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Evendale council approves a package of emergency ordinances on hiring, fire funding and payments
Summary
The Evendale council suspended readings and adopted a series of emergency ordinances authorizing seasonal hiring, transfers for fire-department promotions and equipment, and then-and-now payments; all ordinances passed by recorded roll call votes.
At the meeting the Village of Evendale Council approved several routine but urgent measures by recorded roll call votes, suspending second and third readings and adopting each ordinance as an emergency.
Ordinance 26-22 authorized the mayor to hire seasonal employees and set pay rates; the council moved to suspend additional readings and adopted the ordinance and its emergency clause by unanimous roll call.
Ordinance 26-23 approved a transfer from the fire-department contingency fund to support the hiring and promotional process for a new fire chief and related backfills; the council suspended readings and adopted the ordinance and emergency clause by roll call.
Ordinance 26-24 authorized an intra-department transfer within the fire department (moving funds from a rarely used tuition line into capital) to purchase a replacement treadmill after the existing unit failed; the council suspended readings and adopted the ordinance as an emergency.
Ordinance 26-25 implements "then-and-now" payments authorizing payment of amounts due under certain contracts with certification of available funds; the council adopted the ordinance and emergency clause by roll call.
All four ordinances were adopted with recorded 'yes' votes from the council members present. The meeting record does not show extended debate on these items; staff described the capital need for equipment and the administrative need to hire seasonal workers for summer programs.
