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Council adopts emergency $35,000 ordinance for road salt and excuses absent member
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Summary
Council unanimously adopted an emergency ordinance appropriating $35,000 for road salt after waiving three readings, and voted to excuse Council member Barnes from the meeting.
At its Feb. 23, 2026 meeting the Chillicothe City Council took two formal actions by roll call.
Excused absence: Council granted a motion to excuse Council member Barnes after DeMint moved and Dunn seconded; the roll call passed and President Shoemaker announced Barnes excused.
Emergency salt appropriation: Council considered a first reading of an ordinance to appropriate $35,000 for the emergency purchase of road salt and to declare an emergency. Council member Craig moved to waive the three-reading rule; Bennett seconded. The waiver passed on roll call, and the clerk then called the roll on the ordinance, which the present members approved. President Shoemaker announced "The ordinance is adopted."
Vote record (roll-call yes votes reported at the meeting): Bennett; Payne; McCourt; McKeever; DeMint; Preston; Dunn; Creed. Council member Barnes was excused and did not vote. Minutes reflect the ordinance was adopted at the same meeting after the waiver of three readings.
No amendments or dissent were recorded during the meeting. The ordinance text was described as "appropriating $35,000 for the purchase of road salt and declaring an emergency." The clerk will file the ordinance and the city will proceed with the emergency purchase as authorized by the vote.
