Council approves emergency correction to Central State annexation plat to meet contract deadlines

Council passed an emergency ordinance Sept. 10 to replace an incorrect annexation plat and legal description tied to the city’s earlier annexation of Central State University property. City Manager Brent Merriman told council county review revealed errors in the originally filed exhibit and Central State’s surveyor provided corrected materials.

Merriman said replacing the incorrect exhibit was necessary so both parties could meet contractual obligations in the annexation agreement and to file the corrected materials with the county before the statutory deadlines. The measure was presented as an emergency to preserve the annexation timeline. During roll call the motion carried; Mayor Reynolds recorded an employment‑related abstention and the ordinance passed.