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Holgate council adopts emergency ordinance to amend village water rates
Summary
The Village of Holgate council voted to suspend readings and adopt Ordinance #869 as an emergency measure to amend the village's water rates, approving the ordinance unanimously among present members (Stephy absent). The ordinance references amendments to prior rate ordinances.
The Village of Holgate council voted to adopt Ordinance #869 as an emergency measure on Dec. 9, 2024, approving an amendment to the village's water rates. The motion to suspend the three readings and declare the ordinance an emergency was made by Councilmember Chris Healy and seconded by Councilmember Jamie Hohenberger; the council then approved the ordinance by the same vote.
The ordinance text was read at the meeting as: "AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE WATER RATES OF THE VILLAGE OF HOLGATE AMENDING PARTS OF ORDINANCE NOS.715,717,825,837, AND 866." Councilmembers Healy, Medina, Valdez, Hohenberger and Rothman voted yes on both the suspension of readings and final adoption; Nick Stephy was recorded absent.
Nut graf: By declaring Ordinance #869 an emergency and approving it on the same night, the council shortened the usual three-reading process so the rate changes take effect more quickly. The ordinance references and amends several prior rate ordinances (Nos. 715, 717, 825, 837 and 866); the text read at the meeting does not include line-by-line rate schedules or effective dates beyond the emergency adoption.
Council recorded the motions and votes on the record: Healy moved and Hohenberger seconded the suspension of readings and emergency declaration; Healy moved and Hohenberger seconded the ordinance approval. The recorded votes for the ordinance adoption were: Healy — yes; Medina — yes; Valdez — yes; Hohenberger — yes; Rothman — yes; Stephy — absent.
The council did not use the meeting record to provide additional detail about the specific dollar amounts, rate tables, or the ordinance's effective date beyond the emergency adoption. Village officials present included Mayor Elva Wyandt and Village Solicitor Anthony Johnson; Solicitor Johnson did not state a legal opinion on the record about the emergency declaration during the reading.
The council is scheduled to meet next on Jan. 13, 2025; any further procedural steps, rate schedules, or public-notice requirements tied to Ordinance #869 were not specified in the meeting record.
