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The council’s discussion focused on the plan’s capital projects assumptions, timing for adoption, and the impact of recently negotiated union contracts. Mayor Schneider said the plan is the best snapshot available and noted the city must submit an approved financial plan to the Financial Planning and Supervision Commission under Section 118 of the Ohio Revised Code; failure to do so could reduce the city’s available budget authority.

Councilmembers spent more than an hour questioning the five-year capital improvement worksheet and particular line items and requested corrections. Councilmember Moore said he had not had sufficient time with the document after its late delivery and declined to support suspending the rules to allow three readings that night. Mayor Schneider and other members described the document as conservative and said negotiated union contracts finalized earlier in the meeting had been incorporated into the numbers.

Council voted unanimously to amend the plan’s exhibit to correct capital-project figures after the mayor and council staff identified a needed adjustment to the police department figures. A motion by Councilmember Gertin to suspend the rules and have three readings of the ordinance as amended failed because the council needed six affirmative votes to suspend the rules; the motion carried 5–1 but did not meet the required two-thirds threshold.

Later, Councilmember Bowling moved and Councilmember Franzen seconded a motion to suspend the rules for the first and second readings only; the motion carried on a roll call vote of the members present. As a result, the council recorded the first and second readings of the ordinance as amended and scheduled the remaining third reading and final vote to occur during additional meetings the body posted for Friday evening and Saturday morning so the plan could be acted on before the Financial Planning and Supervision Commission’s deadline.

Chief McCabe, representing the fire department, described the department’s multi-year capital planning and told council the majority of requested apparatus and capital needs were included in the five- and ten-year plans. Councilmembers emphasized the plan’s role in allowing multi-year street and infrastructure projects and noted carryover fund projections and conservative assumptions on revenue collection.

The ordinance remains pending final council action at the scheduled follow-up meetings. Council members said the ordinance can be revised after passage if inaccuracies are found, but several speakers warned of state penalties tied to missing the commission deadline and urged timely action.

Mayor Schneider: “This is the best plan that we have right now with this snapshot in time,” he said, adding that union contract outcomes and recently hired financial staff affected final numbers.

Councilmember Moore: “I would like to spend more time with the document,” Moore said, explaining his reluctance to approve all three readings the same night.

The council adjourned after completing the procedural votes and scheduling the follow-up readings.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Norwood City Council Special Meeting - March 27, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At a special meeting of the Norwood City Council, members approved an amendment to the ninth amendment of the city’s financial recovery plan and gave the ordinance its first and second readings as amended, setting additional readings to meet a state deadline.","taxTitle","Norwood, Hamilton County, Ohio","taxId",71319,"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},6099729,"Norwood council approves collective bargaining agreements with two AFSCME locals for 2025–2027",260,300000,560000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2816379-9a5eb9aea29998a39451dfb2a33efb2a&start=300&end=560","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2816379-9a5eb9aea29998a39451dfb2a33efb2a/thumbnail_300000.jpg","/articles/6099729/Norwood/Hamilton-County/Ohio/Norwood-council-approves-collective-bargaining-agreements-with-two-AFSCME-locals-for-20252027","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099729-94ace6a35678976051c8c136faa553bd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200654&Signature=bk891B2VmmNJwSCMlJk8aaCsJHdnvkoXuVB97nOE-a3uGhKSFjut5s9Bd8UzGTiAlSBG~4shEsl14tFtePx32KQuXVNUms2yOK54u64qbPmsyDIJieCp11cej09Bi-nk9stURygomp2laC0kXp5RRl~ElzVx20fenlwWfwzol7s1CxSn4gNiHI7hJVUmocHymo6~bPb1ll83DdFRHoH4D-CC-mlDHLzkX8Ckmdri2pixq5ucOcsYNc~1bX6iS2XU76~6D7ltq6rBWEWGHPOfsJXUKWTEUD-ReQl48wsLhjFFBM8HZ1JEEruf79sMmSHcf57Xxdbm88E0WZxdZQPDHA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Norwood City Council unanimously approved ordinances authorizing the mayor and safety service director to enter into collective bargaining agreements with two units represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Ohio Council 8.

One ordinance covers Local 3278 and the other covers Local 914; both ordinances reference consistency with terms in an attached Exhibit A and cover the period March 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027. Council suspended the rules and declared both measures emergency ordinances before passing them on unanimous roll-call votes.

The council did not read detailed contract terms into the record during the meeting; the ordinances reference the attached exhibit for contract provisions. After passage, the mayor and safety service director were authorized to execute the agreements consistent with the exhibit.

Councilmember Braden moved the passage of the Local 3278 agreement and Councilmember Franzen seconded; the same pattern followed for the Local 914 agreement with appropriate motions and seconding. Each ordinance passed with all members present voting yes.","Council authorized collective bargaining agreements with American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Ohio Council 8 representing local unions 3278 and 914 for the period March 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027, declaring the ordinances emergency and passing them by roll call.",{"_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},6099734,"Norwood council approves two OEPA loan applications to replace lead water service lines",219,51000,270000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2816379-9a5eb9aea29998a39451dfb2a33efb2a&start=51&end=270","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2816379-9a5eb9aea29998a39451dfb2a33efb2a/thumbnail_51000.jpg","/articles/6099734/Norwood/Hamilton-County/Ohio/Norwood-council-approves-two-OEPA-loan-applications-to-replace-lead-water-service-lines","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6099734-e24a93548f18bdc5f9bd6ede62c3c8d8/orig.mp4?Expires=1771200654&Signature=YvQbmGiRzO9YqpjDyD3-Bt5V4GEuITb7xxpojznVMTrKeYow9SXM9m7DTGoegMLAZsjhJ4zZ5cZQMqEwgUkuNdQeN5bnFVmdcnYS2GtrHT~zb8tXl6mLg6sC1PFyCHksDDa8B0nMEWps~-OPWxkW9qO96pLOhDwe09u7eKCmhC4EhJDnQPW1t7w8ABDsu3TWK2Nqd528FHN46E0BM1qBQ8ZnDK~c-nSEqUllYonPG54DiGxrj0Rk9CtIDZrebX2P-XfirNp0C2ShhbTpc8biDsW94HIcgifAu~aV~VEZRWxXwR282rzGyO8USqYNI3oV5dlW4tEdkGE2CKy5d8~YEg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Norwood City Council voted unanimously at a special meeting to authorize the safety service director to apply for Ohio Environmental Protection Agency loan funds to replace lead water service lines to privately held properties on two city streets.

One ordinance authorizes an OEPA loan application for approximately $400,000 to replace lead service lines on Montgomery Road from Norwood Avenue to Fenwick Avenue; a separate ordinance authorizes an application for roughly $400,000 to replace lines on Ralston Avenue from Worth Avenue to Dale Road. Both ordinances were presented as emergency measures, and council suspended the rules and passed the ordinances during the meeting.

Councilmember Braden moved to pass the Montgomery Road ordinance; Councilmember Bolling seconded. On the roll call all members present voted yes and the motion carried. The Ralston Avenue ordinance followed the same procedure; a suspension of the rules and passage carried on a unanimous roll call.

Clerk read the ordinance titles into the record and the council completed the required roll-call votes for suspension of rules and final passage. The measures direct the safety service director to pursue OEPA loan funding for the work; details about loan terms, repayment sources and exact project budgets were not specified on the meeting record and will appear in the loan application and ordinance exhibit.

Council did not record additional debate or public comment on those specific ordinances during the session.

Motion texts and outcomes are recorded in the council minutes and will be included in the ordinance files for the city.","Council authorized two safety-service director loan applications through the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency totaling roughly $800,000 to replace lead water service lines on Montgomery Road and Ralston Avenue and declared the measures emergency ordinances.","actionData","errors"]

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Norwood council advances ninth amendment to financial recovery plan after extended debate, schedules additional readings

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