Gahanna council appoints Parks board member and adopts multiple ordinances, awarding contracts

Gahanna City Council on Monday approved an array of routine governance actions: a parks‑board appointment, special‑assessment ordinances for sidewalk maintenance, reauthorization of the Creekside Outdoor Refreshment Area and two contracts tied to municipal facility projects.

Those actions were presented largely without extended debate and were adopted by roll call. Council also introduced an ordinance accepting recommendations from the city’s Tax Incentive Review Council for tax year 2023; that item was read into the record but not voted on at the meeting.

In the appointment, Councilmember Schnetzer moved to appoint Holly Haynes to Parks and Recreation Board seat 1 to fill an unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2025. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Renner and carried on roll call.

On ordinances for second reading and adoption, the council adopted ordinance 31-2025, which levies special assessments related to the 2022 sidewalk maintenance program, after accepting a motion to amend with a substitute Exhibit A. Weaver moved the amendment, Jones seconded; the council then adopted ordinance 31 as…