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Vermilion council approves emergency appointments for department heads and authorizes temporary mayoral financial authority
Summary
At its organization meeting the Vermilion City Council adopted emergency ordinances confirming several department head appointments (public service, finance, law, and a city engineer contract) and authorized Mayor Russell Owens to sign financial documents temporarily until the finance director takes office.
The Vermilion City Council on Jan. 2 adopted a series of emergency measures to confirm new department leadership and ensure continuity of city operations while several director positions are being filled.
During first readings and suspensions of the rules, council voted to adopt ordinances confirming Anthony Valerius as director of public service (Ordinance 2026‑1), Chad Agney as finance director effective Mar. 1, 2026 (Ordinance 2026‑2), a city engineer services contract with Grama Engineering & Surveying…
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