The Ironton City Council approved several finance and procurement measures during its Dec. 12 meeting, including emergency budget changes, contract awards, and bond issuances for city vehicles.

Council adopted ordinance 24‑55, an amendment to the permanent operating budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2024, declared an emergency and approved it after the finance committee's favorable recommendation. The council also approved ordinance 24‑56 to authorize the mayor to award contracts for municipal solid waste disposal; meeting comments noted the contract selected was the lowest bid received.

On separate motions the council approved bonds for vehicle purchases: ordinance 24‑53 authorized issuance of up to $1,050,000 in bonds for a fire truck, and ordinance 24‑54 authorized issuance of up to $400,000 in bonds for a garbage truck; both were read, suspended to third reading and adopted with recorded roll calls.

The council also adopted amended ordinance 24‑47 addressing group residential homes (discussed separately), passed resolution 24‑59 establishing salaries for nonunion employees and voted to authorize the mayor to apply for a Water Pollution Control Loan Fund agreement for a North Fifth Street sanitary sewer extension (resolution 24‑60).

Why it matters: The measures allocate city borrowing and spending authority for capital equipment and operations; awarding the solid‑waste contract sets a vendor relationship that will determine service delivery and cost for the upcoming contract period.

Key votes and motions

- Ordinance 24‑55 (amend operating budget): finance committee gave a favorable recommendation; council suspended rules and adopted the ordinance by roll call (recorded votes: Graham, Cleary, Haney, Harvey, Bob/Popp, Gary — all "Aye").

- Ordinance 24‑56 (award municipal solid waste contracts): council noted the chosen bid was the lowest received and suspended rules to approve; roll call recorded unanimous "Aye." A speaker noted "this was the lowest bid that we received." (transcript comment by John during finance committee.)

- Ordinance 24‑53 (up to $1,050,000 bonds for fire truck) and Ordinance 24‑54 (up to $400,000 bonds for garbage truck): both were given emergency readings, rules suspended, and adopted by roll call.

- Resolution 24‑59 (2025 salary resolution for nonunion employees): given a favorable recommendation by finance and adopted by roll call.

- Resolution 24‑60 (authorize mayor to apply for WPCF loan for North Fifth Street sanitary sewer extension): motion carried by roll call.

Limits and clarifications

Where the meeting transcript records brief discussion, councilors emphasized the finance committee had reviewed items and favored them; the transcript records multiple roll‑call votes, all recorded as "Aye." The transcript does not include detailed contract terms, vendor names or specific bond repayment schedules.

Ending

The council completed multiple fiscal‑management items in a single meeting. Staff or the finance committee will provide contract documents and bond details through the mayor's office and city clerk as required by law.