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North Ridgeville council adopts three levy renewals to place on May ballot
Summary
City Council on Feb. 4 adopted three amended resolutions to renew property tax levies for fire, police and street maintenance and added emergency clauses so the measures can be filed for the May 6 primary election.
North Ridgeville City Council voted Tuesday to adopt three amended resolutions that will place renewal property tax levies for the fire department, the police department and street maintenance on the May 6, 2025 primary ballot.
The measures were amended by substitution to include millage and property tax revenue calculations provided by the Lorain County Auditor and were adopted with emergency clauses so the resolutions could be timely filed with the Board of Elections.
Councilmember Jacobs moved to amend the first resolution, 2025-27, by substitution to add the county auditor’s calculated millage and property tax revenue; Councilmember Winkle seconded. The council dispensed with the third reading, the mayor moved to adopt the amended resolution and the council added an emergency clause so the question could be filed for the May 6, 2025 primary election. On final roll call the votes recorded in the transcript were Swank — yes; Abens — yes; Winkle — yes; De Vries — yes; Jacobs — yes. The motion carried and Resolution 2025-27 (a 1.90-mill renewal for fire apparatus, buildings, sites and payment of permanent, part-time and volunteer firefighters) was adopted.
For Resolution 2025-29 (a 1.95-mill renewal for motor vehicles, communications and other equipment used directly in police operations and for payment of permanent police personnel), Jacobs again moved to amend by substitution to include the auditor’s calculations and Winkle seconded. The council dispensed with the third reading, added an emergency clause to permit timely filing, then adopted the amended resolution. The roll call recorded in the transcript was Swank — yes; Abens — yes; Winkle — yes; De Vries — yes; Jacobs — yes. Resolution 2025-29 amended was adopted.
Resolution 2025-31, a renewal levy for general construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and repair of streets, roads and bridges, was amended by substitution for the same reason (auditor-provided millage and revenue figures), the council dispensed with the third reading, added an emergency clause to meet Board of Elections filing deadlines and adopted the amended resolution. The roll call recorded in the transcript was Swank — yes; Abens — yes; Winkle — yes; De Vries — yes; Jacobs — yes. Resolution 2025-31 amended was adopted.
Votes at a glance — 2025-27 (fire levy, 1.90 mills): adopted (Swank, Abens, Winkle, De Vries, Jacobs — recorded yes). 2025-29 (police levy, 1.95 mills): adopted (Swank, Abens, Winkle, De Vries, Jacobs — recorded yes). 2025-31 (streets levy, millage not specified in the transcript): adopted (Swank, Abens, Winkle, De Vries, Jacobs — recorded yes).
The resolutions reference Ohio statutory authority cited in the motions for levy renewals. No public comment or additional debate about levy rates, policy effects, or alternatives appears in the transcript; the recorded discussion in the meeting focused on amending the ordinances with auditor-provided numbers and on securing emergency clauses so the measures could be submitted to electors on the May 6 primary ballot.
