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Columbiana council approves 2025 budget and multiple ordinances; OKs emergency $2.5 million note for land acquisition
Summary
At its March 18 meeting the Columbiana City Council approved the 2025 budget, adopted several ordinances on second reading affecting appropriations, transfers and salaries, and unanimously approved an emergency measure authorizing up to $2.5 million in taxable notes for land acquisition under Ohio law.
The Columbiana City Council on March 18 approved the city's 2025 budget and adopted several ordinances on second reading, then voted to adopt an emergency ordinance authorizing up to $2,500,000 in taxable non-tax revenue notes to finance a land-acquisition project.
Council approved the 2025 budget by roll call after a motion to adopt the budget was made and seconded. The council also completed second readings and recorded votes on a set of city ordinances covering 2025 appropriations, interfund transfers and salary settings for elected and appointed officials.
The meeting concluded formal business by passing Ordinance No. 25-0-3286 (emergency). The ordinance "authoriz[es] the issuance and sale of not to exceed $2,500,000 taxable land acquisition non tax revenue notes of the city under Section 13, Article VIII of the Ohio Constitution and chapter 165 of the Ohio Revised Code to pay cost of a project as defined in section 165.01 of the Ohio Revised Code," and includes provisions to pledge certain non-tax revenues and establish a related city fund. Council declared the ordinance an emergency and voted to adopt it at the March 18 meeting.
What passed (selected items recorded on the meeting agenda and by roll call):
- 2025 budget (ordinance/motion to approve): motion made, seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3279 (second reading): "An ordinance to make appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures of the City of Columbiana for the year 2025 ending 12/31/2025." Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3280 (second reading): Transfer of $3,800,000 from the income tax fund ($1,900,000 to the general fund and $1,900,000 to the capital improvement fund) for payment of current expenses. Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3281 (second reading): An ordinance transferring from the general fund to other funds for the payment of current expenses. Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3282 (second reading): Setting the salary of the mayor for attendance at council meetings and additional compensation for presiding at mayor's court. Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3283 (second reading): Setting the salary and other conditions of employment of the city council members and the president of council for attendance at council meetings. Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3284 (second reading): Setting salaries and establishing positions and other conditions of employment for certain appointed personnel of the City of Columbiana. Motion seconded and approved by roll call.
- Ordinance No. 25-0-3286 (emergency): Authorizing issuance and sale of not to exceed $2,500,000 taxable land-acquisition non-tax revenue notes under Ohio law; establishing a fund and approving related documents. City declared an emergency and adopted the ordinance by roll call vote.
The council also moved to read ordinances by title only where applicable and conducted roll-call votes on those readings. Several items were moved and seconded with no extended public discussion recorded on the motions themselves.
Executive sessions: The council went into executive session twice during the meeting, first to discuss property purchase-related bargaining strategy and later to discuss personnel matters; the transcript records motions to enter and exit executive session but no formal public decisions were announced during or immediately after those executive sessions on the record.
The meeting record shows the votes taken by roll call; no "no" votes or abstentions were recorded on these items in the public transcript.
Votes at a glance (by ordinance number and outcome): 25-0-3279 (appropriations) ' adopted; 25-0-3280 (income tax transfers) ' adopted; 25-0-3281 (general fund transfers) ' adopted; 25-0-3282 (mayor salary) ' adopted; 25-0-3283 (council salaries) ' adopted; 25-0-3284 (appointed personnel positions/salaries) ' adopted; 25-0-3286 (emergency notes for land acquisition) ' adopted (emergency).
