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Council advances several ordinances on first reading, including budget amendment and grant applications
Summary
Council passed multiple ordinances on first reading by unanimous votes, covering a 2026 budget amendment, grant applications for a community aquatic center, a Moto Media contract amendment, Pavement Technology contract, disposal of an ambulance, and retirement/sale of police canines.
Lima City Council approved a slate of ordinances on first reading by recorded unanimous votes. Items that passed included an amendment to the 2026 annual budget (Ordinance 106-26), authorization for the mayor to apply for Huntington Community Development Program and Huntington Foundation Grant funds for a community aquatic center (Ordinance 107-26), a contract amendment with Moto Media LLC (Ordinance 108-26), a contract authorization with Pavement Technology Inc for Public Works (Ordinance 112-26), disposal of a 2012 McCoy Miller ambulance via govdeals.com (Ordinance 113-26), and an ordinance to retire and sell police canines Mila and Dre (Ordinance 114-26).
On the police-canine item, Councilor Lowe asked administration what the animals were sold for; staff said state law permits a sale price of $1 and Lowe said he would support the ordinance after that clarification. Each ordinance passed on first reading with votes recorded in the transcript as 6-0 where roll calls were taken.
