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Ironton council moves Dec. meeting, adopts 2025 budget amendment; cannabis ban gets first reading
Summary
At its Aug. 28 meeting the Ironton City Council voted to move the Dec. 25 meeting to Dec. 22 and approved an amendment to the city—s 2025 operating budget; an ordinance to prohibit marijuana businesses received a first reading but council postponed action pending a letter to the state.
The Ironton City Council on Aug. 28 adopted an ordinance moving its December meeting from Dec. 25 to Dec. 22 and approved an amendment to the city—s 2025 permanent operating budget. Council also gave a first reading to an ordinance that would prohibit medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis businesses in the city but held off final action while members agreed to send a reminder letter and draft resolution to the city—s state representative.
The meeting began with routine roll call and approval of minutes. Council suspended rules to advance consideration of Ordinance 25-35 (change of the Dec. meeting date) and adopted it by roll-call vote. Council later advanced and adopted Ordinance 25-33, an amendment to the city—s permanent operating budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, after the finance committee gave a favorable recommendation. Ordinance 25-36, a declining-emergency first reading that would prohibit cultivating, processing, distributing, dispensing, testing or selling medical and adult-use cannabis within city limits, received discussion and a first reading; council members said they will draft a letter and resolution to their state representative reminding the legislature that municipalities are included in certain statutory language and noting enforcement burdens for cities.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 25-35 (change regular council meeting date from Dec. 25, 2025, to Dec. 22, 2025): suspended rules for additional readings and adopted by roll-call vote.
- Ordinance 25-33 (amend permanent operating budget for city of Ironton for fiscal year ending 12/31/2025): second reading advanced, rules suspended to give third reading by title only, and adopted following a favorable finance committee recommendation.
- Ordinance 25-36 (prohibit cultivation/processing/distribution/dispensing/testing/sale of medical marijuana and adult-use cannabis): given a declining-emergency first reading; council deferred final action and said it will send a draft resolution and letter to the city—s state representative before further action on the ordinance.
Council procedure and next steps
Council members used a rules suspension motion to expedite readings on the meeting-date ordinance and the budget amendment. The finance committee provided a favorable recommendation on the budget amendment before final passage. For the cannabis ordinance, council members said they will prepare a resolution and a formal letter to the state representative to clarify municipal responsibilities for enforcement and municipal inclusion in the original statutory language before acting further on the local ordinance.
No other formal votes on ordinances or resolutions were recorded in the meeting minutes distributed at the meeting.
