The Belpre City Council voted to place two financial resolutions on first reading — the 2026 tax budget and a resolution estimating public deposits for the next five years — and heard a motion to reappoint Joel Whitaker to the local health board.

Those financial resolutions matter because they set the city’s initial budget framework for fiscal year 2026 and prompt required public‑finance steps about where public deposits may be held.

Council member Mister Ferguson moved the resolution for first reading of the 2026 tax budget; the roll call in the transcript recorded unanimous “aye” responses from council members Missus Dennis, Mister Ferguson, Missus Campbell, Mister Locke and Mister Seabaugh, and the item advanced as a first reading. The meeting record also shows a separate roll call advancing a resolution declaring the estimated aggregate amount of public funds available for deposit during the next five years; that item likewise passed first reading with the same roll-call pattern.

Council members raised routine procedural notes about the tax-budget documents and when final figures will be available, with Mister Ferguson indicating the budget will be available at the next council meeting.

Separately, a motion was made during the meeting to reappoint Joel Whitaker to the local health board; the transcript shows the motion was introduced and a request for a voice vote was made, but the record provided does not include the outcome or a roll-call vote for that appointment. The transcript identifies Joel Whitaker as the individual whose term is expiring and who was nominated for reappointment.

Other routine housekeeping actions recorded in the transcript included votes to add agenda items and motions to excuse council members from the meeting. The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn that passed on a recorded roll call.