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Council passes two ordinances under suspension, recognizes outgoing councilor and swears in new member
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Summary
The council read and passed two ordinances under suspension of the rules (Ordinance 20 26 0 1 and Ordinance 20 26 0 2); it also adopted a resolution recognizing Kim Christman for service and administered the oath to Josephine M. F. Slater.
The St. Marys City Council approved two ordinances under suspension of the rules and completed ceremonial business at the meeting. The council read Resolution No. 20 26 0 6 honoring Kim Christman for service as the 3rd Ward councilor (service dates cited in the transcript: January 2016 through 02/09/2026) and extended council appreciation for his committee work.
The meeting included an oath of office for Josephine M. F. Slater; the transcript records the formal oath to support the U.S. and Ohio constitutions and to faithfully discharge the duties of the office. The transcript records the words of the oath being administered and acknowledged by the newly sworn member.
On legislative business, the council took two suspension votes and passed both ordinances. For Ordinance 20 26 0 1 council moved to suspend the rules (motion by Mister Fitzgerald; second by Mister Gilliland) and the recorded vote was "all yeses." For Ordinance 20 26 0 2 (authorizing a contract for restoration of the municipal swimming pool slide and playground structures) council moved to suspend the rules (motion by Mister Lunds; second by Mister Buck) and again the transcript records "all yeses." The transcript does not record individual recorded roll-call votes in the ordinance passages beyond the meeting chair’s recognition of unanimous assent.
No third readings were recorded; the minutes show the council concluded readings and discussed scheduling for future meetings before adjournment.
