Riverside council advances budget supplement, approves three resolutions including emergency elevator repair

RIVERSIDE, Ohio — The Riverside City Council on Monday, Oct. 6, 2025, held a first reading of a supplemental appropriation ordinance for third-quarter expenses and approved three resolutions, including an emergency repair authorizing work on the municipal building elevator.

The ordinance, Ordinance No. 25-0-871, was presented as a first reading to make supplemental appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the 2025 fiscal year; the council emphasized a second reading, public hearing and potential adoption will occur at the next meeting. Council also approved Resolution 25-R-3052, a donation to the Hometown Holiday event; Resolution 25-R-3053, an authorization to pursue Surface Transportation Program (STP) funding through the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission (MBRPC) for a section of Spinning Road; and Resolution 25-R-3054, an emergency repair contract for the building elevator’s hydraulic jack.

Why it matters: The ordinance starts the formal budget amendment process for 2025 third-quarter supplemental expenses. The resolutions include one small community appropriation, a formal step to enter an STP funding queue for a traffic thoroughfare that the city says was selected because of repeated street cuts after county water-line work, and an emergency measure aimed at restoring elevator service in the municipal building.

Council discussion on the ordinance was limited and the measure was read by title. The Hometown Holiday donation was described by staff as the council’s annual contribution; the staff report indicated the amount referenced in the meeting as $250.53. City staff said Spinning Road’s section — from Burkhart North up to Airway — was identified as eligible for STP funding because of its status as a heavily used thoroughfare and recent county utility work that left many street cuts. City staff also told council that, if awarded, STP funds for the Spinning Road segment would not be available until a later funding year; during the meeting staff read the schedule aloud as “the dollars if we are awarded, the dollars would not be available until 2030 or 02/1931” (as stated in the council packet discussion).

Resolution 25-R-3054 was presented as an emergency repair to refabricate the elevator’s hydraulic jack, a non–off-the-shelf component described by staff as necessary to keep the elevator in service and avoid entrapment. Council moved and carried the resolution under the emergency rubric.

Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 25-0-871 (first reading): Motion to read by title only. Moved: not specified for reading; formal roll call recorded with Councilmembers Denning, Maxfield, Brown, Fry, Joseph, Lomax and Mayor Williams voting “yes.” Outcome: motion carries; ordinance scheduled for additional reading/hearing at the next meeting. - Resolution 25-R-3052 (Hometown Holiday donation): Moved by Councilmember Joseph; seconded by Councilmember Lomax. Outcome: adopted (voice vote, aye recorded). - Resolution 25-R-3053 (MBRPC/STP application for Spinning Road): Mover not specified in the record; seconded by Councilmember Brown. Outcome: adopted (voice vote, aye recorded). Staff noted award dollars would be available in a later funding year per program schedule. - Resolution 25-R-3054 (emergency elevator repair): Moved by Councilmember Denning; seconded by the deputy mayor. Outcome: adopted (voice vote, aye recorded). Staff described the work as refabricating a custom hydraulic jack.

What’s next: The ordinance will return for a public hearing and a second reading at the council’s next meeting, where adoption is possible. The STP application puts the city in line for federal surface transportation funds but does not guarantee an award; staff will report back if the application is successful.