Council corrects and expands wage ordinance exhibit after staff identified omitted positions
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Council amended a previously passed wage ordinance to include several non‑bargaining positions that had been omitted from Exhibit A; the item passed under suspension and emergency, with one recusal noted.
Elyria City Council on July 7 approved an ordinance amending the city's wage schedule to add several non‑bargaining Chapter 165 positions that staff said were inadvertently omitted from an earlier exhibit.
Law Director Derry explained the amendment was requested shortly after adoption of Ordinance 2025‑096 when finance staff discovered positions that should have been included. The ordinance to replace Exhibit A with the corrected version was passed without the benefit of a committee report under suspension and emergency.
Council member Callahan recused himself from the vote for a stated business conflict; the clerk recorded an abstention and the measure passed with the remaining members voting aye. Law Director Derry said the amendment simply restores positions that should have originally been included and does not create new positions beyond earlier council approvals.
The ordinance will take effect per the emergency language; staff indicated the change corrects the official pay schedule.