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Council adopts budget amendment, cybersecurity policy and other resolutions in unanimous votes
Summary
City Council passed an omnibus set of ordinances and resolutions Oct. 13, including a 2025 budget amendment, a cybersecurity program to meet Ohio law, tax levy certification, and agreements to pursue a roadway safety plan and purchase police vehicles; votes were taken by roll call with emergency declarations for immediate effect.
Geneva — The City of Geneva Council passed multiple ordinances and resolutions at its Oct. 13 meeting, including a 2025 budget amendment, adoption of a cybersecurity program required by state law, and authorizations to pursue grants and equipment purchases. Council members used roll‑call votes and declared emergencies so several items could take effect immediately.
Key outcomes
- Ordinance 3390: Amendment to the 2025 budget through appropriations and/or bond transfers (declared an emergency and adopted by roll call). Council members approved a motion to waive the usual three‑reading rule and then voted to declare the ordinance an emergency so necessary transfers could be made to pay current bills.
- Ordinance 3391: Adoption of a city cybersecurity program to comply with Ohio Revised Code 9.64 (declared an emergency and adopted by roll call). City staff presented the policy, which assigns internal responsibilities to identify, detect, respond to and recover from cybersecurity incidents; council approved emergency adoption.
- Resolution 3644: Acceptance of amounts and rates as determined by the budget commission and authorization to certify necessary tax levies to the county auditor (waived three readings, declared emergency and passed by roll call).
- Resolution 3646: Authorization for the city manager to enter an agreement to develop a Roadway Safety Action Plan (grant‑funded program); council waived reading requirements, declared an emergency and approved the contract authorization.
- Resolution 3647: Authorization to purchase two 2026 Dodge Durango police vehicles and associated outfitting (waived readings, declared emergency and passed by roll call). The purchase was budgeted in the 2025 operating budget; the actual vehicles and outfitting came in under the budgeted estimate according to staff.
Meeting procedure and votes
Council repeatedly used motions to waive the three‑reading rule for time‑sensitive budget and purchasing matters and then voted to declare each item an emergency so it could take effect sooner than the standard statutory delay. Roll‑call votes on the emergency declarations and the final passages were recorded in the meeting transcript; passages reported affirmative votes from the council members called during roll call.
Nut graf: The Oct. 13 session resulted in rapid passage of several administrative and budget items — including a state‑required cybersecurity program and a roadway safety planning contract — as council moved to expedite approvals for time‑sensitive appropriations and grant‑linked projects.
What to watch next
Council will return to routine readings for any items that are not urgent; the budgeting transfers, cybersecurity policy and vehicle purchases are in effect. The road safety plan work will proceed under the contract authorized by council; staff said the city will cooperate with neighboring jurisdictions on the project and that a planner had been selected for the work.
Ending
Council scheduled follow‑up committee and implementation work where required; staff indicated additional contract and implementation details will be posted in future council packets.
