Norwalk City Council approves emergency budget amendment, ODOT urban-paving payment and related resolutions

Norwalk City Council passed a set of ordinances and resolutions during the meeting that included a 2025 budget amendment, authorization to pay the local share for an Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) urban-paving project, cooperation and permissive-tax applications tied to that project, acceptance of the 2025 comprehensive tree plan, and adoption of replacement pages to the city’s codified ordinances. Council unanimously approved the measures in roll-call votes recorded during the meeting, and several items were declared emergency measures to meet statutory or administrative deadlines.

Key votes and outcomes

- Ordinance 25-515 — Supplemental amendment to the 2025 budget appropriation ordinance: The clerk read the ordinance, council moved to suspend the normal second-reading requirement and approved an emergency declaration citing the city charter and the need for supplemental appropriations. The ordinance was adopted. Motion to instruct the clerk to read the ordinance was made by Mrs. Wilhelm and seconded by Mr. Duncan; the adoption motion was moved and seconded (recorded motions and roll calls show unanimous yes votes among…