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Woodlawn council approves appropriations, fee changes and public-records policy; transfers $20,000 to local funds
Summary
The Village of Woodlawn council unanimously passed its permanent appropriations ordinance, approved transfers totaling $20,000 to two local funds, adopted a revised recreation fee schedule and amended the public-records policy to allow nominal fees for body/cruiser camera footage.
The Village of Woodlawn council voted unanimously to adopt several budget and administrative measures at its March meeting, including permanent appropriations for fiscal 2025 and transfers to local funds.
The council passed Ordinance 02-2025, setting permanent appropriations for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025. Council also approved Ordinance 03-2025, transferring $10,000 from the general fund to the tree board fund and $10,000 to the wheat drive grant fund.
Law Director (unnamed) described two administrative ordinances that council considered. Ordinance 04-2025 revised the Woodlawn Recreation Department fee schedule; the council suspended rules, passed the ordinance and declared an emergency by roll-call votes. The law director also presented Ordinance 05-2025 to amend the village public-records policy to allow a nominal charge when producing body-worn and cruiser camera footage; the change mirrors language in the Ohio Revised Code and aims to recover redaction and production costs. The law director said the policy includes a maximum fee of up to $75 per hour of footage produced for redaction or vendor costs.
Procedural votes were recorded by roll call. For example, the motion to pass Ordinance 02-2025 was moved by a councilmember identified on the record as speaker 8 and seconded by speaker 5; subsequent roll-call votes recorded unanimous approval. Similar motions to suspend rules and to pass Ordinances 03-2025, 04-2025 and 05-2025 also carried with ayes from the full council.
The council also approved routine finance actions, including January and February bank reconciliations and receipt/payment listings. Finance director Lonnie Crisp presented fiscal-year-to-date revenue and expenditure figures and introduced the permanent appropriations for council consideration.
The meeting closed after new-business confirmations of appointments to the CIC and announcements about upcoming community events.
