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Lima City Council passes a package of ordinances authorizing contracts, grants and equipment purchases

3203235 · May 5, 2025
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At a regular meeting the council passed multiple ordinances on first reading — all by 7‑0 votes — authorizing energy supply contracts for municipal buildings, equipment purchases for public works and police, and applications for state and federal grants.

The Lima City Council unanimously passed a slate of ordinances on first reading authorizing contracts, grant applications and equipment purchases for city departments.

Councilors voted 7‑0 to pass each ordinance on its first reading. The measures covered a range of city needs: amendments to the codified ordinances regarding appeal procedures; contracts for natural gas and electric supply for municipal buildings; purchase contracts for Public Works and Utilities Department equipment; applications for source‑water protection and first‑responder grants; and purchases of police cruisers and network equipment for the municipal court.

Councilors clarified during discussion that the natural gas and electric ordinances apply to supply for the city’s municipal buildings and…

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