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Council adopts several emergency ordinances and resolutions including budget, court fees, code updates and police pay
Summary
At the April 7 South Point meeting the council adopted emergency appropriations, increased the mayor's court computerization fee, updated local code to the American Legal Publishing 2026 edition, authorized certification of unpaid mayor’s court fines, and approved police wage increases and a petty-cash fund; roll-call votes were recorded for each action.
The Village of South Point council took multiple formal actions at its April 7 meeting, recording roll-call votes on several ordinances and resolutions.
Key votes and outcomes
- Ordinance 2608 (appropriations amendment, emergency): Council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted the ordinance to fund current expenses amid delayed property-tax distributions. Vote: unanimous by roll call (6‑0).
- Ordinance 2609 (increase mayor’s court computerization fee): Council amended and adopted an ordinance to raise the per-citation computerization fee (current $10 to $20) to fund upgraded court computerization systems. Council declared an emergency and adopted by roll call. Vote: unanimous (6‑0).
- Ordinance 2610 (certification of unpaid mayor’s court fines): Council suspended the three-reading rule and adopted enabling language to refer unpaid fines to the Ohio Attorney General’s Collections Enforcement section after the statutory referral period. Vote: unanimous (6‑0).
- Ordinance 2611 (adopt Ohio Basic Code 2026): Council adopted the American Legal Publishing Ohio Basic Code 2026 municipal code update as an emergency measure to align local fines and ordinances with state changes. Vote: unanimous (6‑0).
- Resolution 2606 (police wage increases): Council adopted hourly wage increases for police department personnel under a resolution with emergency measures; roll-call vote was recorded and carried (6‑0).
- Resolution 2607 (establish petty cash for police): Council discussed internal controls, suspended the three-reading rule and adopted a resolution establishing a petty-cash fund (historic amount cited as $300) for operational needs; roll call carried (6‑0). Finance staff will document reconciliation procedures.
Other procedural items: Council approved minutes and invoice payments earlier in the meeting and accepted the clerk/treasurer’s financial reports and bank reconciliations for March 31, 2026. Council scheduled a work session on business retention and authorized routine monthly fund transfers.
Where to find details: The meeting record includes the full text for each ordinance/resolution and recorded roll-call votes. Council asked staff to follow up on budgetary impacts and to provide documentation for funds and petty-cash internal controls.
