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Votes at a glance: Moreland Hills adopts change order, approves small appropriation transfer, and joins opioid settlement
Summary
Council approved three ordinances on July 10: a final change order for last year's resurfacing project (with outside funding noted), a $3,000 transfer to a pension fund, and participation in the Kroger opioid settlement; all measures were approved by recorded voice votes after motions to suspend rules where applicable.
At its July 10 meeting, Moreland Hills Village Council approved three ordinances covering a construction change order, an intra-fund transfer, and participation in the national opioid litigation.
Ordinance 2024-31 authorized change order number one with the paving contractor for the Jackson Road/Grin River resurfacing project. Council described the change order as a final adjusting change order that reduced contract costs for items that were not performed; council also noted outside funding for the project (ARPA, OPWC and a partial reimbursement from Bentleyville). The council approved the ordinance by recorded voice vote.
Ordinance 2024-32 provided additional appropriations and transferred $3,000 from the general fund to the police pension (state-administered) fund so that required pension payments can be made. The ordinance was declared an emergency and passed by recorded voice vote.
Ordinance 2024-33 (participation in the Kroger portion of the national opioid settlement) was considered and approved; the council suspended rules and authorized the mayor to execute the participation and release form that evening.
Votes at a glance: - Ordinance 2024-31 (change order with Ronac Paving): adopted; recorded affirmative votes from members present. - Ordinance 2024-32 (additional appropriations/transfer of $3,000): adopted; recorded affirmative votes from members present. - Ordinance 2024-33 (Kroger participation and release): adopted after suspension of rules; recorded affirmative votes from members present.
Why it matters: The change order closes out a road resurfacing contract and reflects outside funding support; the pension transfer ensures state-administered pension obligations are funded; the Kroger participation preserves the village's ability to receive any allocated settlement proceeds and resolves covered claims for participating jurisdictions.
Next steps: Staff will implement the contract changes and process the budget transfer; the mayor will sign the participation and release for the opioid settlement and the law department will monitor settlement implementation and distribution schedules.
