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Arcanum council waives three-reading rule and adopts Ordinance 2026-08 as an emergency
Summary
Council unanimously waived the three-reading rule, adopted Ordinance 2026-08 amending 2026 appropriations (affecting Fire Equipment Levy Fund, WWTP Improvements Project Fund, Electric Meter Surcharge Fund), and declared it an emergency.
Council considered Ordinance 2026-08, "An Ordinance Providing For An Amendment To The 2026 Appropriations" which lists adjustments to the Fire Equipment Levy Fund, the WWTP Improvements Project Fund, and the Electric Meter Surcharge Fund. Council Member David Hartley moved to waive the three-reading rule; Council Member Eric VanHoose seconded and the motion passed unanimously (5-0). Hartley then moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-08; VanHoose seconded and council voted yea (5-0). Finally, Hartley moved to declare the ordinance an emergency; VanHoose seconded and the emergency declaration passed unanimously (5-0).
The minutes list the affected funds but do not provide specific dollar amounts or revised line-item totals in the meeting narrative; full appropriation language is in the ordinance text (not included verbatim in the minutes). The council also received the first reading of Ordinance 2026-09, establishing water reconnection fees; no adoption vote occurred on that ordinance during the meeting.
