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Seat Pleasant council approves budget amendment for cost-of-living increases
Summary
On July 7 the Seat Pleasant City Council approved Ordinance O-26-01 on second reading, amending the fiscal 2025–26 budget to fund department cost-of-living adjustments (COLA); the measure passed 5–1 after a brief summary of line-item changes.
Seat Pleasant City Council on July 7 approved Ordinance O-26-01 on second reading, amending the fiscal 2025–26 budget to fund cost-of-living adjustments for city departments. The council voted to adopt the ordinance after a brief summary of numeric changes and no extended debate.
Mayor Porter summarized the changes for the record, saying that a line in environmental justice "changed to 17749, and the other number was public engagement $26.06 78," and that the adjustments "balances out to $57.00 96 that's being deducted from administration." Those figures were read aloud as the only changes reflected in the ordinance.
Council member Raynor moved to adopt the ordinance; Council member Beloved seconded. After a roll-call-style voice vote, the council adopted the ordinance; the meeting record states the measure "passes 5 to 1." The transcript shows no further amendments or conditions attached to the adoption.
The ordinance was presented on second reading and the council suspended the full reading before the vote. The record does not specify an effective date or additional implementation steps beyond the adoption.
The council did not engage in extended debate on the ordinance during the meeting; no separate direction to staff or follow-up report was recorded in the transcript.
