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Cridersville council approves emergency appropriations, easement releases and $15,000 boost for volunteer fire department
Summary
The Village of Cridersville unanimously approved emergency resolutions including 2025 appropriations, fund transfers, release of two old easements and a $15,000 increase to the Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department contract to cover payroll amid billing delays; all motions passed 6-0.
The Village of Cridersville council voted unanimously Dec. 10 to approve a series of emergency resolutions to close the 2025 fiscal year and address short-term cash needs.
Council approved Resolution #2524 to make appropriations for current expenses for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025, and Resolution #2525 authorizing necessary transfers to cover loan payments for the second half of the year. Both measures passed on 6-0 votes; Res. #2524 was moved by Council Member Eric West and seconded by Joe Bailey, and Res. #2525 was moved by Joe Bailey and seconded by Stacey Cook.
Council also passed Resolution #2526, which releases two old easements connected to a property where underground pipes have been filled with concrete; Village Administrator Jarid Kohlrieser said the easements are obsolete because new easements exist on the current property. That resolution passed on a 6-0 vote (moved by Shaun Wenrick, seconded by Dylan Lauck).
The meeting included discussion of Resolution #2527, an amendment to earlier resolutions to increase the contracted 2025 payment amount to the Cridersville Volunteer Fire Department by $15,000. Chief Rick Miller said the department switched to a new reporting system after the previous vendor went offline, and the transition left roughly two months of billing tied up with insurers. "We have two months of billing tied up with the insurance company," Chief Rick Miller said, adding the additional funds would allow the department to pay employees who staff the station at year-end and into the first quarter of 2026. Council Member Eric West asked whether the department’s other bills were current; Chief Miller said they were and that without the additional payment timing would be tight. The motion to amend and provide the $15,000 passed 6-0 (moved by Eric West, seconded by Joe Bailey).
Separately, Fiscal Officer Darci Motter reported a $32.77 discrepancy in the bank reconciliation and the council voted 6-0 to allow that amount to be written off so the year can be closed.
The council did not record any opposing votes on the emergency measures. The actions are intended to finalize 2025 obligations and provide short-term support to the volunteer fire department while insurer reimbursements are pending.
