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Weirton council adopts municipal service fee ordinance on 6-1 vote
Summary
On April 13, 2026, Weirton City Council approved Ordinance No. 2272 (second reading) to amend and re-enact a municipal service fee after a public hearing with no public comment; the roll call vote was 6 in favor and 1 opposed.
Weirton Mayor Dean M. Harris and the City Council approved Ordinance No. 2272, a second-reading ordinance to amend and re-enact a Weirton municipal service fee, at their regular meeting on April 13, 2026.
The ordinance was the subject of a public hearing that opened at 6:30 p.m. and closed at 6:31 p.m.; no members of the public made comments during the hearing, Mayor Harris said. Council voted on the ordinance during the 7:00 p.m. regular meeting. Councilman Timothy C. Connell moved for approval. The roll call vote was: Connell — yes; Cunningham — yes; Keeder — yes; Stead — yes; Holloway — yes; Rocchio — no; Jonczak — yes. Motion Approved: 6-1.
Minutes and the meeting record do not include the operative rate or other text of the fee ordinance; the minutes record the action on second reading and the vote but do not specify the fee’s dollar amount or the services it covers. The public hearing record indicates no public testimony was received on the ordinance.
Because the approval occurred on second reading, the ordinance’s next procedural effect will depend on the city’s codification and publication practices; the minutes show the council recorded the vote and the clerk’s minutes were later signed on May 11, 2026.
No formal amendments to Ordinance No. 2272 are recorded in the minutes from the April 13 meeting. Councilman Anthony Rocchio cast the lone opposing vote; the minutes do not include a statement from him explaining his opposition.
The mayor closed the public hearing at 6:31 p.m., and the meeting proceeded to other agenda items.
