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North Baltimore council approves series of emergency ordinances and a NECO Water services contract
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting the North Baltimore Village Council suspended readings and adopted multiple emergency ordinances and resolutions, including a contract amendment for NECO Water services (Resolution 26-2025). Several special-assessment ordinances and budget transfers were also approved; votes were recorded as approved by the council majority.
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Village of North Baltimore Council suspended additional readings and adopted a slate of ordinances and resolutions, citing the need for emergency adoption on several items.
Council moved to suspend second and third readings and adopted Resolution 26-2025, which amends Resolution 16-2025 to authorize the village administrator to enter into contracts with NECO Water for NEPTUNE MY360 setup, training, single-sign-on integration and annual subscription services; the council declared the item an emergency and approved adoption following a motion by Bill Cook and a second by Dee Hefner. Multiple votes on readings and emergency declarations were recorded in the minutes as approved by the council (noted as “all five approved”).
Council also approved amendments to commercial lease arrangements, including Ordinance 2025-28 (a first amendment to the commercial lease with Fiber Optic Management LLC, dba Turnkey Network Solutions), by suspending readings and adopting the ordinance as an emergency. The meeting record shows several additional emergency adoptions: transfer of appropriated funds (Ordinance 2025-26), certification of delinquent utilities and grass-mowing special assessments to the Wood County Auditor (Ordinances 2025-21 and 2025-22), and special-assessment ordinances for street cleaning, lighting and tree maintenance for 2025 (Ordinances 2025-23, 2025-24 and 2025-25).
The council also adopted Resolution 23-2025, stating the village’s official intent and expectation to reimburse its Street Levy Fund for CT24AB/CE33AB East Broadway roadway reconstruction with proceeds of tax-exempt debt of the State of Ohio. Resolution 18-2025, which amends the personnel policy manual section on work schedules and compensatory time, was adopted by motion. The TNR (Trap-Neuter-Return) agreement with 4 For The Love Of Cats (Resolution 21-2025) was adopted as an emergency.
The minutes record that these procedural motions to suspend readings and adopt were moved and seconded by council members and approved; the written vote result for many items is summarized as "all five approved." The minutes do not provide individual roll-call votes for each adoption in the text provided.
The meeting concluded remaining agenda business after the legislative items and moved to other agenda items including an executive session and subsequent actions.
