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Council approves bids, appropriations and a rezoning; accepts opioid settlement terms
Summary
At its Sept. 2 meeting, Greenville City Council approved a package of resolutions and ordinances including bids for water-main work, paving and biosolids management, acceptance of opioid-settlement terms with Purdue, a supplemental appropriations ordinance that funds community programs, and a rezoning for 300 Green Street; one insurance vote recorded an abstention.
Greenville City Council adopted multiple resolutions and ordinances on Sept. 2, including authorization to solicit bids for a water-main replacement project, approval of paving and biosolids contracts, acceptance of opioid-settlement terms, a supplemental appropriations ordinance, and the rezoning of 300 Green Street to planned unit development residential (PUDR).
Key outcomes
- Water-main bidding: Council approved a resolution authorizing bidding for water-main replacement on Green Street, Arc Avenue, Marion Drive and Chippewa Drive. Council members noted an estimated project cost in the $1.4 million range and confirmed the project was budgeted for 2025.
- Opioid settlement: Council gave third reading and adopted a resolution to accept the material terms of a Purdue opioid settlement and authorized the city solicitor or safety-service director to execute related agreements; council clarified settlement proceeds will be deposited in the city’s opioid fund and the city’s ad hoc committee on expensing will review allocations.
- Supplemental appropriations and committee funding: Following an ad hoc committee recommendation, council approved a supplemental ordinance appropriating funds from GovDeals proceeds and donations, including $5,000 to Recovery and Wellness Center of Midwest Ohio (LEAD Prevention), $1,500 for Red Ribbon Week drug-education activities, and $2,500 for a Shop with a Cop program (the latter to be matched by Zucker Bailey). The council suspended rules and read the ordinance by title before adopting it.
- Contracts accepted: Council accepted the Fillmore Construction LLC bid for 2025 maintenance paving and approved a one-year biosolids-management contract with Harder Agri Services LLC. Council also authorized advertising for bids for water-plant chemicals to be used in 2026.
- Insurance contract and write-offs: Council authorized a one-year liability-insurance contract with Littman Thomas Insurance Agency (10/01/2025–09/30/2026) under an emergency clause; members discussed a roughly 7–9% premium increase tied to new property valuations and one councilor recorded an abstention on the roll call. Council also adopted a resolution writing off nominal accounts with balances not greater than $15.
- Rezoning adopted: Council read, suspended rules and adopted an ordinance rezoning 300 Green Street from general business (GB) to planned unit development residential (PUDR) for Robinson Bonanza Development LLC.
Votes and procedure
Where roll-call votes were recorded, the transcript lists affirmations from council members; votes to adopt the resolution accepting insurance terms included an abstention by one councilor. For other adopted items, the council moved to suspend rules and read by title before calling the roll and approving the measures. Specific vote tallies appear in the meeting record and were taken by roll call on each item.
Next steps
Most items are procurement or administrative actions that move into implementation: safety-service director and auditors will execute contracts or solicit bids as authorized; the opioid settlement acceptance requires execution of agreements; the supplemental ordinance appropriations were entered into the budget. The rezoning is effective following adoption and will be implemented per planning department procedures.
