Struthers — The Struthers City Council on Dec. 29 passed seven ordinances as emergency measures covering collective bargaining agreements, year-end fund adjustments, pension transfers and an appropriation amendment for the 2025 fiscal year.

Key votes and actions approved by the council:

• Collective bargaining agreements (agenda item 1): Council read and approved an ordinance approving agreements between the city and the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 41 (patrol and captain’s units) and declared an emergency to enact the agreements immediately.

• General fund adjustment (agenda item 2): Council adopted an ordinance authorizing the auditor to reduce the general fund book balance by $2,041.73 and declared an emergency.

• Cybersecurity program (agenda item 3): Council adopted the city cybersecurity program required by Ohio House Bill 96 and declared an emergency (separate article covers the mayor's $20,000 grant announcement).

• Police pension transfer (agenda item 4): Council authorized a transfer of $50,000 from the 2025 general fund budget to the police pension fund and declared an emergency.

• Fire pension transfer (agenda item 5): Council authorized a transfer of $30,000 from the 2025 general fund budget to the fire pension fund and declared an emergency.

• Elderly van fund transfer (agenda item 6): Council authorized a transfer of $5,000 from the 2025 general fund to the elderly van fund (revenue category 265000047101) and declared an emergency.

• Appropriation amendment and repeal (agenda item 7): Council adopted an ordinance amending appropriations for current expenses and other expenditures for the 2025 fiscal year, repealing ordinance number 25-023, and declaring an emergency.

All listed ordinances were presented, moved and seconded during the meeting and were approved by roll-call votes as recorded in the meeting minutes. The record shows affirmative votes recorded for present council members; no "no" votes or abstentions are recorded in the meeting transcript.

What this means: The actions are typical year-end housekeeping — final transfers, pension funding and a wrap-up of the 2025 appropriation schedule — and were handled as emergency ordinances to process them before the close of the fiscal year.

Provenance: Each vote and motion is recorded in the council transcript; the items are read and voted across the roll-call segments for agenda items Number 1 through Number 7 (see meeting record).