Moraine Council approves emergency adoption of 2025 Ohio Fire Code, personnel pay change and awards public-works contracts

The Moraine City Council on its March agenda approved several measures by roll call, including emergency legislation to adopt the 2025 Ohio Fire Code, a compensation adjustment tied to a table-of-organization change, supplemental appropriations for 2026, the appointment of a zoning board member and two public-works contract awards.

Ordinance 2228-26: The council voted to suspend the rules and adopt the 2025 Ohio Fire Code as the city's fire code and declared the measure an emergency so it could take effect immediately. The Law Director presented the ordinance as meeting the city's statutory requirements; the roll call recorded affirmative votes and the ordinance passed.

Procurement awards: Resolution 8225-26 accepted the bid from Barrett Paving Materials Inc. for the city's 2026 asphalt paving program and authorized the city manager to execute change orders as needed. The packet lists the bid amount in a format that appears garbled in the record; the council approved the award on roll call (see clarifying details).

Resolution 8226-26 awarded the 2026 road, curb and storm-structure improvements project to America's Decorative Concrete Limited. Staff presented an accepted bid of $418,224, with a 10% contingency ($41,822.40) and a total authorization of $460,046.40; the council approved the contract award by roll call.

Personnel and budget measures: Ordinance 2230-26 amended the city's table of organization to implement a compensation adjustment for the assistant law director/city prosecutor position; the council treated the item as an emergency, suspended rules and approved the ordinance. Ordinance 2231-26 enacted supplemental appropriations for the 2026 budget described as a companion to the table-of-organization change; it passed at second reading.

Appointment: Resolution 8227-26 appointed Gregory Bernard to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a term ending Dec. 31, 2027; the appointment passed on roll call.

Votes: Each of the above measures passed on recorded roll calls during the meeting. The clerk recorded affirmative votes for the council members present; no recorded no or abstain votes were noted in the meeting record.

Clarifying notes: Several numeric values in the meeting transcript and packet text are formatted inconsistently (see clarifying details). The law director stated one ordinance was written to "align the city code with the Ohio Revised Code," and the animal-code ordinance was scheduled for second reading and adoption at the April 9, 2026 meeting.

Next steps: Ordinance 2229-26 concerning animal-code amendments will be considered again on April 9, 2026. Contract administration for awarded public-works projects will proceed under city manager authority and with authorized contingency amounts.