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Chillicothe council adopts appropriations, waives three-read rule for large carryover ordinance
Summary
Council approved three ordinances on Feb. 10: $50,000 for Ross County Humane Society, $40,000 in Ohio opioid-settlement funds for Hope Partnership Project, and a $3,165,832.48 ordinance to carry forward 2024 purchase orders; the council waived the three-read rule for the latter.
Chillicothe City Council on Feb. 10 adopted multiple budget ordinances and took other formal actions on several agenda items.
Key votes at a glance
- Ordinance (third reading): Appropriating $50,000 from unappropriated general funds for the Ross County Humane Society’s Animal Care and Adoption Center project — adopted on a roll call (8 yes; Nickerson excused).
- Ordinance (third reading): Appropriating Ohio opioid settlement funds of $40,000 to the Hope Partnership Project — adopted on a roll call (8 yes; Nickerson excused).
- Ordinance (first reading with waiver and adoption): Appropriating $3,165,832.48 to continue handling brought-forward purchase orders and other 2024 brought-forward amounts for fiscal year 2025. Council voted to waive the three-reading rule and then adopted the ordinance (waiver: 8 yes; adoption: 8 yes; Nickerson excused). The clerk announced the waiver roll call and then called the ordinance roll call; both votes passed.
Other formal actions
- Ordinance (second reading): Appropriating $50,000 in Ohio opioid settlement funds to the Ross County Community Action Commission was read for a second time and moved forward to a future agenda (no final vote on Feb. 10).
- Ordinance (first reading): Appropriating $276,050.65 received from the Public Entities Pool of Ohio for roof repairs at city-owned property located at 400 East Seventh Street moved to a subsequent agenda (no final vote on Feb. 10).
- Appointments: Council approved appointments to the downtown redevelopment district (Ms. Richmond and Mr. Harper) by roll call (8 yes; Nickerson excused).
Vote tallies: Every recorded affirmative roll call in final votes on the Feb. 10 agenda showed eight yes votes from present members; Council member Nickerson was excused earlier in the meeting.
Procedure notes: The auditor reported that carryforward purchase orders relate to projects approved in the 2024 budget but still invoiced or partially unpaid in 2025; the auditor’s representative said the general-fund carryforward is approximately $4.9 million. Council waived the three-reading rule for the large carryforward ordinance so the city can place those amounts on the 2025 books and pay invoices that have been received.
No mayoral vetoes or separable amendments to the adopted ordinances were recorded on Feb. 10.
