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Votes at a glance: Belpre Council adopts 2025 appropriation and three ordinances, approves exclusive garbage franchise
Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Belpre City Council voted to adopt the calendar‑year 2025 annual appropriation and passed three ordinances amending inspection/fee provisions and authorizing an exclusive garbage collection franchise; council used suspension of rules to allow second and third readings.
The Belpre City Council on March 24 approved the calendar‑year 2025 annual appropriation and enacted three ordinances, including one establishing an exclusive franchise for garbage and rubbish collection within the city limits.
Key outcomes
- Calendar‑year 2025 annual appropriation (third reading): Motion carried; recorded roll calls during the third‑reading action show council members voting in the affirmative. (Vote recorded as “aye” by members present.)
- Ordinance No. 21 — amendment to code section 3.4.3.03(d) (inspections, fees and fines): Passed on third reading after council moved through second and third readings and formally assigned the ordinance number.
- Ordinance No. 22 — authorizing the safety‑service director to advertise for bids and enter into a contract to award an exclusive franchise for collection of garbage and rubbish within the municipal limits: Council moved to suspend the three‑reading rule, advanced the ordinance, and voted to adopt Ordinance No. 22.
- Ordinance No. 23 — amendment to code section 13.13.08(c) (services): Council moved to suspend rules for second and third readings and adopted Ordinance No. 23.
Procedural notes
Council repeatedly used motions to suspend the rule requiring ordinances to be read on three separate days in order to conduct second and third readings and vote on the ordinances during the March 24 meeting. One ordinance establishing a cooperative agreement and emergency declaration for a SCADA system (water and sewer) was introduced for first reading and then laid over to a future meeting at the request of a council member.
The meeting record shows roll‑call-style confirmations (several council members named individually as voting “aye”) for the main ordinance votes; no recorded “no” votes were audible in the meeting segments provided.
