Evendale council adopts 2026 budget and a package of emergency ordinances

Evendale Village Council voted unanimously to adopt its proposed 2026 annual appropriations ordinance, Ordinance 25-67, and a package of related emergency ordinances and one resolution during its regular meeting. Council members unanimously suspended second and third readings, approved emergency clauses and adopted each measure.

The measures adopted included: Ordinance 25-67 (2026 annual appropriations); Ordinance 25-68 (amendment adding Joe Ross to the Tax Board of Review); Ordinance 25-69 (transfer within the fire department); Ordinance 25-70 (authorize contract for Recreation Center interior renovations, Phase 3); Ordinance 25-71 (hire Karen Ritchie as a part-time recreation clerk); Ordinance 25-72 (authorize negotiation to purchase real estate from Etnom Properties LLC, the "Monte" property in Arrowhub); Ordinance 25-73 (authorize contract with Ohio Department of Transportation for Redding Road improvements — Glendale Milford/Inwood to Cooper); Ordinance 25-74 (approve water management and sediment-control plans for Grand Corporation); Ordinance 25-75 (appoint Nicholas Damon as a police cadet); Ordinance 25-76 (appoint William K. Knight and Daniel Bly to the village building commission and authorize related professional-services agreements); and Resolution 25-06 (appoint specialists in the police and service departments for 2026).

Why it matters: The 2026 appropriations ordinance sets the village's spending authority for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026. Several measures further authorize staffing changes, capital work at the recreation center, a road-improvement contract with ODOT, and a real-estate negotiation for a roadway acquisition described as the Monte property.

Votes at a glance (all recorded as adopted as emergency unless noted): - Ordinance 25-67 (2026 appropriations): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-68 (add Joe Ross to Tax Board of Review): amendment approved; ordinance adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-69 (fire department transfer): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-70 (Recreation Center renovations Phase 3 contract authorization): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-71 (hire Karen Ritchie, part-time recreation clerk): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-72 (authorize mayor to negotiate purchase of Monte property — Etnom Properties LLC): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-73 (ODOT Redding Road improvements contract): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-74 (water management/sediment-control plans for Grand Corporation): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-75 (appoint police cadet Nicholas Damon): adopted unanimously. - Ordinance 25-76 (appoint building commissioners William K. Knight and Daniel Bly; authorize contracts): adopted unanimously. - Resolution 25-06 (appoint specialists in police & service departments for 2026): adopted unanimously.

What the record shows: The meeting record notes motions to suspend readings and to adopt emergency clauses for each item, with roll-call responses recorded for council members (Sextro, McDaniel, Stroh, Walker Smith, Patterson, Burke). Where names of outside parties appear in the ordinance text (for example, Etnom Properties LLC, Karen Ritchie, William K. Knight, Daniel Bly, Joe Ross) the articles reflect those as stated in the meeting record.

Next steps and effective dates: Each ordinance was declared adopted "as an emergency" during the meeting, so they take effect immediately according to the village action recorded. Specific contract execution, permitting, or negotiation steps (for example, ODOT contract or the Monte property negotiation) are subject to the usual administrative follow-through described in staff reports and ordinance text.