residents are estimated to pay City Income Tax. Two thirds (66%) of the ones who pay the Tax live OUTSIDE the city but earn their living and income in Gallipolis.

Street Paving – the city realizes that the Streets in the city are in need of paving. We have one Street Paving Project planned for this year. We were fortunate enough to obtain a Grant to help with this project. However, with this Grant, the city has also had to provide matching funds as well as a zero percent loan. Grants for paving are becoming more and more difficult to obtain and to even be considered the city has to provide matching funds. These funds come straight out of the General Fund. With the passage of a half of one percent levy, a portion would be dedicated to Street Paving to beef up our match. With this match, this will give us access to more Grant Funding which will allow for more Street Paving.

Parks & Recreation – the city is making several improvements to our Haskins Park Facility. A Pickleball Court (consisting of four 4 courts) will be installed this spring along with a Splash Pad coming in the Fall. This is in addition to the HUGE investment we have made to get our Swimming Pool up and running this summer. Even though we secured Grants for the Pickleball Court and Splash Pad, with inflation, costs have risen and we are trying to secure funds for our share. With these wonderful improvements come additional costs for maintenance, restoration and additional Seasonal Summer help. Our Bandstand, which is an anchor for this community, is in need of attention along with some necessary electrical upgrades for the City Park. Our Riverfront at the City Park is getting ready to under go a huge transformation. This is completely Grant Funded by the State and can only be used for the Riverfront and is Government money which comes with strict guidelines. However, once work is complete more maintenance and extra work will be required. Our Cemeteries are another area of concern. Mowing these areas each year takes a considerable amount of time and resources and seasonal help is hard to find these days. The Shelter House along with the Spring House at Moundhill Cemetery is great need of repair and restoration. Cemetery Maintenance is a non-funded department but it is something that we must continually operate and with this comes additional cost of seasonal employees and all equipment needed. These are the same employees that keep our parks mowed each year. Again – all of these costs come straight from our General Fund.

Police Dept – it is becoming more and more difficult to obtain and keep Police Officers. Our Society is so much different than it was just 10 years ago. Drug overdoses and drug trafficking, along with domestic abuse, consist of a lot of their calls. Our officers also perform well checks on your neighbors and friends and often assist when one of our residents have fallen and is need of assistance.

In closing, we are asking our residents to help us create a more vibrant and stronger future for all to enjoy and thrive.

**The above-mentioned Levy will be for the Fall Election**