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- Resolution 007-2025 (Resolution commending Donald Rasmussen on his retirement): Adopted. Motion and second were made; roll call recorded ayes and the resolution was adopted. The council read the resolution honoring Rasmussen’s service and then voted to adopt.

- Motion to file no objection to an Ohio Department of Commerce liquor permit for Ohio Springs Inc. (d/b/a Sheetz 892 at 1880 Tiffin Avenue): Motion passed; no objection will be filed. (Mover: Mr. Palmer; second: Mr. Balman.)

- Appointments requiring confirmation (approved):
• Downtown Design Review Board: Kevin Stock, Chris Keller, Heather Clow (moved by Council Member DeArmond; second Mr. Balman). Adopted by roll call.
• Hancock County Combined General Health District appointment: William Algee Jr. (moved by Mr. Wolpzer; second Mr. Hellman). Adopted by roll call.
• Board of Zoning Appeals appointment: Alex Treese (moved by Mr. Bauman; second Mr. Greeno). Adopted by roll call.
• Board of Zoning Appeals appointment: Sean Mason (moved by Mr. Wolitzer; second Mr. Balman). Adopted by roll call.

- Resolution 2-20-25 (requesting county auditor to make tax advances in 2025 pursuant to R.C. 321.34): Motion to adopt by Mr. Palmer; second Mr. Guarino. Roll-call vote recorded; resolution adopted.

- Resolution 008-2025 (approving expenditures/vouchers that exceeded POs or were incurred without a PO as required under R.C. 5705.41(D)): Adopted. (Mover: Mr. Palmer; second: Mr. Niemeyer.) The resolution covered a $5,006.25 payment tied to 2024 TIF development documents.

- Ordinance 20-25-004 (amending airport advisory board chapter; repealing an earlier ordinance): Adopted on third reading. (Mover: Mr. Bauman; second: Mr. DeArmond.)

- Ordinance 20-25-010 (appropriation/transfer related to Motorola radio service agreement; rules suspended for immediate third reading and adoption): Adopted. (Mover: Mr. Bauman; second: Mr. Palmer.) The ordinance moves a modest amount to dispatch budget to cover a pending invoice for a Motorola radio agreement.

- Ordinance 20-25-011 (authorizing the service/safety director to contract with CAMP Software Inc. to implement a point-of-sale and inventory system for the airport): Suspended rules for immediate third reading and adopted. (Mover: Mr. Balman; second: Mr. Palmer.) The agreement is roughly $500 per month; staff said the system will centralize fuel and other airport sales and reduce manual credit-card authorization processes.

- Ordinance 20-25-012 (road salt accounting between the city and Findlay City Schools): After reconsideration, the council adopted a replacement ordinance establishing procedures and accounting; the measure recorded roll‑call votes with a majority in favor and at least one recorded nay during the final vote. (Mover: Council Member Palmer; second: Council Member Niemeyer.)

Other agenda items were given first or second reading (including city agreements with the YMCA, a Hancock Public Health MOU for backflow services, and HUD programmatic agreements) or were informational reports that required no formal council vote at the meeting.

Copies of ordinances, resolutions and appointment letters were read into the record and are part of the public packet for the Feb. 4 meeting; the text recorded in the minutes should be consulted for full legal language and exact vote tallies.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Findlay City Council Meeting - 2/4/25","oneSentenceSummary","A summary of formal actions taken by Findlay City Council on Feb. 4, including resolutions, ordinances, appointments and administrative approvals.","taxTitle","Findlay City, Hancock County , Ohio","taxId",52832,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6350595,"University of Findlay professor invites community to International Mother Language Day celebration",556,860000,1416000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f&start=860&end=1416","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f/thumbnail_860000.jpg","/articles/6350595/Findlay-City/Hancock-County/Ohio/University-of-Findlay-professor-invites-community-to-International-Mother-Language-Day-celebration","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350595-a9ed1de6e3658206a0632f2f0e9042ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1773325947&Signature=dQE8W85lRYpqPzxdqtil1IYFzVrVJa7ZDl4vmF~rGfpJJbUtCjxHvLlP-qTqt559YignGKL~hswAfu9vP8Dkfe~jQfhhaQAxnyTfZAqLSpYNThnwnRVEOCwKjMVaHh4fUgWAL4gUsaFOk6lfsIaNpoKg0nJeWZ0FLErluXanzRnhg2E7NKmcc9l0ErzTjQ~1eISecTmfE6066kkzb09ZTLRleH7xE8tPbHEL4b13IrHgC9vVfwimghChJfuCTomytKRtsOAYoYaw6BrMRgdJLtwcpDsiZH8L0CwFxI3OeGXzurnazvXjOA5KQB4y3tZ-yGY6jFpWDxqCvV0fXHehWQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Feb. 4 council meeting, University of Findlay Professor Hiro Kawamura invited city officials and residents to an International Mother Language Day celebration on Feb. 20 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the University of Findlay campus. Kawamura said the observance began after protests in what is now Bangladesh and noted the event’s origins at the United Nations; the university has marked the day on campus since 2018 and has recently expanded community invitations.

Kawamura described the university’s international student population and ties to local industry, saying Japanese companies and other international businesses have chosen Findlay in part because of the city’s programs and services for families and students. Mayor Murn and other council members thanked Kawamura and encouraged attendance. Kawamura said the program will include music, dance and poetry and that roughly 40–50 countries are typically represented on campus some semesters.

No formal action was taken; the item was presented as an oral communication and an invitation for members of council to attend.","University of Findlay professor Hiro Kawamura invited council and the community to a Feb. 20 event celebrating International Mother Language Day, highlighting the city’s linguistic diversity and participation by many countries.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6350600,"Findlay Council reviews proposed cannabis zoning ordinance and dispensary rules; first reading scheduled",355,2304000,2659000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f&start=2304&end=2659","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f/thumbnail_2304000.jpg","/articles/6350600/Findlay-City/Hancock-County/Ohio/Findlay-Council-reviews-proposed-cannabis-zoning-ordinance-and-dispensary-rules-first-reading-scheduled","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350600-4fe67c621d95d1d8613ec7c1885841ce/orig.mp4?Expires=1773325947&Signature=Ld3LhoZRSXhDxPLUS986Qfc~FyfEWkJrvQxORkNB6eqe86V-zmiykZpO673900ry6jkwowc3xJX50-MldVCAg8MPHNBeBV31nFQYQUXlhkInUqlCwjxdZhVvpqTmf5FJZ3kAS9wfW6rujbWJVozFmy1me1RRtwD1Q54igECh46NLnDQBhEoyDPKTioE~eSDmD9NHym9hVb1nIYXs~yS2OKISUbCo13hORoDK77PC1iCw7KFQVVvfq6IjrFFvYK6Tz8cqcER6YJ~O4C2U4V~BkJeVD3G9CE7qQZTRRx4Iin2-x9SZwBI5gcYbZFjZ2AWAh5PeU-zScoUog6tpfJzHZQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City staff and the Hancock Regional Planning Commission director briefed Findlay City Council on proposed amendments to the city zoning code to regulate retail cannabis and associated businesses. The city circulated materials and the planning commission and staff answered council questions about hours, security, and the local permitting process.

Presenters said the Ohio regulatory framework already sets state-level rules for hours and security inside retail cannabis facilities (for example, ID checks, waiting-room procedures, and restrictions on visible storefronts). Locally, the city would treat retail dispensaries as a conditional use so the Planning Commission can add conditions, such as hours of operation or security requirements, at the time of site review. The ordinance language presented would allow up to two retail cannabis facilities in the city and would allow cultivation, processing and manufacturing in the I-1 industrial district as a conditional use with no explicit acreage cap.

Council members also discussed a pending state-level bill reported to be under consideration that, if enacted, could change how excise tax revenue is distributed and could move some revenues out of municipal control. A council member said he would monitor that proposed legislation and advise council if it progressed. Staff emphasized that local conditional-use review provides additional controls compared with a permitted use.

Council received the item as a first reading: Ordinance 20-25-16 (to amend codified ordinances and adopt a new cannabis zoning chapter, and to repeal the 12‑month moratorium) was read for the first time at the Feb. 4 meeting. No final vote on the ordinance occurred; the item remains at first-reading stage.

Speakers included planning staff (identified in the record as Matt), members of city administration, and several council members who asked about enforcement, the difference between Delta‑9 retail licensing and other hemp-derived products now sold under a federal farm‑bill loophole, and the conditional‑use permitting process.","Council received a presentation on proposed cannabis zoning chapters that would allow up to two retail cannabis stores and permit growing/processing as a conditional use in industrial districts; state rules and possible state legislation on excise taxes were discussed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":80,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6350604,"Findlay treasurer reports fall in investments, warns of tighter capital planning",373,1789000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f&start=1416&end=1789","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f/thumbnail_1416000.jpg","/articles/6350604/Findlay-City/Hancock-County/Ohio/Findlay-treasurer-reports-fall-in-investments-warns-of-tighter-capital-planning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350604-b42d96eb60c0d0148f90a45bcedd5260/orig.mp4?Expires=1773325947&Signature=auBvXndEhdYpzXFXW-L~xkX9GxESIADi4qR0LPhtgMglrPl2EcoSkHXLtHbmsR~6MpVCgxjLHe0Fe2iSRfqqbMVmPhwIddpp~3mlwxj3lkn3cgI~5Ox4mmMFukv~UvG4i-Eilz6I5pSam~QrUmgvat~B49q1NWFRD9j4Jz2iyobT~fYuCnpa8ZYRlhuzCaro9KOoAHRxOAk2QCR1lsePk8zXQqjoVGe6BJy7hWAZLNX83RX4~yyEGXdvgqIhP8Nk4TbAZnoQ6LQ~IIBpy02n7Kqv-Kwe~RIu-n1FwiVvtcDFhZDnNHSXuh-ISoFziExme2lllkxUPzMjj5HC1xrBtg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Findlay’s treasurer reported to council on Feb. 4 that total city investments dropped from roughly $105,000,000 to about $97,000,900 and that the general-fund unrestricted balance at the start of 2025 stood at about $26,100,000, down from roughly $31,000,000 the prior year. The treasurer said the city projects year-end balances could decline toward $20,000,000 if current trends continue and cautioned council to watch supplemental appropriation requests closely.

The treasurer also said state rules limit the city’s rainy-day reserve calculation, and he expects to reduce that reserve by about $170,000 (bringing it under $2,000,000) to remain in compliance. On revenue projections, the auditor’s income-tax office has forecast a roughly $6,000,000 business net-profits tax return for 2025, a level the treasurer called unusually high and said a conservative figure (about $4–4.5 million) would be more typical.

City administration and council discussed capital planning timing. Mayor Murn said departments had submitted requests and staff had just received auditor numbers for capital allocations; appropriation meetings and a capital review are expected in the next few weeks with a goal to present a capital plan for council review in early March. City staff noted two one-time transfers in December — a $3,000,000 income-tax refund outflow and $2,200,000 set aside for flood mitigation — and an earlier $1,600,000 payment related to a fire truck purchase. The mayor said officials will continue monthly reviews with departments to identify dollars that can be returned to the unappropriated fund balance.

Council members urged quicker capital planning and regular updates. Council Member Frisci asked for a schedule and suggested bimonthly finance summaries; service and finance staff agreed to provide more frequent updates as departments reconcile budgets. Officials noted that interest-earning expectations changed: 2024 budgeted interest of about $1.8 million actually came in closer to $2.4 million; staff estimated interest revenue for 2025 at about $900,000 given lower cash balances.

Council and staff also discussed ongoing flood-mitigation projects and their funding. The mayor said the city is coordinating with the county and federal partners on a Norfolk Southern/rail-related project, FEMA environmental reviews, and basin/benching projects; each carries contingencies, and the mayor emphasized that any additional funding needs should be handled as a partnership with Hancock County rather than falling entirely to the city.

No formal vote was taken on finance items during this portion of the meeting; staff will return with capital-planning documents and further financial detail.","Treasurer told council the city's investment balance fell from about $105 million to about $98 million and said general-fund unappropriated cash dropped to $26.1 million; officials discussed capital-planning timing and potential impacts of flood-mitigation costs.",{"_33":111,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":112,"_41":113,"_43":114,"_45":115,"_47":116,"_49":117,"_51":118,"_53":119,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":120,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":121,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6350608,"Findlay City Council adopts road-salt accounting ordinance after debate",471,4159000,4630000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f&start=4159&end=4630","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2232256-bc5c59001900424b619aa6bb4a2ce13f/thumbnail_4159000.jpg","/articles/6350608/Findlay-City/Hancock-County/Ohio/Findlay-City-Council-adopts-road-salt-accounting-ordinance-after-debate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6350608-6d537e73770bb671abdb7cdd10784778/orig.mp4?Expires=1773325947&Signature=OFPX1VPN2HbyW79Q9BGv-ScdHXh26KFZaTzV2XhjWH2Wu-9GLkPCvsbcUOh1ktNzopa5LhYOt1IwzEBVmpo~uEj-UREtYct36D~9j9iCzSogG3qRVIZF2Zlh-H5xyvQt288va~~6tT95UAGWXoMOQsyvuOYiUcyWKzmdgGK2~ZJFe8JW50KIKrAnTmtnmRX2bUKTOJ7a6QoXOgTZmiZTuwr-vzT2o5irvFFXsGtaKzLXfe9WyeDE9nUXiWXU~iJNjwRetEUk3fnzpBYjhCUHj6XHt1UOtzqHDlc44rg4kFfto6IVjNeqrk7DjoLO5bCATABuO50CJ7XNXskfSFZZ7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Findlay City Council voted to adopt Ordinance 20-25-12 on Feb. 4, 2025, establishing the use and monetary accounting of road salt between the City of Findlay and the Findlay City Schools. The measure passed after the council moved to reconsider the item and then gave it final reading.

Supporters said the ordinance codifies an existing, long-running practice and clarifies accounting and public-purpose limits for a shared supply arrangement. Council member Niemeyer moved to reconsider and Council member Palmer moved to adopt the replacement ordinance; Niemeyer seconded the adoption motion. Opponents said the city should not be in the business of supplying salt to other public or private entities.

The dispute centered on two points: whether the city has authority or should create a mechanism to provide city-purchased salt to the school district, and how to account for and replace salt used by the schools. Council member Frisci argued against the ordinance, saying the city is not supposed to resell or otherwise put its materials into the hands of others and that the arrangement could become “messy.” The mayor and administration officials replied that the policy would reduce unnecessary duplication and expense, that staff and the auditor had tightened accounting, and that the ordinance memorializes a long-term practice and public-purpose rationale.

Legal counsel on the meeting said the ordinance preserves and documents the city’s accounting and public-purpose considerations for the arrangement; the counsel’s written opinion was described during the debate. After discussion, the council adopted the ordinance. The roll call recorded multiple ayes and one recorded nay by Council Member Frisci; the ordinance was adopted as the replacement ordinance.

The ordinance instructs staff to use the revised Exhibit A (replacement provided at the meeting) and directs the city’s finance and service-safety offices to follow the new accounting steps when providing and replenishing road salt to the school district. No implementation timeline was read into the record at adoption.

Council members who spoke on the record during the debate included Council Member Niemeyer, Council Member Palmer, Council Member Frisci, Mayor Murn and a city staff member who provided the legal/accounting perspective.

The council did not adopt any additional, separate policy changes for other non-school entities during the vote; the action addressed the documented relationship with Findlay City Schools only.","Council adopted Ordinance 20-25-12 establishing how the city accounts for and provides road salt to Findlay City Schools after a divided vote and public debate about whether the city should supply salt to outside entities.","actionData","errors"]

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