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North Baltimore council adopts emergency ordinance to lease 16 acres to J & J Sterling Farms
Summary
The Village of North Baltimore council voted to adopt Ordinance 2024-21 as an emergency, authorizing a lease of 16 acres of village-owned farm land to J & J Sterling Farms after suspending the third reading.
The Village of North Baltimore council adopted Ordinance 2024-21 as an emergency on Dec. 17, 2024, authorizing the lease of 16 acres of village-owned farmland to J & J Sterling Farms. The council first voted to suspend the third reading on a motion by Mr. Cook, seconded by Mr. Soltis, and then approved emergency adoption on a motion by Ms. Beaupry, seconded by Ms. Hefner.
Ordinance 2024-21 was presented as a straightforward lease of farmland owned by the village; the text and specific lease terms beyond the acreage and lessee were not specified in the meeting record. The suspension of the third reading cleared the ordinance for an immediate vote under the village's rules, and the council then adopted it as an emergency measure, allowing the lease to take effect without delay.
The votes were recorded as five council members present approving each motion. The transcript notes Mr. Richmond was absent and was excused earlier in the meeting. The clerk will enter the ordinance and related documentation into the village records as the official act of the council.
No public comment or additional conditions tied to the lease were recorded in the meeting minutes. The village solicitor and clerk appear on the meeting approval line in the minutes; no further legal citations or ordinance text was read aloud at the meeting.
