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Moraine City Council approves paving contract, equipment purchase and school‑resource‑officer MOU
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Moraine City Council approved a zoning change, awarded a $432,121.65 parking‑lot paving contract, authorized purchase of a Case construction loader, adopted an emergency $6,500 supplemental appropriation tied to that financing, and approved a school resource officer MOU for 2026–27.
The Moraine City Council on June 25 approved a slate of routine but budget‑sensitive measures, including a $432,121.65 parking‑lot paving contract and a purchase of a Case construction loader for the Street Division, and authorized a memorandum of understanding to provide a school resource officer for the 2026–27 school year.
Council voted to adopt Ordinance 2236‑26, a second‑reading zoning map amendment to change city lot 3365 at 2955 Springboro West Road from B1 (neighborhood business) to B2 (general business); recorded votes in the transcript show six councilmembers voting yes and Mayor Murphy voting no. The ordinance was approved on second reading.
Resolution 8241‑26 awarded the 2026 parking lot paving program to Nira Construction, doing business as Nira Paving, for a low bid of $432,121.65 and authorized a project total of $475,333.82 to cover change orders and allowances. The council recorded unanimous approval in the roll call included in the meeting record.
On equipment, the council heard first reading of Ordinance 2237‑26 to authorize a master lease‑purchase with Huntington Public Capital to finance acquisition of a Case construction loader with grapple; that ordinance was set for second reading and vote at the July 9 meeting. To accelerate the purchase, council adopted Ordinance 2238‑26 as an emergency supplemental appropriation of $6,500 in the general fund to cover legal services related to the lease financing; the motion to suspend the rules and the final adoption passed on recorded votes of six yes to one no (Mayor Murphy).
Following the financing steps, Resolution 8243‑26 authorized the purchase of a 2026 Case Construction Loader with grapple via Sourcewell through Southeastern Equipment Company at a listed cost of $237,110.57. The resolution was approved by recorded unanimous vote in the meeting transcript.
Resolution 8242‑26 authorized a memorandum of understanding with the Board of Education of the West Carrollton City School District to provide a school resource officer at West Carrollton Intermediate School for the 2026–27 school year; the resolution passed on a recorded unanimous vote.
The council also appointed Randall Warner II to the Merit System Commission (term ending Dec. 31, 2027) and to the Community Reinvestment Housing Council (term ending Dec. 31, 2029) by unanimous recorded vote (Resolution 8244‑26).
Ordinance 2237‑26 (the lease purchase agreement) was introduced at first reading and scheduled for a second reading and vote on July 9, 2026. No public testimony was taken on the ordinance or the resolutions during the formal hearing on those agenda items.
What happens next: the purchase financing will return for council action July 9 as a second reading; the vendor contracts authorized by the resolutions may proceed under the city manager's authority for contract execution and approved change orders.
