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Findlay council approves year-end transfers and several emergency appropriation ordinances
Summary
Findlay City Council on Dec. 16 suspended rules and adopted a resolution and multiple emergency appropriation ordinances to transfer and appropriate funds ahead of year end, citing compliance with the Ohio Revised Code and closing the 2025 budget year.
Findlay City Council on Dec. 16 adopted a resolution and several ordinances to transfer funds and appropriate year-end amounts so the city remains in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code.
Council first suspended the rules to advance Resolution 32-20-25, a transfer of funds within appropriated funds declared an emergency, and adopted the resolution by roll-call vote. Council then moved to suspend statutory rules and gave second and third readings to multiple appropriation ordinances; the clerk read the ordinances and each was adopted in recorded votes. Council members said the actions were needed to close out the year and allow departments to operate without interruption.
Councilmember DeArmond made the motion to suspend the rules for Resolution 32-20-25 so the measure could receive its second and third readings before year end. Councilmember Palmer and others also moved to suspend rules on subsequent appropriation ordinances to expedite adoption.
Those measures were presented as routine year-end housekeeping to keep the city in compliance with the Ohio Revised Code, and the council recorded aye votes for passage on the floor. The mayor and administration encouraged new council members to ask questions about the budget and noted the urgency of passing necessary year-end transfers so payroll and operations are not disrupted.
Votes at a glance: • Resolution 32-20-25 (transfer within appropriated funds; emergency): adopted (suspension of rules approved and resolution adopted by roll call). • Ordinance 2025-168 (appropriating/transferring funds; emergency): adopted after suspension of rules. • Ordinance 2025-170 (appropriating/transferring funds; emergency): adopted after suspension of rules. • Ordinance 2025-171 (appropriating/transferring funds; emergency): adopted after suspension of rules.
Next steps: The clerk will finalize the ordinance language where needed and circulate final signed versions. No additional public hearings were required for these year-end transfers.
