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South Bloomfield council approves multiple personnel and budget ordinances, passes temporary 2025 appropriations as emergency
Summary
At the Dec. 16 meeting the council passed multiple ordinances including pension pick-up plans (Ord. 2024-17, 2024-18), non-police pay scales (Ord. 2024-19), an updated handbook (Ord. 2024-20), and emergency temporary appropriations for FY2025 (Ord. 2024-21); votes and a small number of recorded abstentions were noted.
The Village of South Bloomfield Council approved several personnel and budget ordinances at its Dec. 16 meeting, including two pension pick-up plans, updated pay scales for non-police employees, an updated employee handbook and emergency temporary appropriations for fiscal year 2025.
On pension-related matters, Council approved Ordinance 2024-17 (OPERS pick-up plan) on a motion by Tom Ramsay, seconded by Ken Everts; Dena Cobb is recorded as abstaining while other members voted yes. Council also approved Ordinance 2024-18 (OP&F pick-up plan) on a motion by Lisa McDorman, seconded by Dena Cobb; the motion passed with recorded yes votes.
Council approved Ordinance 2024-19 to set non-police employee pay scales for 2025; Tom Ramsay moved and Lisa McDorman seconded, and the motion carried with Dena Cobb recorded as abstaining. The body also moved to approve Ordinance 2024-20 (an updated employee handbook); Woody Blanton moved the measure, Lisa McDorman seconded, and recorded votes were in favor.
On fiscal matters, Council passed Ordinance 2024-21 establishing temporary appropriations for fiscal year 2025. The council approved the first reading (motion by Tom Ramsay, seconded by Woody Blanton) and then voted to waive the second and third readings and pass the ordinance as an emergency; recorded votes were in favor. Council also approved Ordinance 2024-23 to repeal Ordinance 2019-25 (mayor COLA raises); that ordinance was approved on first reading and then passed as an emergency after council voted to waive remaining readings.
Where abstentions occurred, they are recorded in the meeting minutes: Dena Cobb abstained on at least two personnel-related ordinances, and Ken Everts abstained on the police chief appointment vote (reported in a separate item). Council did not state additional budget amounts or provide a breakdown of the temporary appropriations during the meeting; dollar figures were not specified in the transcript.
The ordinances passed by emergency procedure take effect immediately per council action; the clerk or fiscal officer will include the adopted ordinances in official records and the council expects to address budget specifics and procurement details in follow-up meetings.
