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South Lebanon council passes emergency measures on waste rates, court schedule and aggregation agreement
Summary
At its Aug. 21 meeting the South Lebanon City Council approved multiple emergency ordinances and resolutions — including keeping residential solid-waste rates unchanged, changing the mayor's court schedule, several project approvals and authorization for an electric-aggregation agreement — all by roll-call votes after waiving two readings.
South Lebanon’s City Council on Aug. 21 approved a slate of emergency ordinances and resolutions that the mayor described as routine and time-sensitive. The council voted unanimously to waive second readings and adopt by title Emergency Ordinance 2025-16, which maintains the city’s residential solid-waste removal rates effective Sept. 1, 2025, through Aug. 31, 2026.
The council also adopted Emergency Ordinance 2025-17 to change the scheduled date and time of mayor’s court, and approved Emergency Resolutions 2025-32 and 2025-33 to authorize a change order with Benchmark Land Management LLC for a PRV interconnection project and to set a public hearing on a planning commission recommendation for a zoning map amendment on North Main Street (mayor corrected the property number on the record to 150 North Main Street). Emergency Resolution 2025-34 authorizing submittal of an OPWC application for water-tower rehabilitation was similarly approved.
On energy procurement, Council adopted Emergency Resolution 2025-35 authorizing the city administrator to enter an electric-aggregation agreement with the vendor identified in the resolution as Dyna Energy Services; during the presentation the vendor name was also spoken as “Downity” (a transcript inconsistency noted by council). The council recorded unanimous roll-call 'Yay' votes on each item.
In routine business, council approved invoices, the July financial statements, and the Aug. 7 meeting minutes. Council also adopted Ordinance 2025-15 (second reading) authorizing a supplemental appropriation for the 2025 fiscal year. The council voted to enter executive session to discuss a personnel matter and later reported "No action was taken." The meeting adjourned after members offered remarks and acknowledgements.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Emergency Ordinance 2025-16 (residential solid-waste rates): motion to waive two readings and adopt by title — motion carried, roll-call votes 'Yay' from Allen, Carmack, Combs, Better, Harrison, Spicer. - Emergency Ordinance 2025-17 (mayor’s court schedule): waived and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'. - Emergency Resolution 2025-32 (Benchmark change order, PRV project): waived and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'. - Emergency Resolution 2025-33 (set public hearing — North Main St. zoning map amendment): waived and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'. - Emergency Resolution 2025-34 (OPWC application for water-tower rehabilitation): waived and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'. - Emergency Resolution 2025-35 (authorize administrator to enter electric-aggregation agreement with Dyna Energy Services): waived and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'. - Ordinance 2025-15 (supplemental appropriation): second reading and adopted by title — motion carried, unanimous 'Yay'.
The council announced it went into executive session on a personnel matter and later emerged with no formal action taken. The meeting concluded with announcements and adjournment.
