Ironton Council adopts budget amendment, authorizes waste contracts and cybersecurity ordinance; votes to pursue quiet-title action

The Ironton City Council approved multiple legislative and administrative items at its Dec. 22 meeting.

Ordinance 25-58 (an amendment to the permanent operating budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 31, 2025) was read by the clerk, the council suspended rules (motion by Nate, second by Jacob) and then adopted the ordinance (motion by Nate, second by Craig). The clerk announced ‘‘Ordinance 25-58 has been adopted.’’

Council then read and adopted Ordinance 25-59, authorizing the mayor to award contracts for municipal solid-waste disposal; that measure carried after suspension of rules and a roll-call vote following a favorable finance-committee recommendation.

The council also suspended rules and adopted Ordinance 25-53 to establish a municipal cybersecurity program (motion by Jacob, second by Craig); roll call recorded affirmative votes and the ordinance was adopted.

Resolutions 25-54 and 25-55 (removed from the table by motion of Craig and second by Jacob) were passed after a favorable finance-committee recommendation.

The council authorized the city solicitor to file a quiet-title action and, alternatively, a prescriptive-easement claim concerning drainage and easement rights at the Calico property. The solicitor described two alternate legal theories: a deed-based easement or, if that fails, an easement by prescription based on 21-plus years of use; council approved the authorization and the solicitor said he would file the action the following day.

The council accepted the November 2025 financials (motion by Nathan, second by Jacob) by roll call, scheduled a Public Utilities Committee meeting to follow a joint meeting with Lawrence County commissioners in January, and voted to enter executive session to discuss personnel and contracts with the mayor, HR director, finance director and city solicitor present; the record indicates no action would follow the executive session.

The meeting record contains roll-call 'Aye' votes for the adopted ordinances and passed resolutions as announced by the clerk; individual yes/no tallies were recorded by roll call in the transcript.