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Lima council approves a slate of ordinances on budget, contracts and housing plan; one security contract defeated
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Summary
Council passed multiple ordinances on first/second/third readings including budget amendments, contracts, and HUD consolidated-plan actions; Ordinance 170-25, a security contract for the public parking garage, was defeated on administration request so funding sources can be re-evaluated.
Lima City Council voted on a series of ordinances during the meeting; most measures passed on first or subsequent readings, and one measure was defeated on a motion to defeat at the administration’s request.
Key outcomes
- Ordinance 135-25: Authorized the mayor to enter a contract with Coleman Professional Services for Lima Municipal Court; passed on third reading (recorded as 7 yes, 0 no, 1 extension).
- Ordinance 149-25: Authorized the mayor to receive and administer Mental Health Recovery Services Board funds for pretrial services for the Lima Municipal Court; passed on second reading (recorded as 7 yes, 0 no, 1 extension).
- Ordinance 163-25: Amending the 2025 annual budget; passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 164-25: Amending section 246.05 of the codified ordinances of Lima; passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 165-25: Authorized the mayor to contract with Deegan Excavating Inc. for emergency removal of lime from Twin Lakes Reservoir; passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 166-25 and Ordinance 167-25: Adopted the Lima consolidated plan (2025–29) and the 2025–26 annual update to the consolidated plan and authorized submission to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; both passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 168-25: Authorized a second amendment to the contract with Brandstetter Carroll Inc. as previously authorized under ordinance 123-22; passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 169-25: Authorized the mayor to apply for and administer an Ohio Department of Natural Resources conservation grant; passed on first reading (8–0).
- Ordinance 170-25: Proposed contract with Northwestern Ohio Security Systems Inc. for security cameras at the parking garage and square. The administration asked council to defeat the ordinance so staff could re-evaluate the funding source. Council voted to defeat the ordinance (a yes vote signified defeat) and recorded the ordinance as defeated by an 8–0 vote.
Other procedural actions
- The council approved the consent calendar and referred Communication No. 2 to the Economic and Community Development Committee for further discussion of section 1256.04 of the zoning code.
- The clerk recorded multiple roll-call votes. Where the roll or discussion indicated a conflict or “extension,” the clerk recorded that result in the tally as delivered on the floor.
Where available, motions to pass or defeat were made by council members on the record (for example, Councilor Wilkerson moved several ordinances to pass; recorded roll-call votes appear in the official minutes).
