Council hears third reading of bond ordinance to fund wastewater treatment plant; supplemental resolution presented

Huntington City Council received the third reading of Ordinance 2025-O-24 authorizing payment and prior note issuance to finance extensions, additions and improvements for the Huntington Sanitary Board’s wastewater treatment plant.

The ordinance was presented during the council’s work session as the third reading; council discussed moving forward with project financing and was joined by a city consultant, who was available to answer technical questions. A supplemental resolution (2025-R-91) that lays out principal amounts, maturity dates and redemption provisions for the bond series was also presented to allow the city to proceed to closing when the council acts.

Council chair introduced the bond ordinance and noted that the ordinance would allow the sanitary board to move forward with construction of the wastewater treatment plant. Council members were offered the opportunity to ask questions; the transcript records that the city’s bond counsel/consultant (identified in the meeting as “Mister Stump”) was present to answer technical questions but no formal vote or motion was recorded in the transcript of the work session.

Why this matters: the bond ordinance and supplemental resolution are the legal and financial steps that authorize the city to issue debt for a large infrastructure project. If council adopts the ordinance and resolution at a future meeting, the city will move to closing and the sanitary board will proceed with construction financing.

Next steps: the ordinance was at third reading and the supplemental resolution was presented; the transcript does not record a council vote. Additional public meetings or the regular council meeting may contain the formal adoption and vote.