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South Lebanon council approves emergency contract amendment for Morrow Road; approves Clerk of Council appointment and invoices
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the South Lebanon City Council approved an emergency contract amendment with Choice 1 Engineering for the Morrow Road project, waived second-reading requirements and approved an emergency appointment to the Clerk of Council position after an executive session; the council also approved routine invoices.
South Lebanon City Council approved an emergency resolution to amend its contract with Choice 1 Engineering for work on the Morrow Road construction project and took a series of additional routine actions during its Jan. 16 meeting.
The council voted unanimously to waive the second‑reading requirement and approve Emergency Resolution 2025‑1, which authorizes a contract amendment with Choice 1 Engineering related to the Morrow Road Construction project. The roll call recorded all members present voting in the affirmative.
Council members also moved to waive the second‑reading rule and approve by title an emergency ordinance to appoint a Clerk of Council. The vote to waive and the subsequent approval passed unanimously; the meeting record does not specify the appointee’s name.
In other formal actions, the council approved the city invoices submitted for payment by unanimous roll call. Earlier in the meeting the council convened an executive session under Ohio law for a personnel matter and returned to open session with a recorded motion that no action was taken in executive session.
Why it matters: The contract amendment enables continuing work on the Morrow Road project with Choice 1 Engineering under an emergency procedure, accelerating approval by waiving the usual second reading. The Clerk of Council appointment fills a city administrative role effective after the hire date noted elsewhere in the meeting materials.
Votes at a glance
- Emergency Resolution 2025‑1 (contract amendment with Choice 1 Engineering, Morrow Road construction): motion to waive second reading and approve — outcome: approved; vote: Allen: yes; Carmack: yes; Combs: yes; Feder: yes; Harrison: yes; Spicer: yes.
- Emergency Ordinance 2025‑02 (employment appointment to Clerk of Council position): motion to waive second reading and approve by title — outcome: approved; appointee name: not specified in the transcript; vote: Allen: yes; Carmack: yes; Combs: yes; Feder: yes; Harrison: yes; Spicer: yes.
- Invoices (payment approval): motion to approve — outcome: approved; vote: Allen: yes; Carmack: yes; Combs: yes; Feder: yes; Harrison: yes; Spicer: yes.
- Executive session under Ohio Revised Code §121.22(g)(1) for a personnel conference with the law director: council convened and later returned with a recorded motion that no action was taken in executive session.
What the record shows: The meeting minutes record unanimous votes on the items above. The transcript does not include the name of the Clerk of Council appointee or any dissenting votes.
