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Orrville council adopts temporary appropriations, authorizes utility contracts for 2026
Summary
The Orrville City Council on Dec. 15 adopted temporary appropriations totaling $76 million to cover city operations through March and approved a resolution letting the Public Utility Board enter into one-year contracts without bidding for routine utility services in 2026.
Orrville City Council voted unanimously Dec. 15 to adopt temporary appropriations and to authorize routine utility contracts for the coming year.
The council approved Resolution 41-25, a temporary-appropriations measure that City Finance Director Dreamland said "allows us to spend money in the first three months of the year until council approves final appropriations at the end of March." Dreamland said the temporary totals are $76,000,000 in total appropriations, including $10,000,000 for the general fund, $9,000,000 for remaining tax-supported funds and $57,000,000 for utilities.
Why it matters: Temporary appropriations let the city continue operations and payroll while staff and council complete the annual budgeting process; the finance director said the March schedule permits the city to review a full year of revenue and expense history before adopting final appropriations.
Council also considered two additional routine measures. Resolution 43-25, described by the finance director as largely housekeeping, was approved after council suspended the usual waiting period so the item could be recorded as 2025 business. Council members voted to suspend the rules and adopt the measure the same evening.
Council adopted Resolution 44-25, which authorizes the Public Utility Board of Control to enter into one-year contracts without competitive bidding for routine services and supplies for the Department of Public Utilities in 2026. Utilities Director Fredericher characterized the items as "routine repair or routine purchases" and said the resolution uses the same list the city has used in past years to avoid returning multiple routine procurements to council for legislative action.
Votes and procedure: Council members moved to suspend the normal multi-reading rules where appropriate and adopted the resolutions on roll call; the motions carried and each resolution was approved during the Dec. 15 meeting.
What comes next: Dreamland said staff will prepare the full-year revenue and expense history for council review ahead of the final appropriations vote scheduled for the end of March.
