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Nelsonville council approves appropriations and partnership ordinances, appoints part‑time firefighter
Summary
Council approved three emergency ordinances amending 2026 appropriations and authorized a CHIP partnership with Athens County that would allocate $300,000 to Nelsonville if funded; it also appointed Caden Hicks as a part-time firefighter.
Nelsonville City Council on June 22 passed multiple emergency ordinances to amend 2026 appropriations, authorized a partnership application for the Ohio Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) program, and confirmed a part‑time firefighter appointment.
On ordinances: council enacted Ordinance 46‑26, an emergency amendment appropriating $36,789.35 from the general fund to replenish a retainer for special counsel Jonathan E. Grove and to pay outstanding invoices to outside firms. Council suspended rules and passed the measure on first reading.
Council also passed Ordinance 47‑26 to update the amended 2026 appropriations across several line items (including city manager, grant writer/special projects, law director and finance). The council voted to include an exhibit A (an updated budget) and approved the ordinance on an emergency basis.
CHIP partnership and budget: council approved Ordinance 4826 authorizing the city manager to enter a 2026–2029 partnership agreement with Athens County and the City of Athens to apply for the Ohio Department of Development’s CHIP program. Jeremy Ball read the partnership terms and the proposed budget for the grant application: a total grant budget of $1,050,000 with Nelsonville’s proposed allocation listed as $300,000 (Nelsonville admin $36,000; three owner‑rehab $174,000; three owner‑repair $90,000). The ordinance authorizes the manager to sign the partnership; Athens County would serve as the grantee/applicant if the proposal is funded.
Personnel: council approved the city manager’s recommendation to hire volunteer firefighter Caden Hicks as a part‑time firefighter; the appointment passed by roll call.
What this means: the appropriation ordinances adjust the city’s 2026 spending authority and were passed under emergency suspension of the usual rules; the CHIP partnership authorizes the city to participate in a county-led grant application that, if funded, would direct housing rehabilitation funds to Nelsonville. The firefighter appointment fills a part‑time position on the fire department roster.
The meeting concluded after an executive session on ongoing litigation; council reconvened and adjourned at 9:23 p.m.
