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Council approves multiple emergency appropriations, transportation and utility contracts; advances 2026 budget items

ToledoDec 2, 20254 min read

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At the December 2, 2025 Toledo City Council meeting in Council Chambers, Council confirmed a mayoral appointment, recognized a retiring employee, approved emergency appropriations and contracts for water/sewer AMI program management, sewer pump rentals, transportation safety and sidewalk projects, accepted a police training grant, and introduced/advanced 2026 budget and code amendment items.

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Recognized Yvonne Dubielak on her retirement (Resolution R-544-25) — suspension and passage recorded (passage yea: 11).
Confirmed mayoral appointment to the Toledo Lucas County Port Authority Board (A-545-25) — confirmed yea: 11.
Authorized appropriation and expenditure up to $480,000 from the Water Replacement Fund and up to $480,000 from the Sanitary Sewer Replacement Fund for professional services to continue AMI program management; authorized contract and waiver of competitive bidding; emergency declared and passed (O-517-25) — passage yea: 11.
Authorized Toledo Municipal Court to procure portable radios, software and communications equipment and expend $37,185.44 from the Toledo Municipal Court Fund (O-546-25) — suspension, emergency and passage recorded (yea: 11).
Accepted a $359,597.86 grant for police officer training, authorized deposit/appropriation and related contracting (O-547-25) — suspension, emergency and passage recorded (yea: 11).
Authorized contract with DGL Consulting Engineers, LLC for a Secor Road safety study, up to $95,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund; waived competitive bidding; emergency declared and passed (O-548-25) — passage yea: 11.
Declared necessity/intent to appropriate portions of Waterford Senior Apartments property at 4943 & 4855 Angola Road for a sidewalk project and declared an emergency (R-549-25) — suspension, emergency and passage recorded (yea: 11).
Authorized cooperative agreement with Lucas Metropolitan Housing for improvements near the Huron Street TARTA hub, authorizing up to $280,000 for improvements (O-550-25) — suspension, emergency and passage recorded (yea: 11).
Authorized appropriation of $39,000 from the Capital Improvement Fund for emergency underground steam line improvements and related contracting (O-551-25) — suspension, emergency and passage recorded (yea: 11).
Authorized expenditure not to exceed $94,000 from the Sewer Operating Fund for emergency pump and equipment rentals; waived competitive bidding and declared an emergency (O-552-25) — suspension and emergency yea recorded: 11; final passage yea recorded: 9.
Introduced/advanced 2026 budget items: O-553 (annual appropriations for fiscal year ending Dec 31, 2026), O-554 (Capital Improvement and Road Improvement Budget 2026–2030 authorizing $77,447,820 for capital projects), and O-555 (temporary first-quarter 2026 appropriations).
Introduced code revisions and other first-reading items including updates to municipal code sections (O-560 through O-563) and a proposed revision to the Wage Theft ordinance (O-561-25).

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