Orrville council adopts 2025 budget, declares emergency

Council President Paul Vance announced that the Orrville City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 18-24 on July 15, 2024, approving the City of Orrvilles budget for calendar year 2025 and declaring the measure an emergency.

The budget ordinance was placed on third reading and then adopted after Council member Squirrell moved for adoption and Shanklin seconded. According to the minutes, there were no questions or discussion before the final vote and the resolution passed with "ayes all." The resolution is titled "A Resolution approving the Budget for the City of Orrville, Ohio, for the calendar year 2025, and declaring an emergency." The minutes do not specify the effective date beyond the emergency declaration nor provide a line-item breakdown in the meeting record.

Finance Director Strimlan had distributed the citys second-quarter investment report and the June 30 fund balance report and asked the council to approve them "subject to audit." Council member Carr moved approval of those finance reports and Lax seconded; the motion passed on a roll call with all ayes. The meeting record does not include additional budget amendments or department-level allocations beyond what was in Resolution 18-24.

The council did not request further information during the meeting. According to the minutes, the budget measure was carried as read; next procedural steps or publication requirements were not specified in the record.

The councils next regular meeting is scheduled for Sept. 3, 2024.