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Ironton Council adopts temporary budget, approves contracts and new sewer-tap fee; tables cannabis ban
Summary
At its Oct. 9 meeting, the Ironton City Council adopted a temporary 2026 budget and an amendment to the 2025 operating budget, approved a municipal contract and a one-time sewer-tap installation fee, and voted to table an ordinance that would ban cannabis operations while seeking more information.
The Ironton City Council on Oct. 9 adopted a temporary municipal budget for the 2026 fiscal year, approved an amendment to the 2025 operating budget, authorized a contract with Cooper's Glass and enacted a one-time sewer-tap installation fee, while tabling an ordinance that would have prohibited medical and adult-use cannabis operations in the city.
Council members voted to suspend the usual reading rules and moved Ordinance 25-45 — a temporary budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026 — through second and third readings by title before adopting it and declaring an emergency. The council also adopted Ordinance 25-43, an amendment to the city’s permanent operating budget for the 2025 fiscal year, following a favorable recommendation from the finance committee.
Debate was most pronounced over Ordinance…
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