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Council gives first readings to bond ordinances for fire, garbage trucks and amends residential language
Summary
At the Nov. 25 meeting the Ironton City Council received first readings on ordinances to issue bonds for a fire truck and a garbage truck and moved to amend Ordinance 2447 to add LLC/partnership/corporation language for residential/independent living facilities; finance recommended favorable action on the bond ordinances.
The Ironton City Council on Nov. 25 received first readings of two bond ordinances and approved an amendment to a local land-use ordinance.
Clerk read Ordinance 2453 by title as an ordinance providing for issuance of bonds by the city for acquisition of a fire truck and declaring an emergency; the finance committee had recommended the ordinance favorably. The transcript shows the ordinance amount in atypical numerical formatting in the record; the council recorded the ordinance for first reading. Clerk then read Ordinance 2454 by title as authorizing issuance of bonds up to $400,000 for acquisition of a garbage truck and declaring an emergency; the finance committee likewise recommended favorably.
Council also moved to amend Ordinance 2447 on second reading to adjust the language in the first section to include LLC, partnership and corporation wording for residential or independent living-home facilities. The clerk read the amended ordinance for second reading and the change was noted for possible adoption at the next meeting.
Why it matters: the bond ordinances, if adopted in later proceedings, would authorize the city to borrow for capital equipment used by the fire department and public works; the amendment to Ordinance 2447 clarifies business entity language affecting residential/independent living facilities and may affect local permitting or business classification.
No final votes to adopt the bond ordinances were recorded during the Nov. 25 session in the provided transcript; council action on adoption and any vote tallies were not captured in the excerpt.
