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Whitehall City Council Special Meeting – August 25, 2026: Emergency Ordinance for Disaster Relief Fund Transfer

City Council — Tuesday, August 25, 2026
BodyWhitehall, Ohio
SessionCity Council
DateTuesday, August 25, 2026
StatusFILED
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Speaker 1

0:00

Maybe I think right after I started on council, the mayor was doing a book giveaway for reading across the marriage.

0:07

And I wanted to talk about a book about that.

0:14

I was gonna I was gonna mention it during the community because she's just in draft.

Unassigned speaker

0:24

I have the keyboard.

Speaker 2

0:44

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

0:46

Welcome to Whitehall City Council agenda for special meeting.

Unassigned speaker

0:52

Uh Ms.

Speaker 2

0:54

I please call the

Speaker 3

0:56

role.

0:57

Adkins.

Speaker 4

0:58

Present.

Speaker 3

0:59

McCann.

1:00

Present.

1:01

Dixon.

1:01

Present.

1:02

Brown.

Speaker 4

1:03

Present.

Speaker 3

1:04

Elmore.

1:05

Present.

1:05

Morrison.

1:06

Present.

1:07

Park Park.

Speaker 2

1:08

Present.

1:09

Thank you.

1:11

Next is verification of copies.

1:14

Mr.

1:14

Call of the Roll, whether each member of Council was given a copy of each item of legislation listed on the agenda prior to the meeting, including any add-on legislation.

Speaker 3

1:27

Yes.

Speaker 2

1:28

Yes.

Speaker 3

1:29

Dixon?

Speaker 2

1:30

Yes.

Speaker 3

1:31

Brown?

1:32

Yes.

1:32

Elmore?

1:33

Yes.

1:34

Morrison?

1:35

Yes.

1:35

Park

Speaker 2

1:36

Club.

Speaker 3

1:36

Yes.

Speaker 2

1:38

And we will move to uh first reading, ordinance 83, 2026.

1:44

Uh approving and making a fund transfer from unappropriated monies and the general fund 101 and the amount of 150,000 to the community development trust fund 505.

2:00

Approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount excuse of 150,000 from the community development trust fund 505 to the community disaster relief expense account.000.56,000 ten and declare it an emergency.

Speaker 5

2:21

Mr.

2:21

President, I'd like to introduce ordinance 83 2026 and move for the suspension of all orders.

2:29

Second.

Speaker 2

2:31

Ordinance 83 2026 has been introduced by Councillor Elmore for suspension of the rules and secondly by Councillor Brown.

2:39

Any comments or questions?

Speaker 3

2:47

Nothing.

2:50

Please call the roll.

2:52

Adkins?

2:53

Yes.

2:53

McCann?

2:54

Yes.

2:55

Dixon.

2:55

Yes.

2:56

Brown.

2:57

Yes.

2:57

Elmore?

2:58

Yes.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Procedural██████████████████████████████████████████42%
Disaster Relief████████████████████████████████████36%
Public Engagement██████████████████████22%
Summary of Proceedings

Whitehall City Council Special Meeting – August 25, 2026

This special meeting of the Whitehall City Council was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, in the Council Chamber at City Hall. The sole agenda item was the first reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 083-2026, which transfers $150,000 from unappropriated General Fund monies to the Community Development Trust Fund and subsequently appropriates that amount to the Community Disaster Relief Expense Account, declaring an emergency. All seven council members were present. The meeting adjourned at 6:38 p.m.

Discussion Items

  • Ordinance No. 083-2026 – Community Disaster Relief Fund Transfer
    • Mayor introduced the ordinance and moved for suspension of the rules, seconded by Councilor Brown. The motion passed unanimously.
    • Mayor explained that the ordinance provides $150,000 in disaster relief funds for residents affected by recent storms, noting he initially proposed $100,000 but increased the amount to $150,000 after the auditor confirmed room in the budget. He publicly thanked the auditor for guidance.
    • Council members expressed strong support. One councilor highlighted that residents have already reported storm damage that aligns with the ordinance's purpose and praised the quick action. Another noted the funds will not cover all expenses but constitute significant help and urged the community to spread awareness. A third councilor thanked the mayor for providing a seven-page legislative report and for moving swiftly.
    • The ordinance was adopted unanimously after a roll call vote (7-0).

Key Outcomes

  • Ordinance No. 083-2026 was adopted (7-0) with an emergency clause, authorizing the transfer of $150,000 from the General Fund to the Community Development Trust Fund and its appropriation to the Community Disaster Relief Expense Account. The funds will be administered through the Public Service Department, and application instructions will be made available to the public by the following morning.
  • Council directed staff to disseminate information about the relief program via social media and other channels to ensure residents in need can apply.

Meeting Transcript

Maybe I think right after I started on council, the mayor was doing a book giveaway for reading across the marriage. And I wanted to talk about a book about that. I was gonna I was gonna mention it during the community because she's just in draft. I have the keyboard. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to Whitehall City Council agenda for special meeting. Uh Ms. I please call the role. Adkins. Present. McCann. Present. Dixon. Present. Brown. Present. Elmore. Present. Morrison. Present. Park Park. Present. Thank you. Next is verification of copies. Mr. Call of the Roll, whether each member of Council was given a copy of each item of legislation listed on the agenda prior to the meeting, including any add-on legislation. Yes. Yes. Dixon? Yes. Brown? Yes. Elmore? Yes. Morrison? Yes. Park Club. Yes. And we will move to uh first reading, ordinance 83, 2026. Uh approving and making a fund transfer from unappropriated monies and the general fund 101 and the amount of 150,000 to the community development trust fund 505. Approving a supplemental appropriation in the amount excuse of 150,000 from the community development trust fund 505 to the community disaster relief expense account.000.56,000 ten and declare it an emergency. Mr. President, I'd like to introduce ordinance 83 2026 and move for the suspension of all orders. Second. Ordinance 83 2026 has been introduced by Councillor Elmore for suspension of the rules and secondly by Councillor Brown. Any comments or questions? Nothing. Please call the roll.

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