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Wadsworth committee agenda proposes $1.55 million supplemental appropriation for Downtown Infrastructure Project

Committee of the Whole/Finance, Wadsworth City Council · February 17, 2026
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Summary

A draft ordinance would appropriate $1,550,000 to the 425 General Capital Improvements Fund for the Downtown Infrastructure Project and declares the measure an emergency; ordinance text cites Section 5705.39 of the Ohio Revised Code and requires the county auditor’s certificate.

The Committee of the Whole/Finance agenda contains a full draft ordinance to make a supplemental appropriation of $1,550,000 in the 425 General Capital Improvements Fund for purposes other than personal services for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2026. The ordinance states the appropriation is for the Downtown Infrastructure Project and declares the measure an emergency.

The ordinance text directs the Auditor of the City of Wadsworth to increase appropriations for the 425 fund by $1,550,000 and explains the emergency clause is intended to make funds available immediately. It cites Section 5705.39 of the Ohio Revised Code for the requirement that the county auditor’s certificate be received for the appropriation and explains the ordinance will take immediate effect upon receipt of that certificate if it receives a two-thirds vote of council; if it receives only a majority but less than two-thirds, the ordinance would take effect at the earliest time permitted by law.

The draft includes signature lines for the President of Council, Clerk of Council and Mayor and a certificate of publication signed by Julie Darlington, Clerk of Council, certifying publication in the Medina Gazette and at publicnoticsohio.com per Section 731.21 of the Ohio Revised Code; publication dates are left blank in the certificate.