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Newark City Council adopts personnel change, authorizes truck purchase, OKs roadway cooperation and releases two property liens
Summary
At its meeting the Newark City Council adopted a personnel ordinance for the wastewater division, approved a no‑bid truck purchase for water/sewer maintenance, voted to cooperate with ODOT on West Church Street improvements with an emergency clause, and approved two lien release resolutions; all measures passed on recorded roll calls.
The Newark City Council approved a package of ordinances and resolutions in a single meeting, adopting a personnel change at the wastewater treatment plant, authorizing a no‑bid purchase of a service truck for the water distribution and sewer maintenance department, approving cooperation with the Ohio Department of Transportation on West Church Street improvements (with an emergency declaration), and releasing liens on two downtown properties.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 25‑1: Amending position classifications in the Department of Public Service, Division of Wastewater Treatment — adopted on second reading by roll call. The ordinance abolishes one classification (industrial waste inspector/operator) and creates one operations technician/operator classification; the ordinance sets compensation for the new classification.
- Resolution 25‑1: Authorizing the director of public service to purchase a new service truck and utility bed for the water distribution and sewer maintenance department without competitive bidding (subject to appropriation) — adopted on second reading by roll call.
- Resolution 25‑2: Cooperating with the Ohio Department of Transportation on roadway improvements to West Church Street from North 29th Street to Greenway Drive and declaring an emergency — adopted with the emergency clause. Council discussion on the floor noted the emergency clause was intended to meet project deadlines.
- Resolution 25‑3: Releasing a lien previously placed on 125 West Canal Street (Parcel 054‑211‑464‑00.000) — adopted with emergency declaration cited to clear impediments to sale/purchase.
- Resolution 25‑4: Releasing a lien previously placed on 553‑555 West Main Street (Parcel 054‑227‑640‑00.000) — adopted with roll call.
Council members recorded affirmative roll‑call votes on each item. Where the council discussed the emergency clause for the West Church Street cooperation, a council member said the clause was needed to meet external deadlines. The clerk recorded each motion and roll call; no public testimony was recorded on these items. Several members later used the council comment period to thank public works and water‑distribution staff for responding to recent cold‑weather water breaks and to note upcoming community events including a Junior Achievement ribbon cutting and a downtown market opening.
