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On the recommendation of the public works director, the council passed Resolution No. 016‑25 authorizing the city manager to enter a contract with the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) for sodium chloride purchases. Council voted to suspend the usual second reading and approved the measure on first read under suspension; roll‑call results recorded unanimous support for the suspension and passage.

Council also approved Ordinance No. 017‑25 to appoint Laurie Sinclair as city manager, with the ordinance declared an emergency to take effect April 28, 2025. Council voted to suspend the rules for immediate consideration and approved the appointment on first reading; roll call recorded one member voting no and a majority voting yes on the final suspension/passage vote.

The council approved the interim appointment of Kevin (last name not specified in the record) as the city’s representative to the American Municipal Power (AMP) board and noted that Laurie Sinclair will serve as an alternate until she is comfortable taking the seat.

Public works staff opened bids for the city’s 2025 street‑striping program and recommended awarding the contract to Griffin Pavement Striping LLC for $134,962.20. Griffin, formerly Zimmerman, was the sole bidder; council approved the award.

Council directed the law director to draft a community‑reinvestment‑area (CRA) agreement with Woodland Homes for construction of three single‑family homes on Hudson Street. The proposed CRA would mirror a prior Westview Villas agreement and offer a 50% tax abatement to the first owner for up to 10 years; council’s action was to authorize drafting legislation rather than to approve the final agreement.

A change‑of‑ownership liquor permit for LV Petroleum LLC (Petro Napoleon, 900 America Road) was noted in the packet; no council action was required. Council also approved the monthly power supply cost adjustment factor for April and accepted the payment bills and financial reports as presented.

Ending

Most items were routine and passed with little debate. Council scheduled no additional legislation on the shooting range following public comment and moved to executive session later in the meeting for property acquisition and collective‑bargaining strategy; no action reported from those sessions.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","City Council Meeting April 21, 2025 | Napoleon, Ohio","oneSentenceSummary","Council passed a contract to buy sodium chloride, approved Laurie Sinclair as city manager on an emergency first reading, named an interim AMP board representative, awarded a $134,962.20 street‑striping contract and directed legal staff to prepare a CRA agreement for Woodland Homes; routine financials were approved.","taxTitle","Napoleon City Council, Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio","taxId",72210,"location","Ohio","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6263172,"Resident says bullets entered barn; city staff say range now limited to police use",550,85000,635000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3108275-01ad879f7a583f3bf2f5f2796790bdeb&start=85&end=635","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3108275-01ad879f7a583f3bf2f5f2796790bdeb/thumbnail_85000.jpg","/articles/6263172/Ohio/Resident-says-bullets-entered-barn-city-staff-say-range-now-limited-to-police-use","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6263172-1dd575066a396e94704b440044603dd3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771100449&Signature=B~Mqt05p7Y-cOTkJi7ihP3WOahET0gxmSA1Z~C4hfxeRG-4CRvqk4u2JEiUKv5GAq9Psk0oIeN-GpqPIFrfcP3sZ~dHmX6bedPOBDll4ZNzVZrca6YPfKMVJ~7X-6WBXaqyNTjnW03UoVYOvkYtGVVR5COLjWZMnPMTQ3sCcujLBqusRNGYrzLSW5DAcu3Z2Q58g7B5TWaAXzq74Sk3vHiFURYzM1~4DMTTVMHXB6ow3ZD8MD4wQrPb7HjFEGBhTg-0ErybkmTuclBfB3ir9fX6qU3m4IiDdBmHfXzwC6UG-lfjConb6HLuLHMFZQyxKXSfwLB-YNaGpFZJLlqBX1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Steve Nies, a Napoleon resident, told the Napoleon City Council during the citizen‑communication portion that bullets from the city shooting range pierced his barn and narrowly missed family members during an incident on April 29, 2023.

Nies said he has provided the council copies of Department of Energy range design guidance and argued the city range does not meet several safety standards in that document. “A 9 millimeter bullet goes over a mile,” Nies told the council. He said State Route 24, houses and an elementary school lie within what he described as the range’s surface‑danger zone and that signs and other controls required by the DOE guidance were not in place.

City staff responded that the Department of Energy guidance Nies provided applies to DOE ranges and is not mandatory for municipal ranges. “The very first sentence in that Department of Energy range criteria states that it’s for Department of Energy ranges. We are not required to have a Department of Energy range,” said Andy Small, a city staff member. Small said the city closed the range immediately after the 2023 incident, reviewed options with police staff and later reconfigured the facility to reduce risk by rotating the firing direction 90 degrees.

Small told the council that the city now shoots to the south and that the range is currently used only by the Napoleon Police Department and visiting sheriff’s deputies. “We no longer — the event that occurred two years ago was from the academy at Northwest State that was utilizing the range that afternoon. And ever since then when we opened it, it is now only being utilized by our police department and, I believe, the Sheriff, officers go out there, deputies go out there as well,” Small said.

Nies asked the council what had been done to make the range safer; staff said they had discussed solutions with the city manager and the police chief and would take the resident’s concerns into consideration. Council did not direct further study or take formal action on the range during the meeting.

The exchange took place during the citizen‑communication agenda item; no ordinance, contract or formal directive regarding the range was introduced or voted on that evening.

Ending

Council members thanked Nies for bringing the concern to the public record and moved on to the next agenda item. No vote or directive resulting in new requirements for the shooting range was recorded in the meeting minutes.","A Napoleon resident told council that bullets from the local shooting range entered his barn two years ago; staff said the range was closed then altered and is now used by police and deputies only. Council took no formal action.","actionData","errors"]

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Napoleon council approves salt purchase contract, appoints city manager, awards street‑striping contract

Resident says bullets entered barn; city staff say range now limited to police use