Votes at a glance: Lima City Council amends budget, advances zoning and sends alley vacation and human-relations legislation for further review

Lima City Council on May 19, 2025 approved an amendment to the city’s 2025 budget and a string of ordinances on first reading, unanimously where recorded, and sent several other matters — including a request to vacate an alley segment off Grand Avenue and a proposed Human Relations Commission ordinance — to further consideration.

Front and center, council amended the 2025 annual budget (Ordinance 1-11-25). Councilors voted to replace Exhibit A and then passed the ordinance as amended on first reading by a unanimous roll call. The council also placed the city’s 2026 tax budget (Ordinance 1-12-25) on second reading for further consideration.

Other ordinances passed on first reading by recorded unanimous votes (7-0) covering contracts, equipment disposition, staffing authorizations, donations and routine city purchases. Among those that passed on first reading were: - Ordinance 1-13-25: amendment to a contract with Utility Metering Solutions (first reading, passed 7-0). - Ordinance…