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Arcanum council approves ordinances, budget amendment, and routine items in unanimous votes
Summary
Council adopted ordinances to advertise property for sale and update electric service rates, approved a 2026 appropriations amendment and several routine items including a $117.31 sewer forgiveness and authorization to sell JV5 RECs for three years; minutes approval saw two abstentions.
The Village of Arcanum council conducted a series of votes on March 31, 2026, adopting multiple ordinances and approving routine administrative requests during a roughly 25-minute meeting.
Key votes and outcomes
- Minutes approval (March 10, 2026): Moved by Council Member Eric VanHoose and seconded by Council Member Tammy Bruner. Council Members David Hartley and Ryan Burns abstained; remaining present members voted yes. Motion passed (yes:4, abstain:2). The reason for the abstentions was not recorded in the meeting minutes.
- Sewer forgiveness (303 W Second Street, $117.31): Moved by Council Member Jerry Boolman; seconded by Council Member David Hartley. All present council members voted yes; motion passed.
- JV5 REC sale authorization (next three years): Moved by Council Member Jerry Boolman; seconded by Council Member David Hartley. All present council members voted yes and authorized sale of the JV5 RECs for the next three years.
- Ordinance 2026-05 (advertise sale of village real property): Council Member Jerry Boolman moved to waive the three-reading rule; David Hartley seconded and the motion passed unanimously. Boolman then moved to adopt Ordinance 2026-05; Hartley seconded and the ordinance was adopted with unanimous votes. The meeting record does not specify the parcel description or reserved terms for sale.
- Ordinance 2026-06 (adopt rates, terms, and conditions for electric service; Exhibits A & B): Council Member Jerry Boolman moved to waive the three-reading rule; David Hartley seconded. Council then adopted Ordinance 2026-06 by unanimous vote. The meeting record references Exhibits A & B but does not include tariff details or rate figures in the transcript.
- Ordinance 2026-07 (2026 appropriations amendment for Fire, Water & Electric funds) and emergency declaration: Council Member David Hartley moved to waive the three readings and then to adopt Ordinance 2026-07; Council Member Eric VanHoose seconded. Council voted unanimously to adopt and to declare the ordinance an emergency. The transcript does not specify appropriation amounts or line-item changes.
- Donation: Council approved donating one 2026 Family Pool Pass to the Arcanum PTO for Trojan Fest on a motion by Council Member David Hartley, seconded by Council Member Tammy Bruner; vote was unanimous.
Motions were routine, generally procedural, and passed without recorded debate. Where financial or parcel details were omitted from the meeting transcript (for example, appropriation amounts and property descriptors), the record lists those particulars as not specified.
The meeting adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
