Clyde Council adopts three emergency ordinances on pay, liquor code and code cleanup; votes to enter executive session

Clyde City Council on Jan. 7 suspended the usual waiting period and unanimously adopted three emergency ordinances covering administrative pay, liquor-control code updates and a broad codified ordinances cleanup. The council also approved a motion to enter executive session to discuss personnel matters and the purchase or sale of real estate; no formal action was taken in executive session.

Ordinance 2025-1 — administrative wages and benefits The council adopted Ordinance 2025-1, “establishing wages and other certain benefits for administrative personnel and declaring an emergency.” The ordinance sets new biweekly pay rates and references exhibits A and B for pay schedules and benefits; it also includes a provision repealing a prior ordinance section so the clerk of council’s pay will align with the new schedule. Council moved to suspend the charter rule that normally prevents passage at the first reading (section 4-5) and then adopted the ordinance. The suspension motion was moved by Councilman Chris Shea and seconded by Councilman Greg McMaster; the adoption motion was moved by Vice Mayor Scott Black and seconded by Councilman Greg McMaster. Recorded votes were unanimous: Scott Black — aye; Greg McMaster — aye; Terry Meek — aye; Doug McAuley — aye; Chris Shea — aye.

Ordinance 2025-2 — liquor-control code conforming to Ohio law The council adopted Ordinance 2025-2, which repeals and reenacts Chapter 529 (liquor control) of the codified ordinances to conform with changes in the Ohio Revised Code. City staff said the attached text mirrors the state law changes and that the update is a codification of those state revisions. The council suspended the rule on first-reading passage (moved by Councilman Chris Shea, seconded by Councilwoman Terry Meek) and adopted the emergency ordinance by unanimous roll call.

Ordinance 2025-3 — multi-part code amendments The council adopted Ordinance 2025-3, described as amendments to various sections within Part 1 (administrative code), Part 3 (traffic code), and Part 5 (general offenses code) of the codified ordinances, and declared it an emergency. City Solicitor Mick Leben summarized the item as a broad cleanup to update local code references so they follow the Ohio Revised Code and to remove outdated provisions. Leben said the codifiers are addressing decades of accumulated edits and that this ordinance is the first large pass to correct references and remove obsolete language; he described the changes as largely technical and non-substantive. The council suspended the rule and adopted the ordinance; recorded votes were unanimous.

Executive session Council later approved a motion to enter executive session "to consider the appointment, employment, dismissal, discipline, promotion, demotion, or compensation of a public employee, and to consider the purchase or sale of real estate." The motion was moved by Vice Mayor Scott Black and seconded by Councilman Chris Shea; roll-call votes were all affirmative. The council stated no formal action would be taken in executive session and adjourned the public meeting to begin the closed session.

What the ordinances mean for residents City staff described Ordinance 2025-1 as resetting biweekly pay rates and clarifying benefit exhibits; Ordinance 2025-2 as alignment of local liquor-control code with the Ohio Revised Code; and Ordinance 2025-3 as a broad, largely technical cleanup across multiple code sections. Staff said most changes in the code cleanup are not expected to affect day-to-day services, but the revision removes outdated references and will simplify future updates.

Votes at a glance - Ordinance 2025-1 — Establish wages and benefits for administrative personnel (emergency). Suspension moved by Chris Shea; adoption moved by Scott Black; roll-call: Black, McMaster, Meek, McAuley, Shea — all aye. Outcome: adopted. - Ordinance 2025-2 — Repeal and reenact Chapter 529 (liquor control) to conform with Ohio Revised Code (emergency). Suspension moved by Chris Shea; adoption moved by Terry Meek; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: adopted. - Ordinance 2025-3 — Amend multiple sections across administrative, traffic and general-offenses codes (emergency). Suspension moved by Chris Shea; adoption moved by Scott Black; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: adopted. - Motion to enter executive session — Moved by Scott Black; seconded by Chris Shea; roll-call unanimous. Outcome: approved (no formal action taken during executive session).