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Votes at a glance: council approves legal contracting, compensation changes, equipment buys and routine items
Summary
A consolidated list of the formal votes recorded during the Napoleon City Council meeting, including ordinance and resolution numbers, brief descriptions and outcomes.
The following actions were recorded and passed during the council meeting (all outcomes shown as recorded in the minutes):
- Resolution No. 5-25: Authorize assistant law director services, expenditures over $50,000 and fund transfers under Ohio Revised Code §5705.14; passed first read under emergency by suspension (roll-call Yes votes: Ross, Ken, Bob, Jordan, Tom, Doctor Dade, Britney).
- Resolution No. 006-25: Amend Resolution No. 044-24 to add the contracted attorneys to the city’s recurring-cost list; passed first read under emergency by suspension (roll-call recorded Yes votes include Ross, Ken, Matt, Jordan, Tom, DeGeys, Britney).
- Ordinance No. 007-25: Amend Chapter 955 (golf privilege fee) per Park Service Board recommendation; moved to second read (roll-call recorded Yes votes; council advanced to second reading).
- Ordinance No. 008-25: Authorize performance-based pay increase for the Law Director retroactive to Jan. 1; passed on first read under emergency by suspension (roll-call on ordinance recorded mixed Yes/No votes; majority passed).
- Ordinance No. 009-25: Authorize performance-based pay increase for the City Manager; passed on first read under emergency by suspension (roll-call recorded majority Yes).
- Ordinance No. 010-25: Amend compensation schedule to add Assistant-to-the-Law-Director positions and include them in the pay scale; passed on first read under emergency by suspension (roll-call recorded Yes votes).
- Approved purchase of a large dump truck (estimated $270,593; $300,000 budgeted) under state contract; passed by roll call.
- Approved purchase of a 2025 Ford F550 bucket truck (replacement of 2015 unit; approx. $261,000); passed by roll call.
- Authorized issuance of an RFP for a 69 kV-to-distribution transformer with LTC for the Enterprise substation rebuild (three-year lead time); passed by roll call.
- Accepted a $4,000 donation from the Four County Adams HS board to the Police Department for DARE and related drug-prevention programs; accepted by roll call.
- Approved the power-supply cost-adjustment factor for February 2025 (SPSCA 3-month average factor 0.0145; JV2 0.03437); passed by roll call.
- Directed the Law Director to draft legislation updating cemetery rates and fees after the Municipal Properties Committee recommendation; motion passed by roll call.
Notes: Several items — particularly pay and compensation ordinances and the legal-services measures — were passed by suspension of the rules as emergency first readings so the services or pay adjustments could take effect quickly. Vote tallies are recorded in the meeting minutes; the minutes show a mix of unanimous and majority votes depending on the ordinance.
