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Votes at a glance: South Russell council actions, May 4, 2026
Summary
Council approved minutes, an Eagle Scout project, a shredding-day date, a salt-loading policy, multiple Verdantus work orders and road-program bidding authorization, a salvage/resolution, and ratified a payment register; council also entered executive session to discuss employment.
At its May 4 meeting the South Russell Village Council recorded the following formal actions and votes:
- Approval of April 27, 2026 minutes — Voice vote: approved. - Approval of Patrick Gibney’s Eagle Scout project (plant beds and brick walkways at South Russell Park) — Motion moved and seconded; voice vote: approved. - Confirm community shredding day for Oct. 17, 2026, 9 a.m.–noon — Motion moved/seconded; voice vote: approved. - Policy requiring South Russell employees to be present to load salt for the Sugar Falls exempted village school district — Motion moved/seconded; voice vote: approved. Council said it will charge the district material cost only; state price not yet provided. - Motion to go out to bid for the 2026 road program (Waverly Lane and associated base/culvert repairs) — Motion moved/seconded; voice vote: approved. Committee estimated $375,000 for Waverly Lane and associated repairs. - Adopt ordinance declaring necessary to levy a tax in excess of the 10-mill limitation (emergency) — Third reading; roll-call vote recorded ayes and ordinance passed. - Adopt resolution to salvage/dispose of personal property (waive readings, declare emergency) — Roll-call vote recorded ayes and resolution passed. - Adopt ordinance approving Work Order No. 1 to Verdantus for the Hazelwood storm sewer and pavement replacement project (not to exceed $181,000) — Roll-call vote recorded ayes and ordinance passed. - Adopt ordinance approving Work Order No. 1 to Verdantus for Waverly Lane design, bidding and construction administration (not to exceed $57,000) — Roll-call vote recorded ayes and ordinance passed. - Ratify payment register for 04/29/26 in the amount of $35,216.84 — Motion moved/seconded; voice vote: approved. - Motion to enter executive session under Ohio Revised Code section 121.22(G)(1) to discuss employment of a public employee (inviting mayor, fiscal officer, police chief and solicitor) — Motion moved/seconded; roll call recorded ayes and council entered executive session.
Notes: Several motions were adopted by voice vote with ayes recorded; ordinances and the salvage resolution were adopted by roll-call vote recorded in the legislative segments. The transcript did not provide full mover/second attribution for all items nor detailed roll-call tallies beyond recorded ayes for the ordinances.
