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Greenville council unanimously adopts pay ordinance, two union contracts, project contracts and 55-mph SR 121 posting
Summary
At its organizational meeting, Greenville City Council unanimously passed seven measures including an emergency pay ordinance for seasonal employees, ratification of street and fire union contracts, authorization for transit credit-card processing, professional services for Schwitzer Street, an energy-aggregation governance plan, and a 55-mph posting on State Route 121.
Greenville City Council unanimously approved seven ordinances and resolutions at its first meeting of 2026, adopting emergency wage changes for seasonal employees, ratifying collective-bargaining agreements for the street and fire departments, and authorizing contracts for transit payment processing and local infrastructure work.
The council voted to adopt an ordinance establishing salaries and wages for the city’s temporary and seasonal employees with an emergency clause. The motion to adopt was moved by Mr. Godwin and passed on a roll call with recorded ‘yes’ votes from Elie, Godwin, Kindle, Norris, Rogers and Wilman.
Council also ratified a collective bargaining agreement with the Greenville Street Maintenance Association (effective Jan. 1, 2026) and, separately, with the Greenville Professional Firefighters Association (also effective Jan. 1, 2026). Both ordinances included emergency clauses and were approved after roll-call votes that recorded unanimous support. Multiple motions to suspend the rules and read each ordinance by title only were made and carried during the meeting.
On administrative services, the council authorized the safety service director to sign a contract with Stripe to enable credit-card collections for the transit department. Safety Service Director Mr. Delk told the council the system will integrate with a new Via app; card users will pay processing fees (2.5% plus $0.30 per transaction), while cash payment remains available. The resolution to authorize the Stripe contract was approved by unanimous roll call.
The council also approved a resolution authorizing a professional-services contract with Dennis A. Zakardian Associates LLC to support the Schwitzer Street project and adopted a resolution to enter operational and governance plans prepared by Treybell for the city’s natural gas and electric aggregation program. Both resolutions passed unanimously.
Finally, the council adopted an ordinance authorizing the Ohio Department of Transportation to post a 55-mph speed limit on State Route 121 from Eitson Road to the corporation limit (between house numbers cited in the ordinance) and accepted an emergency clause to expedite posting. The law director and safety service director had explained ODOT’s statutory framework for speed limits when a roadway lies within municipal corporation limits.
All seven items were recorded as passing on roll-call votes with no opposing votes reported in the meeting record. The city will proceed with contract execution and follow-up staff work as directed by the approved resolutions and ordinances.
