The Norwalk City Council passed several ordinances and resolutions during its April 15 meeting. The council approved five items in new business, each by roll‑call vote.

Highlights

- Resolution 205‑030: Authorized the mayor to enter a partnership agreement with the City of Willard and Huron County to apply for the Ohio Department of Development’s Program Year 2025 Community Housing Impact and Preservation (CHIP) grant, if awarded. The council amended a drafting error in the resolution’s second whereas clause (changing “Ohio Development” to “Ohio Department”) before passage. The resolution passed on a roll‑call vote.

- Ordinance 25‑031: Declared an emergency and authorized the finance director to pay $5,999.35 to a corporation (listed in the ordinance) for fire engine repairs to preserve the city’s credit standing with suppliers; council suspended rules requiring two readings and adopted the emergency ordinance in the same meeting.

- Resolution 25‑032a: Approved the appointment of attorney Leslie Murray as special counsel in national opioid litigation pursuant to Section 5.03 of the city charter. Council noted Murray’s fees would be covered from opioid litigation settlement funds.

- Resolution 25‑033a: Approved the appointment of the law firm Bricker & Graydon (referred to in the transcript as Bricker Gradin/Bricker Graydon) as special counsel to represent the city in a public contract bid protest; council explained costs will be paid from project funds related to the wastewater treatment plant improvement project.

- Resolution 25‑035: Authorized participation in the Ohio Department of Transportation annual winter road‑salt bid program (sodium chloride) for 2025–2026.

Each item passed on a roll‑call vote during the meeting. Where funding sources were discussed, council members were told that attorney fees for the opioid matter would come from settlement funds and that legal costs for the bid protest would be charged to the related project account.