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Council adopts 2026 budget and a package of ordinances on consent
Summary
At its regular legislative meeting, council unanimously adopted the 2026 operating and capital budget (Ordinance 24-2026) and approved six consent ordinances including demolition contracts, fire-code fee updates, Verdantas contract for water pollution control work, Harder Park renovation and payment to outside counsel.
At the regular legislative meeting, council approved the March finance report, adopted a consent agenda containing six ordinances and one resolution, and passed the 2026 operating and capital budget on third reading.
Items on the consent agenda included: an ordinance authorizing a 2026 residential demolition contract with Butcher and Sons (Ord. 38-2026); an update to Barberton Codified Ordinance Chapter 1604 to reflect new Ohio and national fire-code inspection fees and add a Fire Department Specialty Fees section (Ord. 39-2026); an amendment to the Barberton Residential Services Relief Program (Ord. 40-2026); an ordinance authorizing the mayor to enter a professional engineering contract with Verdantas LLC not to exceed $685,000 for Water Pollution Control Center improvements (Ord. 41-2026); an ordinance authorizing payment of $12,618.50 to Roetzel & Andress for legal services (Ord. 42-2026); and a CDBG-funded Harder Park renovation contract with Next Nature Environmental allocating $125,000 (Ord. 43-2026). The council also adopted Resolution 44-2026 commemorating municipal anniversaries.
On third reading the council adopted Ordinance 24-2026, the city’s 2026 operating and capital budget, by roll-call vote (all present members voting yes). Council then handled a first-reading/suspension/adoption sequence for Ordinance 45-2026 placing Michael Lemley at pay grade six, step nine (personnel compensation), which was also adopted by roll call.
Why it matters: the budget vote authorizes city spending for 2026 and the consent items fund key operating and capital projects including demolition, stormwater/water treatment engineering work, and park renovation; adoption of the Lemley pay placement affects departmental leadership and compensation.
