Napoleon City Council approves three emergency pay-increase ordinances, awards water-plant chemical bids and confirms board appointments

Napoleon — The Napoleon City Council on Dec. 30 approved three ordinances declaring emergency pay increases for city officials, awarded annual chemical contracts for the city’s water and wastewater treatment plants and confirmed multiple mayoral board appointments, including Judge Elizabeth Schuller as the public-sector representative to the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission governing board.

The pay-increase ordinances — Ordinance 04724 (law director), Ordinance 04824 (finance director) and Ordinance 04924 (city manager) — were considered on second reading under suspension of the third-reading rule and passed on roll calls during the meeting. Council members recorded “yes” votes during roll calls for each ordinance (Tom; Dr. Dave; Brittany; Ross; Ken; Jordan). The council also approved a motion to suspend the reading requirement so the increases could take effect immediately, citing payroll timing concerns.

The council approved awards for the fiscal-year 2025 chemical contracts used at the water treatment and wastewater treatment plants. Two vendors submitted bids: Uselco and…