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Ironton council adopts Ordinance 26-12 after debate; bid to advance higher-threshold Ordinance 26-13 fails
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 26-12 to amend a codified section and include ORC language; members debated emergency spending language and a proposed Ordinance 26-13 to raise the mayoral single-purchase limit to $25,000 but failed to gather the six votes needed to suspend rules and advance 26-13.
Ironton City Council adopted Ordinance 26-12 at a Feb. 28 special meeting after brief debate over mayoral spending authority and emergency-purchase language. The ordinance’s title was read by the clerk and, following discussion, members voted to suspend rules and move second and third readings by title; the Chair declared Ordinance 26-12 adopted.
Debate preceding the adoption centered on whether the council should change a current spending threshold and how emergency spending would be handled. One council speaker warned that, without an immediate fix, certain purchases could leave city workers unable to perform necessary safety…
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