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Versailles Council approves a slate of emergency measures, sewer bids and settlements
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting, the Versailles Village Council adopted multiple ordinances and an emergency resolution to advertise sewer improvement bids, authorized participation in a Purdue opioid settlement, approved an annexation agreement and granted rest periods to crews after emergency repairs.
Versailles Mayor Todd M. Dammeyer and the six-member council on Aug. 13 adopted a package of ordinances, an emergency resolution to advertise bids for sewer work and multiple personnel actions.
The council approved Ordinance No. 25-35, which updates the village's billing and collection policies for utilities, and Ordinance No. 25-36, which amends policies for the provision of electric services. Both ordinances were read by Village Attorney Tom Guillozet and adopted after third readings; motions to approve passed unanimously.
The council also declared Ordinance No. 25-39 an emergency and amended the 2025 Annual Appropriation Ordinance to increase the Swimming Pool Fund to cover inspection and potential liner repairs. Village Administrator Francis told council the pool liner remains under warranty and the additional appropriation is a precaution; he said the funds likely will not be spent. Council approved the emergency appropriation unanimously.
On infrastructure financing, the council adopted Resolution No. 25-40, authorizing the fiscal officer to advertise for bids for the S. Center Street area sanitary sewer improvements and declaring the matter an emergency. Administrator Francis described the project as a slip-lining of existing clay sanitary mains, manhole rehabilitation, and alternate bids for Hickory Drive and Stevenson Drive.
Council voted to participate in the Purdue direct opioid settlement through the OneOhio Subdivision Settlement and authorized Mayor Dammeyer to execute the required documents; Fiscal Officer Kathy Ording told council the village must sign to participate by Oct. 8. The motion passed unanimously.
Other formal actions included approval of an annexation agreement with Wayne Township covering a 6.782-acre tract; authorization of rate revisions for the village's EcoSmart Choice green-energy program and Electric Solar Policy; and two personnel-related rest-period grants: one for Street Department personnel who worked emergency water-main repairs on July 24–25 and one for Electric Department personnel who worked emergency repairs during the July 27–28 outage. Each motion passed on unanimous votes.
Council entered executive session at 7:33 p.m. to discuss a personnel matter and, upon returning at 7:46 p.m., voted to retain Capstone student Mason Smith for the 2025–2026 school year.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): • Consent agenda (agenda as amended; minutes; expenditures): carried; Mr. Steinbrunner abstained on approval of the minutes; broader consent motion carried. • Ordinance 25-35 (billing/collection policies): adopted (motion: Steinbrunner; second: Weaver; vote: all yeas). • Ordinance 25-36 (electric service policies): adopted (motion: Steinbrunner; second: Dieringer; vote: all yeas). • Ordinance 25-39 (2025 appropriation amendment — pool fund; emergency): adopted (motion: Steinbrunner; second: Weaver; vote: all yeas). • Resolution 25-40 (advertise S. Center St. sanitary sewer bids; emergency): adopted (motion: Paulus; second: Shaffer; vote: all yeas). • Participation in Purdue opioid settlement: authorized (motion: Weaver; second: Dieringer; vote: all yeas). • Annexation agreement with Wayne Township (6.782 acres): approved (motion: Weaver; second: Steinbrunner; vote: all yeas). • EcoSmart Choice rate revisions and Electric Solar Policy direction: approved (motion: Steinbrunner; second: Dieringer; vote: all yeas). • Rest-period grants for Street Department (July 24–25) and Electric Department (July 27–28): approved (motions by Dieringer; seconds by Shaffer; votes: all yeas). • Retention of Capstone student Mason Smith: approved after executive session (motion: Paulus; second: Weaver; vote: all yeas).
Why it matters: The council used emergency declarations to accelerate appropriation and bidding steps for infrastructure work and to secure the ability to advertise a sewer-improvement contract quickly. The opioid-settlement decision preserves the village's option to receive municipal settlement funds under the OneOhio framework. The personnel rest-period approvals acknowledge the extended overtime and emergency work by Street and Electric departments following recent system failures.
Next steps: The village will advertise equipment bids for the McGreevey Road substation and expects to advertise the S. Center Street sanitary sewer bids following the adopted resolution. The opioid settlement documents must be executed by Oct. 8 to participate.
