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Buckeye Lake council adopts codification contract, emergency appropriations changes and sends two charter articles to ballot
Summary
The Buckeye Lake Village Council on July 8 approved a contract to codify village ordinances, adopted two emergency amendments to the permanent appropriations ordinance, and voted to place Charter Articles 7 and 8 on the Nov. 5 ballot.
The Buckeye Lake Village Council on July 8 adopted three measures and voted to place proposed Charter Articles 7 and 8 on the November 5, 2024 ballot.
The council unanimously adopted Ordinance 2024-24, authorizing the mayor to enter a contract with American Legal Publishing to codify the village’s ordinances. Council moved and approved the measure on third reading; the motion to adopt was made by Councilor Don Cable and carried on a roll-call vote with all seven councilors recorded in favor.
The council also approved two amendments to the permanent appropriations ordinance. Ordinance 2024-31 (an amendment to Ordinance 2024-10 and declared an emergency) was presented for first reading, the council voted to suspend the rules and then adopted it after Finance Committee recommended the change. Later the council suspended the rules and adopted Ordinance 2024-32, another amendment to the permanent appropriations ordinance, both on roll-call votes with unanimous recorded support.
Councilors acted to place Charter Articles 7 and 8 on the November 5 ballot after discussion of outreach options. Councilor Kellie Green said Articles 6, 7 and 8 are the committee’s priority and that Article 7 contains the most substantive changes; Solicitor Brad Nicodemus advised the council that mailing legal text is limited to registered voters and suggested a red-line copy to reduce length. Councilor Sue Wadley moved to place Articles 7 and 8 on the ballot; the motion, seconded by Councilor Don Cable, passed on a roll-call vote.
Solicitor Nicodemus said further legislation will be prepared to place the measures on the ballot, and noted that publication in the local newspaper must run two consecutive weeks and that mailed notices are sent only to registered voters as of the most recent registration list. The council acknowledged that mailing costs will require an appropriation.
By the end of the meeting the clerk and solicitor were charged with drafting the ballot legislation and verifying publication and mailing steps. The council’s next regular meeting is scheduled for July 22, 2024.
