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Council leaves 1500 Building stabilization resolution in limbo after tied-vote dispute
Summary
At its August meeting, North College Hill City Council did not take final action on a proposed contract to stabilize the city-owned 1500 Building after a failed effort to add the resolution back to the agenda. Law and administration officials and community groups described financial and timing constraints that complicate next steps.
North College Hill City Council on its August meeting did not act on a proposed resolution to approve a contract with RWB Properties and Construction to stabilize the North College Hill City Center (the “1500 Building”) after an attempt to add the item to the agenda failed in a roll-call vote.
The resolution, identified in council paperwork as Resolution 12-2025 and described by staff as seeking to “declare an urgent necessity in accordance with Ohio Revised Code section 735.051 and to declare an emergency,” was the subject of a short legal explanation and extended public comment. The council debated procedural questions after members said a previous special meeting produced a 2–2 split vote on the same item.
Law Director Deters told the council that a 2–2 split from the earlier special meeting left the matter neither passed nor failed. “It really didn't pass, but it really didn't fail…
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