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Council adopts several ordinances, including a grant application and an appropriation amendment

Athens City Council · May 19, 2026

Summary

At its May 18 meeting, council adopted ordinance 40-26 (authorization to apply to Ohio DNR), ordinance 42-26 (appropriation amendment for public-safety equipment), and suspended rules to adopt ordinance 52-26 (CDBG reappropriation and parking-garage fund adjustment); votes were by voice and recorded as passed.

Council approved multiple ordinances by voice vote during the May 18 regular session. Key outcomes:

- Ordinance 40-26 (third reading): Authorized the mayor to apply for and enter into a project agreement with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources for park-related improvements. The ordinance was read and adopted by voice vote.

- Ordinance 42-26 (third reading): Amended the 2026 appropriation ordinance to add funds for police voice-logger and radio equipment and to correct prior appropriations for the public safety training facility project. Council adopted the ordinance by voice vote.

- Ordinance 52-26 (suspension and adoption): Council voted to suspend the rules to expedite an appropriation amendment involving a $120,000 reappropriation to a CDBG fund and a $15,000 transfer to the parking garage fund to cover electric costs; the suspension passed and the ordinance was adopted the same night.

All three actions were carried by voice vote; the meeting transcript records ayes and no recorded roll-call tallies for individual members on these items.

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