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Council adopts bond ordinances to buy city vehicles, waives three‑read rule
Summary
Chillicothe City Council unanimously adopted four ordinances on July 28 authorizing bonds to finance vehicles and equipment for street, police and engineering departments and consolidated the issues; council waived the three‑reading rule and approved each ordinance by roll call.
Chillicothe City Council on July 28 unanimously adopted a package of bond ordinances to finance replacement vehicles and equipment for city operations and declared each ordinance an emergency so purchases can proceed.
What passed
- Ordinance authorizing up to $1,470,000 in bonds for road construction and servicing vehicles and equipment (dump truck, street sweeper, tandem-axle truck, Bobcat skid-steer/loader) — adopted after council waived the three-reading rule. - Ordinance authorizing up to $250,000 in bonds to acquire four police vehicles and related equipment — adopted after waiver of the three-reading rule. - Ordinance authorizing up to $300,000 in bonds for an…
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