Struthers City Council on Nov. 24 approved an emergency ordinance authorizing the city to enter a contract with IGS Energy to serve as the municipality’s natural gas aggregation supplier. Council moved to suspend the rules and pass the ordinance immediately and the motion passed by voice vote.

The ordinance, introduced during the meeting, was presented by a council member who read the title and urgency language and asked the council to suspend its rules to allow immediate passage. Council President (Speaker 3) called for a motion; a council member identified in the record as "Ricky" made the motion to receive the communication and advance the item, and another member seconded it. When members were called on to vote, vocal affirmative responses were recorded and the council declared the motion passed.

The ordinance authorizes the city to enter into the contract with IGS Energy as the natural gas aggregation supplier for Struthers. The meeting transcript does not include the full contract terms, rates, or the effective date; those details were not specified on the record during the Nov. 24 meeting. The council treated the item as an emergency by suspending the rules and passing it on the same night.

The measure’s passage was recorded as a voice vote in which members present voted in the affirmative; the transcript indicates that at least one council member, 'Mister Feegley,' was absent for the meeting. City staff did not read or submit a copy of the contract terms during the public portion of this meeting, and no discussion of financial impact, term length, or vendor selection criteria appears in the transcript.

Next steps: The council’s approval authorizes staff to finalize and execute the contract with IGS Energy; the record does not state when the executed contract will be made available to the public.