Votes at a glance: Geneva council approves grant accounting fund, budget amendments and OPBA contracts

The Geneva City Council on Oct. 27 approved several emergency ordinances and resolutions that put grant funding, budget amendments and labor agreements into effect immediately.

Council approved Ordinance 3392 to create Fund 281 to account for revenues and expenditures related to the FY 2024 U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant. Council members voted to waive the three‑reading rule and declared the ordinance an emergency; roll‑call votes recorded all members present as "Yes." The ordinance will allow the city to segregate SS4A grant receipts and related spending.

Council also approved Ordinance 3393, an emergency amendment to the 2025 budget that includes appropriations and fund transfers identified in the meeting packet; the motion to waive the three‑reading rule passed on roll call. Ordinance 3394 was introduced as a first reading to set appropriations for the 2026 fiscal year; no action was taken on 3394 at this meeting.

Resolution 3643 authorized the city manager to prepare and submit an application to the Ohio Public Works Commission state capital improvement and local transportation improvement program and to execute required contracts; council passed the resolution by roll call as an emergency measure.

Council also passed two related resolutions implementing collective‑bargaining agreements with the Ohio Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association (OPBA). Resolution 3648 authorizes a contractual agreement with OPBA covering sergeants and patrolmen; Resolution 3649 authorizes an agreement with OPBA dispatchers. Both resolutions were approved under emergency procedures after council voted to waive the three‑reading rule. The city manager told council the agreements cover contract years 2025–2027 and include wage adjustments across the three years.

All measures that received roll‑call votes recorded affirmative votes in the transcript; no roll‑call “No” votes or abstentions were recorded in the meeting minutes provided. The first readings and staff reports related to project scopes and funding were heard prior to the votes.

Votes and identifiers (as recorded at the meeting): - Ordinance 3392 — Create fund 281 for FY24 SS4A grant; emergency declaration; passed (roll call "Yes"). - Ordinance 3393 — Amend 2025 budget (appropriations/fund transfers); emergency declaration; passed (roll call "Yes"). - Ordinance 3394 — 2026 appropriations (first reading); introduced, no final action taken. - Resolution 3643 — Authorize OPWC application; emergency declaration; passed (roll call "Yes"). - Resolution 3648 — Authorize contractual agreement with OPBA (sergeants/patrolmen); emergency declaration; passed (roll call "Yes"). - Resolution 3649 — Authorize contractual agreement with OPBA (dispatchers); emergency declaration; passed (roll call "Yes").

The meeting transcript shows council members moved and seconded the waivers and emergency declarations and then completed roll‑call votes for passage. The city manager and staff described project scopes and cost estimates in accompanying remarks before votes.