Council Legislation

Ordinances: 2021-19, third reading, amending several city ordinances to conform to Ohio law, including traffic code and general offenses, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance approved 10-0. 2021-21, third reading, appropriating $774,000 in grant and city funds to the Logan Avenue Phase 3 project, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance approved 10-0. 2021-22, third reading, appropriating $162,000, the second capital improvement appropriation for 2021, for park, recreation, street and municipal building improvements, and declaring an emergency. Ordinance approved 10-0. 2021-32, first reading, authorizing the mayor to apply for an AARP Challenge grant. The city is seeking about $12,000 in grant money to purchase benches and trash receptacles to place along the new multiuse path on Hancock County 236. The money would also be used to establish two crosswalks along the path. Motion to suspend the council's three-reading rule for legislation, approved 10-0. Ordinance approved 10-0. 2021-33, first reading, authorizing the mayor and/or the city's service-safety director, to apply for a NatureWorks Grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to build a new shelter house at Swale Park. It's expected to cost $18,000 to build the shelter house. Findlay's share of the cost, with the state grant money, would be $4,500. Motion to suspend the council's three-reading rule for legislation, approved 10-0. Ordinance approved 10-0. 2021-34, appropriating $50,000 for monitoring and testing of wells near the Findlay Airport due to a 400-gallon fuel spill in October. Motion to suspend the council's three-reading rule for legislation, approved 10-0. Ordinance approved 10-0.