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Lodi Village Council unanimously passes two emergency ordinances to sell and dispose of village property; approves hires and routine bills
Summary
At its Nov. 24 meeting the Lodi Village Council voted unanimously to adopt two emergency ordinances authorizing disposal and sale of village property, approved monthly bills and the financial report, allowed a temporary RV Christmas display and authorized two hires for the fire/EMS department.
The Lodi Village Council on Nov. 24 unanimously adopted two emergency ordinances authorizing the disposal and sale of village property and approved a slate of routine administrative actions, including two hires for the fire and EMS department.
Council moved quickly through the legislation. A motion by Councilmember Miller, seconded by Councilmember Graham, to suspend the three-reading rule and pass an ordinance authorizing the clerk/treasurer to dispose of village property no longer needed for municipal purposes was approved on a roll call vote; the minutes record yeas from Miller, Graham, Surrarrer, Ridenour and Gorglione and no nays. The council followed with a companion emergency ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter contracts with the highest and best bidder for the sale of village property; that measure also passed after motions by Miller and Graham and a unanimous roll call.
Council also approved routine financial business. Miller moved to approve the monthly bills, seconded by Graham; the motion passed unanimously. Miller then moved, and Surrarrer seconded, approval of the monthly financial report; roll call again recorded unanimous support.
On personnel, Mayor Robert Geissman recommended hiring Lorenzo Valley and Tyler Elliott as full-time employees in the fire and EMS department pending successful completion of required pre-employment testing and background checks. Graham moved to hire both candidates and Miller seconded; the motion carried with recorded yeas from Graham, Miller, Surrarrer, Ridenour and Gorglione.
Other procedural actions recorded in the minutes included approval of the Nov. 10, 2025 council meeting minutes (motion by Surrarrer, seconded by Graham) and a motion to allow an RV to be parked in a front yard as a Christmas display through Jan. 10, 2026 (motion by Ridenour, seconded by Graham). All roll call votes recorded in the minutes show no nays.
Next steps: the two emergency ordinances take effect as declared in the motions; the minutes do not specify sale dates, appraisal requirements or which parcels will be sold or disposed. Those operational details were not specified in the meeting record and would be handled by the clerk/treasurer or the mayor under the ordinances' authority.
